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My husband Mark’s Christmasy birthday party. We had the works, vegan chili mac, Mexican street corn salad, green bean casserole, veggies and hummus, fresh fruit and cookies, ginger bread, chips and salsa, a cheese board, hot punch with spiced rum and, of course, black birthday cake. December, 16th, 2023.

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Celeste’s birthday party, upstairs at the Hop Shop, Tucson, AZ, November, 2023.

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My talented, handsome husband.

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My ghosts of Halloweens past, part two.

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My ghosts of Halloweens past, part one.

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My two loves sharing an afternoon nap. ❤️

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Mark, Dhara and I spent a wonderful afternoon on Mt. Lemmon. We went all the way to the top at 9,171 feet, a 25 mile drive up through five ecological zones from desert to forest, October 16th, 2023.

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Southern California vacation, part three: California Adventure, September, 2023.

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Southern California vacation, part two: Disneyland, September, 2023.

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Southern California vacation, part one: Universal Studios, Grand Central Market, Queen Mary, Seal Beach, mid century Norwalk Town Square sign, and dinner with Peter and Ben at The Little Door in West Hollywood, September, 2023.

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Mark and I are off to Disneyland this week. We both grew up going to Disneyland. I was five years old my first time in 1958 (when they were still building the Matterhorn) and I even worked there as a teenager in the early 70s) Anyway, Mark and I are super excited as this will be our first time together at the magic kingdom. Never say never, but this will also probably be my last time, cause at the age of 70, don’t know how much longer I can be jumping on and off rides! Oh well, all good things eventually come to an end. Here are some of our memories from past Disneyland adventures.

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Mark and I at Jason’s desert goth party, September, 2023, Tucson, AZ.

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Hello from Tucson!

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Dinner parties with friends, summer of 2023, Tucson, AZ.

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Took a drive out to Empire Ranch last week with Cindy and Dhara and, of course, Spartacus. This was Spartacus’ first day trip by car, and he did really good. He is still like a baby taking everything in. Empire Ranch dates back to 1871 and was once the largest cattle ranch in Arizona. The old ranch house is completely open to the public and on this afternoon, we were the only ones there, taking a step back in time, walking thru the various rooms filled with both rustic and refined furniture giving one a sense of the family and ranch hands that once lived there. Interesting to note that the southwest adobe house set featured in the 1976 Streisand film A Star is Born was built on Empire Ranch, but that part of the ranch is hard to access and closed to visitors. The surrounding area is grassland as far as one can see, home to antelope and prairie dogs. The salt grass was golden and dancing in the wind. We saw raptors in the sky and there were herds of cattle grazing and taking shade under mesquite trees by the side of the road. Ended our day in Sonoita at a country market. We bought all kinds of snack foods and sat outside in the shade. We feasted on flax seed crackers, humus, sharp cheddar cheese, honey roasted peanuts, Nutter Butters, spicy pickles, Hawaiian potato chips and apple pie. Spartacus had a little bowl of peas and carrots and sweet potato. 😊

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Say hello to Spartacus, our new puppy. He was a rescue pup (from a bad hoarding situation) and he’s four and a half months old. He’s a Chiweenie (a Chihuahua / Dachshund mix also known as a Mexican Hot Dog), and weighs less than ten pounds (expected to gain another pound or two at the most). He’s a total sweetheart, seems to be very smart, still a little timid in public and surprisingly quiet around the house.

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Our road trip through New Mexico, part three, Artisa, Roswell, Pistachioland, Bear Creek cabins in Pinos Altos Mountains near Silver City. May, 2023.