by kelly | Jan 1, 2023 | Daily Courier, Family, Friends, Prescott, AZ
The other day I was cleaning out a desk drawer in my office and found an envelope that said, “Kelly Resolutions 1999.” I opened it, hoping my 20th-century goals might have been a little more creative than “eat more vegetables and exercise more.” I was disappointed to...
by kelly | Dec 17, 2022 | Assisted Living, Daily Courier, Family, Friends, Nostalgia
My purse is stuffed with Christmas lists from the residents at our assisted living. I am happy to report that folks in their later years still think candy and chocolate are good gift choices. The lists are short and mostly practical—slippers, scarves, hand lotion,...
by kelly | Dec 3, 2022 | Daily Courier, Friends, Nostalgia
I got a text the other day from a Canadian friend I hadn’t talked to in a long time and hadn’t seen in person for thirteen years. Kimberly was going to be in Arizona for the weekend, joining her husband on a business trip, and wanted to know how far away I lived from...
by kelly | Nov 19, 2022 | Assisted Living, Daily Courier, Prescott, AZ, Veterans
It’s a helpless feeling when your car won’t start. It’s even worse when you’re waiting to roll through Prescott as Float No. 50 in the Veterans’ Day Parade, and there’s a Vietnam veteran sitting in the front seat next to you looking forward to being a part of it. “I...
by kelly | Nov 5, 2022 | Assisted Living, Daily Courier, Family, Nostalgia, Senior Living
By the time you read this column, I will officially be considered a senior citizen by Goodwill and a host of other local establishments with discounts for the 55-plus crowd. I’m still mulling over how I feel about achieving this status, even though I enjoy saving...
by kelly | Oct 22, 2022 | Daily Courier, Everything Else
Every morning when I head out the door to work, I look at our front yard garden. It’s been a hard battle, getting flowers and plants into the ground much less making them grow. We live up in the pines, a little higher than downtown Prescott, which means it’s a few...
