Look what I picked up at the second hand shop…this. I saw it laying there under a pile of mismatched items. It was the baby blue that caught my eye. This used to be a very popular color in my home as a child. It was my father’s favorite color. We had a baby…
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A road trip to the country.
“A little bit of country is good for the soul.” We are so happy to finally have a truck. Remember the accident my husband was in a couple months ago? Everyone was okay and that is the most important part and now we have a vehicle to drive up north with. The day…
Arizona adventures- A Haunted hotel room part 3
If you are a regular follower of mine then you know we travel to Prescott Arizona a lot. Not for ghosts though, for fun. It is such a beautiful place. This is one of those places I would love to live. They get four seasons here. In the desert we really only get two seasons….
Arizona adventures part two- Hauntings in Jerome Arizona
Once again I was back in one of my favorite little towns to visit here in Arizona. I love it because of all the artists that live here. Others love it because of it’s history of Ghosts. This place is probably the most haunted place in our whole state. Again, I only visit during the…
The Western diet stare.
“The greatest enemy of all is considered he who tells the truth” Plato, The Republic Repost- This holds the spot of number 5 in most popular posts. This is one of those spur of the moment, straight from my heart posts. I usually don’t hold back when I am writing from my heart. It is…
“ Summer is coming” -hiking an Arizona desert
Repost- This one holds the spot of number 4 in most popular posts of mine. I wrote this up after watching Game of Thrones one weekend, so I had Game of Thrones on the brain. Sometimes this will happen, the things we are dealing with or experiencing will show up in our art or…
One nation under attack.
“United we stand, divided we fall” Trigger warning- this is not my usual post here at Our Little Red House. Just one of my summer time rants. You know it’s good to get things off your chest now and then. I should make this a regular thing. Maybe call it Monday morning rants, what a…
A visit to a city library
Oh summer time in good old Phoenix Arizona, it sure does drag when you are stuck inside because it is just too hot to do much. Then the kids get bored and stir crazy. When my kids got bored when they were little we would head to the library down town. They loved being downtown…
To be a father.
“ A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.” Billy Graham Just wanted to give a BIG THANK YOU to all those men out there who father and mentor children of all ages. And an especially big THANK YOU to my…
A beautiful Spring hike with bees and butterflies in an Arizona desert.
“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces ; smell the rain and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.” Ashley Smith Here it is…a whole lot of color in an otherwise very boring and dry…
