My Favorite Word is SPATCHCOCK
By Marilyn Schletzer Video from YouTube Spatchcock, spatchcock, spatchcock. It’s fun to say, though it doesn’t roll easily off the tongue, and it might impress some folks if you’re looking for opportunities to do that. By the way, if you haven’t encountered the word before and you’re beginning to think I had a little too much eggnog over the holidays, I assure you that I am of reasonably sound...
Meet The Peak’s Nikki Larson, Winner at Scottsdale’s Arabian Horse Show
Editor’s Note. Welcome Nikki! What great news! Thank you for contributing this article. We look forward to more great articles in the future. Hello Peak friends and family, I am Nikki Larson the newest member to The Peak Magazine. I attend Cactus Shadows High School and am very active within the community owning and showing Arabian horses as well as playing golf for the high school team. I am excited to join The Peak Family and...
What Grandchildren Say to Their Grandparents!
Contributed by Claude Trottier, Phd. courtesy of the Internet. 1. She was in the bathroom, putting on her makeup, under the watchful eyes of her young granddaughter, as she’d done many times before. After she applied her lipstick and started to leave, the little one said, “But Grandma, you forgot to kiss the toilet paper good-bye!” I will probably never put lipstick on again without thinking about kissing the toilet...
Music for Smarties
By Desert Les Howdie Parder. Since I’m sure that someone has already written “Music for Dummies,” Desert Les has decided to write “Music for Smarties.” Yup. This is a BIG test fer musical experts like you. This here test is going to be in several parts. This article is part one. Be patient, Pardner, more parts will follow in the weeks ahead. Now I know yer probably nervous about taking a test,...
How Big is TOO BIG? by Marilyn Schletzer
By Marilyn Schletzer Here we are again, thigh-deep in a frenzy of shaping up after the holidays. Are you finding it challenging? If so, here’s a simple little tip that may come in handy the next time you’re eating out: NEVER EAT ANYTHING BIGGER THAN YOUR HEAD. Honestly, have you noticed the portion sizes at some of our local restaurants? Chances are, if you ordered from anything but the kiddies’ menu, you will have placed before...
Artists’ Loft by Natalie Keller
We have a new and unique gallery that opened in the el Pedregal Festival Marketplace! The Boulders Resort teamed up with the Sonoran Arts League and offered a 3200 square foot space on the second floor of the el Pedregal to bring the community a beautiful new venue for art. It’s a fantastic space well suited for a gallery. “The Gallery at el Pedregal” opened its doors in December with a huge splash…the Holiday Artisans Market! It was...
Seeing and Doing: Enjoying Snow Scenes at Tom’s Thumb Trailhead, Jan. 1, 2015
By Howard Myers The new year came in with a dramatic snow fall that touched higher areas in the Valley of the Sun. Attached are some pictures that I took at the Tom’s Thumb trailhead in the McDowell Mountains in north Scottsdale. As these photographs show, the McDowells Mountains, distant Four Peaks, and the Mazatzals got a pretty good dusting, even some on Pinnacle Peak. Snow, not what the chamber of commerce ordered, but a...
Artists’ Loft
By Natalie Keller Do you know we have a treasure in north Scottsdale? You may stumble upon it while walking leisurely through the court yard at The Village at Pinnacle Peak. Maybe after having breakfast or lunch at the General Store or shopping at the other unique boutiques…you’ll see it! It’s Treasures in Art gallery tucked away in the court yard; what a pleasant surprise! So many people...
Far From Home: South Africa
By Edie Shannon Prologue Scottsdale residents Edie and BJ Shannon do volunteer business training in emerging democracies. The purpose of the training, which is funded by the US state department, is to develop the capabilities of the newly independent states to survive and prosper on their own, and secondly to bring back business to the US. Editor South Africa The young woman who checks us into the hotel is named Brightness,...
Holidays! Parties! HELP!!!
By Marilyn Schletzer Most of us put on a few pounds between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Why is that a surprise? There are more parties during this period than the other eleven months combined, and we’re all busy baking bizarre numbers of sweet treats in the name of tradition. Once the dust settles and we stow our party manners for another year, those pounds will come off again, but if you’re starting to get anxious,...
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