Well, once again it’s time to load up the car and head back to LA. It was a short and busy weekend for us- not only did we have concern ourselves with ball gowns and such, but we also were involved in preparing Schieffelin Hall for the Third Territorial Days Ball. The spray paint sprayed freely this weekend…. 🙂
Well, we’re off to our next adventure…We’ll have more soon! 🙂
Saturday opened up cool and breezy and since there was little for me to do until the Territorial Days Ball that evening, I decided to take a swing around town. Because this is not a holiday weekend, there were not a lot of tourists in town so getting around was relatively easy. Weather-wise, it was a cool 90 degrees with an occasional breeze which made things even more pleasant.
I stared out in one of my usual favorite places, the OK Corral. The exhibits here have been gradually upgraded and freshened over the past several years, making for a more visually pleasing experience. Of course, I had to first make a beeline for…
This is a modern reconstruction of CS Fly’s original photo studio and it was located in approximately the same location that the original was. Here’s a little of the interior which serves as an museum:
A reconstruction of the dark room…and here’s the studio where people posed for their portraits:
No doubt this plays a little fast and loose with how things were actually arranged but it gives the basic idea. Now for a little fun for the kids…
Moving on, I headed up Allen Street…
As you can see, town is a bit quiet today, unlike two weeks ago during Labor Day Weekend. 🙂
And yes, this is the modern City Hall for the Town of Tombstone. Finally, I made it to where some of the Tombstone Territorial Days festivities were being held (the field is actually part of the old Tombstone High School):
There were a number of activities going on to include Civil War era cannon firing demonstrations and a presentation called Reel vs. Real put on by Dr. Buck Montgomery and historian Lee Anderson where they discuss the contrast between what is presented in Western films and television versus the historical reality along with some demonstrations of various stunts. What was especially interesting is that working cowboys rarely carried guns on a regular basis and they did not use trick roping- they were practical and had no use for anything that made a job more difficult (when you work some 14 hours a day in the saddle, you’re simply too tired 🙂 ).
Here we see Lee Anderson explain how something really happened in the West…
Overall, it was a both educational and entertaining in equal measures and I greatly enjoyed it. Well, that my Saturday day, stay tuned for more. 🙂
Once again I’m at LAX waiting for my flight to Tucson…this time, it’s back to Tombstone for the Tombstone Territorial Days event. 🙂 It seems that Southwest Airlines is seeing a lot of me these days and with in-flight meals like this, why not? 😉
See you all out there!
Rolled into Tombstone after the usual nine-hour drive and now there’s work to be done getting Schieffelin Hall ready for the Tombstone Territorial Days, scheduled for Saturday, September 16. 🙂
And here’s my best friend and creative consultant Molly- she goes everywhere with us and she even has her own travel cup. See you all soon!
Another crazy week begins as we gear up to once again head out to No. 11 for the Tombstone Territorial Days event. For us, the centerpiece of the event is the ball which will be on Saturday, September 16 in historic Schieffelin Hall and we’re bringing our best clothes. 🙂 But more importantly, we will be helping decorate the hall for the dance, giving it a more 1880s ambience- it’s been awhile since a dance has been held in Schieffelin Hall and we hope it’s the start of a new tradition.
In the meantime, it’s pandamonium here in LA as we make final adjustments while working in some last-minute tasks dealing with the sale of our La Crescenta home- looking forward to when that’s all done. 🙂 Well, that’s all for now- see you out there. 🙂