April 4: We got up at our usual time. Jim and I went on a one mile walk before breakfast. I made a list of building materials that I needed and picked up Lewis to go to Kingman after breakfast. It was a busy day. Fueled up the truck, went to the Wells Fargo bank, then to Walmart and Home Depot for lumber. We met up with Jim's friends, Merle and Jean at Rutherford Restaurant for a late lunch (2:30 pm). Merle was driving his new car. A1951 Ford Fairlane. When we were done we came back to Dolan Springs, and sat outside until 8:30 pm then went to bed. April 5: We were up at 6 am to do a photo shoot of abandoned boats on the desert. Then I organized to build a shelter ... read more

Another month has rolled on. Got up at 7:30 am. Had a restless sleep but I felt great. I finished the adobe walls and built a bed extension for Jim. We headed off to Kingman after Jan set up for the Art Show at the Chamber of Commerce in Dolan Springs. We went to pick up Jim at the Ring residence and he took us out to the Rutherford Restaurant. We had pot roast, all you can eat. It was delecious and filling. We then went to the revival. It was great too. There was not a lot of people. Jim knew everyone there. There was a bonfire and then a gorgeous sunset. We headed home after the sermon. We got home at 10:00 am. That is our latest for staying up in a week. PARTY ... read more

Had another good sleep., but was awake at 6:00 am, laid in bed until 7:00 am. Isn’t that what holidays are all about? We had instant decaf in real mugs, then eggs and hash browns for the ‘hard working man’. Actually I did work hard. I cut rafters for the adobe roof and then nailed them into place. I also screwed down the sheathing. Tomorrow I will install the tin on the roof if it’s not windy. The weather today was quite nice. It was in the low 70’s (20C). But a friend of ours, Jim from New York who is currently here in Arizona also, called saying that it snowed in Kingman 35 miles (55 km) south of us this morning. Later in the afternoon we went for cherry pie at Slim and Martha’s place. ... read more

We Made It! We were up before the break of dawn after a good sleep. We had a healthy breakfast of bacon and eggs at the Ramada Inn, and headed out at 7:15 am. We drove down I-15 through the northwest corner of Arizona into Nevada. We stopped at Virgin River Casino for 16 ounce ham steak and eggs breakfast. We were not hungry but we had 'take out' , speculating on Easter ham dinner for tonight. The clocks in Nevada are on Pacific DST. We spent four dollars on the penny slot machines, and our playing was short lived. We were on the road again at 8:45 am. I missed an exit turn in Las Vegas so we took a mini tour as we sorted our way back out. I fueled up in Boulder City, ... read more

We reached our half way mark to Arizona as planned today, covering a drive from Taber Alberta, through Montana and on into Idaho. We ate breakfast in the motel room and were on the road by 7:00 in the morning. After scraping snow and ice off the windshield we headed back out on Veteran's Highway to the USA border at Sweetgrass Montana. I fueled up in Shelby Montana and activated a phone with Verizon. We stopped in Helena Montana for lunch, making ourselves beef on a bun. A few stretching stops later found us in Dubois Idaho, at the Dubois Cafe, a quaint little restaurant, where we stopped for a salad, and also fueled up the truck. I am writing this from our hotel room in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The Best Western Driftwood Inn is on ... read more