A First Time Visit to Flagstaff

Earlier this past spring I visited Flagstaff for the first time. Although the journey was brief, the Arizona mountain city left a lasting impression on me. Much like New Mexico, the Grand Canyon State has very powerful energy as you walk its parts. Think content, […]

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Wine Women Wednesday: Meet Author and Writer, Christina Barrueta

Happy Wine Wednesday! Or, as we call it around here, Wine Women Wednesday. It felt so good to share Michele Padberg’s story with you as we kicked off the series for 2020. As I love to share stories of women in all aspects of the […]

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Discovering Arizona History at Yuma’s Coronado Motor Hotel

As someone drawn to the sea, it’s funny I’ve felt Arizona is “so far” from home. After spending a weekend in Yuma, just about five hours from Los Angeles, I was struck that I go just the same distance when I head up the California […]

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Gluten-Free Guide to Yuma

It’s always exciting when I get to check off seeing another city, especially when it’s in another state. While I don’t fret too much about it, I do wonder how gluten-free it’ll be. This was certainly on my mind when I headed over the California […]

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Fall 2019 for Along Comes Mary

Fall is coming! While I do love the light nights and warmer days (sometimes) of summer, there’s something about the arrival of pumpkin spice everything and those fall colors. Another reason I’m looking forward to the season are all of the amazing opportunities that are […]

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Wine Women Wednesday with Sommelier, Samantha Capaldi

Happy Wednesday! We’re back with our 2nd installment of Wine Women Wednesday. In this series, I’ve chosen some of my favorite women to interview who just happen to be killing it in the wine industry. Today, I’m thrilled to introduce you to my friend and […]

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Summer 2012!

Can you believe in afew more days the Summer 2012 season will officially be in the books & onto Fall we go?! Fall is always a bittersweet time for me….I like the long, light days in Summer, but I don’t like the Summer heat, I […]

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Take Me Out to The Ballgame!

Psst…shall I let you in on a secret? I am not a sports loving girl, yet grew up in a very baseball loving household; my Grandma adores the Yankees, Giants and the Angels. Even saying in her youth she wanted to be lied to rest […]

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Greetings from the River!

Last weekend I had the fun of going on my 2nd girls getaway to Parker, California….& Parker, Arizona!;-) My great friend Erin (I speak of her alot…but in-case you’re just joining my program, shes over at http://www.horsingaroundinla.wordpress.com) annually invites her friends to join her out […]

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Gluten Free Galore!

Is it me, or is gluten free food really popping up EVERYWHERE for us?! Over the weekend, I had a great getaway over in Parker, Arizona (Border of CA) & was pleased as pie to discover their Safeway had quite a good selection of GF […]

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