Marilyn Miller Zhuping Hodge, owner of Seven Cups, a teahouse in Tucson, will be presenting a Chinese tea ceremony at the November meeting of The Women of Quail Creek. Seven Cups is one of the very first genuine Chinese tea houses in North America and the first to be owned and managed by a certified…
MC Kollschegg Does the number 155 ring a bell? That’s the approximate number of men and women at Quail Creek that work for you. Yes, for you! They clean the clubhouse lounge, library, bathrooms and fitness center; they set up for and clean up after meetings; they trim the trees and spray for weeds in…
Dear Crystal: Since I love nature and enjoy my quiet time alone when vacationing, I am writing today to ask you for your opinion about finding a spot that is off the beaten path. I enjoy isolation, so I am looking to travel to places with incredible natural beauty. Can you suggest a vacation spot…
Janet Mills Bunker Hill, a City, a Siege, a Revolution by Nathaniel Philbrick. This is a book that could have been written in three sections. I have read books about the founding of our nation but never one that has so much detail about each section. Philbrick has written a masterful knowledgeable book. In 1775, Boston…
W. Smith The word “qualm” came to my attention this week when I overheard someone say, “She didn’t qualm when I gave her the estimate.” It made me wonder about using qualm as a verb. Still, considering how our language continuously changes, the speaker might just be ahead of her time. Maybe by Halloween we’ll…
Art Sloane The new director of the Arizona Department of Veterans Services is Ted Vogt from Tucson. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served as an intelligence officer and commanded a unit that was responsible for providing counter-terrorism and threat information. He served in Afghanistan and the Middle East as part…