We had a busy weekend.  I had to go to Tucson on Friday to see my soon to be daughter-in-law try on her wedding gown for the final fitting.  She looked beautiful and the dress is gorgeous.  I cannot post pictures of that yet as I do not want my son to see her in the dress til the wedding day.  It is a little over a month to go!  

Saturday, Steve and I went to town again to buy some fixer-upper stuff at Lowes.  Steve is hoping to get the 2nd bathroom fixed up before his mom and niece arrive for the wedding next month.  He bought some floor tiles and paint.  I also bought some new curtains for the living room and have ordered a new bedspread for the guest room and some Halloween pillows and a throw.  There is a great deal to do but we will do it as we are able.

On Sunday, the girls and I took a trip over to Tombstone.  I thought it was much further away than it is, but it is actually closer than Tucson.  It only took about 20 minutes without the awful traffic that often fills the road to Tucson.  Tombstone is the Arizona town that is "too tough to die" and the sight of the OK Corral shootout.  There are lots of old fashioned shops and authentic buildings.  Many people are dressed in costumes of the era and mules or horses pull wagons or stage coaches giving visitors tours of the little town.  We also looked at some homes that were on the market.  My daughter thinks she would like to move her little brood there and open a bakery.  There is no bakery there that we saw so maybe that is a possibility.

On Labor Day we labored! Ha!  Steve spent a lot of time weed whacking or digging up the weeds from all the rain.   I did laundry and ironing which are my usual chores for Mondays.  I also took care of all the animals as usual.  I did a little doctoring.  Buddy has a big bloody spot on his otherwise black nose from the flies bothering him.  I put some antiseptic on that and sprayed him with fly spray.  He went and rolled in the mud.  


Everything is totally green and the weeds are taking over.  The mesquite trees are full of long green blooms and the bees are just as busy as, well, bees!  Our Texas Sage bushes lining the drive way are also in full bloom.  I love it when they bloom.  The tiny purple flowers smell great and are so pretty.  I took a picture of a family of quails running down the driveway through the purple sage.


The big desert frogs are out most nights along with tarantulas and bats.  I love being out here in the country with all the sounds of Nature and stars filling the Heavens overhead.  I did notice that it was much more quiet at some of the houses we looked at in Tombstone though.  There is no I-10 or a railroad track over there.  We have a convenient location for going to Tucson or Sierra Vista easily though so I guess a little more noise is a small price to pay.  Buddy is barking his head off!  I'd better go check it out!