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Celebr ating the Art of Living in Southern Arizona

"Let us show you the quality and distinctive beauty of Tubac"

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June/July 2013

Volume VIII Number 8 June - July 2013

Cover: Clark's Spiny Lizard Photograph by Joseph Birkett

Memorial Day to Labor Day, 2013, 9am-5pm - At the Tubac Presidio. Blue Star Museum Summer Program – Calling all active duty military! If you are looking for family vacation ideas this summer, you can visit the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park for FREE through the Blue Star Museums program. Blue Star Museums are more than 2,000 museums nationwide that offer free admission to active duty military and their families between Memorial Day and Labor Day, 2013. The Park preserves the site of the Arizona’s oldest Spanish presidio, or fort, established in 1752. Open daily 9am-5pm, including summer holidays.

community. Another will be to update residents on mining projects or proposed projects on the Forest. Coronado personnel will be available to answer questions following the presentation. For more information please contact Heidi Schewel at (520) 388-8300.

June 14 , 5pm - 8pm - Twilight In Tubac at the Mercado De Baca shoping plaza. Late Shopping & Summer Discounts, Mexican Buffet, Dine Under The Stars at Shelby’s Bistro. Live music with Becky Reyes & Scott Muhleman.

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June 1 through August 29, daily 9am-5pm - At the Tubac Presidio. "Quienes Fuimos, Quienes Somos” - A photographic collection On display in Otero Hall - This collection of historic and contemporary portraits presents the work of photographers Jorge Angulo, Carlos Licón, Juan Luis Fernández, Claudia Platt and Juan Casanova and their excursions to the diverse parts of Sonoran to rescue images of “who we were and who we are.” A mosaic of working class, peasant and middle class families, this work is a window into the evolution of Sonoran families and the role of photography as a record of the history of family. Exhibit is included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Opening Reception with wine and cheese will be held on Sunday, June 9 at 2pm. Reception fee is $7.50.

June 15, 11am-3pm - At the Tubac Presidio - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations – Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free.

The credits incorrectly listed Hannah's high school as Sahuarita High, as she attends Walden Grove High School in Sahuarita.

June 8, 3PM - update on the Rosemont Mine, Upstairs, Continental Shopping Plaza in Green Valley. Dinah Bear, an environmental lawyer,will give an update on the Rosemont Mine at this regular monthly meeting. Questions?

Contact Pam Duchaine, 399.2969, pamduchaine@gmail.com June 8, July 13, August 10, September 14, & October 12 The Coronado National Forest and Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists have announced the 2013 schedule for guided lizard-watching tours in Sabino Canyon. Tours are available to the general public on the second Saturday of each month through October. Sabino Canyon has amongst the highest diversity of lizards in the United States (at least 16 species). Lizards are not only very abundant, but are also acclimated to human presence, making them fairly approachable. Participants should meet in front of the Sabino Canyon Visitor Center at 8:00 a.m. the day of the walk. Tours range from very easy one-hour strolls near the Visitor Center and Bajada Loop Nature Trail to the more difficult “Figure 8” tour (approximately three hours) to target the maximum number of species. Many participants select something in between, such as the two- to two and one-half hour walks to the riparian area surrounding Sabino Dam. Attendees select the group they wish to join. Restroom and drinking water facilities are available along the routes. Participants should use sunscreen, wear a hat, bring water and light snacks, and wear sensible shoes (all tours are on trails, none are very difficult).

Those who own binoculars are encouraged to bring them. Some will be available for loan, but the supply is limited. All participants will receive a two by three foot color poster, “Lizards of Sabino Canyon Recreation Area.” Tours are free of charge, but the $5.00 per day or $20.00 per year standard amenity fee will not be waived for tour attendees. For more information please contact the Sabino Canyon Visitor Center at (520) 749-8700 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekends.

June 9th - Paws Patrol’s Cat Adoption Fair - Second Sundays of each month from 1pm to 4pm at Green Valley Canine, 750 W Camino Casa Verde. All cats and kittens are raised in our foster homes. For more information, call 520-2074024 or see our website: www.greenvalleypawspatrol.org.

June 10 thru 14, 9am-12pm - Vacation Bible School. At The Church at Tubac, 2242 West Frontage Road. Free. Theme: Colossal Coaster World: Facing Fear, Trusting God. Fun, games, crafts, music, snacks -free! 398-2325.

June 11th - July 3rd - Summer Arts Program for youth at the Tubac Center of the Arts. Summer is fast approaching and that means Tubac Center of the Arts will soon be filled with the energy and artistic creation of children!

TCA’s summer program will be held this year June 11th - July 3rd. Classes include a variety of visual arts and performing arts - through which students learn about and explore artistic technique and concepts. Tubac Center of the Arts information: 520-398-2371 June 11, from 6:30 to 8pm - in the Patagonia High School Cafeteria, 200 Naugle Avenue, Patagonia. The Coronado National Forest and the Historic Town of Patagonia will co-host a meeting . One purpose of the meeting will be to introduce incoming Minerals personnel to the

June 16 - Father’s Day at the Tubac Golf Resort - For Dad’s, 18 Holes of Golf plus Brats & Beer at Stables Bar & Patio. $32 + tax & gratuity. For Tee Times call 520.398.2021 June 21, 10am-2pm - Living History: Foods of the Spanish Colonial Period –Volunteers dressed in period clothing reenact the daily lives of Spanish soldiers and civilians who lived in Tubac during the Spanish Colonial period (1752-1776). Featuring a special display of the bounty of foods from the Old World, New World and surrounding desert used by Tubac cooks, plus cooking demos with samples. $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. At the Tubac Presidio.

