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”
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”
Good things can come to all of us
By Nellie Curtiss Yes, dads and moms have long said to their children, “Good things come to those who wait.” Before winter, neighbors made short work of weeds and grass in my yard. Like everyone else lately, inflation high cost of utilities, rents, groceries have forced many to take on second and third jobs toContinue reading “Good things can come to all of us”
The Umbrella that wanted to fly
by Nellie Curtiss… Once there was an umbrella that wanted to fly. She started out as only a wee thought that began with a song sung by John Prine called The Blue Umbrella. Her sail and stalk with a crank system were designed in Germany. The total outfit was meant to withstand any force theContinue reading “The Umbrella that wanted to fly”
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”
Midnight snacks, scaredy-cats, and racoon burglars
By Nellie Curtiss . . . We live in Racoon Real Estate. With Spring almost here, I woke in the middle of the night and shuffled my way to the back of the cottage where the bathroom was. As I always do, I checked which “kitty” was on the deck. Adjusting the curtained backdoor window,Continue reading “Midnight snacks, scaredy-cats, and racoon burglars”
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”
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