YARNELL RE-VISITED

Seeing Kelly walking with no hat & no mitts told me we were finally getting back to some enjoyable morning walks.  Nice to feel our temperatures coming up.  Nice to feel the warmth of the morning sun.

THIS UNIQUELY CHARACTERED HOUSE FOR SALE NEAR YARNELL’S CORE CAUGHT OUR EYE…MAIN STRUCTURE ON RIGHT & GRANNY FLAT ON LEFT

  

GRANNY SUITE PATIO

Decided it would be a good day to stain our porch posts.  Figured might as well do that job now while we had the posts here just lying around.  We knew the hardware store in Yarnell had the stain we were looking for so it was off up the Yarnell Hill with us.  Checked the Jeeps thermometer when we left the house & it said 63F.  Less than 10 minutes later we were sitting in front of the Yarnell hardware store & the temperature registered 43F.  Yep, definitely much colder up on top of the Weaver Mountains alright. 

A VERY ARCHITECTURALLY UNIQUE HOUSE INDEED

 

A FEW PHOTOS THROUGH THE WINDOWS

 

UPPER BEDROOM WITH SEMI-WRAP AROUND DECK & BACK YARD VIEW

GROOVY GROUND LEVEL GRANNY FLAT

 

GRANNY KITCHEN & COVERED PATIO

Found the Cedar stain we were looking for, stopped at the Thrift Store, & took us for a drive around a few streets in Yarnell we had previously not seen.  Drove to the SHRINE OF ST. JOSEPH & could see how fire damage had come so close to destroying the whole Shrine.  We could see the gift shop had burned to the ground & we knew the Retreat Center across the road up in the rocks had burned as well.

THIS SECTION OF THE SHRINE ESCAPED THE FLAMES

 

FIRE SWEPT OVER THIS RIDGE…ONLY A FEW BRICKS & STONES LEFT OF THE GIFT SHOP

FIRE CAME DOWN & BURNT SOME OF THE SMALL TREES AROUND THE CROSSES ON RIGHT

We also noticed an unusual number of houses ‘For Sale’ on some of the side streets near the small Village’s center.  A very cozy & picturesque community with many small dwelling nestled into the predominant rock formations.  One place for sale especially caught our eye.  Maybe it was the color, maybe it was it’s unexplainably unique rambling design, or maybe it was just Yarnell itself.   The house was empty so we did have us a look around outside.  Figured out it had a complete detached Granny suite as well.  As with so many houses we have seen here in the South-West this one has fallen on hard times & I would class it as a handyman’s special.  But what a great project for the right person.  Just like our house in Congress I love these old places with all their character, their mysteries, & their old stories to tell.

 

JUST 2 OF MANY HOUSES & PROPERTIES FOR SALE IN YARNELL ARIZONA

YARNELL HAS A UNIQUE WESTERN FLAVOR ALL IT’S OWN

We were back down the hill by early afternoon & it didn’t take me long to get the can of Cedar stain open.  With brush in hand I was soon busy staining our yet to be installed wooden Pine porch posts.  In short sleeves too:))

POST IN FOREGROUND IS DONE, 3 TO GO

On a grueling 9 hour 450 mile drive from Logan Utah to Glenwood Springs Colorado Chinle over there at the SPOTTED DOG RANCH recently recounted a colder time in Steamboat Springs many years ago which resulted in something she refers to as, ‘Popsicle Toes’.  Chinle tells the story as only Chinle can……..

THIS YARNELL HOUSE WAS NOT FOR SALE, I JUST LIKED THE CORAL COLOR

GROANER’S CORNER:((    Three patients in a mental institution prepare for an examination given by the head psychiatrist. If the patients pass the exam, they will be free to leave the hospital. However, if they fail, the institution will detain them for five years.
The doctor takes the three patients to the top of a diving board looking over an empty swimming pool, and asks the first patient to jump.
The first patient jumps head first into the pool and breaks both arms.
Then the second patient jumps and breaks both legs.
The third patient looks over the side and refuses to jump. "Congratulations! You're a free man. Just tell me why didn't you jump?" asked the doctor.
To which the third patient staring down into the empty pool answered, "Well Doc, I can't swim!"

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love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals
are better off than a lot of humans."
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