Lorelle of Lorelle on WordPress is someone whose site I cruise regularly in search of blogging tips and techniques. As much as I admire Lorelle’s expertise in blogging, Lorelle herself admires the shopping acumen of the friend she’s staying with in Israel. That friend’s skills have lead Lorelle to this week’s blog challenge: writing about [...]

Over at www.AboutPrescottArizona.com I frequently hear from folks planning to visit or who have just moved to Prescott, and who are looking for places to hike or rent kayaks. There isn’t a forum in which they can interact on that site, so I occasionally give their inquiries a second wind here. Today I heard from [...]

Following is an open letter to elected officials and those running for office in my immediate area, Prescott Arizona. Dear Elected Official or Candidate: I am a long time Prescott resident. While I actually reside in the county (Forbing Park area), I also own property within the Prescott city limits. As such, I cannot vote [...]

Because of my website AboutPrescottArizona.com, I sometimes receive inquiries for more information. Yesterday when I heard from Richard and Zutie Carey was one of those days. They are considering relocating to Prescott and are looking for people who already live here who are willing to correspond with them about life here. So, what about it, [...]

I remember when a VA colleague of mine announced that her office was going paperless. That was in 2004, when I was tired of running spyware and virus programs everytime I turned around. Paperless wasn’t a goal of mine, but becoming a PC-less office was. Whew! Am I glad I am all Mac these days. [...]

When the world gets confusing it is wise to go to a sacred and safe place. Yesterday felt like one of those days, so Chester and I headed out to the rookery on the edge of Willow Lake here in Prescott. Great blue herons and cormorants are nesting there now. This place is lively and [...]

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Paddling With a Camera is a blog I just discovered thanks to ProBloggers recent Group Writing Project. I was zipping around in Marek Uliasz’s site, initially psyched at having found a blog devoted to two of my favorite out-of-office activities. That would be, clearly, paddling my kayak and photography. Then I found the part about [...]

A few years ago my friend Susy and I began creating blank notecards under the name Gate Ways. I took black & white photographs of gates in wilderness areas around Prescott when we were out hiking. I printed the photos in my darkroom and and then made cards of images. We both got busy with [...]

Like many other “seasoned” VAs, I frequently receive phone and email inquiries from people planning to enter the Virtual Assistance industry. While I respect anyone who conducts research before jumping in, it’s hard to justify taking time out to respond individually. I know that many of my veteran VA friends and colleagues face this same [...]

Here’s the second installment in the Client Spotlight series. It’s a really long interview, but I’ve decided it works best to keep it together in one post. I’ve known Brad Newman, Executive Director of Yavapai EXCEPTIONAL Industries (YEI!) here in Prescott, for about 15 years, and we teamed up to work together nearly ten years [...]