Patricia Fremont Smith Our featured artist for May is Carolyn Meador. This nearly new resident of SaddleBrooke joined the gift shop team in December 2020, after moving here in August 2020 from Orange County, Calif. “I fell in love with the desert,” she says, adding “I love the charm of the homes in SaddleBrooke and found…
Stuart Watkins Just a cowboy looking for work not a job this old boy can’t do buck ‘em, train ‘em, do it right, too teach em how to cut a herd Look too long in the tooth for our kinda spread Well, if it’s a chuckwagon cook you need in the day I’ve been known…
Ross Dunfee The killing was over. The four-year long Civil War officially ended at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. There was a large division between the northern states (largely industrial) and the southern states (largely agrarian) over slavery, states’ rights, and westward expansion. The election of Lincoln was the last straw, and by one month…
Dr. Craig W. Brue Dr. Eric Ricchette, an orthopedic shoulder specialist with the Cleveland Clinic, states that, “Neck and shoulder pain so commonly overlaps that some refer to it as ‘schneck’ pain.” Why? Because the neck and shoulder are intimately controlled by a common branch of nerves called the brachial plexus. The brachial plexus of nerves…
Stuart Watkins One look at Jay’s art and I had to share his story with other SaddleBrooke residents, artists, and those who are just retired but have been there, done that, and might want to do it again. Jay and his wife, Diane, moved here five years ago from Colorado and still have a home…
Heidi Overman, LMT How does your body feel when you’re playing golf? Golf is a game that challenges your body. You are twisting, flexing, gripping, and extending muscles in ways you don’t normally do. The movements are quick, and your muscles need to be able to react without pulling and tweaking while hitting your shot.…
LaVerne Kyriss Suzanne Brubaker says she is challenged when coming up with ideas for new paintings. “Only occasionally does an idea just pop into my head. Often, I have to see something in a book or online or be out and around and see something to get an idea for a painting.” So, when the…
Claudia Hermansen Linda Brush has been a resident in SaddleBrooke for over 25 years, mostly as a snowbird. She was active in the Monday morning Sew Busy Cut Ups, the Thursday morning Machine Embroidery Club, and the Friday morning Quilters Club. She helped start the Serger Club, as part of the Sew Busy Cut Ups, and…
Gordon Bailey “Buzz” Hackett, Jr. Gordon Bailey “Buzz” Hackett, Jr. passed peacefully of natural causes to be with the Lord in the comfort of his home, with his wife of 10 years, Mary-Lou, by his side on April 21, 2021. Buzz was born in Newport, R.I., to Gordon Bailey Hackett, Sr. and Rose Dolores Hackett…
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart One of my favorite phrases is “There are many paths to the mountaintop.” For many of us, we are inching our way there through our 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. Surprisingly, to me, one in 26 baby boomers is expected to live to be 100. Co-authors Steve Franklin, Ph.D. and Lynn Peters…