May Ranch Retreat – Sunday Evening

After we had our fun at the shooting range, Paul had to get down to some serious car-fixing business. When we returned to the ranch after our White Mountain hike…
Read moreAfter we had our fun at the shooting range, Paul had to get down to some serious car-fixing business. When we returned to the ranch after our White Mountain hike…
Read moreSunday Morning was very relaxed and we were blessed by our time of worship at the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in St. Johns. We came home to a…
Read moreOne of the enjoyable aspects of running around up in the mountains on holiday is being able to take a detour on a whimsy to see something you have never…
Read moreSaturday morning dawned brightly, and very early. We were on the road by 6am to head up to the White Mountains to explore a new trail. Since we grabbed breakfast…
Read moreWe’ve been home from our annual Memorial Day weekend at the ranch for four days now, and I’m finally assembling a review for the blog. Better late than never! Ever…
Read moreBy popular demand, here, once again, is my standard bread recipe. So easy, even little Carmello can do it! 😉 P.S. Today’s experiment included some Buckwheat flour, and walnuts. I…
Read moreI sent the girls out to do some photo fun this afternoon, in celebration of Laurent’s graduation, and Geneva’s birthday. They ended up at the Biltmore and Megan took some…
Read moreYou know, lots of people carp about the artificiality and commercial nature of made-up holidays like “Mother’s Day”… but I gotta tell ya, I kinda dig being made much of. …
Read moreSaturday — what a miraculous and stupendous day to NOT have to drive to Show Low and back before 2:00pm! After the third week without our other van, you’d think…
Read moreOn Friday, we celebrated a first for the Heidmann Family — the Glendale Community College Commencement Ceremony of 2013, wherein Laurent was granted her Associate’s Degree, with Honors. We had…
Read moreYesterday began what will surely be a crazed and frenetic weekend to remember. It began with school, as all days inevitably must. Around 10:30 I had to leave to take…
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