Strolling with the dogs on the three-block main street of Sedona is always fun. Lots of tourists stopping and asking to pet the dogs. They were thirsty when Becky brought them back from the walk. The truck was parked so that Becky could easily pour water into a bowl for the dogs. It was also in a position to get the portable ramp ready for Ramsey. He is then able to walk up into the truck.
Instead of going back home through Oak Creek Canyon, Becky thought it would be fun to drive the long way --- through the mining ghost town of Jerome and up over Mingus Mountain. Becky had not been to Jerome in almost four years. She had forgotten how narrow the streets were. Not a place to walk three Dalmatians!
Arizona highway 89A from Jerome to Prescott Valley is mountain driving full of switchbacks. Becky realized that she didn't need to do that again for some years! She and the dogs arrived home at about 2:30pm. It had been a 176 mile road trip loop. Fun!
Becky's sister Carrie sent an email. She's in! She is coming on the Grand Circle trip in July. Becky called Isabelle with the good news. They made arrangements to call Grand Circle the next morning to switch out Isabelle and substitute in Carrie. Becky also called Carrie. She needed Carrie to be available to also talk to Grand Circle --- making the reservation adjustments.
Well, the small town of Williams made it to the BIG TOWN league. A Vietnamese Nail Salon and Spa just opened up on Route 66!
Spring weather is here in Northern Arizona. So, on the first day of spring, Becky decided it was time to activate the backyard water feature. She spent several hours on Sunday picking up pine needles and pine cones in and around the backyard. So, Becky unwrapped the two pump motors, placed them in the pond, and using a hose, filled the pond up with more water. Then, she went to the RV barn and turned on the timer. Voila! The water falls began to gurgle.
Becky loves looking out at the water feature! It was also time to un-drape the barbecue and turn on the drip system. Becky got out the digital timer that manages the drip system. She noticed a sign on the unit that says do not leave out in freezing weather. Of course, the unit has been outdoors all winter!!!! Becky connected the hoses to the unit and turned it on. It worked initially, but then all the digital lights went blank. She reset the unit and it worked again. But, on Wednesday, it died forever.
Good thing that Amazon had a replacement unit that will be here in two days. Gabe, of Gabe's Heating and Plumbing texted Becky that the part needed to fix one of her furnaces has arrived. Gabe will be coming next Wednesday to install the part.
Becky's sister, Wendy, her husband Kai, and her brother, John have been in New Zealand visiting friends of the family. They are having a blast. Brett and Colleen have a large boat that has been used to visit some remote New Zealand National Parks.
Joey, from Summit Spa, returned with the right part to fix Becky's outdoor spa. He spent over an hour installing the new circuit board. Yeah!
Becky decided that it was time to wash the outside windows. The work chore was not perfect. She did not want to take off the window screens. Maybe when some visitors come to the house, Becky will have them help with that part of the effort.
Thursday morning, Becky woke up to a little over an inch of snow! Hello spring at 7,000 feet!
The snow melted fairly quickly. Ramsey was scheduled to have his annual check-up at the Williams Veterinary Clinic. Because he bites if he is restrained (muzzled), he always has to be sedated. While sedated, the doctor checked everything out. Mr. Man, as Becky often calls Ramsey, is getting up there in Dalmatian years.
Libby and Kelsey had their annual veterinary check-ups on Friday. Libby even had her teeth cleaned. This procedure required sedation.
That night, Becky had dinner with one of her former Union Bank bosses, Roy Henderson. Roy and his wife, Mel, live in Anthem, a community north of Phoenix. For Becky, it was nice to go out to a restaurant for dinner. She prefers not to dine alone 😎.
Saturday, Becky noticed that the Elephant Rocks Municipal Golf Club opened for the season. Her housing community is adjacent to the golf course. Many of the homes are actually built on lots along the fairways.
On Sunday, after church, Becky took on the task of vacuuming her home and mopping the Italian marble floors. It is amazing how much Dalmatian hair her vacuum picks up!
Another task that day was draining the spa. Becky is converting the spa from a bromine sanitizer to a chlorine sanitizer. The bromine was causing a chemical reaction and it formed black residue on the inside cover black. Yuk!
That night, Becky picked up a mini Hawaiian pizza from Pizza Factory. It was delicious!
Monday provided Becky with a nice four hour visit from Thousand Trails friends, Becky and Tom Poremba. They drove from Cottonwood to Williams for the day --- along with their darling dog, Moxie. Becky and Tom like to hike. So, Becky took her Dalmatians, and Becky and Tom took Moxie --- and they walked the Highland Ranch development for about five miles.
Moxie is so cute. She also loves to jump up on tree stumps!
After the long walk, all the dogs were ready for naps. The two Beckys, and Tom, headed out to have lunch in town. Becky and Tom had never been to the town of Williams. The Red Raven Restaurant was excellent as usual. After lunch, the three of them walked the three-block main street of Route 66.
Donna and David are in Ireland for a week visiting Emily. Emily goes to Chapman University in Orange and is overseas studying a semester in Limerick. Donna was kind enough to text Becky a picture from the Cliffs of Moher.
Joe and Stephanie Hap, who retired to Prescott two years ago, invited Becky to have lunch at their home off Williamson Valley Road. Becky decided to take advantage of the invitation and take the dogs to Prescott's historic Courthouse Square. It is such a beautiful setting --- lots of green grass and smells of many other dogs.
Becky and the dogs arrived at the Hap home around 1:30pm. The dogs were ready for a nap in the truck. Stephanie made a special Indonesian dish as the lunch entree. It was like a layered soup. It took her two days of effort. I was very impressed and honored.
After the big lunch, Becky took her dogs, and Joe and Steph took their Bedlington Terrier --- Mr. Tux --- on a walk up their neighborhood street.
Poor Ramsey, his two back legs began to cave on him. He was not going to make it back. Stephanie stayed with Ramsey and Becky walked ahead to get her truck. Poor old boy! He may need one of those K9 wheel chairs that prop up his back legs.
Gabe, from Gabe's Plumbing and Heating, came on Wednesday to fix the one furnace. It took him about three hours. Becky was so thankful that she had renewed the American Home Shield policy in September! After Gabe left, Becky headed to Camping World to pick up her travel trailer. It finally was ready to be released from all of the warranty work and the three-stair replacement.
Becky hooked the trailer up and headed home. She decided that it needed to be put in the RV barn. It took Becky 40 minutes to back the trailer into the barn. It was challenging, but she did it!
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