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Steely Blue-Eyed Woman
Steely Blue-Eyed Woman Stuart Watkins O, she had the lips The smile The breasts The hips but those steely Blue Eyes They were cold Make you shiver cold Asked her for a date Got a blank stare An “I don’t care stare” Empty Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription.
Overpriced Homes
Why hasn’t my home been sold? It has been on the market for almost a year. This is a typical question from homeowners across the United States. The answer can be found by looking at the location, condition and price. If a prospective buyer has found your home in a particular location, it means the buyer is okay with the location. If the buyer has seen the condition the home is in and has not made an offer, but the location is where the buyer would like to be, then the condition is not the problem.
Steely Blue-Eyed Woman
Steely Blue-Eyed Woman Stuart Watkins O, she had the lips The smile The breasts The hips but those steely Blue Eyes They were cold Make you shiver cold Asked her for a date Got a blank stare An “I don’t care stare” Empty Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription.
Ute Indians
Did you know the Ute people were the first tribes in the American Southwest to use horses? I did not, but according to the Native American World, and an article by Aleksandra Micura, this is factual. She also reported the Ute language, which belongs to the Uto-Aztecan family, is one of the oldest languages in North America. Their music features cedar flutes and healing ceremonies that exist today. Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription.
Poems Are Everywhere
Poems are everywhere Just pluck one from the air Twist it Tweak it Paint it with your own flair Own it Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. Share it Sprinkle it everywhere It is yours You created it Toss it high into the air.
Our Wonderous Sky
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Goats and More Goats
Andrew and Heather Stanford are letting their goats clear out a section of weeded area in SaddleBrooke that is difficult for workers to clear. The goats are retained by an electric fence that is powered by solar energy so there are no loud generators disturbing nearby residents. Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. These goats are about two years old. After they eat their fill, and they have full stomachs, they rest and let the food digest.
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Arizona Halloween
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Prickly Pear Fortress
You have only seen pieces of me, the fortress that surrounds you, permits no one entry as you can see, the guards have spears protecting you, Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. none dare try to get through, yet, I want you to see the whole me, tender, kind, caring, loving soul, let my complete story unfold.
More Than a Banker
Robert E. Muse is more than the SaddleBrooke Bank Manager of BMO… he can sync your computer to work with your smartphone and help getting both devices to work with banking online. He has helped me several times when I was locked out of BMO online banking because I had forgotten my password, or tried too many times. To protect my account from being hacked, it was locked. In talking with Robert, I found that he is an avid mountain biker, plus he has a Beagle that his wife and he walk each morning.
Tree Adoption
Just west of Canyon View Drive and on the north side of SaddleBrooke Boulevard, there is a cactus growing from the nook of a tree. The cactus seed must have been dropped there by a bird, or perhaps the wind picked it up and nestled it right there. The roots of the cactus must be getting fluid from the tree? Anyway, it is a unique adoption of a cactus by a tree. Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription.
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No More Mail
They all moved away; the rusty old mailbox lamented. See that dead tree over yonder? It used to be as lush and full as the one across Bellwood Drive. And the picnic bench near the end of the road is overgrown. Used to have neighbors gathering there for lemonade and snacks. Look at us now; old, rusty, and mold growing mailboxes. Wasn’t that way until the railroad tanker tipped over. Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription.
You Make Me Tingle
Just a touch on my shoulder as you walk by, a glance or soft, gentle smile Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. and electrodes explode, my thoughts get scrambled, concentration evaporates... I am mesmerized.
My Dogs and the Mountain Lion
It was late afternoon and there was a pink glow on the Catalina Mountains when I decided to take my dogs out for a short walk in the desert behind our home. We were gone for almost an hour when two small rabbits darted across our path. Strider, the Black Lab, wanted to go after the rabbits, while Ruby, the Golden Retriever, just wanted to go home. Water was on her mind and mine. It was still over 90 degrees and I didn’t bring any water with me thinking it would be a short stroll.
How Far is Heaven?
Heaven is not that far away— just one short lifetime, be aware! A hop-skip-jump and you are there… Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Mighty Saguaro Haiku
Mighty Saguaro arms reaching high in the sky Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. from tiny seedlings.
Home in a Burned-Out Car
There is no place warmer than home, whether it be in a burned out car, cardboard box on a sidewalk, shack shared with twelve others, or a blanket under a brush. Home is where the heart is, Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. and the heart has room to roam, as it wanders from hither and yon, seeking the warmth of a mother's arms, or a father who stayed behind. Don't matter. Just want a home.
Thanks Soldier
The soldier often saluted the flag as he reported each morning for duty never knowing what each day would bring he only knew he served and served with pride the pride of brothers and sisters in uniform some serving at home, some overseas some on foot or air, and some at sea if danger threatened his family or home his neighbors, church members, or strangers he was ready to stand front and center knowing others were beside him ready to fall if need be, ready to die Register for more free articles.
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What Do Dragonflies Eat?
These beautiful predators are large aggressive insect hunters and are to be feared. They can hover, and turn in tiny spaces. It is reported adults can fly up to 30 miles per hour, while most average 10 miles per hour. Some Native American tribes respected them as symbols of good harvest. One report said they were symbols of invincibility because they could fly backwards, sideways and continue to face forward. They can catch their prey in midair.
2025 Chess Tournament
Blame Greg Hlusko for suggesting this 2025 Chess Tournament, because 10 members of the SaddleBrooke Chess Club agreed. Now everyone plays everyone twice; once with the white pieces and once with the black pieces. Greg is the outgoing President of the club and the new President is Bruce Arid. Both are skilled in the art of Checkmate. The club meets each Monday and Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Ocotillo Room at the MountainView Clubhouse. Register for more free articles.
