July 21, 2021 Home! Moab to Tucson July 21 We rose early, grabbed some food and were on the road again for a nine hour drive. The first few hours traversed the wide open southern Utah desert and Indian Reservation….

It’s been a very hot summer with almost no rain. So, tennis took place pretty early most days to be off the courts before it reached 100 degrees. During the month of September, the Oro Valley Community Center was still…

Wanting to be safe, but missing music and going out, I was excited when I saw The Coolers were going to perform at the Gaslight Music Hall’s parking lot! Creative thinking abounds amongst those willing to forgo the “old” ways…

August was hot and dry. The COVID-19 situation in Arizona is getting better but health clubs are still shut down. Luckily the tennis courts are safe and open and the Oro Valley Community Center is not charging their monthly fee….

July was a hot, dry month, but we managed to get out almost every single day. I feel so blessed that this exercise is safe, available, and close by. The Community Center is currently closed with gyms being closed as…

Bub got a new WINO shirt, but it hasn’t hurt his game at all! Summer has come to Arizona. This morning, when we left for an 8 AM game, it was already 92 degrees! So we are playing as early…

What crazy times! Oro Valley shut down the tennis courts at the country club, so we were happy to find there were still some open at Wilson School. Shhh…. don’t tell anyone! We seem to be the only people that…

The weather has been somewhat rainy but nice Spring temperatures are making the sunny or partly cloudy days beautiful. Our courts are open, although everything else (except golf) at the Oro Valley Community Center has closed down. So happy we…

Great food and craft beer….what could be better? Tucson was recently designated by Unesco as one of the world’s most important food scenes and its northern suburb, Oro Valley, contains some great places to eat. Noble Hops is one of…

I’ve decided to do a tennis score post monthly, updated each time we play! Well, no wins in February but some damn good games! I am so glad we are healthy and playing every day! I won once in January….