Author Archives: Marsha Brecht

We were awakened at 7:30 this morning by a very noisy wood chipper.  7:30 isn’t all that early, but when we were struggling to stay asleep through the night because of all the trains passing by we could have used … Continue reading →

As well as being the winter vegetable capital of the world this is also date country.  We went to visit Martha’s Gardens, one of several date farms in the Yuma area. Martha’s Gardens Date Palms  Next we went to the … Continue reading →

Enough of Quartzsite for this year.  We left this morning and headed down Hwy 95 to Yuma.  I was amazed at how many RVs we were seeing around Quartzsite.  They were parked in the desert for at least five miles … Continue reading →

The Quartzsite Shoppers Prayerby Elton Mellum 2012 Now I lay me down to sleep Help me decide what to keep Should it be the box of rocks Or the brand new Tennessee socks My partner says I have enough But … Continue reading →

We were off to see the sights early this morning.  The first sight we saw was the book store owner, Paul Winer, riding his bicycle to work.  It was cold, so he had on his coat and a hat, but … Continue reading →

It froze here overnight.  Without electricity it’s a little more challenging to keep warm and be conservative with our fuel, but we managed ok.  It warmed up to almost 70 this afternoon. Quartzsite is a very interesting place.  In the … Continue reading →

We popped over to Towerpoint to say “bye for now” to Shirley before we left Mesa Regal RV Resort.  When I went to the office to tell them we were leaving I saw they were having their big flea market … Continue reading →

This is our last day at Mesa Regal RV Resort, we have to be out by 11 a.m. tomorrow morning.  We have not decided exactly where we will go or what we will do yet. There was a meeting of … Continue reading →

Again, nothing to blog about. We went to see the movie The Help today and out for dinner again.

Didn’t do much today. We went to see the movie War Horse matinee with Shirley this afternoon, then TGIFriday’s for dinner.

Hello Paul, this blog is for you. We didn’t do anything to blog about today.

Today we went to Fountain Hills, north of Mesa, to get a look at this big fountain we heard about.  It spews forth once an hour reaching a height of 330 feet.  On special occasions, the fountain can attain 560 … Continue reading →

We spent part of today visiting with friends from Hutchinson who live in a resort not far from here, did a little shopping, and spent a few hours visiting with Shirley at Towerpoint. Shirley’s home is a 15 minute walk … Continue reading →

Our time is up at Distant Drums RV Park and we’re too tight to want to pay full price for another day.  So, where to next?  Southwest Phoenix (Quartzite and Yuma) might be our next destination before heading into California. … Continue reading →

This morning we went to see Montezuma Castle National Monument.  Early settlers assumed it was Aztec in origin, hence the name Montezuma Castle.  We now know that Montezuma never came this far north from his home in Mexico, but the … Continue reading →

As big as this country is..it’s a small world.  My friend, Lois, from Minnesota that I haven’t seen in several years posted on Facebook that she just arrived in Sedona, Arizona, which is only 30 miles from where we are! … Continue reading →

 It’s hard to know how to dress in Arizona.  80’s on Sunday and frost on the car this morning.  We grabbed our jackets and headed out to explore the area around Prescott and Jerome. Our first stop was at the … Continue reading →

We said goodbye for now to Susan and Wally and Moko and Mya at Anthem, AZ, and drove up Interstate 17 to Camp Verde.  Not a long drive, about one hour, and the scenery was fantastic all the way.  You … Continue reading →

Happy New Year! We walked the dogs with Susan and Wally again this morning.  Moko and Mya are sweet little doggies. Moko and Mya Wally told us about this German restaurant in Glendale they knew of that was having a … Continue reading →

We joined Susan and Wally in walking their dogs around the RV park first thing this morning.  It’s looking like it will be a beautiful day.  We noticed six hot air balloons passing silently by. 4 of the 6 balloons … Continue reading →