No Police Report

On Wednesday I travel into Tucson (25 minutes) with Matilda, my handy softly spoken Australian-voiced GPS. I am now an independent woman with that device!! I ogle all the fabric at JoAnn's and then head to Michael's where Earl needs a vase for his mosaic glass design. Coming out of the store, I see a paper in my door handle of the pickup. This is what the note says:

"Hi You hit my van we have a witness we will notify the police and your insurance Thank you Have a wonderful day." (There was no name, address or phone number given ---and no periods in the note (being a fourth grade teacher).

Well, I never hit anyone while parking so go into Michael's. Indeed, someone has reported this "accident" saying their Chrysler van was hit.

So I call the Eastside Tucson police, they make note of this, and say to call back in three days and see if a police report has been filed. Today I call again and the officer assures me that this is a scam.

Well, it made me very worried for awhile but no one rains on my parade when it is my allowance day and I am shopping, I tell you!!!!

Accident matter closed. Over and out.

Gracie and Rufus

We invited Barb and Dennis for lunch as they are Mission Builders camping now at Desert Trails. They constructed the outer structure of a Lutheran Church in Indiana; it took the team five months!!!

They loved Rufus and had debated about getting a puppy.

The next morning they went to the Humane Society and adopted Gracie, a very sweet and mellow puppy. We got to dogsit Sunday as they were in a meeting all day! She is now a very happy camping dog!

What We've Learned!

In almost four months of fulltiming, this is what we've learned:

1. Goodwill has everything you ever needed or wanted; we are on a strictly "our income" basis and it works well;

2. Barb is getting pretty dang good at line dancing;

3. If only she would put a chip on each number while playing Bingo, she would have had $87 for quilting supplies;

4. I believe in PTSD; a gentleman here who was a combat photographer in Vietnam is still living in that age; Vietnam stickers everywhere on his trailer. The park has him now taking photos of events and he's so happy about that;

5. Those elderly women came to perform for us; "Tap Sensations"-one woman is blind and 82 years old - she can really to the Charleston and gave us great hope for our aged lives!

6. We missed George's family at Thanksgiving and we will miss our families at Christmas but the park potlucks for holidays are wonderful;

7. Rufus wanted to tell you that the dog run here is amazing and there is a table to shower him afterwards;

8. We will get a campsite here next year but closer to the Wood Shop where Earl's scroll saw is located;

9. I'm now "eco-friendly" - clothesline for everything except my personal items!

10. A step stool is very important because a lot of our things are stored in the highest cabinets!

All for now - we are having Lutheran Nomads over for lunch Tuesday - they worked FIVE months building the outside of a church sanctuary - I think the Methodist Nomads have more fun!

The City of Tubac, an art community

The wolf is of bronze.

The minute Rufus saw it, he stared and then started barking at it! After smelling, he desisted!

Tumacacori Fiesta Today

A fiesta was held today at the Tumacacori site. I had powdered sugared fry bread, Earl had fry bread with chili-delicious!

Tumacacori National Historic Site

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Tumacacori Mission was established by Father Kino, a Jesuit priest, in 1671. It was to serve the Oodham Indians which the Spanish called Pima Indians. It is the oldest mission in Arizona. The church was begun in 1800. It is made of adobe bricks. We traveled about 50 miles south in the Sonoran Desert to arrive here. Nogales Mexico is about 20 miles south from here. Coming back, we were stopped by the Border Patrol. They asked, "Are you American citizens? Is your dog an American citizen?"