The Albertson goodie stands
on Nov 7, 2009 in trail mix It's been over two years since I posted the "recipe" for GrannyJ's Famous Trail Mix, which is often my quick but reasonably nutritious lunch. Basically, any kind of dried fruit plus sunflower seeds and nuts. Tho I still buy dried fruit at Costco, Alb...

Christmas Victoriana
on Nov 6, 2009 in shopping Victorian This is the third year that Cookie Brinkmeyer and friends have organized a Victorian Christmas boutique to end all boutiques. Next Friday, Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 13, 14, 15) in the beautiful old Victorian house at the corner of Park and Gurley. To...

Since 1920...
on Nov 5, 2009 in pie restaurants Well, actually, it was a general store -- groceries and mining supplies -- long before it became a must-stop-at cafe and saloon on the road north from Phoenix. The web site for the Rock Springs Cafe explains that Rock Springs, a couple of miles north...

Down by the old mill stream....
on Nov 4, 2009 in 89A ...not in a Prescott area stream. In fact, a mill hereabouts would describe an old machinery-heavy set-up for grinding ore from the mines; no water needed. In any event, pictured, the slow-moving water behind the little dam near old 89A. It makes a...

Peter, Peter pumpkin eater...
on Nov 3, 2009 in Halloween Okay, so I said that I'd had it with Halloween. No more, I said. However, reviewing my picture folder I came across this unique approach to the classic Jack O'Lantern. Wow! How barbaric can you get? Peter, Peter pumpkin eater indeed! So Peter was a c...

When old highways die
on Nov 2, 2009 in local links Prescott history back roads SR89 Ther is something very sad and lonely about roadways that have been decommissioned. Northern Arizona is full of bits and pieces of old Route 66 and older SR89, if you are on the lookout for them. And they are accessible, being on federal and state la...

Four visiting raptors (plus a raven)
on Nov 1, 2009Thanks, Dagny! Your email reminded me that once again, the raptors would be visiting Jay's Bird Barn. Today, from 11 to 2 p.m. Which turned out to be the big 6th anniversary party for the birding and nature store over near the Willow Creek Safeway.Th...

White hands
on Nov 1, 2009 in indoor art The hands of the human easel provide a neat counterpoint to the hand in the art work. Couldn't help catching my eye at the Prescott College art auction Saturday night.

Would a self-respecting bird...
on Oct 31, 2009 in birds ...make its home in one of these kitschy items? Actually, I doubt that a smart bird would concern her/himself about whether or not the potential house met our standards of good taste. More important matters -- water proof? warm? roomy? Safe from mara...

Old 89A -- bridge, dam, ditch, gauge
on Oct 29, 2009 in bridges Prescott history SR89 I'm still not used to the idea of an SR89A with four lanes of traffic. Nor an on-ramp to a straight-away rather than a curve through rocks in the Dells to cross Granite Creek. In all the years that I've known Prescott, this pretty approach to the bri...