January is always a busy time at the store, it is season here in South Florida – we have lots of snowbirds and visitors escaping from the frozen North.  It is also the time of my annual trade show which is being held in Phoenix this year.  I love going to the Trade show – I get to see and buy new products, discover new techniques and catch up with colleagues and friends.  It is also a stressful time.  I don’t like being away from the store during the busy times.

Flight to Phoenix.  It looks so brown compared to Florida

This year I decided to try an AirBnB to stay at and it was great.  This place had great reviews and was only about 15 minutes away.

The owner even left a huge bowl of fruit

I was impressed with my first AirBnB and will definitely do it again.

Phoenix Street Art

I love the rawness of street art

I had a little downtime during dinner and we went to a hotel that had some creepy dolls barricaded in the basement.