by kelly | Jan 27, 2024 | Daily Courier, Family, Travel
We packed up the dogs and headed to the beach a few weeks ago. It may seem odd to visit the ocean in January, but the cheap, off-season prices and the lure of humidity and warmer weather — even if it’s only 60 degrees — sounded good to us. We got off to a later start...
by kelly | Nov 18, 2023 | Daily Courier, Family, Nostalgia
The grocery store is filled with reminders we are firmly in the holiday season. Yams soaked in heavy syrup are cozying up next to the marshmallow bags, herbed stuffing has moved next to the turkey gravy and brining kits. Canned cranberries, cream of mushroom soup and...
by kelly | Oct 21, 2023 | Daily Courier, Family
I dropped the small, white box into the mailbox at the post office and drove off, wondering what we would find out in a few weeks. After six decades of not knowing anything about his family history, Mike decided to do a DNA test. He was adopted from a French-Catholic...
by kelly | Oct 7, 2023 | Alzheimer's, Daily Courier, Family, Friends, Prescott, AZ
I discovered at 6:30 a.m. on the day of the Walk to End Alzheimer’s that despite having read up online on all the steps to make percolator coffee, I had forgotten one critical element – the cups to pour it into. Luckily, we live in a town where early store hours are a...
by kelly | Sep 9, 2023 | Daily Courier, Family, Prescott, AZ
My dad complimented me on my Sunday column last week about Prescott’s growth and I gave him a strange look. That wasn’t me, I said, and after a few minutes of back and forth, he fished it out of the recycling bin and handed his copy to me. He was right, and so was I....
by kelly | Aug 12, 2023 | Alzheimer's, Daily Courier, Family, Friends, Hospice & End Of Life
After 67 years, you would expect to build many good memories together, including stories about your life your kids still laugh about and share. Bob was a dentist and Peggy ran a health food store. Their son Mark remembers having carob cake instead of chocolate at his...
