People Archives - Paradise Valley Estates

by Phyllis Riley

Holidays

One rarely forgets holidays as they are seared in our brains with a big star

by Liz Wildberger

Metaphor for a Love Apple

When it comes to tomatoes, everybody is an expert. And in the Paradise Valley Estates community, there is ample evidence of this fact.

by Bill Green

A Buffalo and a Dog

"Twenty years ago, Kay and I were living in the southern Black Hills of South Dakota seven miles south of Hot Springs and about 50 miles south of Rapid City."

by Mary Ann McKinney

A Day of Delights

A springtime ritual for five neighborhood kids, of which I was one, was our version of “A Walk in The Woods.” There was nothing like a beautiful spring day in our small town of Globe, Arizona.

by Ian Lanouette

A Brief History of Valentine’s Day

The internet is a marvelous tool for researching just about any topic that one can imagine. I thought it would be fun to research the origins of Valentine’s Day.

by Rosanne Kaufmann

The Thread in My Life

Art has been a long thread in my life. As a child, I liked to draw and look at pictures and paintings in books. I drew all over my brothers’ books and homework assignments.

by Ian Lanouette

The $$$ Switch

A funny story about technology and upgrading phones from a PVE resident.

by Debbie Lunning

The Back Room

At 12 years old, I felt that 25 cents an hour for my first job was a grand opportunity on Saturday mornings. I was thrilled to do this on my own and hoped I would learn something useful.

by Lloyd Tincher

A Remembrance of Times Past

"I arrived at Brooks AFB, TX in October 1956 as a brand-new second lieutenant just out of pilot training and the C-54 Palm Beach AFB Transport Training Unit."

by Bill Green

Why Play Bocce?

Residents play bocce at Paradise Valley Estates for various reasons.