Lake Mary, AZ

My husband and I took a little trip to Lake Mary, here in Flagstaff, AZ. My Mom and Grandmother joined us on our little fishing adventure.....

When you arrive at Lake Mary you usually stop in at the General Store and stock up on all your fishing needs.....Out front of the store is a cute little garden, tended too by the owners wife.....


The weather at Lake Mary was beautiful....


White poof clouds....


We saw a mom and baby Eagle....They were amazing to watch....


Below are the Gr-mas sitting on a bench, weaving....It was a treat having them join us....




As my husband was fishing , I sat next to him working on one of my projects.....

You can see the Lucy purse that I crochet ....I just love carrying my yarn stash around in it and I have already had two request for one, so it appears that I will be making a couple for Christmas gifts...

Well, upon our second day of camping....

things took a change of pace...and started getting dark....I got the look from my husband....

and it was the "get off the lake look".....and WOW....the lighting started big time.....


And then the hail started....there was tons.....the size of marbles.....lol...then heavy rain....


then more hail.....O, dang....a big puddle started under his tent...



Well, since we were not far from home and the lighting was really bad...we decided to pack up and head for home...


By the time we were back on the road, it looked like it had snowed..:)

Laguna Beach, Ca.

Christie was able to come out to Arizona and visit before her summer classes start at Cal State Long Beach. As she headed back to CA. we drove out with Nolan, his car and bike. He is spending his summer in CA, and looking forward too lots of fun with childhood friends before he starts his senior year at Brophy.

We spent a day in Laguna Beach and went to the state park for a hike. Above pic was taken, before going down the hill to the shore....and of course a pic of the kids!!!


It was a beautiful day! My Mom used to work for the Pentagon/Washington D.C. When she transfered to EL Segundo, CA. to continue her work, she would head up the conventions and we would go hang out at the beautiful Newport Inn. We had lots of family fun and wonderful memories of time spent in Laguna/Newport Beach......

Down the hill we went....


A pic of my Sweetpeas.....




There is a little crab in the pocket of water....can you find him???



After our hike of course we need food! Our favorite hangout...Lots of shops, great food.......cute town......




Basketball, volleyball.....most likely this is the place that Nolan will spend a lot of his summer time at with friends.



Can't forget the treats.....Candy Apples...



ooops, here they are again....what can I say...they are the apple of my eye!!!


I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.....Hugs Lisa

"Into the West" The Norco Mounted Posse, Trail Riders

"Into the West" the Norco Mounted Posse Trail Ride is my first post, in a series of post, relating to the history behind the East Mojave Desert. For the last Twenty-one years, the Norco Mounted Posse has sponsored a, twice a year horse back ride, where riders cross the Mojave Desert by horse back upon the Old Mojave trail.

They spend a couple of nights at our friends Bud Smiths ranch. His ranch is down around the mountain from ours. While at Buds ranch, they spend a day riding trails in the East Mojave Desert. Camp out around the Bonfire, eat some great outdoor cooking while enjoying some skits and good company.....

Here is a group of the riders as they rode into Buds Ranch.....

After 27 miles they are still having a great time......

This is Ron and Washney.....

Kimmie and her horse...

Kimmie works with horses for a living.....she also trains Clydesdale's! Below I rode Washney

Our dear beloved Bud passed away this last year. "Everyone misses you, Bud!!!!!" Bud is like a second father to my husband, so we will gladly have the horse back riders camp at our place next year, if need be....

The goody truck...drinks, treats, and happy servers....

Cute little Dudley, he is a newbie to the area....


a much needed drink for the horses....

OK, I found this to be so funny, yet cute....as in who knew!!!...These horses get upset, if you do not park them next to their buddies....they let you know that they are upset. No worries tho, I found a carrot or apple made things all better....in fact you can make a life long friend with a horse that way......

Below is Jason's horse, he works for the Bureau of Land and Management...It was very nice to meet him.....the BLM is the Wild Horse and Burro Compliance Specialist. It is very big on my heart, so Jason and I will be talking in the future.

Bonnie's horses......

Ringing the dinner bell, it smelled soooo good and you bet everyone was ready......

The riders bring their tents.....

Each night ends hanging around the camp fire....

Well, I hope you all enjoyed my first post from into the West.....

My son and I are going to see Wolverine Friday nite!!! Anyone else going??? I will be posting a tutorial this next week on how to spark up a plain pillow, so see you then....Hope you all have a wonderful weekend....Hugs....Lisa

Wow, I was gone a little longer from my blog then planned ! We had a wonderful time at the ranch. I was able to take lots of photos and will post them in two different post this upcoming week. One post will be about the history of my Husbands family's homestead that had burned down in the days of the wild wild west! I went to the original location of the homestead and old school house and took lots of photos....I also took photos of the horse back riders that ride the old Mojave trail twice a year. They have always stop and stay two or three days at a friends ranch. He sadly passed away this Winter so we will now gladly provide a camping site for the riders.

Well, remember the crochet project I took with me on our vacation?.... I finished it! Yes and I love it!!! But, I must say it took me longer then I thought it should have, and somehow I added more stitches to the bottom then Lucy had, "not sure how I did this!" So my bag looks a little fuller. But, I still like it!! What do you all think?? Here's a picture. I think it will make a great run around summer bag.....Thank you Lucy for taking the time to create and post your Pattern!!!!


Also, when we arrived home we found that we had some very happy little tomatoes growing in our garden!!! Happy signs of spring!!!!


Of course there was also these two! The inseparable dog and chicken! They were very happy to see us....These two really didn't care! They are always on vacation!!!

After church this morning I spent some time in the kitchen making these homemade Blackberry Tarts. We spent the evening having them with some coffee and a good movie....so yummy!!!!

Well, I hope you all had as lovely a weekend as we did and don't forget to check back by this week to see lots more pictures like this one......:)