March (2)

March 14

On Friday, March 9, we hung the gate! After two years of “discussion” with BLM and ADOT, we are finally able to use the old road again. The State even let us borrow a drill for the holes. Unless you have driven the two mile road through Sycamore Wash, you wouldn’t know how nice it is.


We are having a war with the bees. In the past, they have built their hives in the old washhouse and in the little trailer and camper that was by it, but have not bothered much at the house. Now they are invading us. We are working at getting rid of them before our grandkids get her in a week and a half. They are big yellow bees and they look like they could take a hunk out of you if they bit you.

On Monday we drove to Alamo Lake. It is about 80 miles from Wikieup, all dirt road. We ended up on the backside of the lake, across from the State Park and the developed area. The road ended there and didn’t go around the lake. Terry fished for the first time with his new pole from the Bus Garage gang and his Arizona fishing license. He got a couple of good bites, but no fish. I went for a walk and met up with some wild burros. It is a good thing I scared them more than they scared me. Terry was sitting there fishing and watching it happen. Of course, I didn’t have my camera with me.

In this picture, I am just holding Terry’s pole while he went to get our picnic lunch (I don’t have a fishing license.)

I have been busy working on my Levi quilt. I hope to finish sewing it together today and then, with Jill’s help the end of the month, maybe I can get it tied and finished.

We are planning on going to Bullhead City and meet up with Terry’s sister and brother-in-law, Bob and Lolita, at one of our campgrounds for a week. Terry had to get the Condo all washed up. I told him that we were going to have to change a little when we get around people again. I am going to have to comb my hair more often, Terry will have to shave more often and quit running outside to the outhouse in his underwear, and we will not be able to wear the same pair of jeans for four days in a row.