Tucson, AZ

Bob and I drove from Deming, NM to Tucson on Wednesday, entering AZ and changing time zones.

This time of year Arizona is three hours behind the east coast (where most of our family is,) so we had to adjust our internal clocks one more time. The good thing, though, is that Arizona does not change clocks so on November 3rd when the rest of the US “falls back” we won’t have to. At that time we’ll only be 2 hours behind the east coast.

We love to stop and visit with our friends Chuck and Linda who winter in Tucson and we’ve been having so much fun. While Bob and Chuck focused on a building project, Linda and I spent Thursday making the rounds of fabric, cross stitch, and yarn shops. I was able to get supplies for several projects that I’ll work on this winter.

This sign was in one of the yarn shops and gave me a chuckle.

On Friday we attempted to go see the largest steam locomotive ever to come to Tucson but the line of cars to drive past it were so long that we gave up and went to lunch.

We heard from someone who parked and tried to walk in to see the train that pedestrians were being turned away. Bummer. But we did find a great little Mexican restaurant for lunch and later went to a yard sale that had hundreds of items for sale. Can’t beat that with a stick!

Linda and I worked on finishing the assembly of her temperature blanket and now she only has to crochet an edge around it.

Tomorrow Bob and I will arrive in Mesa, this ending our transcontinental trip west. There will be lots to do for a few days to settle in but then we’ll be able to relax and start enjoying our Arizona winter.