We unexpectedly got to see our community’s Amazon locker repaired, so if you have any interest in the innards of such a device or how well an air conditioner works in it in Arizona levels of heat, this is your…
Insect Update
So one of the reasons we moved to Arizona is the balance of bugs vs. heat. It is still holding up as being low insect, especially compared to Abilene, Texas, the winner of city with the biggest, weirdest insects for…
Monsoon, Sort Of
Yet another weather novelty for us is the monsoon. It is less strong than the ones in Asia apparently, but none the less, we have experienced a few things we hadn’t before. We saw an extended lightning storm without a…
Doctor Who: Ranking the Russell T Davies Era Part 1
When I first moved to England in 2010, Chris wanted me to watch pretty much everything he had ever seen that he liked that I hadn’t seen before. We didn’t have to find new TV programs for about 2 years.…
The Lagoon Style Pool at San Cervantes
As regular readers will know, the primary pool at our apartment complex has been under construction for several months. Even though we have another pool, we are allowed to use the pool of a sister property. It turns out this…
Barbecuing in the Dry Heat
We did another repeat from Chris’s parents’ visit, grilling out, which was lovely. Here is a short video of the cookout and my parents’ musings on dry heat:
Garage!
Something that had not even occurred to us as a possibility was use of a garage without renting or owning an entire house. It turns out that although not every apartment comes with one, many are available near the apartments…
How to Unfurl a Palm Tree
A few months ago, when the construction had barely started, we showed you how to install a palm tree. Several months later, they were finally ready to finish the job. Here is a short video of how one does it:…
New Pool, Nearly
We have been waiting for basically the entire time we’ve lived in Arizona for the pool, office and gym next to where we live to be finished. It is so close! We are very much hoping not to miss the…
Trying Cactus Fruit for the First time: Prickly Pear Sorbet
Arizona is, of course, known for its cactuses. Something I hadn’t realized is that some of them are edible. We thought we’d start softly with one that has an edible fruit, though the pads are edible as well apparently. We…