About Me
I am mother, grandmother, adventurerer, ex Arctic pipeline worker, and an opal miner for last 25 years. I recorded much of my life in cartoon form and journaling and am using this in my writing career.
Recent Entries
Anything Can Happen @ Big Bug Station Mayer, AZ
Busy Morning at Big Bug Station.Sam brought in a Cherokee Nation Newspaper from Oklahoma and a discussion on the Cherokee written alphabet (the only N... read more
Rattlesnake Sightings Begin
As early as a month ago, Rattlesnake Bob (also known as Cordes Junction Bob) was out and about getting rid of weeds and started coming int... read more
Hit and Run in Mayer, AZ
Yup, a crash heard in the middle of the night about one in the morning. But not by me. I was asleep snug and safe in my bed. However, me car Mate! She... read more
No Mexicans or Chinese Allowed to Mine Gold
A party of 30 prospectors from California, led by ex-mountain man, Joseph Rutherford Walker, arrived in the Bradshaw Mountains near Prescott, AZ. On... read more
Any Stupid Ass Can Find Gold
Some say that “any stupid ass” can find gold. Perhaps that saying was derived from this typical prospecting story. A rich Arizona... read more
Stagecoach Shotguns & Purty Music in Mayer, AZ
Well for a moment there I thought the time machine door had opened up once again...in walks a rangy looking cowboy type with a shotgun by his side a... read more
Deserts are a Magnet Alaska, Arizona, Australia
I have always been more comfortable where ever there is desert. Even in my years at Prudhoe Bay Alaska I was happier at Prudhoe Bay an arctic desert t... read more
