"ALWAYS AN ADVENTURE"

I so want springtime now! It looks and feels like springtime! It's too early to plant. Edible flowers are in again as decor on Cakes and such! They are also great for attracting bees and butterflies! https://www.southernliving.com/food/entertaining/edible-flowers Babies in Springtime: My new Molly Fish; she is a light Tan and Cream color. What's New! CHAINMAILLEBYCMP My son,Chris, has opened his own Etsy Store showcasing his Chainmaille Artistry! My grandaughter submitted a project in an Areospace Science Fair! How would you live on Mars? James is working on the background for scenes in his short film, The Hollywood Girl! Our new girls, chickens, are laying eggs! The small one is a chocolate brown color. Their breed is called, Marans. I just finished a customer order of 5 Macrame Curtains! Three of them fit together to cover a 129 inch wide window! Thanks for Visiting! Cindy from Craft Flaire.

The introduction of THE TEAPOT: My daughter and her husband bought an historic home in the downtown Phoenix area. They re-modeled per the rules of phoenix on historic homes and got their Licenses to run a Coffee Shop and a Kid-Friendly Resturant.  https://www.facebook.com/theteapot.us/ Dad and I are so PROUD of their accomplishments! Then came the Wedding: They decided to hold their wedding and reception at The Teapot!  Jon's Real London Bus transported the Wedding Party to THE TEAPOT.  The gals and the guys.  Time to reflect! Happy Day! Leyland yes was in the Wedding Party! Little ham he is for photos! LOL! Wedding Practice. Raelynn took my Wedding Dress and had it altered by my request! WOW! Loved it! THE TEAPOT has a little English twist to their Menu! Yes GRANDMA makes and bakes the SCONES!

The wildfire did burn some of our Mining Claim. The Game and Fish Officers escorted Buddy and Lana into the claim to retrieve some expensive tools after all evacuations were lifted. It will be some time before they can get back to Prospecting out on the claim. Will post again when that happens! Vanessa Oueslati/Courtesy A plane drops retardant behind a home close to Highway 69 to protect it from the Goodwin Fire on Tuesday, June 27, near Mayer. By  The Daily Courier Originally Published: July 7, 2017 11:36 a.m.       The Goodwin Fire was at 28,516 acres on Friday, July 7, and was 95 percent contained, according to U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Debbie Maneely. There are still 159 people working the fire, which started the afternoon of June 24, and the cause is still under investigation. “In the northwest corner of the Goodwin fire, near Big Bug Mesa, pockets of fuel inside the fire perimeter will con...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! The New Year was brought in with our Daughter's Wedding!  A Garden Party was held at Rae and Jon's Home in Phoenix. I helped with the food preparations. I made my favorite family dessert, Peanut Butter Cheesecake Pie. It was a hit and everyone wants the recipe.  So here it is! OUR FAVORITE FAMILY DESSERT  PEANUT BUTTER CHEESECAKE PIE has been a family favorite!  Everyone says,"IT JUST MELTS IN YOUR MOUTH!"  I found this recipe in a cooking magazine. They should have named it, Peanut Butter Melt!  In a mixer add: 8 ozs softened cream cheese/ 1/2 cup sugar/ 2 teas butter/ 1 teas vanilla/ 3 cups whipped heavy cream or cool whip/ 1 cup creamy peanut butter. Mix all till light and fluffy. Spoon into an oreo or chocolate cookie pie shell. Top with more topping and some crumbled oreo cookies This is the link to my blog! ENJOY!! Cindy from Craftflaire!

 Beautiful Bradshaw Mts.   Grandpa and Granddaughter. This is an up-date on the merging of our blogs. Buddy and I have combined them into one. You will still get posts from each of us here on our individual interests, business info, hobbies and our family life. This Journal is for our Children and Grandchildren in hopes they will enjoy our stories and have memories to talk about through their lives! This blog is also for all our Friends and Followers too who give us this opportunity to share our Adventures!  We named the blog, "ALWAYS AN ADVENTURE" Our Family Journal. Thanks for following our blogs! Cindy & Buddy.

SUMMER IS HERE! Arizona is getting those three digit Temps! Need to find some shade and two strong tree limbs for my Hammock I finished in Macrame! OOPS! That's not mine! LOL There we go. It is for sale in my Etsy Store ! What a Great Father's Day Gift it would make! Took a trip to Hollywood in LA, Calif. to see our son recieve two awards from the IFS Film Festival ,2014! Written and Directed by James Pomichter, he took the Best Screenplay and the Best Editing! Name of his film is called: LOVE, LUST, & A ROOM KEY. See the Trailer! It is a Drama/Comedy. Proud Parents we are! Read the Excellent Review the Movie got! James is on the right! He is standing with two of the Actors on the Red Carpet! We also got to spend a day with our Grandson, Leyland, at the Prescott Courthouse Park! We all learned how to Hula-Hoop! Way to go Leyland and Mommy(Raelynn)! We got terrific News as well that day from my other daughter, Brandy, that we will be grandparents again sometime in January!...