Category: Features

Enjoying the Cooler Weather

Debora Witten In the early morning and late afternoon Katie and Marc Lundgren exercise their two Siberian huskies. Katie and Marc are originally from San Clemente, Calif. Both huskies are rescue dogs. The bigger dog is their 5-year-old male, called Rocky, who joined them in November. The smaller husky is a female named Koda, age…

In Passing

Carolee Louise Bailey On Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, Carolee Louise Bailey (nee Gentili), loving wife, mother, and grandmother passed away in Tucson, Ariz. Carolee was born and raised in Tacoma, Wash., the only child of Albert and Louise Gentili. She attended Central Washington State University briefly before her first marriage and the birth of her…

Lavender Farm to Host Arizona Award-Winning Author

Carolyn Blair Exciting news! Come and hear all about Arizona Territory in the 1800s with author Nancy E. Turner and her beloved book These is my Words. Life Under the Oaks is honored to host this treasured Arizona author. Turner’s novel is near and dear to my heart—my daughters and I deeply love it, seeing…

Building Homes for Nature

James A. Hoagland The SaddleBrooke Ranch Woodworking Club was busy in January building nest boxes for our local Lucy’s Warblers and the Tucson Audubon Society (TAS). Twelve volunteers joined Jim Hoagland, Birdman of SBR, on Jan. 26 and Jan. 29 to build more than 63 nest boxes with two different designs. Unlike last year when the…