It's fun to look back.

As anyone who has ever "gone home" has discovered... sometimes our memories are hazy at best.

• That mountain you remembered as a child really is closer to a molehill.
• The big buildings? - small.
• The big city itself? - little.

Thankfully- there are some memories that can not be changed.

• The memory of fun times and great friends.
• The taste of grandma's cooking.
• The fragrance of mom's flower garden.

You get the picture.

Everyday I pitch the quality of life in Arizona.

I have to admit though, that this must have been a greater challenge in the days without air conditioning and paved roads.

My family history peppers the map. My wife's however has a long standing in the valley. Her great-something grandfather was Mesa's first mayor.

It's a blast listening to the elder generation speak of the quality of life in the early 1900's and beyond.

Want a trip down memory lane?

Here's an ad straight from the public domain gallery of graphic design... it's from 1935 ... the ad is:

"Welcome to the Winter of Summer Sunshine!"

Amazingly, the ad still holds true.