Every food vendor was required to have at least date related item. After 77 years, the fair celebrates this delicious fruit – one of my favorites. Hint: go to the Taj Mahal building and you can get a free sample date and learn more about the date industry, here in the Coachella Valley.

We are in the Gem and Mineral Building. Lots to see and learn, there as well. The club has demonstrations, and the sphere machine is almost hypnotic to watch. Minerals, crystals, gemstones, jewelry, and so much more.

Oh, and the rides! The Zipper ride seems to be favorite; fairgoers have been telling us. Oh, and the food! Sherry asks people what their favorite food item is. Deep fried Oreo cookie? They have that – have not tried it. There is lots of entertainment. Buy your ticket on-line and save. Kids under 5 are free, etc. Check out the fair website. The pig races and dog show are near us and very entertaining.

This year we entered competition cases and Sherry won three first place ribbons and a best of show. I won two first place ribbons. We are having a lot of fun and go home tired each day.

There is something for everyone of all ages at the fair. The fair runs for two more weeks. Stop by and say hello.

For most travelers along Interstate 10, Quartzsite is a stop for gas and food. But in the winter, this little town is BIG CITY. Thousands of RVs descend from points north to “snowbird” here. The entire city become a metropolis for shoppers and off roaders and everything in between. People from Phoenix to Las Angeles flock for the day or weekend to shop at what is still one of the largest, once the largest, gem and mineral show in the world.

We are here for the month of January at Tyson Wells on Kuehn Street, spaces V3-6. For us, Quartzsite has become a month of shopping, selling and visiting friends old and new. Sherry got a hug from Moury. We got cookies from Lori and Chritopher. We met Red from Oklahoma. She sells tie-dye shirts as part of a women’s Christian ministry. The list will be long by the end of the month.

If you are looking for a place to dry camp free in the desert, an RV park with full hook-ups, food, shopping, entertainment, off-roading, hiking, gem and mineral field trips, or just sitting back and soaking up the Arizona sunshine, Quartzsite is the place for you. Safe, fun, free, outdoors; there is something for all ages.

Stop by and say hello!

A new supply of copper and just finished these copper bracelets. Our shows are finished for 2024. Quartzsite in January will be our next showing. Time to get caught up on projects at home, make some new jewelry and for Sherry, some new glass art. Best of all, time to see family and friends.

We would like to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving and thank God for all the blessings of this year. May your holidays be blessed.