Daily observations of my simple life.

Luchia's:

I went into a thrift store about a year ago and picked up several older Arizona Highway magazines. When I got home I sat down to read an article about the little town of Wikieup. Wikieup meaning tent, is a very small town in a beautiful valley on 93 before you get to I - 40.

Of interest was the discussion of a couple who had settled in this valley some 20 - 30 years ago and started a little restaurant selling Lluchia's homemade pies. I was intriqued and thought, next time I'm up that way I'll stop in.

Sometime later I had decided to check out a campground that I had passed on the same highway this little restaurant was on. Seeing the sign "Luchia's", come up I pulled over to a very regular looking roadstop restaurant and gift shop. There was a sign that said, "Eat on our patio."   Inside, the gift store was different.  I was met with very upscale Indian artwork and jewelry. Lovely.  Some were musium quality. I walked into the restaurant and saw the door leading to the patio and decided to check it out. Ah, what a lovely sight. I walked out on an L shaped, rustic, covered wooden deck adorned with athentic Mexican style leather chairs and tables.  A small lawn area nestled inside the L shape off the deck, with a wonderful draping olive tree. Then a real Mexican style courtyard with a beautiful tiled circular pond full of huge koi, reeds and water lillies. There were gardens all around with palms, cactus, pomegranite and gorgeous olive trees. Walking among these gardens were graceful, elegant peacocks and peahens. Positioned about the gardens was an antique collection.

Sitting on that Mexican style patio enjoying the garden and the peacocks I had coffe and pie and decided that this was a place I woudl come to enjoy a peaceful day whenever I could. I have in fact gone back many times and I have taken people there as a special treat.

Here a couple came to settle, built a business and made a beautiful oasis for people to enjoy. They made a living, a life and a paradise.  

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