Tag Archives: Arizona

There and Back Again, Or Not

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Tonette Joyce

What’s the farthest you’ve ever traveled from your home at that time? Where did you go? That would have been my first trip to Arizona, when I was still living in my ‘native stomping grounds’ of the Washington, DC area. … Continue reading →

Posted in America, big plans, decisions, experiences, Family, memories, Miscellaneous, Tonette Joyce, Travel | Tagged Arizona, BigWheels, Colorad, coyotes, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, roadrunners, Scottsdale Arizona, The Midwest, Utah, Wyoming | 4 Comments

Guest:Author Michael Charton

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Tonette Joyce

Today we have a guest who is quite an interesting fellow. Michael Charton is a man of curiosity and imagination. If we lived next door, I am sure that none of us would get anything done, since Joe-the–Husband and I … Continue reading →

Posted in America, author interview, authors, big plans, Books, careers, decisions, experiences, Family, Guest, Guest author, history, imagination, inspiration, interview, jobs, libraries, Life, lifestyles, memories, Miscellaneous, novels, publishing, The Author Life, using talents, writing, Writing and other professions | Tagged "A Warped History of Russia", African church services in America, Arizona, Barnes and Noble, Blackwater Regional Library, Boston, Brooklyn, Dr. Livingstone, Georgia Romance Writers, History Made Fun, Inspector Griffiths, James Joyce, Michael Chraton, moonlight and magnolias, New Jersey, Old Tucson, Otzi. The Tyrolian Iceman, Parsippany Public Library, pet cats, Proessor Moriarty, Rwanda, Simmons College, Tucson, Tucson Festival of Books, Walter Cecil Rawls Library and Museum | 8 Comments

Packing My Bags

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Patricia Kiyono

This week’s topic is one that I posed: Have you ever considered moving to a warmer/better climate? If so, where would you consider going? Here in the northern part of the country, much of the conversation is centered around the … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, lifestyles | Tagged Arizona, Florida, Leaving the country, moving away, weather | 7 Comments

It’s Not Just the Heat…

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Tonette Joyce

Most of us are in the US and this week are talking about what we hate about the heat. It is the end of July and that is usually when the worst hits.(Iris is in Australia, so if you check … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, Tonette Joyce, youth | Tagged air conditioning, Arizona, Colorado, Denver, discomfort, Hat weather, Hell, humid weather, humidity, Idaho, John Sebastian, Phoenix, Summer in the City, Washingto DC, Washington DC suburbs | 12 Comments

Gearing Up For a Landing

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Tonette Joyce

I had never flown, but my aunt was determined to retire to Phoenix, even though she had never been there. Friends of hers had retired to there, and she had that bee in her bonnet. My sister also had a … Continue reading →