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 | 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 | Aug 27, 2022 | Covid, Daily Courier, Family, Friends
It could have been the bowling alley. I always wonder if they ever clean the finger holes of bowling balls. Or maybe the Italian restaurant, packed on a Sunday night, everyone laughing and talking as they passed around breadsticks and slurped spaghetti. I’d been a lot...
by kelly | Jul 2, 2022 | Daily Courier, Family
It’s been five years since I grasped the metal handrails at Mather Point and stared at the vast canyon rippling out across the horizon. The first years we lived here, we were amateur tour guides to friends checking out our new home in Arizona and wanting to see the...
by kelly | Mar 26, 2022 | Daily Courier, Family, Nostalgia
Music can make you feel young again, but it can also remind you how old you’re getting. The other day, an old college roommate of mine sent a link to a music festival she’s going to this summer. She’s an English professor now, so part of her job is teaching study...
