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Happy Mothers Day

My MomHappy Mothers Day to all the Moms, especially to my 93 year old Mom. “Kate” moved to Wickenburg in March to become the newest resident of our local retirement ranch.

We were worried about how she would take to assisted living having been in her own house until just this year. The good news is she LOVES it here. The food is very good, the people are very nice and everything is done for her. The staff keeps the seniors busy with activities and games. The best news (for my sister and me) is her 24/7 care is quite affordable under our budget.

Mom has made a lot of new friends and seems to enjoy being with the other retirees in the assisted care program. She is always happy when Damsel and I come to visit, although she misses seeing my sister who still lives in California. The sister is planning to come to town next month sometime. Mom is anxious to show the sis her new, beautiful accommodations.

12 May 2013 by Culture Holidays Retirement

Make Mine Freedom

I found this buried in comments on a post on Facebook. The animated cartoon was made in 1948 and features voice impressions of Daws Butler who did voice overs for Beanie and Cecil, Yogi Bear and many others. This was produced back in the era when some of the colleges and media were still sane.

23 Feb 2013 by Culture Media People

65th Annual Gold Rush Days Parade


Some readers may recall that I missed the 64th Annual Parade due to falling on my head early the morning of the parade. Fortunately, that did not happen this morning. Damsel and I walked to the parade route (about a quarter mile from home) and thoroughly enjoyed the spectacle.

Billed as the fourth largest parade event in Arizona, we witnessed the passage of some of the usual and some of the most unusual entries in the event. The American Legion Color Guard (local chapter) led the parade with a herd of Watusi Longhorn Cattle in trail. Popular character actor Wilford Brimley rode in the stagecoach along with the Riders in the Sky western music ensemble and several other “Grand Marshalls.”

Many of the classic cars we saw yesterday rode in the parade along with some we had not seen. There were bands, dancers, cowboy poets and a bunch of the local merchants and businesses that passed by. A couple of unusual entries were the Watusi Bull in a Cadillac and the “Poodle Posse” toward the end. We had fun and although we could see traces of snow on the foothills, there was no rain on our parade.

09 Feb 2013 by Arizona Culture Entertainment

Western Bronze Sculpture

Western Bronze Sculpture

In addition to the bronze sculpture I posted last month, Double D Western World, a mercantile here in Wickenburg, had another sculpture in front of their store. I don’t know the title of this one, but it appears to be a couple of kids watering their horse. The plumbing at the bottom suggests that this one, like the other, is set up for water flowing from the pump into the bucket. Click on the image to enlarge.

21 Dec 2012 by Arizona Arts Culture Photography

Ancient Petroglyphs

Ancient Petroglyphs

On our way back from our weekend excursion, we passed the ancient petroglyphs that are just within a few yards of US 60 near Salome, AZ. We didn’t stop this time, but I photographed this shot from the truck as we rolled by an ancient treasure. Click on the image to enlarge.

02 Dec 2012 by Arizona Culture Photography Travel

Friends Drink First

Friends Drink First

A couple of weeks ago, a couple of life-sized bronze statues appeared in front of our local cowboy-oriented variety store. I have been trying to get a photo of this statue from a moving vehicle, so today we pulled into the store’s parking lot and I got this image of “Friends Drink First,” a bronze statue that is for sale. Click on the image to enlarge.

19 Nov 2012 by Arts Culture Photography

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