
Usually I take a walk in my garden to get inspiration. My garden tells me what to write about. T

Years ago, I was interviewed by a Phoenix TV station about endurance training in extreme heat.

Jewelry Artist Mickey McCarthy will be the Featured Artist at the Village Gallery of Local Artists for the month of August 2023. A reception will be held on Friday, Aug. 4, 5-8 p.m. to showcase her work. McCarthy will be present to explain her process and discuss her jewelry creations.

In March, the Big Park Council’s Art in the Roundabouts (AiR) Committee launched a dedicated website (ourvillageart.org) for the purpose of keeping the public apprised about the project’s purpose and progress, and to gather community input for selection of the artworks.

Following presentations by Yavapai County Supervisor Donna Michaels, Yavapai Director of Planning & Development, Jeremy Dye and Sedona Fire District Fire Marshal Chief Dori Booth, President John Wichert called the meeting to order with 14 Member Organizations and 6 guests present.

Last week, the Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau met with various business sectors in the community to discuss our overarching direction with membership and marketing for this upcoming fiscal year.

My wife Nancy told me she was taking me out to dinner for Father’s Day along with our friends, Dana and John Jacko. Given Nancy’s family name of Battaglini and John’s Italian heritage through his mom as a Larocca, I was pretty sure I was in for a night of pasta and red sauce.

The early summer garden is a magnet in the morning before it gets too hot. It inspires a “to do” list of both garden delights, and work to be done. It is really about relishing each day the beautiful relationship that we have helped create.

Earlier today, I was pumping iron and listening to “Dreams” by The Cranberries…

Hurray for all that winter moisture. It may have taken the edge off the so-called "fire season" in eastern Yavapai County temporarily, but residents still need to be in full preparation mode.
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