Raining blessings...

I love living back here in Arizona. I am indeed a desert dweller. And living out in the country is absolutely the best.

I have missed the mountains. I know. You are thinking...but Colorado HAS mountains. And you are correct. But they are not the same as Arizona mountains. Until you have seen the difference, you would not understand. Colorado, at least the part I lived in, IS a mountain. Unless you get out to the plains of the east, you are living in or on a mountain. I think. Living in Denver totally sucketh for a country girl. One city leads to another and another and another. How many Red Lobsters can you have on ONE street, for the love of mike?!?! And let us not even mention the cold!

Okay. Let's DO mention the cold. Colorado is one of the most beautiful states I have been in. There are streams (when not in a drought) and green and foxes and.....COLD. You better LIKE cold, because there is a lot of it. Winter sports rein supreme and there are actually ice carving contests up in Breckenridge. Lovely. Truly lovely. But the fact is, you had better like winter sports and have an indoor arena. Both of which I do not. Even though living in Colorado is not for me, I am glad to have had that experience. It only made me realize what I truly love.

So needless to say, I am glad to be back home in Arizona. I arrived in time for the monsoon season and I had forgotten how fun that can be. Today, Scarlett and Rhett and I  splashed in the muddy and swiftly running waters in the road in front of the house. Max had to stay in the yard as he is not much of a swimmer and certainly not a Labrador. :0(
                                                    

Scarlett, Rhett and Maximoose

During the rain, I took the opportunity of researching a lot of things I had not taken the time to do. I am finding myself more and more interested in a true homesteading situation, such as my Daddy and mom created when I was young. I draw the line at butchering though...do not think I can do that. But dairy goat farming, chicken keeping, gardening and canning? I can do that.

5 acres is more than what I need to support myself. Now it is just the laying out of the area and lots of hard work. But in reality, what else have I got to do? Well, beside work and teaching riding lessons, designing and sewing...I am sure I can fit in a homestead.

 I am glad to be home. Not just in Arizona, but in the country as well.