Mount Lemmon

Field Guide: Mount Lemmon (Tucson)

As much as we love the desert, sometimes it’s nice to have a change of scenery. Luckily here in Tucson you don’t have to travel far to experience something completely different. Towering at 9,171 feet above sea level, Mount Lemmon’s change in elevation from the base to the peak is comparable to that between Mexico […]

The Joshua Tree House tent room

Tent Room Updates & Sources

The desert elements truly tested our homes these past couple of months with an incredible amount of rain, wind, and even snow. While we’re always making updates, this past week we tested our own endurance by redoing the ceiling in the tent room in just a few days. Wind and rain had caused a leak, reminding us that we are just human and do not have control over everything; that our house is ultimately a home with a story. In the end, the tent room is better than ever.

Big News! We bought a house in Joshua Tree!

As Rich mentioned in his Weekend Reads post, we bought a house!!! Here’s the fun and complicated part: it’s our second home, but we don’t own a first home. And, we’re going to be renting it on Airbnb! We first visited Joshua Tree, CA a year ago and fell absolutely in love with it. It’s […]