Sunny Yuma

We finally made it to sunny and warm Yuma.

We have seen some dirty roads I tell yah! 

Bottle necked accident scenes 

Cops strip searching a car in the parking lot

We were too late to see my quilt at the Yuma Quilt Show 

 But mom got to see it!

 

As well as Some quilters from home

Karen Fleck and Jeannette Fitcher

 Thank you so much for sending me the pics! 

Great to see it actually was there! 

We have seen some beautiful country in the journey to get here! 

The sun on the buttes are gorgeous! 

The detour through Coconino National  Forest was amazing

Till we got to the 6 degree slopes going down for 9 miles! 

With a fifth wheel on! 

 

Thank goodness the truck worked well! 

At one of the pit stops I actually purchased myself so refreshments…

The big ones….

I was pretty sure I might need one…or two! 

We have been out and about on the trails with our electric bikes

On the trails of Yuma! 

I love their parks logo …

Very fitting as the pines and the cactus are dotted everywhere! 

I finally got my sewing area up and running and even got some sewing in! 

We decided to bike up to the Yuma Prison Museum.

It was quite interesting. 

There was a guided tour 

but

 the muffled voice through a mask made it difficult to understand 

So we just ventured it ourselves! 

lol)

Women and men were housed in the same prison

Which 

I am sure made for some interesting events! 

My friend Deb had teased me that with all the bad luck we have had…

We should stop and pick some sage

 and 

smoke our bad omens away!

I sent her the pic of this kit at the Prison gift shop 

Didn’t buy it…should have! 

Arnold’s bike had a flat tire after weled the prison!

( I told him someone slashed his tires! lol)

Today we are filling the tires with some green slime

We should be good now!

Right?!?

Christa 

When a Farmer Gets Covid

I have tried to avoid too much Covid talk in my blog. 

2 years and still going....When will it ends?

But this story hits so close to home.  

Back in early December, 

our friends of 35 years came down with Covid. 

Terry and Gary were pretty sick.

But Gary's brother, Darrell was super sick.

He ended up on a ventilator and dialysis for 21 days in Saskatoon, Sk. 

On December 21, 2021 he was taken off 

and

passed away to be reunited with his parents in Heaven. 

Darrell was 61 years old.

He loved animals.

He had a HUGE herd of cows. 

He could never stand to sell his cows as he loved them all. 

When ever there is work to be done around a farm that is a big job...

Like tinning Justin's barn.....

Incredibly....

 Farmer neighbors show up out of the blue to make quick work of the job. 

This was our community's reaction to Darrell's passing.

Over 20 people showed up to help organize the cows at Darrells farm. 

Farmers brought portable corrals and panels to make corrals.

The Vet came and checked all the cows so the open ones could be sold. 

Semis were lined up to haul. 

Calves and open cows were sorted, loaded and sold.

These farmers made quick work of dealing with over 300 cows that day.

Coffee, Donuts, drinks and food showed up to feed everyone. 

There are still 230 cows to calve. 

That's alot for one man. 

Now Gary can decide where the ranch will go from here. 

In the coming days after, 

many farmers started hauling Gary and Darrell's grain for them.

All the hay and straw was hauled into the yard in less than a week. 

It is heartwarming to see that even in this day and age of huge farmers,

Most are still willing to help when they see a need

Today is Darrell's funeral. 

It was also his dad's birthday so it was a fitting day. 

He will be missed. 

Arnold, Gary, Darrell and Brad 

had

 a lot of good times golfing and playing cards over the past 35 years. 

Till we meet up, Darrell.

Rest in Peace

The Marcottes

A Hell of a First Week

I thought this meme was pretty fitting for our last days of 2021! 

 

We have waited 2 years to give Snowbirding a try! 

We loaded up and left on December 28,2021

-30C… let’s get out of here! 

Yuma or bust!!!

3 hours later in a Amidon, North Dakota…

Population… next to nothing….

We busted! 

We had no idea North Dakota would be using summer diesel still! 

Apparently you have to find a station with winter fuel

Our truck made a few pops and the engine shut off .

We got towed to Dickenson on New Years Weekend 

There is a class action law suit in USA for this injector pump not being able to handle American diesel. 

Major fix… 30 hours and 10k 

We had a fabulous tow truck driver named Luke. 

Literally a god sent in this craziness

We knew it was too cold to stay in our rig in North Dakota  

So we had it hauled to Soearfish,South Dakota 

There are quite a few rigs here living all year round 

I have camped in cold but not in WINTER!! 

This park has been great

It has all amenities we need. 

Yup… it’s been cold but we are toasty in our rig. 

I got my quilting calendar up… feels like home. 

The shower house and laundry are great. 

Not going to lie… it’s been frustrating. 

9 days so far in limbo. 

The driver parked us on the sewer hole. 

Had to jack up the rig to use it. 

But oh well…

 we had to anyways…

we had a flat tire after it got here! 

That definitely called for some Prosecco.. 

I thought I was handling it well…

Til New Year’s Day…

I ordered French toast for breakfast. 

It was stone cold. 

I ate a few bites 

Decided something has to go right… I sent it back. 

I heard the cook scream at the waitress. 

I burst out crying. 

She apologized…. I said it was not about the toast! 

Then we rented a car. 

Thankful we got wheels…. 

However it’s from New Jersey! 

Slick tires and little heat! 

We are making due! 

Found a fabulous restaurant in Spearfish,SD 

called

 Steerfish Steak and Smoke

I really wanted about 5 Moscow Mules 

Called

Mule kicker 

The food was fabulous! 

The waiter asked how we heard about them

The quilt shop owner told me!

Just laughed! 

Spent a day cutting out some blocks with a Christmas gift 

Of 

Arizona inspired fabrics. 

Going to use them with Border Creek Stations 

QAL 

Lord knows 

I’ll probably have time to do some sewing here! 

Ready to go! 

We took a little road trip to Rapid Citto

Quilters Connection 

One of my favorite shops. 

The bathroom really gave me the giggle I needed! 

It just says the average age of a quilter! 

A few more sunsets 

and

 I am hoping we will be back on our way!

I’ll keep you posted. 

This has been an unforgettable start to a road trip! 

Christa 

Cheers!