1/2 Pint Milk Bottle, Bottle Tops and small shelf from Globe, AZ 
Highway 60 traveling to Globe, AZ
Another picture of mountians traveling to Globe.
Wednesday January 26, 2011
Larry went to carve with Paul this morning. I ran errands while he was gone. I needed two oil colors that I seem to not have for my class tomorrow. I went to Hobby Lobby because they had their oils and brushes on sale this week. Picked up my needed items and headed over to Signal Butte to Walmart to get a few items and then home. Larry was home from carving when I got back. I made a chess pie and cleaned fresh asparagus so I could cook it to take to Kay and Charlie Holmes for dinner tomorrow night. Kay called a couple of day ago to invite us over. They live in the resort a few streets over. We met them three years ago and they are such great friends and we always enjoy ourselves when we are with them. I baked the pie in my convection oven which really SUCKS! I hate it so much and even though I have read the cooking instructions for the oven many times, nothing seems to bake correctly in it. I baked the pie for at least 30 minutes beyond the recipe time and it still seems liquid in the middle. There are many things I'm not happy about with the motor home, counter space and the stupid convection oven to name just a few! You sacrifice some things for others I guess but I just have a real problem with organization due to lack of cabinet space and storage.
Thursday January 27, 2011
Went to my painting class this morning. We painted a kitten this week which I was excited about. My kitten turned out ok but I need to work on the rest of the painting. I also need to work on the painting from last week. I just haven't had time to set down and spend the time to do so. I didn't get home until after 5:00 from painting and we were due at Kay and Charlie's at 6:00. I quickly got my asparagus ready to throw into the oven and changed my cloths. Had to end up microwaving the asparagus to get it done in time.
We drove over to Kay and Charlie's and Kay fixed us all margarita's so we set and visited for awhile before Charlie started the grill. He and Larry cooked the chicken breast and Kay and I finished up the rest of the menu. Everything was just wonderful! Kay marinated the Chicken and had red potatoes cooked in the oven with seasoning, we had the asparagus and a wonderful fruit salad and of course wine with dinner. After we cleaned everything up, we played eucher. I love playing with them as they are so funny, Charlie is such a serious player and Kay and I just love it when we take the tricks from him and Larry. It's a lot like playing with Jerry and Jan at home. Kay is so funny and we have a great time playing. Kay and I won the first game by a LOT and then Larry and Charlie took the second game so they felt good about that! We talked and laughed so much that we were exhausted by the time we left to come home. We cut my Chess Pie and just as I thought, it was not cooked in the middle. We all had a piece but it was not so good and I don't think anyone finished it. OH WELL -- guess I better leave the baking to home because as I said this oven SUCKS!!!!
We drove over to Kay and Charlie's and Kay fixed us all margarita's so we set and visited for awhile before Charlie started the grill. He and Larry cooked the chicken breast and Kay and I finished up the rest of the menu. Everything was just wonderful! Kay marinated the Chicken and had red potatoes cooked in the oven with seasoning, we had the asparagus and a wonderful fruit salad and of course wine with dinner. After we cleaned everything up, we played eucher. I love playing with them as they are so funny, Charlie is such a serious player and Kay and I just love it when we take the tricks from him and Larry. It's a lot like playing with Jerry and Jan at home. Kay is so funny and we have a great time playing. Kay and I won the first game by a LOT and then Larry and Charlie took the second game so they felt good about that! We talked and laughed so much that we were exhausted by the time we left to come home. We cut my Chess Pie and just as I thought, it was not cooked in the middle. We all had a piece but it was not so good and I don't think anyone finished it. OH WELL -- guess I better leave the baking to home because as I said this oven SUCKS!!!!
Friday January 28, 2011
We went to IHOP for breakfast this morning and then left Mesa to drive to Miami and Globe, which was about 55 miles down route 60. Dorothy that I paint with told me there were a number of antique shops in both Miami and Globe. The drive over to this area was beautiful with the highway running through the middle of the mountains. A portion of the area about 20 miles before reaching globe is mining area. They mine copper and the mountain sides are just like stairs where they strip the dirt. When we got to Miami, half of the shops were closed so we drove on to Globe.We found several shops but the first two or three we went in just didn't seem to be that great. We drove up a few streets and found a big antique mall. We spent quite a lot of time looking in it, The guy who owned it was so friendly and helped us find several milk bottles. We ended up buying a pint bottle, several milk tops and I bought a small box to hang on my kitchen wall at home to display my small milk creamer bottles. We enjoyed looking and the name of the mall was Hill Street Antiques. I gave the owner a card with our email and asked him to email me if he found a wooden milk case or any interesting bottles. He told us he was born in Anchorage, AK and lived in the North Pole, which we visited when we were in Alaska. He, his wife and mother bought the antique mall as a partnership and they all love working in it. It was very clean and very organized.
