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 | 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...
by kelly | May 20, 2023 | Daily Courier, Everything Else
My cell phone sent me an alert that I was almost at my voicemail limit the other day. This doesn’t surprise me because I have a hard time erasing the funny or touching messages I get from friends and family. For me, this started back in the days of answering machines....
by kelly | May 6, 2023 | Daily Courier, Everything Else
This week I had a chance to talk with a class of eighth-graders about the people who live in assisted living and how once upon a time these folks were 14-year-olds too. I asked them to raise their hand if they thought they might live to at least 90, and was impressed...
by kelly | Apr 22, 2023 | Daily Courier, Everything Else
Our garage has a collection of underused sporting gear hanging from hooks on the wall. Sleeping bags and a tent from the camping trip that happened exactly twice in our 26 years together. A collapsible hula-hoop from my brief stint in a community ed class. (I’ll bet...
by kelly | Apr 8, 2023 | Daily Courier, Everything Else
The other day I bought an Easter egg dye kit, which looked remarkably similar to the one I remember using as a kid many years ago. It seemed like a pretty good deal for two bucks. The eggs, on the other hand, are now a precious commodity so I opened the container to...
