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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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”
Once my Smart fortwo was stuck on an ice shelf
by Nellie Curtiss … That night was one of those long snowy nights. I parallel parked outside my son’s apartment just where the deer make a nightly trek to the cottonwoods along the Rio Grande in Alamosa. My service dog Schroeder and I moseyed up the broken concrete walk avoiding iced over snow. Seated onContinue reading “Once my Smart fortwo was stuck on an ice shelf”
Elvis touched our lives then and now
By Nellie Curtiss …. Elvis Presley has always been part of my life and my family’s life. An early song by Elvis was “Love me Tender” on a 45 RPM record that my mom owned. Wrapped in its paper sleeve, Mom’s precious possession was kept close to the beige colored 1959 Philco turntable within theContinue reading “Elvis touched our lives then and now”
A story about Alamosa, Colorado pioneers
By Nellie Curtiss … Over a century ago the Maddux family crossed over Mosca pass in the dead of winter and somehow completed the journey to the Valley, setting up camp on the northside of the Rio Grande, now North River Road. The descendants of James T. Maddux (some four generations) unveiled the historical monumentContinue reading “A story about Alamosa, Colorado pioneers”
Spotted out the window
By Nellie Curtiss … A new family has landed in the Valley. I spotted them out the window –while pushing onward, in a 40 miles per gallon Chevy. I was flying down the highway on a mission to find some broccoli and sunflower seeds when my eyes caught their movements. Two regal parents are watchingContinue reading “Spotted out the window”
How’s your vision? Need glasses, contacts, surgery?
By Nellie Curtiss … Sometimes our eyes in conjunction with our brains deceive us. Our vision is misty, foggy, and unclear. A few years back, I joined a slew of retirees navigating cataract surgery. Advances in eye surgery made the laser eye surgery a real possibility—depending on insurances. I had noticed that my eyes wereContinue reading “How’s your vision? Need glasses, contacts, surgery?“
ROOMBA on a mission at 230 in the afternoon
by Nellie Curtiss … It was 2:30 in the afternoon when the gunmetal colored ROOMBA left its station and embarked on its mission. There were no notes left behind; no clues as to it’s trek that day. The twin teens were not yet home from Grant Middle School where they ran for the track team.Continue reading “ROOMBA on a mission at 230 in the afternoon“
It’s an epidemic!
by Nellie Curtiss … Isn’t it time we value our children and families more than we value the gun lobby? Matthew McConaughey’s hometown is Uvalde, Tx. The day of the Robb Elementary massacre in Uvalde, he asked us on Facebook, “The true call to action now is for every American to take a longer andContinue reading “It’s an epidemic!”
Laughter is the best lesson
by Nellie Curtiss … My eyes were drawn to the headline: Why Laughter Makes Classroom Management More Effective (https://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2011/01/29/effective-classroom-management-and-laughter/ ) The author, Michael Linsin, is a 30-year veteran teacher with all the grade levels under his thinking cap. He started Smart Classroom management in 2009 with a newsletter to help other teachers. Although his wiseContinue reading “Laughter is the best lesson”
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