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Nana and Akeem Across America
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Nana and Akeem travel the United States this summer connecting with people they meet.
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Am I Feeling ‘The Vibes’ Yet?
When I came here from Scottsdale, I was somewhat depressed and feeling ‘mad at the world’. In addition to ‘working on’ being more patient, (it’s a life long struggle), I found out I need to become more balanced in my ...
REVIEW: Javelina Cantina (Sedona, AZ)
In the late afternoon I drove into Sedona, about 8 miles north of Oak Creek Canyon to try a restaurant recommended by the hotel clerk Kali. I wanted authentic Mexican food, and she directed me to the Javelina Cantina. Definitions: Javelina, (a da...
OAK CREEK CANYON, AZ
Leaving Scottsdale was bittersweet probably because I spent 3 nights there and I think it is lovely. Driving to Oak Creek Canyon was beautiful too, but it is a very stark and hot ride. I only put on 135 miles today, and I am zapped. The sun was...
REVIEW: AZ-TEX Hats
I took my Stetson to AZ-Tex Hats in ‘Old Town” Scottsdale yesterday. It needed cleaning, but more importantly re-shaping. It got screwed up pushed into the corner of the car’s rear window. Heather, the haberdasher, suggested c...
Dinners last night & tonight
Last night I decided to hit Sangria’s again for some merlot and dinner. I’ve been eating only 1 meal a day, and drinking juice and water, water, water. “Hydrate or die” is one of Arizona’s motto. I had planned to g...
Meeting Mae
I went to the Scottsdale WalMart yesterday to get some juice and a little, older woman asked me if I knew the way out…she was lost. I directed her to the checkouts, and she asked me if I knew where she could get a dog collar for her black lab...
REVIEW: The Palm Court
….I went upstairs to The Palm Court Restaurant, (fine dining), and was seated, (the chair was pulled out for me, and then the linen napkin was put across my lap – by the chef), at a table with real roses in a crystal vase, real silverware...
PARADISE…REVIEW: Sangria’s
I found a resort hotel in Scottsdale AZ. It is called The Scottsdale Resort and Conference Center. Even before I “I-Googled” my new location, (got here yesterday), I was telling my husband that I had found paradise. I just put the n...
REVIEW: Native New Yorker Restaurant
I stopped at the Chilis in this town. After I’m seated at a restaurant, I usually give someone 5 minutes to at least tell me they’re very busy, or to take the drink order. I was there alone and the hostess directed me to the back of t...
REVIEW: MARANA AZ (TMobile Store)
SHOUT OUTS TO: CJ at the TMobile store who not just sold me a new phone and service, but took extra time to school me on it’s use, after he had already spent enough time and showed sincere interest in helping me pick just the right one for...
Still Arizona (and will be for a while)
In Coolidge AZ I stayed at the ‘Grande Vista Motel’ and had to break out the new can of Lysol. It was clean enough, but you just knew everything was wiped down with an old and used rag. The sheets did not have the tell-tale wrinkles t...
ARIZONA: The Senoran Desert
My experience with Arizona last year was in the northern part of the state. There is nothing to compare to the beauty of the Senoran Desert. This is the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen…so far. There are so many flora and fauna tha...
NEW MEXICO
We had a very long drive Friday out of Texas, and after we got through El Paso, we were into New Mexico. It is a lovely state with a lot more scrub, and about 100 miles of windmill farms. The wide expanses of land and the long miles between any e...
