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Arizona Blog<\/p>\n

It has been a long winter, Deb and I are back on the road, I guess it would be appropriate to bring you up to date on our extended stay in Tucson. We arrived in early October and did not get back on the road until early March. Davis Monthan Air Force Base was our home base. The security and comforts of being on a military installation were hard to beat. It was nice to have the commissary and exchange nearby. Safe to walk the dogs, despite frequent coyote sightings.. lol.<\/p>\n

Since we were going to be here all winter and we knew we weren’t\u00a0 going to be relocating our hacienda with wheels for a while, Deb was looking for something to do to make a little extra cash. So here\u2019s Deb to tell you about her entrepreneurial effort.<\/p>\n

When Chuck and I arrived in Tucson at the beginning of October, I had all intentions of finding a part time job to keep me busy and make a bit of fun money for the next trip. The weeks rolled on and I could not find a job that interested me, had decent hours, or was conveniently located.\u00a0 As I worked for myself for many years before Chuck retired, the thought of a \u201cboss\u201d did not sit well with this independent woman.<\/p>\n

One morning over coffee it dawned on me that I could parlay my love of cameras, my strong work ethic, and our convenient location in a hotbed of retirement destinations…. Tucson! I gave Chuck my business plan via an enthusiastic morning presentation with potential return on investment numbers.\u00a0 Needless to say, he could not say no! We proceeded to locate as many film cameras as we could find in the Tucson, Phoenix and Bisbee areas.\u00a0 I cleaned, fixed, and tested these cameras and proceeded to list them on my Etsy store, Blue Light Treasures.\u00a0 This store was an enormous success and I doubled and sometimes tripled our investment! When we return to Tucson in the fall, the store will be open again!<\/p>\n

Thanks Deb, maybe I can convince her to chip in on future blog efforts, she does contribute significantly and has helped behind the scenes on every post we have shared.<\/p>\n

One of the reasons we enjoy the Tucson area are the moderate winter temperatures, short sleeves during the day and the evenings were always cool enough for Happy Hour around the fire pit. According to Wikipedia, Tucson is on an alluvial plain in the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by five minor ranges of mountains: the Santa Catalina Mountains and the Tortolita Mountains to the north, the Santa Rita Mountains to the south, the Rincon Mountains to the east, and the Tucson Mountains to the west. This gave us many opportunities to go exploring with the Jeep, down canyons, gulches, dry washes, and desert roads. Throw in ironwood & mesquite trees, saguaro, cholla, ocotillo, organ pipe cacti, which provided excellent cover for coyotes, javelinas, deer, roadrunners, and even turkeys!<\/p>\n