060409 - GREEN VALLEY, AZ

4/9/06
Green Valley, AZ

It's our last evening in Green Valley and we are ending our stay with a final game of Mexican Train with Marilyn, Buck, Maureen, Barry, Rod and Judy.

Green Valley is a beautiful, small but growing area just south of Tucson.
We found it by accident when we were returning from our Mexican Caravan trip 1-1/2 years ago and were befriended by Barry and Maureen who were staying at the same park. Maureen was visiting her sister Marilyn and Buck, and Peter and I were graciously invited to join them. That was our first exposure and experience to Mexican Train (a variation of a domino game -which has no relation to anything Mexican). We had next visited them last Christmas on our way to New Orleans for Mardi Gras and now again.
We spent some wonderful evenings together, some with fine home cooking, and always with "The Game".

Thanks to Nat, a Temple member, we were told that some former temple members, Murray and Margie Falk, were living in Green Valley as well and we made arrangements to meet and play catch up.

Margie picked us up at our park, and back at her home made a terrific breakfast soufflé. Peter even got to meet and play with a new friend, Frosty, a cute little bundle of white fur who tried to teach him how to play as she flirted with him. I will say he did try and he was a perfect gentleman. We had a great time visiting and covered many subjects about ourselves and our common acquaintances.

This is the kind of place you make plans to return to.