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Goin’ Native: Transforming Our Yard into a Thriving Native Oasis
Native Gardens
March Renewal: Embrace Positivity, New Life, and Everyday Blessings
Gardening Reflections
Sunflowers: Growing Joy with Family in Your Arizona Garden
Gardening Reflections
Saving the Velvet Mesquite: Patience in a Native Garden
Native Gardens Reflections
Ironwood Forest National Monument: Discover Arizona’s Untamed Desert
The heat is here and we are sweating. Temperatures are climbing higher here in Arizona. For desert dwellers, that means it is time to pay close attention to your body signals, plan your outings during the early morning hours or late in the cooler temps of night, and make sure you increase your water consumption. Heat kills and there are no second chances.
Places
Rethinking Resolutions: How Small Steps Lead to Big Success in the New Year
Reflections
Beauty is a gift in Pinal County
Places
Why Celebrating Our Heritage Is the Heart of True Patriotism
Heritage Reflections
GATHER & GRAZE Local Food, Flavor & Finds
Gather & Graze
Seis Mexican Kitchen in Tucson: Bold Flavors and Family Traditions
Gather & Graze
Gather & Graze: Farmer Boys Queen Creek | Fresh Local Eats
Gather & Graze
From Rockies to Desert: Where Nature Feels Like Home
Places Reflections
150 Years Later, I Went Back
One hundred and fifty years after my Volga German ancestors arrived in Kansas, I returned to Hays to walk in their footsteps and discover the stories they left behind. Along the way, old photographs found new meaning, strangers became family and the past suddenly didn't feel so far away. It was a journey filled with history, laughter and a few surprises, and a reminder of why Kansas will forever have a place in my heart.
Before We Called it San Tan Valley
Long before San Tan Valley became Arizona's newest town, there were dirt roads, cotton fields and wide-open desert beneath the San Tan Mountains. After nearly 25 years of writing about this community and watching it grow, I'm looking back at how San Tan Valley got its name, how much it has changed and the history we're still creating together.
September is Military Families Month in Queen Creek & San Tan Valley
Join me Wednesday, September 16 at 6 p.m. as San Tan Valley and Queen Creek recognize September as Military Families Month. As Military Moms in QC / STV marks its 20th anniversary and America celebrates 250 years of independence, I reflect on the journey and why honoring those who serve, and the families who stand beside them, still matters today.