Got the boot just as I was going to post it; lost all the pictures and the text—in Arizona cyberspace.

November 10 and we are nestled at the base of flat and pointy top mountains. The desert is still around us and we are only at 3 300 feet. Can the sky get any bluer? It is short sleeve weather but the wind hinders one from exposing one’s knees.

It’s opry night on the radio; Saturday, too. I hope you are tuned into WSM, Nashville on the net—enjoy.

I looked at Native blankets and did not get lucky; even looked at saddle blankets but could not find one to fit the décor.

We saw some wonderful red rock mountains surrounding Sedona. There are many trendy shops their, at least 369 suave galleries and no junky souvenir shops. I had to take the situation in hand and dropped in on a garage sale—yee-haw. I walked away with a few cd’s, some stationery for the computer printer and a roll of ribbon for Marg to use in scrap booking—I am a genuine brown noser.

It seems strange not to have the Legionnaires’ selling poppies at the entrances of stores. I saw one lawn covered in American flags. So many businesses and individuals fly the flag; it is difficult to know if Remembrance Day is tomorrow. I am asking Barbara, my cousin whose Dad Don is my father’s brother, to thank her Dad the next time she talks with him, for the effort he put in as a member of the Air Force during WWII. Thanks Uncle Don!

We are on our way to Vegas tomorrow. I’d like to drive the mh down the main drag as we pass by, as we are not intending to stay but pick up a few more miles down the road. Vegas, the Grand Canyon and the Death Valley are another trip.

Now one of the pictures from the skies above Sedona will bring to mind a famous dog fighter. What is his name?

We had lunch in Williams, a very prosperous town from the days of the 66er. This town did not shrivel when the I-40 went in because it is the gateway to a canyon. Name that canyon to win a grand prize.

Thank you for taking a moment of your time to celebrate the courage of the men, boys and women who took responsibility to defend democracy.

Cheers.