June 21, 2:30 PM - Joyner-Green Valley Library. The Arizona Action Network will present PBS Bill Moyers Special about ALEC, the network of corporate lobbying and political action. Co-sponsored by Democratic Women in Action (DeWA) and DCSRA. Questions? Contact Pam Duchaine, 399.2969, pamduchaine@gmail.com June 22, 7:30PM - Film at the Tubac Main Stage: Alias Ruby Blade $7.00 suggested donation One courageous woman risks everything for the love of the imprisoned leader of a nation struggling for freedom. Together they nurture the tumultuous birth of the world’s newest nation – Timor-Leste. 2012 Documentary. Tubac Plaza Main Stage, 29 Tubac Plaza, Tubac, AZ. For info & directions – http://GlobalChangeMultiMedia.org (520) 398-2542 June 23, 11am-3pm - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations – Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free.

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June 29, 10am-2pm - At the Tubac Presidio - Living History: Medicine of the Spanish Colonial Period – When the Spanish soldiers and their families settled Tubac in 1752, there was no doctor or surgeon among them.

It was the responsibility of the women to treat their family’s physical complaints and wounds. Medicine was basic and dependent on herbs and plants known for their healing properties. This living history program features a display of medicinal herbs and plants, and knowledgeable commentary by an herbalist who will tell visitors how these plants were used by “curanderas” (healers) to treat illness and injuries. $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free.

July 4, Independence Day Celebration at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa - Thursday, July 4th Fireworks festivities kick start at 4pm with a Kid’s Zone, Southern Arizona’s longest inflatable obstacle course, face painting, kid’s games, lots of food booths, entertainment and Clydesdale wagon rides!

Desert Sky Fireworks at 8:45pm. Parking is $7 per car.

Special VIP tickets include VIP parking, a deluxe buffet dinner in the Geronimo Ballroom, two drink tickets, a private cash bar and front row seating for the fireworks, $48 per person, inclusive. For reservations call 520.398.3531. 25% of beer sales to benefit Southern Arizona’s Red Cross.

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Last month's cover featured a beautiful piece of artwork created by Hannah Burrows who participated in the Tubac Center of the Arts' Hi-Art show, which featuring artwork submitted by area high school students.

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Mixed Media on Board 43" x 34" x 2.25" Image courtesy Tubac Center of the Arts

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July 4, 10am-12 noon - Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration – Tubac Presidio State Historic Park will be the site of an assortment of free games for the kids, free hot dogs and watermelon, and a “squirt-down” courtesy of the Tubac Fire Department.

This old-fashioned family celebration is organized by the Tubac Chamber of Commerce with help from local non-profit organizations. Park admission is FREE during the event. Tubac’s fine art galleries, artist studios and shops will be open all day, 10am-5pm. At 11:30 AM the Tubac Fire Department opens up their fire hose and provides a cooling “squirt-down” for kids and anyone else who needs some cooling off on a hot summer day.

Village restaurants will offer breakfast, lunch and dinner.

July 12 - Twilight In Tubac at the Mercado De Baca shoping plaza. Late Shopping & Summer Discounts, Mexican Buffet, Dine Under The Stars at Shelby’s Bistro. Live music with NoWhere Man & Whiskey Girl (Derrick & Amy Ross) Information call: 398-2805 or 398-2727 July 13,11am-3pm - At the Tubac Presidio - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations – Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering.

Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free.

July 14 - Paws Patrol’s Cat Adoption Fair. Second Sunday of each month from 1pm to 4pm at Green Valley Canine, 750 W Camino Casa Verde. All cats and kittens are raised in our foster homes. For more information, call 520-207-4024 or see our website: www.greenvalleypawspatrol.org.

July 18 ,10am-2pm - At the Tubac Presidio - Living History: Medicine of the Spanish Colonial Period – When the Spanish soldiers and their families settled Tubac in 1752, there was no doctor or surgeon among them. It was the responsibility of the women to treat their family’s physical complaints and wounds.

Medicine was basic and dependent on herbs and plants known for their healing properties. This living history program features a display of medicinal herbs and plants, and knowledgeable commentary by an herbalist who will tell visitors how these plants were used by “curanderas” (healers) to treat illness and injuries. $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free.

July 13, 10am-2pm - At the Tubac Presidio - Living History: Foods of the Spanish Colonial Period – Volunteers dressed in period clothing reenact the daily lives of Spanish soldiers and civilians who lived in Tubac during the Spanish Colonial period (17521776). Featuring a special display of the bounty of foods from the Old World, New World and surrounding desert used by Tubac cooks, plus cooking demos with samples. $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free.

by Vicki R. Fitzsimmons

Pianist and Nogales native Evan Kory, son of Sandra and Gregory Kory of Kory Mercantile in Nogales, is returning to Santa Cruz County to perform his beautiful music—and, he’s bring three friends with him, all equally talented. St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic has the privilege of hosting a music recital featuring the four talented musicians at Tubac Center for the Arts on Friday, August 16 at 6:00 p.m.

July 20, at 2pm - Fun Summer Cooking Demo, at the Tubac Golf Resort. Come and participate with Chef John Wooters in a fun cooking demonstration Chef will be creating Light Summer Fair and Cocktails. $35 plus tax & gratuity. Space is limited. For reservations please call 520.398.2678 July 20, 7:30pm - Film at the Tubac Main Stage: Chasing Ice $7.00 suggested donation. The story of one man’s mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of how our carbon-powered lives are changing our planet. 2012 Documentary. Tubac Plaza Main Stage, 29 Tubac Plaza, Tubac, AZ. For info & directions – http://GlobalChangeMultiMedia.org (520) 398-2542 July 21, 11am-3pm - At the Tubac Presidio Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations – Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free.

July 26, 10am-2pm - At the Tubac Presidio - Living History: Medicine of the Spanish Colonial Period – When the Spanish soldiers and their families settled Tubac in 1752, there was no doctor or surgeon among them. It was the responsibility of the women to treat their family’s physical complaints and wounds.

