by kelly | Jul 29, 2023 | Daily Courier, Everything Else, Home & Garden
I was standing by the washing machine, talking to my husband about the yard project we were attempting to pull off in the sweltering heat when the rumbling started. I figured our finicky front loader was shuddering from the weight of an off-kilter load of jeans and...
by kelly | Jul 15, 2023 | Daily Courier, Friends, Travel
When you’re tall like me, having a few extra inches on the plane can make the trip better. I rarely splurge for an exit row seat, but I figured a long flight to Dublin and the return trip from London might justify the extra money, just to be able to stand up and...
by kelly | Jul 1, 2023 | Daily Courier, Friends, Travel
A few months ago, one of my college roommates invited me to spend some time with her in Ireland this summer. She would be co-teaching an Irish literature class in Dublin and guiding 11 students around on a multi-week tour. There was a spare bedroom in the campus house...
by kelly | Jun 17, 2023 | Assisted Living, Daily Courier, Prescott, AZ
One of the first doctors I met when we moved to Prescott was Dr. John Oakley. By the time I met him in early 2013 at a local non-profit for end-of-life education, he’d been retired for a number of years. I didn’t notice the building I was sitting in was named the...
by kelly | Jun 3, 2023 | Daily Courier, Everything Else, Nostalgia
I am beginning to suspect that many folks who grew up in Prescott had Penny Nicholas as their Kindergarten or first-grade teacher. If I’m doing the math right, kids born in 1963 all the way up through 2010 have graced her classroom and maybe even posed for a photo...
