by Nellie Curtiss …. It’s one of those serendipitous moments or one of those “down from the mountain with the tablets” moments, one of those “don’t fool with mother nature” moments or even one of those “I was sleeping out in the desert for 40 winks” moments. A few years back, considering the caustic painContinue reading “That vulture-like eye’s message from beyond”
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A Walk with Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Nellie Curtiss … I was in 6th grade when I first heard of Martin Luther King, Jr. As a dependent (brat) at Craig AFB in Selma, Alabama, I wondered what the movement was all about. Signs calling King a communist were plastered all over Selma, Al. My parents were not as informed as IContinue reading “A Walk with Martin Luther King, Jr.”
National Corn Chip Day is Monday Jan 29!
By Nellie Curtiss …. It comes Monday January 29: National CORN CHIP Day started because of a small crunchy snack. The original ORIGINAL “beach snack” was created from frying masa (as you know, Masa is dough from ground corn) into a funky chip. In 1932 (during the Great Depression) C.E. Doolin, a tinkerer, invented theContinue reading “National Corn Chip Day is Monday Jan 29!”
January, the break-up, and put-back month
By Nellie Curtiss …. The white light streams through the blue planet’s atmosphere on a mission to melt the snow packed and icy trails around here, and with the help of hardy house finches and speckled sparrows, my mind travels back to a walk in the woods outside the Turpin Road condo in Anchorage. ThereContinue reading “January, the break-up, and put-back month”
Loose tomatoes and other dog finds
By Nellie Curtiss …. Historically, all my dogs have been fed healthy dog chow. Ask any of them. When my back turned, or when I napped, they rooted out the best prizes. A decade ago, and dog-tired, I came home from shopping then fell into a nap. I noticed that my spaniels didn’t climb intoContinue reading “Loose tomatoes and other dog finds”
Turning onto the highway, she sang O Holy Night
By Nellie Curtiss … After the blizzard of December 2023, the skies rested with clouds just floating over the San Juan’s and Sangre de Cristo’s. A home health provider from the county’s options for long term care drove cautiously down the rural road, just off the state highway. The gravel was sometimes visible beneath theContinue reading “Turning onto the highway, she sang O Holy Night”
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”
Smiles are the best for customers to feel at home
By Nellie Curtiss …. One of the best smiles this week was on Thursday. My dog Schroeder was styled at All Four Paws Grooming which is a stone’s throw away from the Valley Courier. Andie fetched him even before I parked. She clicked his leash on and let me know when to return for him.Continue reading “Smiles are the best for customers to feel at home”
A grateful life is a kind life
By Nellie Curtiss …. As a senior citizen, I still shake my head at prices for gasoline, toilet paper, roofing jobs and school supply costs. How can it be? Nevertheless, the cost of living is a ne’er-do-well in my mind and makes the comfort of Thanksgiving hard to grab or stab it with a fork.Continue reading “A grateful life is a kind life”
Robin Williams’ suicide opens discussions
by Nellie Curtiss …. The super moon of August 2014 held its breath when Denver’s 9News KUSA anchors interrupted. “Breaking news, Robin Williams was found dead at age 63. There is some indication he took his own life.” Not long ago CBS and ABC reported the unexpected death of Matthew Perry in his Jacuzzi fromContinue reading “Robin Williams’ suicide opens discussions”
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