Medicine was basic and dependent on herbs and plants known for their healing properties. This living history program features a display of medicinal herbs and plants, and knowledgeable commentary by an herbalist who will tell visitors how these plants were used by “curanderas” (healers) to treat illness and injuries. $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free.

August 2 - September 5, 2013 Tubac Center of the Arts Presents: “Summer Gallery” Opening Reception 5-7pm. Summer Gallery is an annual art exhibit at Tubac Center of the Arts showcasing work in many different mediums from artist members of Tubac Center of the Arts and artists of the Santa Cruz Valley. Some of the 2013 participating artists include, John Marbury, Lyle Collister, Leigh Morrison, Dikki Van Helsland, Del Marinello, Roberta Rogers, Pam Wedemeyer, Paula Perrino, and TCA staff artists, Bonnie Jaus and Karon Leigh.

Summer Gallery Hours: Thursday - Sunday, 10am - 4:30pm Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Road. Free. 398-2371 www.TubacArts.org

August 3, 7:30pm - Film at the Tubac Main Stage - A Bottle In The Gaza Sea $7.00 suggested donation. 2011 Drama set in Israel and Palestine about a forbidden friendship that develops between an Israeli young woman and a Palestinian young man who struggle with their war-torn world and find a way to rise above it through their relationship. Tubac Plaza Main Stage, 29 Tubac Plaza, Tubac, AZ. For info & directions – http:// GlobalChangeMultiMedia.org (520) 398-2542 August 16, 6:00 pm - Musical Recital to Benefit St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic Annual Cleft Palate/Cleft Lip Mission. Musicians Evan Kory, pianist; Joshua Guerrero, tenor; Levi Hernandez, baritone; and Christopher Allen, pianist will perform classical music at the Tubac Center for the Arts. Tickets are $50 and include the recital, wine, sodas, and “heavy” hors d’oeuvres. Tickets available after July 16 from any Clinic Board member; St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic, 75 W. Calle de las Tiendas; and La Cinderella Shop, Mariposa Center, Nogales. Approximately 45 children with cleft palate/cleft lip will be helped with proceeds from this recital. Info at the Tubac Center of the Arts 520-398-2371 September 2, 5-7pm - At the Tubac Presidio - Tubac Rotary’s Community BBQ to provide horses for the Anza Riders for Anza Days. Date Labor Day Cost $ 20/ adult $ 15 per child. Why? Severe funding cuts from National Park Service and other entities in the area.

We need horses for this event. They cost $ 70 per horse to rent, and we need about 20. we hope that the community will join us for good food, music, and the HORSELESS ANZA RIDERS ! Tubac Rotary is underwriting the cost so ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO TUBAC ANZA DAYS September 14 - INAUGURAL JESSICA POTTINGER MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT - at the Tubac Golf Resort 7:00am Registration. 8:00am Shotgun Start Lunch & Awards Reception at Conclusion of Play 1 (800) 848.7893. Call to reserve a preferred rate by August 14th.

Proceeds benefiting: The ALS Association of Southern Arizona & Together in Hope/Jessica’s Table Event listings are free to advertisers and free, public, non-profit events.

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Tickets are $50 and include the music recital featuring classical music and wine, sodas, and “heavy” hors d’oeuvres following the performance. Proceeds will benefit The Clinic’s Annual Cleft Palate/Cleft Lip Mission. Tickets may be purchased after July 15 at the following locations: St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic, 75 W. Calle de las Tiendas, Suite 129, Green Valley; La Cinderella Shop, Mariposa Center, Nogales; from any St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic Board Member; or at the door.

Evan Kory is a pianist with distinction. He is an active soloist and chamber musician with a diverse repertoire ranging from the renaissance and baroque to the present. He has performed throughout the United States as well as in Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, China, and Russia and in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall (New York), BachArchive Leipzig, Tenri Cultural Center, Yamaha Artists Salon, and the Lyceum of Arts Concert Hall (St. Petersburg). A review from the American Record Guide writes, “His passion for Bach emerges powerfully.”

Joshua Guerrero, tenor, performed the role of Le Chevalier in Opera UCLA’s Dialogues of the Carmelites last year, and this year he performed the title role in Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld.

For the past two years, he has been the featured tenor soloist in Palm Springs Opera Guild’s annual Opera in the Park. In 2011, he studied intensively in Payerbach, Austria, with Vladimir Chernov. Most recently, he was a member of the Santa Fe Opera’s Apprentice Artist program this summer.

Levi Hernandez, baritone, has a velvety tone and a stage presence which exudes confidence and charm.

He is gaining momentum as a sought after artist on the operatic stage. Hernandez is an El Paso native. He made his Houston Grand Opera debut as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly. He has performed at the San Francisco Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, Opera Omaha, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, the Philadelphia Ballet, Nashville Opera, and Opera Memphis.

Hernandez has been a soloist in Handel’s Messiah with the Charlotte Symphony.

Christopher Allen is a conductor and pianist. He is currently on the music staff of Cincinnati Opera as assistant conductor, a position he has held for the past two years. Allen has been the recipient of numerous awards which have led to debuts in venues such as Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, The Kennedy Center, Yamaha Artist Services, The Julliard School and the Tenri Cultural Institute. He was recently selected by Maestro James Conlon to be a conducting assistant and coach for the Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program at Los Angeles Opera for the 2012-2013 season.

Please join St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic in welcoming these fine musicians to Santa Cruz County. St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic Annual Cleft Palate/Cleft Lip Mission is in October 2013.

Approximately 45 children will have surgeries for either cleft palate or cleft lip. The surgical team is Children’s Surgery International of Minneapolis.

The operations will take place at CIMA Hospital in Hermosillo in partnership with St. Andrew’s. Followup speech and language therapy for the children will be at St. Andrew’s once-a-month clinic at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Nogales, Arizona or at CIMA Hospital in Hermosillo.

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Recycling gets a reprieve

The three Santa Cruz County Supervisors said last month that they don’t want to demolish the county’s recycling program, even though it has run in the red for the past two years, costing about $41,000 a year more than any revenues it brings in.

