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A mother and children at Taliesin West

In honor of Mother’s Day, which is celebrated in the United States this Sunday, I thought I’d share this picture of a very maternal sculpture from our recent trip to Arizona. While we were there, Matt and I left the boys with his parents for a couple of days and slipped away for some kid-free [...]

Eat at Joe’s (Farm Grill that is)

So I think I’ve made no secret of the fact that I loves me a good burger. And fries. Oh, and if you want to throw in a milkshake, I won’t argue with you. But I’m also a fan of all that is local and organic and I like to support small businesses. On our [...]

Practicing paleontology at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Overheard in the Ancient Arizona fossil dig: Teddy: “Did you know I’m going to be a paleontologist?” Blond little girl: “Of course not. I just met you.” Teddy: “Well I am. And I’m practicing. For when I’m all grown up. Look at that sign! It says what we can find here. Do you want to [...]

Dispatches from the road: Tips for crossing the desert

On Easter afternoon, we loaded up our gear and headed from Los Angeles to Phoenix, where Matt’s parents live. And no, we weren’t on camels. Although we might have been better off if we were. Here’s my brilliant travel tip of the week: When you’ve been driving through desert for about four hours in a [...]

Invasion of the autosaurs!

They don’t look all that scared, do they? This picture is a preview of the catch up work I need to do from some of our spring travel.  It was taken outside of the Arizona Museum of Natural History, a favorite spot that we make sure to visit every time we’re in Mesa. Inside there [...]

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