Jean England Neubauer set out to write a family cookbook. She ended up writing a wonderful book of local history, spiced up with family recipes from the Santa Cruz Chili & Spice Co. I received this new book in the mail today. I could not put it down. This is … Continue reading
The Shady Dell is a throwback to the mid-1900s when people hitched their travel trailers to their cars or trucks and headed west on historic Highway 80 which runs from Georgia to California. You can think of Hwy 80 as the southern brother road to the famous Route 66 to … Continue reading
Here it is, already the end of September 2023. And Neighbor Roy is feeling good enough to join me for lunch on Friday. I have missed the old boy for several weeks now following his recent heart surgery. I asked him via email what he wanted to eat this Friday … Continue reading
https://vimeo.com/showcase/10500469/video/390097776 This is a wonderful video about the history and culture along the Santa Cruz River. It follows the headwaters and journey south to Mexico and then back north to the United States, where it slowly disappears as it nears Tucson. Read our short timeline of the Santa Cruz River … Continue reading
Ms. Karen and I had planned to visit Bisbee months ago in early 2023, but things happened and we couldn’t make it. At that time, she asked me to make a reservation at a new restaurant she had just heard of called the Copper Pig in the Warren District just … Continue reading
Recently, Ms. Karen and I ventured out for an overnight to Naco, Bisbee, and Douglas. Months ago we were scheduled to go to a commemoration event a Camp Naco. Due to illness, we missed it. The town of Bisbee was celebrating two substantial grants to renovate Camp Naco, having purchased … Continue reading
Mike Foster is an educator dedicated to furthering cultural and environmental knowledge about our unique Sonoran Desert. Recently he and former educators from the Sierra Vista Unified School District compiled a list of Mike’s videos for school children in Cochise County. However, I have found these videos can be fascinating … Continue reading
It was highly unusual for Neighbor Roy to drive down to my house, but on this particular Friday in early August 2023, that’s what he did. He was coming home from a doctor’s appointment at St. Mary’s Hospital in anticipation of his heart surgery in early September. Anyway, because it … Continue reading
Cottonwoods are the largest trees in Arizona. This video, explaining the cottonwood at length is part of an educational series, by the Friends of the San Pedro River. With the building of the border wall and recent legislation, the future of the San Pedro and these trees is in question, … Continue reading
In late May this year, the week before Memorial Day we stayed in Farmington, NM on the way back from our daughter’s wedding. It seemed like a good “middle of the road” place to stop for the night. We had planned on stopping at the Aztec Ruins National Monument on … Continue reading
