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Recently back from a trip to Tucson to see my brother's family.  Although it was a very quick trip, we had a great time.  It was fun to play with the kids, and read books to them, and great to be able to talk to my brother and sister-in-law.  

Knowing my love for old movies, they planned a trip to the Old Tucson Studios.  Many movies and several TV series were filmed there over the years, and it was neat to see the old movie sets, and the props and costumes.  I actually had to have a moment after seeing some dresses that Barbara Stanwyk wore in "The Big Valley".  The Studios have since been turned into a Western Town and Theme Park, and they put on various shows throughout the day.  We rode a steam train around the town, and there was even a gunfight in the street, which my nephew totally loved, especially when one of the actors fell off the roof after being shot by Billy the Kid.




After that, we went to Saguaro (Suh-wah-ro) National Park.  For some reason, I've always loved the Saguaro, and here I was in a forest of them.  Frankly, I couldn't seem to get enough of all the cactus I was surrounded by - Cholla, Prickly Pear, Barrel, and of course, the beloved Saguaros.  We stopped for a picnic lunch - did I mention it was 80 degrees all weekend - and it really was a marvel.  The only downer was the rather aggressive bees that were trying to go after our lunch.  When I asked my nephew later what he liked best about the day, he said the only thing he didn't like was those pesky bees.



After several hours spent in the sun, I was, shall we say, sun-kissed.  I really didn't get to enjoy the burn for long though.  Because at home here this morning, I woke up to 8 inches of snow.  Damn.

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The Perry Family said…
Uh-oh - Tracie has a potty mouth. :) Glad you had a great trip. We saw the pictures that mom emailed and it looks like it was super fun. Hope to go ourselves sometime this year!
March 11, 2011 at 3:21 PM
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