County Manager Carlos Rivera told the supervisors that the loss in the recycling fund is serious and a solution must be found. He said that for the past two years, the money has been transferred to cover the loss from the landfill reserve fund, a long-term savings account that will be required to pay for significant and costly environmental action when the Rio Rico landfill is full and must be closed.

An increase in landfill and transfer station user fees will be discussed during June to help offset the annual loss. Meanwhile, the three supervisors told Public Works Director Jesus Valdez that they want an advisory committee created to investigate ways to become more efficient in recycling.

Two volunteers from each of the county’s three supervisor districts were to be appointed to the committee which will work with Karl Moyers, the county’s solid waste manager.

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In Tubac, the transfer station where materials for recycling can be deposited is at the north end of the West Frontage Road, north of Chavez Siding Road.

The station is open Friday through Monday.

Legislator visits Tubac

Andrea Dalessandro, who represents District 2 (which includes Tubac) in the Arizona House of Representatives, spoke to a group in Tubac on May 20.

Some of the issues she was involved with in her first session since being elected include Medicaid restoration, and reform for sales tax, or the transaction privilege tax, in Arizona. She said her largest frustrations have been the slow pace of restoration of public school funding and the lack of job growth bills.

She was appointed to be a member of the Government, Reform and Human Services, and Joint Legislative Audit committees.

She encouraged individuals to contact her with questions and concerns. She can be reached at (800) 352-8404 or by email at ADalessandro@azleg.gov.

Soldier Basin Fire contained

The Soldier Basin Fire in May that occurred southeast of Patagonia in steep, rocky terrain burned more than 10,700 acres.

The resources assigned to it totaled about 201 people, according to a Coronado National Forest spokesman.

Put to use were three helicopters, 11 fire engines, two Type 1 hotshot crews, four Type 2 hand crews, six water tenders and related resources.

It started May 17 and was reported fully contained May 28. No structures were lost and there were no injuries. The fire was reported as human caused by a Coronado National Forest spokesman.

Fire district receives gift

A bequest from the late Nellie McPherson of Tubac was received recently by the Tubac Fire District. The $10,000 gift will be used for employee education and to help support the Explorer program for teens, Fire Chief Kevin Keeley said.

He said it is the largest gift ever given to the fire district. “We are thrilled that she thought of us. We will definitely put it to good use.”

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She will now work for Epcor at the White Tank Regional Water Treatment facility west of Phoenix, Lulewicz said.

Epcor has about 600 customers in the Tubac area and supplies water through the wells it operates. The other water provider is the Baca Float Water Co. in the Barrio de Tubac residential area.

Kathy Papini accepts a certificate of appreciation from John Lulewicz of Epcor Water. She’s moving to the Phoenix area.

Water company personnel change

A long-time Tubac employee of Epcor Water has been transferred and is moving away. Kathy Papini, Water Plant Operator IV, was recognized with a certificate of appreciation at the May 20 meeting of the Santa Cruz Valley Citizens Council by John Lulewicz of Epcor.

Papini worked in Tubac for 17 years and worked for predecessors of Epcor, as well. Rich Bohman, chairman of the Citizens Council, complimented Papini for her strong work ethic, saying she started her days very early and always responded quickly to phone calls.

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Economic value of the arts detailed in report

A new report says that arts and culture organizations and their audiences generate $581 million a year in Arizona.

Tubac is well-known as a community that focuses on art, culture and history.

The report notes that for each $1 invested by the State of Arizona, other funds include $5 in city, county, federal and tribal support; $41 in earned income from ticket sales and memberships; and $46 in contributed income from individuals, foundations, businesses and other sources.

Recently released by the Arizona Cultural Data Project Task Force, the “Impact: Arts and Culture in Arizona” report provides a first-of-its-kind snapshot

detailing the arts and culture sector’s expansive impact on Arizona lives and economies.

Utilizing aggregated data from the Arizona Cultural Data Project and select additional data sources, “Impact: Arts and Culture in Arizona” illustrates the myriad ways Arizona’s arts and culture sector develops jobs and revenue, contributes to economic health and competitiveness, promotes civic health and pride, and enhances Arizonans’ overall quality of life.

“This report further reinforces the fact that Arizona’s arts and culture industry is a critical partner to the private sector in Arizona, in growing the economy of our state and in maintaining the momentum of economic recovery,” said Mark Feldman, CEO of Miller/Russell and Associates and Chairman of the Arizona Commission on the Arts.

More information about the project and its contributors can be found at www.azarts.gov/azcdp.

(For comments or questions, contact the writer at kathleenvandervoet@gmail.com)

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A Celebration of the Borderlands, Part 4 Text and Photos by Murray Bolesta

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he heat hits us like a ton of bricks in June, probably the hottest month of all in southern Arizona since the afternoon cooling impact of monsoon storms has not yet happened.

The swollen, juicy, ripe purple fruit of the cactus is a common sight in the borderlands summer, and is called a fig or tuna, growing from a pad of the cactus.

The tuna is one of three edible parts of the cactus, including the pad and flower petals. In a different vein, for those of us interested in understanding and controlling invasive species, it’s interesting that, decades ago, the prickly pear cactus was introduced to South Africa, the source of so many of our own invasive plants, and thus was an unintentionally troublesome “payback.”

June can be challenging for you, the borderlands photographer, in another way too, due to the curse of the nature photographer: the blue sky.

The clear blue sky is something I try to avoid in landscape photography, like the mid-day sun. If you must have it, minimize it by composing an image with just a sliver of sky at the top, or crop it out later.

But then, goodness knows, July’s monsoon arrives. It’s the beginning of the finest season in Arizona, one which many snow-birds miss, lamentably. On some days in monsoon season, all four corners of the sky are filled with awesome drama. It can be a jawslacking 360-degree king-sized diorama.

