Echoes of the Southwest

I wrote a long and wonderful post on this place and our stay there, but my computer decided not to save it, so I am pissed. I will say that we had a wonderful time at Hotel Congress and the employees were the best. We stayed in room 220, which is a haunted room with a spirit named Vincent who seems to still be there. We didn't have much activity, but we think he answered our question during the seance. The food was amazing and cooked from scratch every morning. They have bars downstairs in the lobby, which is great because they don't want you to bring your own liquor to your room. You can however bring your drinks from the bar to your room. The rooms do not have TVs, but there is a nearby lounge with a comfortable couch and TV. You park in the garage next door, which is a short walk. The hotel is located in downtown Tucson and near lots of activities, stores, bars, and restaurants.  To read more on the history of this hotel and other information, check out their website:   Hote

  I always had a special love for antiques and old worn-out furniture. Whenever I went to an antique store, I was drawn to the wood cabinets, baskets, antique cookware, crocks, and all things that were less than perfect that time has taken its toll on. Basically, organic items that looked like they decorated a home in colonial times. I knew that it was a Scandinavian style that I loved but didn't know it had a particular name. One day I was checking out my recommends on YouTube, and I saw one that was posted by Bridgett's Primitive Passion. The thumbnail on the video showed very old decor and she was doing a house tour. This definitely caught my attention, so I watched it. Oh my, this was definitely my type of decorating. The house looked warm and cozy with all the primitive items throughout the entire house. My decor style had a name. Primitive decorations are a colonial period style. All the cabinets were very old with chippy paint and was full of antiques. Each room looked l

The Riparian Water Reserve is one of the places Sharon and I like to go in the spring to take photos. That place never disappoints. This is what we saw on our latest outing.

A couple of friends and I decided to hike along the Salt River near the Superstition Mountains. It was a beautiful day in spring and the area was amazing. We did go there for another reason, bigfoot. Yep, I said it. Apparently, the big fella has been spotted there by several witnesses. My friends had rocks thrown at them the last time there we there and saw many areas where grass was pressed down like something big had been lying there. They wanted to go back to see if they experience anything else and I wanted to go with them. The hike was beautiful, but since I am not an avid hiker, it got grueling at times, and my bad knee didn't like it. I really need to get into better shape. Anyhow, we did see several hidden places where some sort of large creature made itself a bed. Was it bigfoot? Who knows, but we sure thought so. I am sure my friends will be back and continue their investigation.