We drove back from Globe and we were so tired that we decided to just grab a sandwich from Quizno's for dinner. I think each time we walk in after being gone all day the cats could just choke the life out of us!!! We let them out often on the leashes, however our outside lover, Tucker, doesn't seem to enjoy being out that much since we arrived here. He DOES enjoy sneaking out on his own and we have had to hunt him down at least two times since we arrived. One day the three of them all got out when the door was not latched correctly. I went looking for them in my bare feet and ended up walking all over in the rocks looking for them. It is so much better to be outside when you have no restraints!!!!
Saturday January 29, 2011
We moved rather slow this morning and believe it or not, I actually cooked breakfast, which is probably one of about 3 meals I've cooked this week! I'm really bad about cooking recently! After I finished my shower, Lora, next door, knocked on the door. When I opened the door she told me she thought Tucker was out and laying under her scrubs. I went out and sure enough, the little shit was laying in her scrubs. I grabbed him up and threw him in the motor home and went back out to talk with Lora. Pat our neighbor across the street came over to talk with us and as we were talking about Tucker getting out, she informed me he had been over to their place on a visit earlier this week. WHAT is up with him!! I put him out on the leash and he doesn't want to be there but he sure loves sneaking out and roaming free.
We did not leave home until almost noon. We decided to go over to another antique shop that my friend, Dorthy, told us about. We took 101 around and got off too soon so we drove through Scottsdale forever before we found where we were going. We found the Brass Armadillo Antique Mall and it was huge housing over 600 dealers. We walked and looked forever until we were exhausted. We wrote down several dealer numbers where we had found some items we were interested in and went back to look at them again. We bought a Cream Cheese Jar and I bought a small crock creamer. As we were looking at the little creamers, one of the lady's from the mall asked me if I knew much about the different shapes and designs. I said no, so she said I needed to find information on them as each of them came from a certain area and the painting on them meant something. So I tried finding information on the Internet but decided to try to find a book on milk bottles, etc so I know what I'm looking at. We had also seen a Cottage Cheese Jar but could not find it when we went back. We saw a nice Cottage Cheese Jar up at one of the main street malls last week so will probably go back and buy it. I don't know what has hooked me so bad with the antique craze but I really enjoy it and can spend a whole day looking, even if I don't find anything I want. It's like walking back in time looking at so many things I had as a kid or dishes that my parents had. I guess you have to be a certain age to start appreciating some of it. Larry enjoys looking but like any other man after awhile it is too much like SHOPPING!! I will probably invite Dorothy to go along for some of my trips as she enjoys looking as much as I do. She lives in another RV Resort just down the street from ours.
Sunday January 30, 2011
Not much going on today except a little cleaning and laundry. It is a beautiful day and might be the last rather warm day for a week according to the weather, It is to be in the 60's today but is suppose to start cooling off tomorrow through the rest of the week.
Well AGAIN this morning, Tucker has been out at least two times wondering around. I don't think he goes far just stays close by but there are so many wild cats in the park, I don't like him out unsupervised. He is becoming a problem with his roaming routine. We are still confused as to HOW he slips out the door when we go out but I guess he has it figured out.
After I finish laundry, I'd like to go to the book store to find a reference book on milk bottles. I have read a lot on the Internet about the things to look for.So many reproductions are appearing in the antique shops that you have to be careful about what you buy. We have always known how to read the production date but one of the websites I have been reading tells a lot about what type of bottles are from what era so it helps to know some of this information. I'm not a serious collector, basically, I just buy what I like with unusual shapes or lettering, etc,
Char, my childhood friend from Phoenix, called this afternoon wanting me to come over and spend the night. We spent almost an hour trying to figure out where I needed to board the Light Rail. As we were talking she told me that oldest cat had been howling so bad at night the past couple of nights that it might be better to wait a few days to come as he would keep us up all night. So we made plans for Thursday night.
After I finish laundry, I'd like to go to the book store to find a reference book on milk bottles. I have read a lot on the Internet about the things to look for.So many reproductions are appearing in the antique shops that you have to be careful about what you buy. We have always known how to read the production date but one of the websites I have been reading tells a lot about what type of bottles are from what era so it helps to know some of this information. I'm not a serious collector, basically, I just buy what I like with unusual shapes or lettering, etc,
Char, my childhood friend from Phoenix, called this afternoon wanting me to come over and spend the night. We spent almost an hour trying to figure out where I needed to board the Light Rail. As we were talking she told me that oldest cat had been howling so bad at night the past couple of nights that it might be better to wait a few days to come as he would keep us up all night. So we made plans for Thursday night.
Larry and I went up to main street to the first antique shop we looked at last week to try to find the Cottage Cheese Jar that we saw when we were there. We finally found it and decided we would look elsewhere for one as the price was pretty pricey. We have seen them at three malls now and they all vary in price so we will keep looking.