This installment is the fourth of my series of articles which serve seasonal fare as we move through the year. All images accompanying this article were captured in the months of June or July in years past.

Santa Rita Monsoon As a photographic subject in themselves, monsoon skies are hard to portray with any convincing impact due to their immense scale. A solid object offering perspective is a preferred added visual element in a photo. This could take the form of something in the foreground such as the silhouette of a tree, or something bigger like a mountain in the distance. In a really big enlarged print, an open monsoon sky unfettered by any contrasting object can be a striking artwork.

Capturing the various hues of a ripe tuna is a fine challenge for a good photographer.

Baby Quail On borderlands roads and streets, the chicks of the Gambel’s quail are sometimes hard to miss, as they scoot after their parents like so many awkward new army recruits on their first day’s drill. When photographing such small critters, it’s best to drop to the ground yourself. The intrepid borderlands photographer is never afraid of getting a bit hot and dirty!

Hawk Silhouette In the immense Tohono O’Odham Indian Nation, the sun has set, painting a polychrome background for a silhouette of the iconic Redtail hawk. Silhouetting a subject in a photo is an artful way to detach it from its literal form.

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Murray Bolesta is an art and heritage photographer, and has written this column since 2007. Murray supports the preservation of our natural, rural, and cultural heritage, and ships his art prints to customers worldwide from his website www.CactusHuggers.com.

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Leather work, block printing among Ruby F irecat ’s creations

by Kathleen Vandervoet

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nspiration for her work comes from many sources, but artist Ruby Firecat said she especially appreciates the surroundings of her home and its connected art studio, southeast of Tubac in the Tubac Foothills Ranch area.

Firecat has a Conrad printing press in her studio and since it’s portable, she’s taking it to the Tubac Center of the Arts to use in the summer class.

Her impressive talent and skill with leather is demonstrated through the attractive and stylish purses and bags she’s created over her lifetime.

Although a network of customers and friends fuels her sales, and she’s pleased to develop custom purses.

“I love being here. I walk the dogs twice a day.

I’ve walked the whole area and I know these mountains. The peacefulness of it and the solitude have become a comfort and I feel moved by it and stimulated by it,” she said.

She talked about how she settles on the color of leather she’ll use. “Often times I play with the color wheel and I think of complementary colors.”

Firecat has crafted one-of-a-kind leather purses and satchels all her adult life, and is a talented printmaker and painter. She’s sharing her knowledge this summer as one of the teachers in the children’s program at the Tubac Center of the Arts. There are six classes offered from June 11 to July 3 and hers is titled “Ink!”

“We’re going to make it hands-on dynamic. We have a very soft material for the young kids. We’ll be making prints and blocks. And I want to make some prints on fabrics and then construct with the fabrics -- something like a flag or a wind sock” that may tie into their dramatic production.

One-of-a-kind leather purses have been a specialty of Ruby Firecat her entire life. These leather purses in coral tones feature inside details and pockets in leather as well.

A native of Austin, she studied art and art history at the University of Texas and the University of Arizona, as well as the Art Institute in Chicago and Bradley University in Peoria, Ill. In the past 12 months, Firecat has painted nine murals.

Two of them are two-sided and are on view at the Rock Corral Ranch in Tumacacori; another four enliven the

entry to the Boys & Girls Club in Nogales; and there’s one at a bed and breakfast in Albuquerque.

Printmaking has fascinated her for years, she said. “There’s nothing so magical as cutting a block, trying to imagine how it’s going to look, inking it, putting a piece of paper on it, putting it through a press and pulling it off. You can’t possibly visualize it if you haven’t done it before. People are always fascinated by that.”

She finds that she frequently chooses “to use all of the colors of blue and they are usually what inspire me. I think it’s because I live in the Southwest.”

Open one of her purses and find additional leather pockets and colors inside. “I try to make the inside of the bag just as designed and just special as the outside of it. When I do that I’m not competing with people who manufacture bags,” she said.

Firecat had her Tubac area home built 13 years ago and included a roomy separate art studio. There’s a spacious shaded patio next to her studio and she enjoys working outdoors when weather permits. “I love the summer nights when it stays light longer, and I love to paint outside,” she said, adding that she’s inspired by her views of the Santa Rita and San Cayetano mountains.

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Above, left and middle: Two-sided murals were painted by Ruby Firecat, some installed at the Rock Corral Ranch in Tumacacori and the Boy's & Girl's Club in Nogales. She said they were inspired by the styles used by Mexican muralists of the past 100 years in which history and cultural and traditional icons are represented. She’s painted nine murals in the past 12 months.

Above, right: Ruby Firecat uses a portable Conrad printing press that prints in a 15- by 36-inch format. She said she mainly prints wood cuts. Photos by Kathleen Vandervoet Firecat’s art is on view in a variety of locales, including Dark Star Leather in Tucson, the Hacienda del Sol resort and restaurant in Tucson, Desert Son in Santa Fe and Conrad Leather Boutique in Scottsdale.

In addition to leading children’s summer art classes in Tubac for several years, Firecat has taught art for three years every Friday at Little Red Schoolhouse (Santa Cruz Elementary District No. 28) east of Nogales on the Patagonia Highway.

She’s taught classes for children and adults at the Patagonia Art Center and for children at the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County.

Firecat gives back to her community by way of a precious

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commodity – her time. She’s been on the board of directors of the Santa Cruz Community Foundation for four years. Before that, she was president of the board of United Way of Santa Cruz County for four years. “I feel like the opportunities have happened by accident. I try to do what I can do,” she said.

That concept has never left her. “I tell my art students that right now you’re getting the very beginning of what you’re going to use to tie together the creativity in your life.

You’re going to weave this way of relating yourself, your ideas, and your story, through your art.”

She said that leather work seemed to be a natural progression. “I had always sewn. I studied fine art, photography and film making in college. I like the idea of tying it together, as a seamstress and as a leather worker.”

