Since Araminta House is located exactly where Scottsdale meets North Phoenix and Cave Creek, you can throw a pebble and have it pass through all three cities. In this case the clouds reflected in the pool are across the road in...
Read MoreHere are some important facts about the local weather, covering temperature, rainfall and sunshine hours throughout the year. Note that the south end of Scottsdale and Phoenix are at about 1,000 ft elevation. Araminta House is at about 2,000 ft elevation. Going north the elevation keeps climbing with the higher elevations in North Scottsdale and Cave Creek reaching 2,500 ft and above. That means our actual temperature is sometime higher and sometimes lower then you find further south at lower elevations. If you were to continue north a couple if hours you would reach Sedona and then Flagstaff with...
Read MoreEver used an induction cooker top? It is quite the experience! Absolutely nothing heats quicker than this cooker. Well, nothing in a normal kitchen that is. A kettle full of water takes less than two minutes to bring to a boil. A steak takes less than a minute to burn… Oops, yes, as fantastic as it is, it does require some careful experimentation and learning before setting out to cook for the big party. First, to turn on the cooker, press the right-most button on the touch panel – the cooker comes on. Second, to turn on a cooking...
Read MoreWinter in the Phoenix Valley brings splashes of warm colors thanks to the low sun. Not only do sunsets offer brilliant color displays but sunrises can be as exciting. This morning the rising sun played a performance with rays through a big Palo Verde tree creating beautiful...
Read MoreAs winter descends on the Phoenix Valley nights may drop down to freezing temperatures. To protect our cacti from frost scarring we put styrofoam cups on them. It looks really silly but it’s an effective way of protecting the sensitive tops. The cups come off when we are past the freezing...
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