I'm back in town now -- so I'm here

I got back into town and finally had a chance to sign up. I'll be gone a lot during the summer but will try to pop my head in when I can.

glad to see you.Safe travels my friend..

Good to have you join us, Jana....

Did everything go well with your fire watch program? That sure is scary stuff!

Welcome, Jana!!


It is a nice small group here. We are all friends.
I do not post much, but I learn so much from everyone!

Welcome Jana

Yes, Beth. Actually, I had applied for a grant when we became a Firewise community. There was some federal money left over and they gave us some grant money before our regular grant was approved. I had already done most of my property but still had about 1/4 acre left to do and got that done through a grant. It should be pretty inexpensive using some grant money towards it.

The good thing....I've got people all revved up and making progress. I just learned that Prescott, the place where I live in the mountains, is the #1 place in the country in wildfire danger. A lady in my subdivision who is higher on the mountain than I am was washing dishes on Mother's day and saw 2 fires start. We have a top notch fire department that are very skilled in fighting wildfires, so the 2 small ones got put out quickly.

I even got the guy who owns 2 lots directly behind me to clear his lot. He didn't realize that if he was negligent and that caused my house to burn down...that he is responsible. I guess that information is very helpful to know in order to get people to do something.

My husband was in Phoenix while all the work was going on. I kept texting him photos of how things were changing. He was shocked to see the one area on our property where I planned to clear and put in a tomato garden is way too hilly to do that. Oh well, Ill figure out where to place it when I'm there full time.

It's great to know that I made people think about something that could save their lives or homes. If I hadn't spearheaded this, I don't think anyone would have done anything.