When my husband Mike and I moved to Flagstaff in 1986, the town was sweet, but somewhat shabby. It was most certainly not the happening place it is these days. We temporarily rented a house out by the old fire station just west of Cosnino Road, then bought a house near the intersection of Fourth Street and Lockett Avenue. Our local grocery was the Bayless...
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We were lucky to have a videographer and photographer capturing visuals, and the sound recorded of the Stories to Life event at Coconino Center for the Arts a few weeks ago. Grad Canyon Trust had all those components put together in a short video, to capture the essence of the performance. Thanks to all who made it happen!...
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What is this book? What is anything? Who am I? Who are you? Stop it. Forget it. This quote on the front of my current journal is a direct lift from the inside flap of Maira Kalman’s book, The Principles of Uncertainty, in which Kalman gives equal treatment to trash cans and flower arrangements, bedrooms and bathrooms, and the hats, coats and shoes of...
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Enjoy music and prose from writers Shonto Begay, Laura Kelly, Jean Rukkila, Tony Norris, Darcy Falk and Kate Watters at 6 pm on Sunday, January 12, 2014 at the Coconino Center for the Arts. Recommended for ages 7 and up, this event is open to the public and free of charge. This event is part of the Stories to Life series, presented by the...
Read MoreThe four of us stood on the porch admiring the last glimmers of light on thunderheads over the Echo Cliffs. A few moments later, the moon rose from behind those same clouds taking our collective breath away. This is a fact: at Kane Ranch the contrasts often leave me breathless, sighing over light and dark, or gasping aloud at something I never even...
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