Asheville [North Carolina]

I’ve been looking forward to getting to Asheville again since I visited three years ago. The city is small, but diverse and filled with the hippy vibe I love from my hometown of Portland. This was Hawke’s first visit and luckily, we have old friends from the Brewery Artist Lofts to show us around. We…

Marfa [Texas]

I don’t know exactly when I first heard of Marfa, but it’s been on my radar for years. I knew it was some type of artist/maker community in Texas, but that was about it. Despite my lack of anything firm to base my reason for going on, when I realized we were going to be…

Carlsbad Caverns National Park [New Mexico]

As you enter Carlsbad Caverns the sheer enormity is a bit overwhelming, but it’s hard to really grasp what’s you’re up for until you notice the walkway switchbacks going down, down, down…. Then as you pass out of the range of sunlight, you realize that it is still going down…. Oof. Due to COVID restrictions,…

White Sands National Park [New Mexico]

From Tucson, AZ our next real stop is Houston, TX so there’s a lot of ground to cover in between. We figured we’d make the most of the route and stop at a few fun places, the first being White Sands National Park just outside Alamagordo, NM. It is absolutely surreal with 275 square miles…

Arcosanti [Arizona]

Neither of us had never heard of Arcosanti before 2020, but it’s been around (and known by many) since 1970 when Soleri began construction on the place. It took one of Hawke’s favorite bands having a concert there. We bought tickets, watched on the TV in our bedroom at the height of the lockdown and…

Montezuma Castle [Arizona]

I’ve had Mesa Verde National Monument on my to-visit list for decades and I still haven’t made it over there (yet). Cliff dwellings have always fascinated me, so when we were in the Phoenix area and our friend Kristie asked if I’d seen the cliff dwellings near Cottonwood, our next destination, I was intrigued. I’ve…

Red Rock State Park [Arizona]

Let’s be honest, sometimes it’s good to have some alone time. The last few weeks have been incredibly stressful for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that our work RV broke down and we had to live in a rental vehicle. Sigh. It’s felt a bit like putting out…

Hitting the Road v 2.1

After heading back to Las Vegas and doing the rodeo of RV swapping, we returned the rental and got the Sew Together Tuesday bus back. Phew! It’s amazing how much stuff can get squirreled away but it took us a whole day to get everything into its home.  We’ve been living in the rental RV…

Farewell, Los Angeles

We arrived back in Los Angeles after the last tour at the end of September, knowing that if we wanted to do more Sew Together Tuesday on the Road, we were going to have to get rid of our LA loft. The space has been wonderful for us, but being on the road for months…