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Alex at the Scarborough Faire Renaissance Festival in a homemade medieval style shirt, black pants, sandals, long blond hair.
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Adventure Terminal | Adventures of Cheryl and Alex | Alex Learns to Wire Wrap
Hobbit teaches Alex the art of wire wrapping gemstones in Quartzsite, Arizona.


Alex Learns to Wire Wrap - Quartzsite, Arizona

Our neighbor, Jim, stopped to talk with us. He's camped on down from us in a van that's converted into a camper, with a bed, tv, fridge and table. He had a friend that was selling a camper that he thought we might be able to use. It was only a hundred dollars, so we gladly followed him to take a look.

We went the back way, over the washes. I kept thinking, "If that van can make it, so can this truck," but really I was a little worried. One bank was kind of steep and I thought surely that would be that. I would be stuck in a wash, having to be towed out. At least we had a friend to help.

After what seemed like forever, we finally got to paved road. We drove on that only a few minutes and we were back on the dirt. We twisted in and out through the desert and finally reached our destination.

We met Barbara and Brian there, along with Hobbit and a few others. We took a look at the camper. It was really nice, but as it turned out, it was too heavy for our truck. That was a huge disappointment.

Well, we had made new friends, anyway. We stayed for hours. Hobbit was especially nice. He was what they called a 'rainbow' person, but he didn't live with 'the family'. He made his living with wire wraps and leather crafts and other things that he sold in town. Alex asked him how to wrap a stone, and Hobbit was delighted to show him.

Hobbit said if Alex could wrap a stone correctly on his first try, he would give him the pliers he used. He spent a long time going over everything Alex needed to do and then let Alex try it. Alex did a wonderful job, with Hobbit talking him through it, and the pliers were his.

Later, Hobbit told me he really enjoyed showing Alex how to wrap the stones. He said Alex paid very close attention to everything he told him. He could tell he was really interested in learning the technique.

Jim told us you could find clear crystals easily at a place called Dripping Springs. We made plans for all of us to go out there on Saturday. Barbara gave Alex a chain for his first wrap and a straw hat for protection from the sun. I loved the way he looked in that hat!

Alex and I drove back to camp on the paved road. We got to see a dust devil in the distance and when we got back to camp, we got to be in the middle of one. How cool!

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The Adventures of Cheryl and Alex Index

Our Adventure Pictures
1) Home - Home? Isn't this story supposed to be about travel? 2) The Introduction - Just a little bit about us. 3) Here We Go - Our adventure begins.
4) Purtis Creek - Eustace, Texas - Our first night of camping may be our last. 5) Purtis Creek pt 2 - Keys locked in the truck and our first hike. 6) Logansport, Louisiana - A perfectly charming little town!
7) Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana - Real cajuns! 8) Lake Fausse State Park - Who are these boys? 9) Lake Fausse pt 2 - Swarming mosquitoes everywhere!
10) Metairie, Louisiana - Wow, did a hurricane just pass through here? 11) Where to Now? - Deciding on the fly. 12) The Deserted Hospital - Why would a hospital be left open and unattended?
13) No More Running - Facing the loss of my brother. ) )
) ) Holly Grove Cemetery - Visit a cemetery at night? ) Holly Grove Cemetery pt 2 - Are we really doing this?
) Kitty Dunk Dog - Our cat's self-defense technique. ) )
) ) ) Hollywood and Beverly Hills - The real life Beverly Hillbillies.
) ) Box Canyon Road, California - Getting up close and personal with a rattlesnake. )
) ) Alex Learns to Wire Wrap - Quartzsite, Arizona ) Contentment - I'm living my dream

Alextown Index

Medieval Kingdom -- Armor Pictures -- Hammond Renaissance Festival
Mom's House -- Photo Collection -- Mom's Writings -- Alex's Writings
The Cat Shack -- Cat Posters -- Magnets -- Cat Pictures 1 -- Cat Pictures 2 -- Cat Stories
Alex's Family Tree -- Surnames Index -- Relationship Index
The Art Museum -- Art Page 1 -- Art Page 2
InuYasha Club -- Puzzles -- Posters -- InuYasha Journal
Adventure Terminal -- Adventure Pictures -- Adventures of Cheryl and Alex
The Recreation Center -- Stick Figures -- PS2 Games -- Alex's Legos -- Martial Arts
The Library -- Learning Korean -- Learning to Read -- Judy's Cancer Journals

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