Thursday, January 10, 2019

TOURING THE DEMING LUNA MIMBRES MUSEUM AND A RETURN TO THE ADOBE DELI FOR A TAKE OUT RUEBEN SANDWICH

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Sandwiched between two big Class A diesel bangers and of course feeling claustrophobic with one rig only a few feet from Kelly’s bedroom slide bothering her sleep with a nightly noisy furnace fan or something we almost made the decision to roll out today and make tracks further west in search of warmer temps and sunshine.  Weather was again cloudy in Deming with a 70% chance of rain in the afternoon.  Somewhere during the course of early morning we decided to stay one more day.

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YES WE ARE DEFINITELY SANDWICHED IN ALRIGHT AND THAT OF COURSE IS NOT TO OUR LIKING…..TIME TO GO

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ON THIS RIG PARKED BESIDE US THERE IS THE LONGEST SLIDE WE HAVE EVER SEEN ON AN RV AND WITH ANOTHER HIGH END CLASS A PULLING IN THIS AFTERNOON WE ARE DEFINITELY FEELING LIKE THE ‘CLAMPETTS’ AGAIN IN OUR 15 YEAR OLD COACH

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THIS MORNING WE HEADED INTO TOWN TO TOUR THE DEMING LUNA MIMBRES MUSEUM

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WHEN THIS BUILDING WAS A MILITARY ARMORY THIS WAS THEIR INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE AND IN LATER YEARS IT EVEN SERVED AS A BOWLING ALLEY…..IT NOW HOUSES A VERY LARGE COLLECTION OF DOLLS

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THAT IS A SQUARE GRAND PIANO ON THE LEFT

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THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE JIM BEAN COMMEMORATIVE BOTTLES IN THE MUSEUM’S COLLECTION (THAT LINK SHOULD SAY BEAM NO BEAN)

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Leaving a very sad face little doggy in the Motorhome Kelly and I headed off into Deming 9 miles west of us.  A quick stop at Walmart’s Supercenter then it was downtown to have us a look at Deming’e superb Mimbres Museum.  This is not your usual dusty small town museum with a few local artifacts to see.  This museum is first class and as the friendly curator said to us, ‘we are the Smithsonian of the West.  Well he might not be too far off there because the quality of the museums collections are first rate.  Everything is neat and clean as a pin and professionally displayed thanks to the help of many dedicated volunteers over the years.  If you are a museum person you will like it here.

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THIS CHUCKWAGON WAS ACTUALLY USED ON A RANCH NEARBY

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INSIDE AN OLD REPLICA GENERAL STORE

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‘PAIN AND PAINLESS’ HERE WITH A DENTIST CHAIR AND A BARBER CHAIR

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APPLIANCE STORE AND THE UNDERTAKER HAS A CASKET IN HIS WINDOW

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COWBOY IN THE BUNKHOUSE AND A GENERAL STORE

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THIS OLD HORSE DRAWN HEARSE WAS ENCLOSED IN GLASS

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LOOKING INTO THE BACK OF THE HEARSE

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THEY HAVE AN EXTENSIVE GEM COLLECTION HERE

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The museum is housed in the original Deming Armory built back in 1915-16.  An addition has since been added making it a sizeable complex with many rooms and corridors.  We spent the best part of two hours there slowly looking around but one could easily spend a few days taking everything in.  This museum has two floors linked not only by stairs but an elevator as well.  If your in the Deming area with some time on your hands I would definitely recommend you stop around and have yourself a look at their extensive collection of artifacts and antiques.

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GROWING UP ONLY A FEW HUNDRED YARDS FROM THE TAVISTOCK ONTARIO TRAIN STATION I REMEMBER STEEL WHEELED CARTS JUST LIKE THIS ONE ON THE TRAIN PLATFORM

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DEMING’S FIRST FIRE TRUCKS

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A 1952 CHEVROLET

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DEMING’S VERY FIRST CAR

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From the museum we headed straight-away for McDonalds to grab us a couple of needed coffees.  From their parking lot Kelly phoned the Adobe Deli and ordered a Reuben Sandwich to go.  We had heard they were very good.  A leisurely drive back through Deming and and east along highway 549 across the desert floor had us at the Adobe Deli’s parking lot 20 minutes later.  With a heavy Rueben in hand we hurried home where we knew an anxious little doggy to be waiting.

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YEP, WE WERE BACK AT THE ADOBE DELI ALRIGHT

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THERE’S A 44 POUND RUEBEN SANDWICH IN THAT PLASTIC BAG:))

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WELL THERE YA ARE….THAT’S A RUEBEN

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OKAY, BACK AT THE DEMING MUSEUM WE TAKE THE ELEVATOR TO THE 2ND FLOOR AND ‘OMG’ THERE IS EVEN MORE GREAT STUFF TO LOOK AT

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AND THERE IS A MEZZANINE DECK RUNNING AROUND THE TOP OF THIS LARGE ROOM WITH EVEN MORE ARTIFACTS

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BIGGEST COLLECTION OF BELLS WE’VE EVER SEEN

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THIS IS CALLED THE MEDICAL ROOM

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AND OF COURSE A DISPLAY CASE OF OLD CAMERAS

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KELLY SETS UP TO TAKE SOME PHOTOS WITH HER SMART PHONE

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THIS OLD VICTROLA WAS OF INTEREST TO ME BECAUSE WE HAD A SIMALAR ONE WHEN I WAS A SMALL BOY AND THAT RECORD ON THE TURN TABLE IS ‘CHEWIN WOMAN BLUES’ BY DINAH WASHINGTON

