by kelly | Jan 25, 2025 | Everything Else
When we heard a scraping noise followed by a loud hissing sound as we backed down the driveway Sunday afternoon, I knew before Mike stopped the car that it was bad. I was hoping maybe the tire had hit one of the many sharp rocks that line the triangular wedge of land...
by kelly | Jan 11, 2025 | Everything Else
I was poking through a local store with my niece and her boyfriend a couple weekends ago while they were visiting between Christmas and New Year’s. They got into a lively debate over the relative merits of the Squishmallow collection on the shelves nearby. “They’re...
by kelly | Dec 28, 2024 | Everything Else
Time has a strange way of moving. Logically, I know there is the same number of minutes, hours, days and months each year, but sometimes a block of time or an event goes by so quickly and other days drag on. I was thinking about this as I downloaded over 1,600 photos...
by kelly | Dec 14, 2024 | Daily Courier, Everything Else, Friends
The Christmas cards are starting to trickle into our mailbox. I love to open them up and look at the photos of friends and family, but they also serve as a guilty reminder that I am terrible at sending our cards out on time, if at all. In early November I give myself...
by kelly | Nov 30, 2024 | Everything Else
I was cleaning out our basement freezer to see if I could make room for leftovers when I pulled out a bag from the bottom that said “Turkey 11/25.” I’m guessing these are not leftovers sent to us by the Ghost of Thanksgiving Future, but my Sharpie scribble didn’t give...
by kelly | Nov 2, 2024 | Everything Else, Prescott, AZ
I think I discovered the secret to a long, happy life when I met Ann Wilson last week. Do what you love and it will never feel like work. “I’m going to work for free for the rest of my life,” she says with a smile. She’ll be turning 89 in a few weeks, and her husband...
