Tucson, Starbuck, and Stencil Art

Following the Arizona dog show circuit to the Cañada del Oro Kennel Club Dog Show with another delightful visit to the Old Pueblo. Pretty sure you’ve figured by now, regardless of where we live. Tucson will always be in our hearts. The not-so-small city with the sleepy character, artsy downtown, and adobe barrios is always [...]

It’s dog show season in Southern Arizona

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Yes, it’s dog show season in Southern Arizona. And we just finished the five straight days of Fiesta Cluster dog shows in Scottsdale. Lisa was showing both her own dog, the champion Border Collie Sadie, and Brady. Brady is still earning his championship points. It was a good weekend for both [...]

Tapestry Of Wool And Art

In early October I received an invitation to an art Opening at the Heard Museum’s Berlin Gallery, the museum’s two-year-old commercial venture. Aside the from the museum shop that is. The invite came in the form of e-mail from artist Marla Allison and a subsequent post-card from the gallery. I met Marla during this year’s [...]

Dogshow Weekend Near Prescott, Arizona

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Another dog show weekend for us. Saturday and Sunday were spent in higher country of Chino Valley. A nice way of trading in the 100+ degree weekend for the cool 80s. A friend, Molly, let us spend the night at her ranch to save us the 2-hour trip down to The [...]

Dinner with my kid and friends

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Me and my son, Steven with his girl-friends at O’malley’s on State Street. Santa Barbara, California. Lisa and I were in SB for at dog show. Steven drove down from Santa Maria for hugs and beers.

Tucson Weekender

First weekend in May I traveled down to Tucson for some party mania! Lisa was away on business with two of the dogs and I packed a couple of jeans, t-shirts, Kirby dog and headed down to the Old Pueblo. University of Arizona Professor James and his lovely wife Jen were kind enough to host [...]

Modern Phoenix Home Tour

This weekend was the 4th running of the Modern Phoenix Home Tour and Expo. This year’s tour celebrated the work of Charles Schreiber’s designs in a neighborhood in Scottsdale, Village Grove. Lisa and I skipped the Saturday Expo event and decided on the Home Tour this year. We had a leisurely morning of reading the [...]

Breakfast beer in Tucson

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Here’s a shot of me down in Tucson. Enjoying a breakfast beer and reading a newspaper. Two of my favorite things!

My bitches

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A couple of my girls enjoying a sunny morning in front of the Hotel Congress. We were visiting Tucson for Gigit to compete in a dog show. The Cañada Del Oro Kennel Club dog show in Tucson, Arizona, which ran Saturday & Sunday, March 22 & 23, 2008. This AKC [...]

Scene from Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market

I took a break from a weekend of dog shows to visit my friend, painter Ryan Singer, at the Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market. Turned out to be a great day for me, meeting and visiting with some very talented artists and creative people.
Navajo weaver Tahnibaa Naataanii and her prize-winning tapestry. A beautiful [...]