We spend 6 months in CT and 6 months in Tucson. We enjoy the best times of both states: it's hard to beat Spring and Fall in CT, and we catch the end of Spring and the beginning of Fall. Late Fall in AZ was warm and gorgeous - best one in years. Winter in Tucson - we haven't had one this year! It's been in the 70s and 80s the whole winter! The cost of living in AZ is so much less than the East, and I enjoy being in a city for 6 months with fabric stores and quilting lessons within 10 minutes of my home. Great dealer when machine gets fussy. We leave AZ when the temp hits 90!