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...
by kelly | Oct 19, 2021 | Assisted Living, Daily Courier, Hospice & End Of Life, Prescott, AZ
“I’m sorry, I don’t know why I’m telling you all of this,” she says before continuing to tell me more stories about her 99-year-old dad over the phone. We talk about the farm he grew up on in the Midwest and what he did for work after World War 2, how he remarried...
by kelly | Sep 25, 2021 | Daily Courier, Family, Nostalgia, Prescott, AZ
Last week, I stopped into a local home improvement store looking for some mums to brighten up the frazzled summer planters on our front porch. As I walked towards the garden center, I noticed the clearance patio furniture was mingling with ghoulish zombies and...
by kelly | Sep 11, 2021 | Daily Courier, Family, Nostalgia, Prescott, AZ
You’re either a fair person or you’re not. I can’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday than strolling through poultry and rabbit exhibits, feeding miniature goats at the petting zoo, cheering on a tiny cowboy try to ride an oversized sheep without falling off,...
by kelly | Aug 14, 2021 | Daily Courier, Prescott, AZ, Ron Barnes
The elaborate black mailbox down the street caught my eye as I drove past on the way to work. One day, I decided to pull over on the way home and take a closer look. It wasn’t a mailbox at all, but a “Little Free Library” filled with books. According to the sign on...
by kelly | Jul 7, 2021 | Daily Courier, Family, Prescott, AZ
I don’t like to think that I’m middle-aged, but it’s true. Today, I got a telemarketing call wanting to talk to me about my Medicare Advantage plan. I made her repeat it before I realized what she was asking me. “I’m not that old yet!” I shouted and hung up the phone....
