New Furniture is Coming Our Way

When we moved into our Arizona home, it came complete with furniture and that was all well and good for the time being.  We decided to "sit with it" (pun intended) for a year and then decide what we wanted to replace it with.

I've listed our old stuff on the Carriage Manor post in hopes it will sell quickly and move on.  If there are no buyers here, then I will go to the Shabby Shack which will buy the furniture outright.  They even come and remove it from the house...how great is that?

So, a-shopping I went and found some great new items for our Arizona home.

For the Arizona Room I located a sweet grey couch that makes into dual recliners with a console in the middle. 

The console has reading lights, cup holders, two plug ins and a USB port with additional storage. 

This is power reclining with the adjustable headrests as well, for total comfort while watching the Packers play on TV. 

I really liked this option as it can be a couch for three people or laying down as well as theater style seating for when it's just the two of us.

I wanted a little pop of color in the Arizona room and so this is the red swivel glider recliner I've chosen for the additional seating.  It isn't powered, but the price was nice and it was so pretty and comfortable.

In the park model portion of our abode I went with two grey power rocker recliners.  This will provide the additional seating for watching TV or visiting in that area.  These chairs are only about 31" wide, so will fit into our tight little space and allow for arranging those rooms a couple of different ways.

The large table and six chairs simply has to go, it's a lovely piece but just too large for our space.  This will be replaced with a smaller round table and four chairs.

This is the table I like, but I'm not sure about the chairs.


These are the chairs my neighbor has and they are so comfortable and I think the gray fabric would look nice with the marble gray center of the table.

Part of my effort here is to eradicate all fiber chair coverings from my house and go with leather or leather look for easier cleaning.  Microfiber is just another word for fur magnet and it is next to impossible to keep clean.

I've already purchased a bookcase and matching TV stand with fireplace for the Arizona room and those are in place.
The following are photos off the website and when everything is in place, I'll take photos of entire new room.

photo is from website - not my house

Our little nest will be so lovely!

Long Live the Queen of Her Castle

New Patio furniture

Summertime is the best time to pick up some sales on patio furniture, so I took advantage of shopping in the heat to snag some deals.

Now we have a nice grouping of four chairs and a little table that doubles as a footstool for our patio.

Long Live the Queen

We've added a Hopper and a Joey

It might sound like we've taken in a couple of kangaroos, but it's just an upgrade to our Dish network.

The Hopper will allow us to record up to 16 programs at once, and automatically records all five prime time stations every day.  The part I liked is that it automatically eliminates all the commercials...no fast forwarding required.


If the program we're watching is "on demand" we can pause live TV.  I have no idea how that works, it just seems like magic to me. It just slid under the TV...whew.

There is a game finder app that I used recently to find the Packer game.  You just click on the name of the game and it takes you to the correct channel.

The Joey is a tiny little box that allows a second TV to be utilized in the same manner.  We went with the wireless version so allow for easy rearranging of the room, no need to connect to a cable.

It's the little things in life that make things easier and fun.

Long Live the Queen of Her Own Remote

Life is Cool in Arizona

The weather is getting nicer day by day down here in sunny Arizona, it's seldom even hitting 100 degrees any more.  It was nice and toasty when the girls were visiting, but it looks like it will be perfect when Left Brain arrives.

The day after the girls left the air conditioner decided to stop working again.  I had this happen about three months ago and they had to add Freon to the unit.  

Sunday was a rather sticky day but manageable until Northern Air could get to me on Monday morning.  This time they confirmed we have a major leak in the inner coils and a new unit was needed.  They pumped me with enough Freon to carry me through until Wednesday when the new unit could be installed.

I upgraded to a 3 ton unit so it will cover the Arizona room better.  They arrived Wednesday morning to do the install and now we should be good to go for a nice long while.

Long Live the Queen who Knows How to Spend Money

Arizona Visitors

Photo credit goes to Christy Grigor

It has been far too long since my last blog and it's time to get going.

I recently had a lovely visit from my daughters, Stephanie and Christy.  It's so nice to have both of these girls to call my own and not having had to give birth to either one.  They came for a short visit in a man free zone to do what we girls do best...talk.

During the stay I knew I needed to have them connect with Sandy and Paul next door since they are such a big part of my life.  As you can see Jax and I have a special relationship.

Paul is quite the grill master and they invited us over for supper and we had the most mouthwatering chicken I've ever enjoyed.

We even managed to get in one game of pickleball with my friends here in the park before they left.  This was the first time Christy has held a paddle in her hand and she did amazingly well.

One of my many highlights on this trip was introducing Christy to the land I love and it was clear she was smitten by the beauty of the desert as much as I was.

We took a trip up to Tortilla Flat so she could experience the diversity of terrain as we wove our way up the mountain to have lunch.  

The beauty of this time of year is that there was plenty of parking and absolutely no wait for a table at all, but that will be changing in another month or two as the snowbirds fly back for the winter.

Long Live the Queen of the Desert