The Belliveaus say Hello!

April 13-20, 2010

Paul and I had been promising John and Roz Belliveau that we would visit so on April 13th, we made the trip from Charlotte to Phoenix. If you were lucky enough to have known the Belliveaus while they were members at BMC, or if you are luckier still to have stayed in touch with them, you know how gracious these two are. They asked that we relay a hearty "Hello" to all of you.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Phoenix and visited with John and Roz several times before heading back to the cool air of Beech Mountain.

John, Tiger and Roz at their home

Their 'neighbors' include some of the four-legged variety, including rabbits and coyote



This is one of the views of their golf course. Their home has a much deeper and wider vista of the course and is in a wonderful subdivision.


We toured their country club facilities the first day. Here is Tiger and Roz at one of the many fountains scattered throughout the property.

From their lanai, you can see the clubhouse.

Apacheland: Paul and I decided to play 'tourists' a few days we were there and did the Apache Trail sights on Day 2, visiting Apacheland, Goldfield Mining Town, Canyon Lake, The Lost Dutchman's Mine State Park and Tortilla Flat. We also visited Sedona, took a helicopter ride to see Indian ruins and the red rock canyons and Paul played the TPC Scottsdale, Stadium Course.

The cactus we saw were varied and very interesting. Of course, Roz has her succulent plants and you could almost watch this one growing!

The Arizona goldpoppies grow in the desert as easily as the cactus.

While the guys golfed at the Belliveaus' club, Roz and I went to the Heard Museum and were thrilled to find pink Tennessee marble as a medium used by Allan Houser to create these stunning Indian sculptures. Mr. Houser was born to Chiricahua Apache parents, Sam and Blossom Haozous, but was later called Houser and works in various mediums.

We already miss John and Roz but are very happy to have made the trip and visited with them, if only for just a little while. We will, of course, stay in touch.