To contact her, email her at rubyfirecat@gmail.com or call (520) 403-3598.

Her connection to Southern Arizona reaches back more than 40 years. She opened a leather store, Ruby Firecat, on Fourth Avenue in Tucson in 1972 and ran it for about five years.

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by Vincent Pinto

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t takes a Lizard to love June in the lower reaches of the Sky Islands. In our deserts and grasslands the rocks are too hot to touch, the flowers have mostly flown, ants once again conspire to mess with our water pump's electrical connection, and (gulp) Cone-nosed Bugs are on the prowl for a snack of my blood (they seem to particularly enjoy mine). While many other regions of the U.S. are enjoying the fruits of Spring rains - flowers, flowing streams, and assorted natural delights that only can be spawned by moisture - we are deeply entrenched in the midst of our annual drought. Another name for our yearly dearth of rain is called May and June. This is traditionally the hottest/ driest portion of our varied climate in the Sky Islands.

As such, many humans - perhaps the wise ones you may, understandably, conclude - have bugged out, opting for more sane temperatures and at least the chance to glimpse a hint of moisture, as well as its many attendant pleasures.

More importantly for the Naturalist is the fact that quite a few species of wildlife seem to be giving June a miss. Not the least of these are our respectable contingency of amphibians - Frogs, Toads, and even our one species of Salamander, the Tiger Salamander. Given their permeable skin, which would soon desiccate in the soaring temperatures of June, who can blame them for taking refuge underground? There they estivate, which is the hotter equivalent of hibernation, awaiting the succor of July, or, dare we say, even late June rains. Encountering an amphibian in June would sort of be like seeing a nectar feeding bat in January - wrong time to be out! Even some mammals have evolved to basically wait it out underground during this gauntlet of heat.

Still, June holds much in the way of herps - slang

for reptiles and amphibians - for the hardier souls that stay and endure our outdoor furnace.

Just recently I've had the fortune to see many of the more intriguing reptilian drylands denizens in our area. In late May I managed to step directly over a quite large and active Western Diamondback Rattlesnake while exploring in Mexico. I was not lacking energy or adrenaline after that whimsical, wary waltz! Soon after, I admired the surreal visage of a Sonora Mud Turtle as it allowed the crystal clear waters of a desert stream to caress its carapace. Up in the mountain canyons I stumbled upon several covert Rock Rattlesnakes, whose only hint of presence was their telltale, cicada-like buzzing.

The list goes on. Not bad for such a seemingly lifeless time of the year.

In many ways this is the best time to encounter and enjoy a wide array of reptiles in our hyperdiverse Sky Islands region. To start with, we harbor approximately 32 species of lizards in the Sky Islands - more than any comparable area north of Mexico. Further, the hot temperatures seem to do little to dissuade our scaled brethren.

Being ectotherms, many do indeed avoid the hottest temperatures of the day, between about 11am and 5pm, depending upon the species, location, and habitat in question. However, a casual search outside of that time frame may well yield a nice diversity of lizard species - each worth much more than a cursory glance.

One of my favorite set of species to encounter are the Spiny Lizards in the genus Sceloporus. In Arizona, Spiny Lizards come in three flavors Desert (which may well harbor a second species, the Twin-spotted Spiny Lizard), Clarks, and Mountain. A fourth species inhabits the far eastern Sky Islands of New Mexico - the Crevice

Spiny Lizard. Although the U.S. strangely lacks the large lizards of other continents - think Monitor Lizards in Australia or even Iguanas in the Caribbean, for example - our Spiny Lizards do have some heft and girth to them on a more minor scale. Once seen, they normally elicit admiring comments and even gasps, owing to their size. The Desert, Clark's, and Crevice Spinys can top 5.5” in length, while the smaller Mountain Spinys max out at about 4.5” Either way, they're hard to ignore once spotted.

The trick is to find them. This is no mean task, as they are - each respective to its environment masters of camouflage and evasion. To start with our 3 Arizona species readily climb trees. There, upon the bole of a Mesquite, Sycamore, or the like, they lurk in search of invertebrate prey or the perfect thermoregulatory conditions. Once their keen eyes and/or ears detect movement or sound they are on high alert. Then, with a deftness that has likely had many a herpetologist cussing under his or her breath, they swiftly deposit themselves on the opposite side of the tree as the prying researcher or threat. A scuffling of clawed toes upon rough bark is all your likely to show for the great majority of encounters with these species. If not trees, then Packrat nests, boulder piles, and other dense cover will suffice to safeguard them with a quick duck from sight.

Simultaneously, they must elude a wide range of predators that would relish such a fat, tasty morsel. These would-be “thugs” include various snakes, including Gopher Snakes and Coachwhips. Larger individuals of these species are quite capable of devouring even the largest Spiny Lizards, while smaller members of the same species or smaller snake species altogether

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often dine upon the younger, smaller Spinys. Other predators include various raptors, such as Gray Hawks, Black Hawks, and - likely - the occasional aerial assault by an Owl. Of course a Roadrunner is always a threat to these lizards, given the voraciousness and adeptness of this remarkable predator. Life is indeed perilous for a Spiny Lizard - young or old, large or small.

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or simply target practice. Even individuals who love lizards may go well overboard and collect them for display or sale, potentially threatening the populations of some species.

