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Castle Hot Springs

Posted on: March 27, 2012 by Blomquist Family Adventures No Comments

[slideshow] I remember the first time I saw Castle Hot Springs Resort. My husband and I were on a Sunday drive as a newlywed couple. He knew where we were going and I was just along for the ride, enjoying the scenery. We were rambling along on a decently maintained dirt road about 15 miles [...]

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MIRAZOZO and more

Posted on: March 13, 2012 by Blomquist Family Adventures 1 Comment

The Architects-of-Air are back with a new creation: MIRAZOZO.  When you step inside the inflatable colored chambers of red, green and blue, you instantly leave the cares of the outside world behind. MIRAZOZO is similar to AMOCOCO (that I also blogged about last year) but this structure seemed slightly more angular and has these amazing [...]

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Keep ‘em hopping during spring break

Posted on: March 7, 2012 by Blomquist Family Adventures 1 Comment

The weather is warming up, so that means that spring break is just around the corner.  For those parents who can’t take a whole week off work to spend going to the zoo, park, hunting for wildflowers or spring training games, we have a solution for you – spring break camps! The variety of offerings [...]

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Arizona, a place to call home

Posted on: February 14, 2012 by Blomquist Family Adventures No Comments

I am an Arizona native (yes, we really do exist!). I have never lived anywhere else, and honestly I can’t picture myself living anywhere but in the desert. I love Arizona. I fiercely defend her when people who have re-located here from Eastern states complain that there are no seasons. Or, when they say they [...]

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Farmers’ Market frenzy

Posted on: February 8, 2012 by Blomquist Family Adventures No Comments

When you live in the Valley of the Sun January-April is a glorious time. Not only is the temperature near-perfect but it’s Farmers’ Market season. No matter where you live in the Valley, chances are you are not too far from a market at least one day of the week. One market that I frequent [...]

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The Copper Chopper

Posted on: February 1, 2012 by Blomquist Family Adventures No Comments

There she was…glistening in the setting sun like a supermodel with cameras flashing. I approached her, having read so much about her, and now she was in front of me. She was even more beautiful in person. I felt like I knew her, because I had closely followed her rise to celebrity status. It was [...]

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Romantic resorts

Posted on: January 25, 2012 by Blomquist Family Adventures No Comments

Valentine’s Day is really not that far away, or so it seems by all the decorations and candy that have been out since the week after Christmas! I have received several ideas via email this week that I would like to share with parents or any couple that would like a romantic (and unique) getaway. [...]

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They’re back….

Posted on: January 18, 2012 by Blomquist Family Adventures 6 Comments

Mylan and I were channel surfing last night and saw a commercial for a new reality show called “Infested!” on Animal Planet. This particular episode will feature the horrors of living with a scorpion infestation. I looked at Mylan and said, “We haven’t seen one of those for a while.” I should know better. It [...]

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Bye Bye Birdies

Posted on: January 11, 2012 by Blomquist Family Adventures No Comments

It always seems like we have to complete a major project when my husband and I have some time off. Last year we completed an overhaul of our master bedroom and installed a wooden floor. This year we decided that it was time to sell off our flock of lovebirds. Now we had been gradually [...]

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There’s gold in them hills

Posted on: January 4, 2012 by Blomquist Family Adventures No Comments

Because my husband’s new hobby is lapidary (which is actually not a new hobby, but one resurrected from his youth), we decided to take a day of our holiday vacation to go rock hunting. We consulted the book Gem Trails of Arizona and found what seemed like an abundant site of minerals outside of Wickenburg. [...]

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