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By carolkubota Posted on January 16, 2021January 16, 2021

There is Hope When the Sun Rises

My mornings start with a walk at 7:00 with my dog and two friends. I spend time talking about politics and family. We converse with other walkers in the park … Continue reading There is Hope When the Sun Rises

Categories: Arizona, sunriseTags: sunrise
red bauble on green christmas tree covered with snow
By carolkubota Posted on December 13, 2020January 4, 2021

8 Facts about Christmas Trees

The best Christmas trees come very close to exceeding nature. If some of our great decorated trees had been grown in a remote forest area with lights that came on … Continue reading 8 Facts about Christmas Trees

Categories: Arizona, Christmas, culture, Personal StoriesTags: christmas
By carolkubota Posted on October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Living the Desert Life

A swift streak of color, A silhouette in jade, Ultra marine! A flash of silver underneath On all will be seen. ~Margaret Wheeler Ross (1867–1953), “Spring Styles on the Desert: … Continue reading Living the Desert Life

Categories: Arizona, USA
By carolkubota Posted on August 1, 2020September 20, 2020

Trapped in the House

Are you reading this in your pajamas? The sales of pajamas have tripled in the last five months, and the sales of business wear have decreased. Maybe you are wearing … Continue reading Trapped in the House

Categories: Arizona, culture, Personal Stories, USA
By carolkubota Posted on November 20, 2019September 20, 2020

11 Cowboy Slang words for “Hot”

Cowboy Slang Edgar “Frosty” Potter Have you ever wondered how cowboys communicate? Here are 11 examples of describing “hot”. _______________________________________________________________________________ So hot it’d slip hair on a polar bear. So … Continue reading 11 Cowboy Slang words for “Hot”

Categories: Arizona, USATags: cowboyslang
By carolkubota Posted on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019

7 Facts about Hi Jolly

He is buried in Quartzsite, Arizona. His grave is a pyramid topped with a copper silhouette of a  camel. He died while he was trying to round up a camel … Continue reading 7 Facts about Hi Jolly

Categories: Arizona, USATags: HiJolly
By carolkubota Posted on November 17, 2019January 25, 2020

7 Stops on Route 66/AZ

Plans to walk in the steps of the Shogun, eat yakitori on the street, visit Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, and the Imperial Gardens were washed away by a typhoon … Continue reading 7 Stops on Route 66/AZ

Categories: Arizona, USATags: roadtrip, route66
By carolkubota Posted on October 31, 2019September 27, 2020

7 Things to Know about the Arizona State Capitol Building

The Arizona State Capitol Building does not have a gold plated dome, copper chandeliers or turquoise gems. It is small and simple. Bryan Deppa designed the Capitol building in 1898. … Continue reading 7 Things to Know about the Arizona State Capitol Building

Categories: Arizona, USATags: arizona history
By carolkubota Posted on October 6, 2019September 19, 2020

Murals You Don’t Want to Miss in Prescott, AZ

A picture is worth a thousand words. Take a walk around the town of Prescott and venture off the beaten path. You will be rewarded the view of these murals … Continue reading Murals You Don’t Want to Miss in Prescott, AZ

Categories: Arizona, USATags: Prescott, solotravel, wallmurals
By carolkubota Posted on October 1, 2019

Arcosanti: Is it a future living space?

Imagine living with six thousand people in the middle of the desert. Your housing unit is stacked on top of another making the building a honeycomb structure. You would take … Continue reading Arcosanti: Is it a future living space?

Categories: Arizona, USATags: Arcosanti
By carolkubota Posted on September 15, 2019September 15, 2019

Taliesin West: 10 True Facts

Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home, is located in Scottsdale, Arizona. One of Arizona’s first “snowbirds”arriving in early October and returning to his summer home in Spring Green, Wisconsin. … Continue reading Taliesin West: 10 True Facts

Categories: Arizona, USATags: franklloydwright, solotravel, taliesinwest
By carolkubota Posted on February 26, 2019February 26, 2019

My Life in the Desert

I am a Saguaro Cactus.  I am the green giant that defines the Arizona desert in the Southwest corner. My friends and I stand as soldiers protecting the desert. My … Continue reading My Life in the Desert

Categories: Arizona, USA

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