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THIS TELEPHONE OPERATOR DISPLAY REMINDS ME OF MY MOTHER WHO WAS HERSELF A BELL TELEPHONE OPERATOR IN MY HOME TOWN OF TAVISTOCK ONTARIO CANADA….THE TAVISTOCK BOARD WAS MUCH BIGGER THAN THIS ONE THOUGH AND I REMEMBER AS A SMALL BOY IN THE EARLY 50’S WATCHING MY MOTHER PLUGGING AND UNPLUGGING ALL THE LINES AS CALLS CAME IN OR WERE ENDED

Kelly had quite a job cutting the Rueben in half but managed.  She enjoyed her Rueben but me not so much.  Not knowing what to expect I was right away disappointed.  Although I grew up in a family of big sauerkraut eaters I have always absolutely hated the darn stuff and that’s what my Rueben was mainly made of.  A whole lot of yukky Sauerkraut:((  Not the Deli’s fault of course.  I didn’t eat much of it of course and to get that horridly awful sauerkraut taste out of my mouth I had to immediately whup myself up an especially large peanut butter and honey sandwich.  Ahhhh, can you spell ‘relief’.

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BACK TO THE MAIN FLOOR  OF THE MUSEUM THERE IS ALSO A FINE MILITARY SECTION

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A  WORLD WAR 1 MAXIM GUN

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FLEECE LINED LEATHER BOMBER JACKET, PANTS ,AND BOOTS OF B-17 FLYING FORTRESS CREW MEMBER

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No sign of any Sun today and by 3 this afternoon we had us a steady rain pitter pattering on our roof.  Pheebs and I did get out long enough to take a few photos of what appears to be a pet cemetery nearby.  We had noticed some more crosses earlier not too far from where we are parked.

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SOME OF THE PARK’S RESIDENTS HAVE LIVED HERE A LONG TIME AND THIS IS WHERE THEY HAVE BROUGHT THEIR DECEASED PETS OVER THE YEARS….ALWAYS SAD

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With weather clearing Friday we will likely hit the road for points further west.  Still trying to decide if we want to head northwest from Lordsburg up into the Apache Junction area or stick to our old route and make a beeline for Tucson and destinations beyond.  We will probably return this way in March when weather’s a bit warmer and at that time pop in and see our friends from Sierra Vista, Nancy and Pat plus our other friends Janna and Mike a little further east near Pearce Arizona.  We would like to stop into this El Rancho Lobo RV Park again as well.  We have grown to really like this place and there is a lot of history in this area some of which we explored a number of years ago.  Here’s a few links to my posts for Fort Bayard, the Gila Cliff Dwellings, Silver City, Columbus, and City Of Rocks State Park.

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GROANER’S CORNER:((

Richard and Al were on a small chartered airplane when the pilot suddenly had a heart attack.  "Don't Panic," cried Richard heroically. "I'll land this baby!"  Seizing the controls he headed for the runway at LaGuardia Airport, and began wrestling the diving plane to the ground.  Just as the wheels touched the ground, Al screamed, "Red lights!! Right in front of you!" Immediately Richard threw the engine in reverse and jammed on the breaks, bringing the plane to a violent stop just inches from the edge of the lights.  "Brother!" he puffed, wiping his brow.  "That sure was a short runway!"  "Yeah," agreed Al, looking side to side, "but look how WIDE it is."

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“The other day I held the door open for a clown. I thought it was a nice jester.”

The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

I tried to sell the antique string instrument cause I needed the lute

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14 comments:

  1. Al,

    Don't know your timeline for March but our son will be here so you might be able to meet him and Davis-Monthan is having an air show on the 23rd and 24th. All something to think about.

    Pat

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  2. Hi. I am SO with you on the sauerkraut! Several of my friends have, at different times, raved about wonderful Reuben sandwiches. Not to me. Even the smell of sauerkraut is terrible. Give me good old
    peanut butter, too. That museum does seem like a great place to visit. When we were on the road, we always just went through Deming on our way to someplace else. We missed something there!!

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  3. What a fantastic museum and your photos are wonderful.

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  4. Interesting photos. I am with you on the Reuben sandwich. I can't stand sauerkraut. Why ruin a perfectly good sandwich with the stuff.

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  5. We loved that museum and as you said it was first class. Glad you enjoyed it. Now that Rueben looks amazing, I learned to really like sauerkraut when I moved to Kitchener back in the 60's. We like to try to get a corner site in a campground if at all possible, don't feel so crowded in then.

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  6. I am glad you liked the museum. It has enough that it should be liked even by people that don't like museums . One note -- Across the street is the Customs House to visit -- A great example of architecture of the time(back in the day, the Mexican border was a few blocks south where the courthouse now stands).

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  7. We enjoyed that trip to the Deming museums Al. We always breezed through there never giving it a thought, but worth a stop next time we are out that way.

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  8. We enjoyed the museum as well. Fantastic folks there!!
    Maybe you could try to get an end spot so that only one side will have people. You will feel less claustrophobic and perhaps enjoy the park a bit more.
    That was a huge sandwich. Like you I dislike sauerkraut and would never order a Reuben. They do look amazing though.
    Safe travels where ever you may head!!!

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  9. al at least your rv is yours maybe not a banks financed one

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  10. Most interesting museum. I have added it to the list if we are ever in the area.

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  11. Thanks for sharing this. It is now on my go to list. Great pictures. My little Casita would be lost with these big guys. They probably wouldn't even know I was there.

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  12. Great tour of those museums. We need them on our list of must-sees. I like the old chuckwagon. An early RV for sure!
    I could likely handle the rueben, but the pickle would be just too much! :-)

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  13. I don't know what happened but I've stopped receiving you blogs in my mailbox. I checked and I'm still subscribed. I haven't received one since this past Wednesday. It's kinda funny because I haven't received one from Our Awesome Travels since December 14. I've tried everything to get it fixed but nothing works. I'm going to unsubscribe from yours' and re-subscribe to see what happens.

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