Category: Features

Artist of the Month

LaVerne Kyriss Jenni Long worked for her dad in his photography studio in Columbus, Ohio. “I managed the business and he did the creative work,” she said, “until he decided to retire. Then I took over as the photographer. I had always explored creative endeavors and crafts, but I never considered myself an artist.” When…

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Louise Grabell My desert spoon died! So sad. How could that happen after 14 years of blissfully growing on my estate? Me, a Master Gardener, lose a plant? I’ve noticed the same thing happening to spoons on other properties, so what’s the story? First, let me tell you that desert spoon (Sotol) is the most…

Senior Village at SaddleBrooke

Better than Hallmark- Paper Crafters bring smiles Stephanie Thompson and Sandy Morse Did you know our own SaddleBrooke Paper Crafters have been delivering smiles to hundreds of seniors in local senior care facilities for over 20 years? That’s right, the SaddleBrooke Paper Crafters have been making and delivering beautiful handmade cards, free of charge, to…

Medicare alphabet soup – AEP and OEP

Leah Kari, CMR, Medicare Health Insurance Products Broker “If I knew I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself.” Eubie Blake, Composer, lyricist and pianist of ragtime, jazz and popular music died in 1983 at age 96. Selecting the Medicare healthcare coverage that helps you take the best care…

In Passing

  Judith (Jude) Marie May Judith (Jude) Marie May, age 77 of SaddleBrooke (Tucson), AZ was called home by her Creator on July 28,2018 to join those loved ones (family, friends) previously departed. Born in New Rochelle, New York, her family moved to Milford, Connecticut while she was still young, living within a few steps…

JD Davis has released a new book

  Gordon Jerome Davis JD Davis has released a new novel, Gringo Joe. After raising two sons and selling their small business in Oregon, JD and his wife Keri, retired to the Santa Catalina Mountains of Arizona. “I’ve had two lives: My childhood, which resembled that of Huckleberry Finn; hopping trains, camping on lakes and…