March is almost over, but winter is still holding out after being teased with some warmer temperatures. We even had a little snow, which we don't get every year. It's nice though for any type of precipitation. We need it. Phoenix Trip We've been visiting the Phoenix/Scottsdale area often because when you're building a house, it's where most of the nicer showrooms and warehouses are for everything you'll need. While it was a hectic time, we still took some time to visit the Desert Botanical G…
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2025 has begun. It's been a relatively uneventful month, so nothing overly exciting to report. So I'll just get to the basics. House Progress We have the start of some walls. This is our downstairs. On top of this will be our living room and primary bedroom, so there's a bit more to build up. We were told today that maybe in March, they'll start building up the frame of the entire house. We'll see how things look then. Movies * Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F I finally caught up with…
2024 comes to a close. We're happy that our house build is underway and were able to get away during the holidays. David Arkenstone I've known of David Arkenstone for a long time. Initially as a new age musician, but later on for his contributions to video games like World of Warcraft. One of the unexpected benefits of living in Sedona is that Arkenstone actually loves Sedona, so he includes it on his tours. I've been able to see him three times since living here, usually during his Christma…
October, this year, felt more like summer than past years for northern Arizona. But by the last few days of the month, fall is finally making its presence known. October is also both my wedding anniversary and the anniversary for when my wife and I started our relationship. As we're about to build a house, we kept things low-key this year, just celebrating with a nice dinner and doing something we'd wanted to do for a while. Taliesin West We've wanted to visit Frank Lloyd Wright's Scottsda…
It's Labor Day weekend, which means summer is somewhat over as kids head back to school. Here in Sedona, the temperatures are certainly cooling down just a little. The mid 60's in the morning are refreshing for hikes. The entire month has mostly been around a tooth. In particular, a baby tooth that's just been sitting there, the permanent one never arriving to fill it in. It's a first molar, so wasn't visible unless I would pull my mouth open enough to intentionally show it to someone. Dentist…