Sunday, May 18, 2014

I've lived here in Sedona for over 20 years, and yesterday, for the first time, I spent the day up in Jerome at the Historical Homes & Buildings Tour... Wow! Jerome is an old Copper Mining town with lots of colorful history. A lot of these places were built in the late 1800's/Early 1900's and fell into disrepair, but now are being restored. Many of the homeowners were present, and it was so much fun to see the inside of many of these amazing places...
 Jerome is 5,000 Elevation with an amazing view of the Verde Valley














 This is the hallway of Jerome High School- opened in 1906 and closed in 1951-now home to artists & their studios
 How many people do you know that have a shark hanging from their ceiling???
 The 'Powder Box' Church... built out of boxes of blasting powder for the mines..
 The Riordan House 





 Jerome Grand Hotel
 Tuscany in AZ!!!

It was a lovely day for sure, had lunch at 'Grapes', another first, and loved it.
 My friends Susan & Richard Pitcairn were the inspiration for this little trip- Susan is a wonderful artist and sits in the gallery '527'  where some of her work is shown-
She writes beautiful poetry as well.
Richard is a naturopath Veteranarian, and has a wonderful book that is now in it's 3rd edition, 'Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats'
If you're so inclined to make your own pet food, this book has some great recipes as well as healthcare info...
So grateful for the friends in my life that inspire me! 
Next week, at the Sedona Arts Center, is 
All kinds of wonderful things happening, and mostly free! I'll be hosting the artist Dave Santillanes at my home- he'll be teaching a 3 day Workshop at SAC
His work is beautiful!-http://dasanti.com/paintings/
Memorial weekend is going to be full of lots of great events for sure, and summer is upon us.
Happy Sunday!

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