Best of Show! Sponsored by Motor Palace Mercantile
Before we moved to Winslow, we always made a point of planning our vacations around the Just Cruis’n Car Show. Over the last nine years, we’ve attended nearly every show, but this year was different. We live here now, even…
It’s all about the Tin Ceilings
I’m not sure when my obsession with ceilings began. For as long as I can remember, I’ve noticed them. Brian says I got it from my mom. It even became a joke, how predictable our reactions would be when entering…
Spring 2019 Update
Guess what?? We finally have a real update… but more on that a minute. First let’s talk about this crazy winter. We’ve never lived in a cold climate and learned something new: Not much work can be done when it…
Thanks Winslow
Happy Thanksgiving! In case we haven’t said it, we are thankful for the people of Winslow who make the town feel more and more like home. We’re looking forward to the day we can lay a big table of food…
Parking Lot Sale
On August 12th, 2017 the Winslow Chamber of Commerce will put on their 2nd Annual MID-SUMMER’S DAY IN WINSLOW, A cultural day of music, art, dance, and culinary delight! We missed last year’s event, but will be there this year, participating with…
Spring 2018 Update
Hello friends! It’s been entirely too long since we’ve chatted, and certainly too long since Brian and I have been to Winslow—the longest we’ve been away since buying property in 2010. The Work While our work may not be obvious…
Support Route 66
The National Trust, the Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership, and dozens of other state and local partners need your help to support Route 66! Their petition to designate Route 66 a National Historic Trail is short signatures. To reach their…
Fall 2018 Update
Over the past few months, there hasn’t been much to report on our Kinsley Ave renovation project in Winslow AZ, other than the continued task of clearing out unwanted things, organizing what remains, and fixing what’s broken. Not very exciting…
Video Peek Inside
The MidSummer’s Event (including our parking lot sale) is only six days away, so I thought I’d give you a peek inside the building, to get a better idea of the type of goods we’ll be selling on Saturday. By…
History of 213 Kinsley
A love of history led me down the rabbit hole of newspaper archives. In my last two historic novels (now in the hands of my agent), I used era-correct newspapers to add historically accurate details. I figured why not use…
