Arizona build'n

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Location: Arizona, United States

Welcome to my site. I will be Chronicling the construction of our new home. Here is a brief history of my experiance in this area. I moved every few years as a child. As an adult I stayed in one house for 25 years, but helped remodel it four times. From a minor bath redo to adding an entire second story to the house. Now my husband and I have moved to AZ to care for my elderly parents and are undertaking to be the owner/builders of a custom home. Some people don't like change but I guess I'm not one of them. Or perhaps it is just limited change I like. To my husband's current dismay I helped build a 4000 square foot house in Romania in 2001. We took it from slab to fully furnished in 11 days. I therefore have meager patience for the pace of building here in Arizona.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Spring!!!




My Parry's penstemon is in full bloom on the front of our lot. It is a native wildflower and (don't tell my neighbors) it reseeds very easily. In fact just about everywhere I look on our lot I see small seedlings coming up. My entire yard may be hot pink next year (or maybe the entire neighborhood!!!)


Winter Visitors

On the back patio for a February lunch!
Dad Lincoln with Mom and Dad Layton.

We aim to please, the weather was in the 80's when Dave's parents came in from Massachusetts, even though it was still late February. We even ate outside a time or two. We've had rain and even a thunderstorm, complete with hail, since then. Spring officially begins tonight and we will be back in the 80's tomorrow.

Spring Is In The Air








Here are a few photos from a recent trip to Picacho Peak to see the wildflowers in bloom.