Early Spring in Arizona
This is our 10th year to spend the winter in this casita in Gold Canyon, Arizona, east of Phoenix. It t so nice not to contend with ice and snow in the winter. Today, as I write this, our temperature is 63 degrees, while in the Denver area it is 28 degrees. We used to enjoy downhill and cross-country skiing. Today, we can enjoy walking outside. Much better. A couple of months ago, we found water spots on my jewelry box. We contacted Hector and Sons painting to calk the windows where the leak seemed to be. After doing that, we had the entire home painted. First, they power-washed the outside and primed over the cracks in the stucco. As you can see, house looks really nice after it is painted. While the prep work was being done, Hector said he suspected the leak had come from the roof. He went up there and found a large crack near the rear windows and sealed the crack. Yesterday we had a heavy rain--3/4 inch- which is a lot