After leaving the mall, we went grocery shopping. Came home a grilled a steak for Larry and a Channel Cat Fillet for myself. I fixed red potatoes with dill and the rest of the asparagus that I did not use from when we went to Kay and Charlies on Thursday. The meal was great. While Larry was outside grilling, Paul from next door gave him another big bag of oranges that he just picked off his tree today. They are so wonderful we go through them quickly.
Called Jerry and Jan and they told us there was a big snow storm heading for Peoria on Tuesday. Sharon Thomas also sent me an email telling me the same. They are predicting around 12-15" of snow. I wish all my friends and family could be here even though we are to have a cooler week this week.
Called Jerry and Jan and they told us there was a big snow storm heading for Peoria on Tuesday. Sharon Thomas also sent me an email telling me the same. They are predicting around 12-15" of snow. I wish all my friends and family could be here even though we are to have a cooler week this week.
Monday January 31, 2011
Rained part of the night and was raining when we got up this morning. Better than snow for sure and this is the first rain we have since we arrived. It cleared off and the sun was bright for awhile but it was just a rather off and on type day. We went over to the Superstition Mall and Larry got a haircut while I shopped for awhile. Went to Borders and I looked for some collector books on milk bottles. There were not many books and the ones I looked at included all bottles so out of 600 pages 5 or 6 were devoted to milk bottles. The ones listed were ones that we will never encounter in our lifetime so had a latte and read what I wanted and left the books where I found them. I think I am going to have to subscribe to a magazine that I saw online rather than finding a reference book. The most entertaining thing at Borders was a person(HE??/SHE??) that came strolling in that was over 6 ft tall with a pleated shirt on that barely covered -- cough, cough--their WHATEVER!!! The legs were long, thin and very muscular. HE/SHE had the fingernails painted turquoise to match the outfit and the hair was long with bangs and IT had big sunglasses on and the sunglasses were never removed the entire time IT sat at a table drinking coffee. It really bugged me because I could not look much as I couldn't tell if IT was looking my direction with the dark glasses. There was an older man setting on my side and another lady setting on the other side of Larry that was giving their full attention to this person as well. My thoughts were that this person was cross dressing maybe as a requirement before having the needed surgery because the outfit was so outrageous! It was a very weird feeling as it was almost as though HE/SHE was gaging everyone's response. IT sat at a table alone and drank coffee for about 25 minutes and I felt as though IT was looking in my direction the entire time. I figured, MAYBE, I appealed to them in some way!@! Sooo- no matter how old and out of shape we get there will always be SOMEONE for us I guess!
We went to Cosco and looked for awhile and pretty much had lunch off the demo vender's. They were demo--ing everything so had a little of many different things! What every retiree dreams of -- a free lunch! When we left Cosco, it had rained quite a lot and the sky was black with clouds but it passed over without any further rain.
We went to Cosco and looked for awhile and pretty much had lunch off the demo vender's. They were demo--ing everything so had a little of many different things! What every retiree dreams of -- a free lunch! When we left Cosco, it had rained quite a lot and the sky was black with clouds but it passed over without any further rain.
We came home and Leslie called to say the weather at home was getting pretty bad. She said the roads were slick even though they had not had very much snow yet. Later I talked to Taylor and she said they had not had snow yet but the forecast was for 24" in the next two days. As the evening went on, the temps started dropping here as well. The weather for Mesa is for a high in the 40's and lows of 24 for the next 3 or 4 days. Out with the long pants and sweatshirts again soon. When we were at the mall, I think I was one of two people with capri's on as everyone else had their pants and jackets out already. Driving around Mesa today I noticed a lot of people in the 'valley' lubing up their snowmobiles(NOT) so I guess the weather forecast is frightful when they are use to 70 degree days--HA!
Taylor said Morgan lost another tooth and was very excited. She said Morgan drove her crazy on Friday messing with her tooth as it was loose. Later on Friday night, she lost the tooth eating ice cream. I guess the fee for a lost tooth today runs somewhere in the price range of $5 to $10 for the toth fairy!! Inflation has really taken hold because I think mine netted around 5 to 10 cents!!
Since we 'lunched' late today, we opted out for tonight. I had a bagel and two oranges that Paul and Lora gave us. The oranges are so wonderful and fresh. This is the second group of oranges Paul has picked off his tree and shared with us. They are such great people and I enjoy visiting with Lora so much. She is the cutest little lady and so entertaining to talk to.
I guess I'm going to have to make an effort to go up to clubhouse tomorrow and publish my blog. It's really a lot about nothing as we really have not done much that is exciting. I don't even go to the clubhouse much since I get my emails and Internet on my new Droid phone that Taylor and Kyle got me for Christmas. It is so wonderful because I get it all wherever I go. I have really enjoyed it
I guess I'm going to have to make an effort to go up to clubhouse tomorrow and publish my blog. It's really a lot about nothing as we really have not done much that is exciting. I don't even go to the clubhouse much since I get my emails and Internet on my new Droid phone that Taylor and Kyle got me for Christmas. It is so wonderful because I get it all wherever I go. I have really enjoyed it
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