Here I am in Tucson,
experiencing season shock. Two days ago I was in wintery Kansas. The
temperature was 24º when I boarded a plane at MCI. Here it’s an ideal 72º with a clear
blue sky above.
The sun warms my back. Birds are singing. Shrubs
and aloes are blooming. Although I don’t know their names, their color gives me
joy.
This is the beginning of an
experiment in intergenerational living, involving grandparents, grandson and
his bride-to-be. Dennis and I plan to spend
our winters here, living in the two casitas behind our grandson’s house. This
year my Arizona sojourn, which Dennis was unable to join, will last about five
weeks. We enter this new phase of life with loving hearts, high hopes, and a sense of adventure.
I’ll be documenting this experience in a new blog, Tucson Times. Chicken Creek Journal will
be in abeyance for the duration of my stay. I’ll be back in time for spring
garden planting in Kansas.
Copyright 2015 by Shirley Domer
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