Far better to create and encourage a diverse landscape of native plants that support a wide range of invertebrate prey for Spiny and other Lizard species. Far more enlightened to restrict the movement of your pets to a leashed Despite the covert nature of these colors, the males have evolved several area or, better still, ways to deliver a “love letter” to their potential mates. Perhaps the more to indoors where visible of these methods is the occasional set of pushups that they use they cannot maim or to say “Hey mama, get a glimpse of my blue” as well as “Buddy, you best otherwise dine upon our back off post haste!” Many a curious Naturalist has had these or males reptilian cousins. Learn of related species deliver an impressive set of pushups in front of them to love lizards. Admire - all triggered by a blue color in wardrobe or accidental movement that them, study them, photograph mimicked a lizard of the same species. If pushups don't do the job, then them, but leave them to their head-bobbing may well accomplish it. own devices. That accomplished, we can live in accord with them, Spiny Lizards match their mostly invertebrate diet to their size, opting benefitting from not only their beauty, for smaller species when they're young and increasingly larger ones but also from their valuable ecological as they grow older/larger. Various insects and spiders are normal fare, though some species occasionally dine upon some plant material. Captive services as both predator and prey. Think individuals consume smaller species, such as Tree Lizards. Count yourself of that the next time you gaze into the intense, almost surreal eyes of a Clark's Spiny fortunate and/or skilled if you observe feeding behavior in these mostly Lizard! reclusive lizards.

Having circumvented the natural defense mechanisms of Spiny Lizards, at last you may admire them. They are visually impressive well beyond their size. Well-named, they sport an array of raised scales on their dorsal side that can serve as an effective predator deterrent at times. If raised, the scales can serve to wedge them into tight spaces, such as those found in trees or amongst rock piles. In such tight squeezes a Spiny Lizard will readily inflate itself, rendering most efforts to extricate it futile. A good look at an adult male Spiny Lizard confirms that he is the larger and gaudier of the two genders. He normally sports blue to blue-green on his throat, if not undersides. This is a sneaky/sexy way to attract the attention of a lustful female who lacks such ostentatious markings.

Unfortunately, our Spiny and other lizard fauna often suffer at the hands of unwitting or downright unsavory people. The former include those who landscape with non-native plants, thus supplanting various lizard species from what otherwise would be usable habitat. Non-native plants rarely serve as food for the invertebrates that are such a mainstay of Spiny Lizard diets. The same or other folk often allow their cats and dogs to roam willy nilly throughout good habitat, where they stalk, capture, and kill an alarming array of native fauna, including lizards. Finally, there are the people who themselves target lizards and other wildlife as vermin

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There’s a new wrinkle to the traditional ‘Thank God It’s Friday’ feeling that aims to draw people outdoors at the conclusion of an overly warm week. They’ll have the chance to stroll though a shaded and lushly-planted plaza with the refreshing sounds of a fountain in the background.

The shops at Mercado de Baca, 19 Tubac Rd., will provide live music, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, and special summer discounts to entice visitors to stop by on the second Friday of each month from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Marsha Droegkamp, owner of Sweet Poppies up-market consignment, said, “It’s so beautiful in the evenings. We all have fabulous shops and we plan to do this at twilight every month.” Evening shopping will relaxing and fun as a result.

All the shops owners in the plaza get along with each other, she said. “We’re working on this as a team. We’re very excited.”

Shelby’s Bistro restaurant is at the rear of the plaza, with its own fabulous patio for outdoor dining, and will also be a draw for shoppers and

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visitors, Droegkamp said.

She said she knows there are many area residents who spend much of the summer here. “Not everybody is a snowbird. This gives everybody something to do” on a Friday night, she said.

The store owners came up with the plan. “We decided we need to think outside the box and do something different; something to bring people in the evenings,” she said. “We all have something different to put forth.”

In addition to Sweet Poppies and Shelby’s Bistro, other participating shops are The Crowe’s Nest, Lily’s Home Boutique, Art in Miniature, Brush and Palette, Misas, Art Seeds, Class Act and Stone House. “Even the landlord is participating to make it a success,” Droegkamp said.

The list of scheduled entertainers includes: June 14, Becky Reyes and Scott Muhleman; July 12, Nowhere Man and Whiskey Girl (Derrick and Amy Ross); Aug. 9, Terry Wolf; Sept. 13, Latin Duo of Reyes and Harrelson.

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A long-established art supply store in Tubac recently moved to a spacious new location. Beads of Tubac is at 8 Burruel Street. Owner Margaret Rose Chitwood said she moved so that her store can be handicap-accessible.

beginners make jewelry from beads and a range of tools and supplies for more experienced crafters.

Beads of Tubac offers a wide range of classes each winter from January through April. During the rest of the year, shoppers can find many lovely items in the store.

Chitwood, a gemologist and artist, has been in Tubac since 1991. She organizes and operates the art school each winter, choosing instructors who are popular with her students, she said.

“Also, I can have classes on the main floor,” she pointed out. Previously, she was in a two-story building.

Jewelry is displayed, and a vast variety of beads in dozens of colors encourage creativity. The bead inventory includes semi precious, glass, fire polish, crystal, hand-made lamp work, bone and shell beads. There are boxed kits to help

Another focus is yarn, and the stock includes many textures and shades.

Finally, an array of painting and art materials is available including paint tubes, brushes, canvases and much more.

During the summer, the store will be open Friday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In September, she plans to resume her daily schedule, she said.

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$4,900 30 Above, Ana Thopson, owner of Mirage & Bird in Tubac.

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When Ana Thompson opened her charming little shop, “Florabundance”, in Tubac, she seemed to be doing everything right. She had an excellent location in the shady walkway off Plaza Road, directly across from the Tubac Center of the Arts. She had a great product; In the valley’s very dry climate, where trying to keep flowers and plants looking healthy and beautiful can take a lot of time and effort, Ana was offering lovely arrangements of lifelike, artificial botanicals, a “natural”. She was maximizing her unique talents; she’d been a live flower designer for sixteen years. And she was willing to spend a lot of time and money marketing her fledgling enterprise.

Everything was coming up roses until she received a document in the mail that said she had, inadvertently, violated the trademarked name of another company (an out of state company she had never heard of ) and she must stop using the name, “Florabunce”, or face legal consequences.

“Of course, I replied immediately that I would stop using the name but I was horrified that I had, accidentally, done something wrong and I was devastated that I’d wasted a year and a half of time, money and hard work getting the name of my shop out to potential customers,” Ana said.

