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...
by kelly | Mar 12, 2022 | Daily Courier, Nostalgia, Veterans
It’s hard not to follow the news all day, every day, as this Russia-Ukraine war continues to grow. It is half a world away, yet every movement and bombing is broadcast across news sites and social media as it happens, like a horrible action movie coming to life, a...
by kelly | Feb 26, 2022 | Daily Courier, Nostalgia, Prescott, AZ
The other night we were enjoying dinner at a local restaurant, and the Winter Olympics were on in the background. It was the four-man bobsled event, and I nudged my husband and pointed at the TV. “I think I would have been good at bobsledding,” I said. He laughed at...
by kelly | Dec 4, 2021 | Daily Courier, Family, Friends, Nostalgia
I pulled a box of Christmas decorations out of the basement last week and found a bunch of old holiday cards at the bottom from years past. They were photo cards on heavy paper, with rounded corners and shiny foil lettering exclaiming “Merry & Bright” or “Peace...
by kelly | Nov 6, 2021 | Assisted Living, Daily Courier, Family, Nostalgia, Veterans
The stories come in small pieces, coaxed out gently when I ask a new resident when and where they served in the military. “How did you pick the Air Force?” I ask, careful not to tread too quickly into uncomfortable territory. He says he knew he would be drafted into...
by kelly | Oct 23, 2021 | Daily Courier, Family, Nostalgia, Prescott, AZ
I’m married to a guy who is not a big fan of flying. I can count on one hand the number of times he’s been in an airplane. If we want to go somewhere together, we hop in the car. Driving has always been a big part of our life. When you fall in love with a Canadian who...
