By Nellie Curtiss … Just a few hours ago, now, Kathryn Faith Love was born at the small one-floor hospital built into the side of a local mountain. At 8 pounds three ounces, she was the hope of the whole nurses’ station, her parents and all her cousins. As the time zones were all shakingContinue reading “A Christmas with faith, hope, and love”
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On the table: honey, pancakes, and eggs
By Nellie Curtiss … One week not too long ago, a little sheep herder found it hard to get out of bed to tend to her flock. It had been a hard few days with a norther that blew into the high desert valley and whooshed sand, loose grass, and pine needles around. Hay tentsContinue reading “On the table: honey, pancakes, and eggs”
Harmony in the herd and joy in the Jell-O
By Nellie Curtiss … The Siberian Huskies on the ranch were howling as snowflakes piled up in the corral around the hoof-stomping goats and sleepy sheep. Bartholomew the boxer ran to the lip (the grill) of the 3100 Chevy truck to look around and see if the super moon was still huge in the sky.Continue reading “Harmony in the herd and joy in the Jell-O”
ERC’s Izzy and Stephen earn giving stars
By Nellie Curtiss … As I clutched the steering wheel with my hands that weren’t clutching so much as they were pressing, I thought of the Cardiologist who helped me last year when I was air taxied into the Parkview Hospital. Now a year later, Dr. Derar Albashaireh (Pueblo Cardiology). who saved my life, hadContinue reading “ERC’s Izzy and Stephen earn giving stars”
Open wide the floodgates of good will and gratitude
By Nellie Curtiss … Look out. The floodgates of shoppers standing shoulder to shoulder at big box and little box stores is about to pop out! Santa Claus commercials are at the ready and already have infiltrated our satellites, cable, Internet live and streaming cycles, and traditional antenna digital signals from San Antonio Mountain. WithContinue reading “Open wide the floodgates of good will and gratitude“
Drop the mic for Thanksgiving
By Nellie Curtiss … Thessalonians in the New Testament is often offered as a godsend: Do give thanks in all things. In conjuring the header for this column or blog, I played around with: Ahh, the days of Whining and Turkeys, which was a “play” on the 1962 movie starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick,Continue reading “Drop the mic for Thanksgiving”
Fort Garland’s ghostly guard walks by night
By Nellie Curtiss … Halloween night as you listen for unexplained shuffling of shoes against a hard-wood floor, or watch for flickering lights already switched off, and find doors ajar that were locked, remember whiskey, mayhem, and a friendly ghost. The Halloween winds are rattling again at Fort Garland’s infantry barracks where Pvt. Manuel LujanContinue reading “Fort Garland’s ghostly guard walks by night”
Gabby was under Brian’s thumb
By Nellie Curtiss … Anyone who has lived through domestic violence recognized the symptoms in the police cam that Utah law enforcement shared recently after a traveler reported abuse concerning Gabby and Brian. Brian and Gabby toured through several states including The Great Sand Dunes National Park in Alamosa County. As typical of abusers, BrianContinue reading “Gabby was under Brian’s thumb”
Not punk’d, but SKUNKED at 2 am
By Nellie Curtiss … With the changes in climate comes all-nighters. Despite taking Zyrtec D, squirting Flonase, later spraying Saline solution, and placing Breathe Right Strips for needed oxygen, my plugged-up nose woke me from a dream conversation about trap-neuter-release (TNR) clinics for feral cats. “It’s 2 a.m.,” Mickey Mouse on the watch face announced.Continue reading “Not punk’d, but SKUNKED at 2 am”
Climate change lessons and daily choices
By Nellie Curtiss … In a September 13, 2020 Barron’s article by Jennifer R. Marlon, we learn about how climate changes are shifting our lives. A research scientist at Yale University, Marlon reported that there are already seven ways that we as U. S. citizens are paying for climate change, whether or not we believeContinue reading “Climate change lessons and daily choices”
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