Ana isn’t the only person this has happened to. Most people don’t know that anytime you are planning a new endeavor, whether it is a business, a nonprofit or even a club, you should file for a trademarked name with the federal government. It is the job of the US Patent and Trademark Office to tell you if the name you’ve chosen is available or taken by another company. It’s their job to help you with the process and avoid serious problems.

Ana might have been defeated by this situation, but with typical southwestern toughness, she decided to make lemonade with the big lemon she’d been handed. She came up with a whimsical new name for her shop, “Mirage & Bird, Botanical Arts Gallery”. She has designed creative new marketing materials and she has renewed her efforts to work with fellow Tubac business people and get out into the community to meet new people and offer help to organizations.

“My old customers have supported me through this process and I’m meeting new customers everyday. I’m really optimistic about the future,” Ana said.

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Happy June to all June Bugs, you who graduated, got married, had a baby, who had a birthday - all in June - and of course, don’t forget to fly your flag on June 14th, Flag Day. Father’s Day is June 16th, lest you forget. July 4th is a day to remember, Happy 4th! Pop! Bang! Pop!

Lest I Forget!

'You've heard some of this before, I can't forget, and in the wee hours during the night it all comes back' Someone asked me my nickname when I was a kid - I answered quickly "BRAT," my brothers called me "Brat" and it stuck. One day, Earl and Vincent yelled, "Wanna to with us to get gas, they were 16 and 17 years of ages, I was 9.

Okay Brat get in the rumble seat (Model A) and I did and off we went to the gasoline station. They got 10 gallons of gas for $1.00 and away we went - I was very happy.

My brother Vincent was soon going to college and I was ready to learn to drive. He drove to a country road near our home in Northville, Michigan and in a matter of days I was driving (a gear shift car). Vinnie was very pleased with my progress and complimented me on my quick learning and my good driving. Then he said, "Now Honey, stop at the farm up the hill and give her "H---" I don't use expletives but I did what he said till he yelled "STOP! Don't do that again!"

I must admit during my driving days I had a heavy foot at times, don't worry, I don't drive anymore! See - all stories end on a happy note.

Instead of a bull in the china shop this is a story about a bull in a guest house.

A few years ago - only 6 months after my daughter's casita was completed - a bull and his lady friends stopped by for a visit.

The first thing the bull saw was a bull looking at him (his reflection in the 4 huge glass double doors).

He ran like the wind to attack and broke all doors and windows. The strength of the steel doors prevented him from entering the 2 rooms, but the force of the blows sent glass flying all through the place, the furniture on the patio was thrown through the doors.

The imprint of the bull's horns are still grooved on the doors. Always a reminder!

Something you'd have to see to believe! Now, you must remember, this is considered "Open Range" that means the bulls and cattle have their rights!

It took 6 months to rebuild the front of the casita and replace the windows. The bull never returned with an apology - very poor manners me thinks.

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by Carol St. John I am reading about new understandings of foods. In studies that are a mere three years old, the consumption of food, its digestion and its role in our lives have made breakthrough progress. Although few doctors are updated in this field, they soon will be because it is now known that bacteria “R” us. To heal the human body is to know of what it is composed, how it is sustained and ultimately invigorated. It is to understand that we are only ten percent human, the rest of our machine is comprised of largely invisible forms of life. We support 100 trillion microorganisms, for heaven’s sake! No wonder we get tired! Do we have any idea how much energy is required to captain such over-crowded vessels? I want to scratch just thinking about it.

New science suggests that we should send our children out to play in the dirt, avoid antibacterial soaps and make friends with the germs in our environment. Conversely, we are told to wash our hands, avoid spitting and sputtering on others to contain the spread of germs.

Regardless, it’s impossible to avoid or conquer all of these imperceptible critters. In fact, we don’t want to. We would have to give up ninety percent of our bodies if we were to do a thorough cleansing. Like everything else in the world, we are not as we appear. Not only do we belong to an ecosystem, we are an ecosystem, hosting living organisms we have never seen, nor invited, and who are determined to survive.

Wow! What does this mean? What does my domain named Carol want to be fed? What are the spiritual ramifications of such information? Am I me? Am I it?

Are they me? Are we simply Us? Mary Roach has written a fairly hilarious, almost silly and sometimes dead serious book called Gulp, (Amazon & Kindle). In it she takes her readers on a quirky cruise down the alimentary canal. She presents us with a new vocabulary and describes digestion as an adventure surely not thought about with each bite. From bolus to pylorus, to waving villi and sequential contracting tubes we see ourselves at work from the inside out. Between fistulas and flatulence we are not that cute, although quite fascinating.

wants to know what it is, from whence it comes, how it is grown, delivered and prepared. He likes its chemistry and has been experimenting with food varieties to get to know them well. In the course of this self-education , he has discovered a love for meal preparation he hadn’t expected, and now he believes cooking is sacred; it leads to sanity and health. “In cutting an onion,” he says, “you must give it all your attention.” The act should be a Zen-like experience where you are at one with the process. To cook is about calling upon the elements of earth, water, fire and air. It is a universal act expressing and engendering love.

Gut flora is also a hot topic in the news. Gut and flora sound like an unlikely pair but, hey, beauty shows up in the strangest places. Gut flora are largely good bacteria, like epithelium and lactobacilli along with an endless array of other microbes important to the world of digestion and health. When gut flora goes bad, so does the body. New studies refer to the human stomach as a second brain. Gut flora is being studied for investigating heart disease, autism, celiac disease, obesity and colon issues. Meanwhile, we should appreciate that our guts are filled with little soldiers working away at transforming the storms of foreign invaders they meet. Our lives depend on their innate abilities to discern good from bad. But haven’t we always known if we have the right guts we can make it another day?

I guess these are the kinds of explorations that fascinate me most; the science of the extraordinary-ordinary.

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