Money Gardens
Money Gardens where leaves are one-hundred-dollar bills... Seeds in the ground are gold doubloons... Flower petals Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. made of thinly spun gold fold around white pearls... Yes, I am a dreamer but what if! What if...
Farewell Cousin Ronnie
Wish I could express the sorrow and joy surging through my heart in a poetic way that could relate to what I mean. My cousin died and is buried, but he lives. Yes, he lives. He was suffering in his last days and his body had enough, so, my joy is that his suffering is over, Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. and he is in heaven. My sorrow is that I will miss his deer hunting stories, his dry sense of humor, and his love of life.
Her Silent Scream
Oh, you cannot hear her scream roaring, bellowing, and reverberating behind her smiling face? Of course not. Sally’s oncologist informed her by phone that the biopsies showed lumps, yes lumps in both breasts. Double mastectomy scheduled. “Hi Sally, how are you?” “Fine Mia, and how are you?” Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. “We need to have lunch soon.” “For sure.” “Bye Sally.” “Bye Mia.” Mia left smiling with no mention of her Colon cancer.
Pledge in a Letter
My Dear, My love for you is unbendable and everlasting. As we walk down life’s path side by side, holding hands, you should know forever is forever. When you falter, Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. I will be there. When I falter; you for me. Sincerely, Yours
Lonely Can Tap You On The Shoulder
Lonely can be found in a crowd, as well as on an island. Lonely can be rich or poor, as well as in between. Lonely can be white or black, Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. as well as a blend. Lonely can be strong or weak, as well as tall, slim or fat. Lonely can scream at you or whisper, as well as tap you on the shoulder.
Sometimes Words Come Easy
Sometimes they just flow easy as a rolling stream effortlessly letting gravity do its job downward toward the pond, lake, or ocean without a thought, care, or concern. Sometimes words haltingly struggle to come out... they run into eddies and whirlpools on the way, Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. meandering in circles waiting to be spoken trying to make intentions easily understood.
Vista de la Montana United Methodist Church
Vista de la Montana United Methodist Church has a reception box across from the office where clothes donations may be deposited in the Boys and Girls collection container. Shoes, pants, dresses, shirts, coats, belts and any kind of clothing in good condition will be appreciated. After you have deposited your clothes, you may want to take a walk around the Stations of the Cross and pause at the replica of the tomb where Jesus was laid.
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Catalina has a Sun Wheel
Vista de la Montaña United Methodist Church is on land previously owned by the U.S. Government. These ten acres were once a Titan II missile site complete with a silo, missile and warhead (now deactivated, removed and backfilled). According to the National Park Service, the piles of rocks often found on hiking trails are called Bates Cairns. They are named after Waldron Bates, the lead author of the hiking maps still referenced to create today’s trail maps.
SaddleBrooke Writers Group Coffee House
Prose and Poetry Readings by the SaddleBrooke Writers Group will be presented from from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the MountainView Ballroom East on Thursday, March 28. Tickets are on sale now on the HOA-2 website and at the HOA-2 Administration Office. Delightful piano music, a no-host bar, coffee, tea and dessert will add to the ambiance. Get ready to be transformed by the written word: funny, touching and thoughtful. Join us for a relaxing evening and a trip back to gentler times.
Stations of the Cross
One SaddleBrooke resident was among the men who helped construct the Stations of the Cross at Vista de la Montanya United Methodist Church in Catalina. As Gene Bywater posed by Station One, my camera caught a picture that looked like a ray of light was beaming down on the Prayer Hands on the cross. The image may have been due to a smear on my camera lens, but it makes a striking image nevertheless. Vista Church members decided to construct the thirteen Stations of the Cross at the church.
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You Are Not Here
Your side of our bed, unruffled… no tossing and turning, no pulled covers, no cold toes. Yet, I reach for you, speak to you, Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. sense your being— You are still here. You are with me. You are not gone. You are here. —Stuart Watkins
SaddleBrooke Writers Group
The SaddleBrooke Writers Group meets the first and third Saturday of each month at HOA-1 in the Sonoran Room. Most of the meetings start at 10 a.m. and end at 12 p.m. However, some start at 10 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. After the meetings, some members stay for lunch to continue discussions about their presentations, or just to learn more about each other.
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SaddleBrooke Writers Group Potluck
John and Patricia-Fremont Smith hosted a potluck gathering that had about 40 attending. A special treat was the musical prelude. It included many instruments, and each musician told the history of the instrument they played. Of course, there were sing-a-longs. The group included writers of poetry, prose, history and memoir writers. Oh, yes, one technical writer was in the group too. Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription.
Oregon Lumberjack
Oregon lumberjack climbed the biggest tree he had ever seen and topped its crown, hewed it down, Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. and thinking about it by the campfire, cried. —Stuart Watkins
Defense Against Frozen Pipes
Arizona residents may not know how easy it is to defend your home from frozen pipes bursting when the weather dips below freezing, and it does happen. First, when the weather is in the 30’s, ensure your water hoses are disconnected from the outside spigots. If water is in the hose, and it freezes, it is likely to go up into the walls of your home and possibly freeze and burst the pipes.
SaddleBrooke Library Offerings
DesertView Library has a selection devoted to children’s books. This is an excellent resource for grandparents to have books on hand for their youngsters, or for story books to read to them. Two of the books I have donated are “Mommy, Read Us a Story” and “The House That Ran Away”. Register for more free articles. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. In the HOA-1 Library, there is a cart full of books written by SaddleBrooke authors.
About Produce on Wheels
When I heard about Produce on Wheels Without Waste or POWWOW, I asked Dan Boring, a Vista United Methodist Church member, to give me more information. He explained that on the second Saturday of each month, seasonal produce that crosses the border at Nogales, Arizona is donated to Borderlands. Borderlands then delivers the produce to several locations in Tucson.
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