Jacqueline M. Ruffino Platt May we have faith and love for each and every one. For the last few years I have been sharing my stories with others and enjoyed each and every time I typed every word. I look forward to sharing my life with those who are in need. My experience I have…
Tag: Jacquie’s Corner
January 2025, Features
New Year—New Adventures! Join the Roadrunners RV Club!
Julie Hedges Our annual club Christmas Party was held in December, where current and alumni members enjoyed dinner and dancing at Palo Verde. In January we are back to business, with our next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 14, in the Sun Lakes Country Club Navajo Room, starting at 6 p.m. for social hour, with…
Features, December 2024
The Special Christmas Bows
Jacqueline M. Ruffino-Platt When I lived in Northern Virginia and was driving around one morning, I noticed a craft store had just opened in our vicinity. My creation for some fine crafts was in my mind. Bow making, floral and wreath designing, centerpieces for tables, decorating homes for the holidays, homemade gifts for family and…
November 2024, Features
Jacquie’s Corner: Free Stuff
Jacqueline M. Ruffino-Platt Did you ever stop and think of all the “Free Stuff” you receive and enjoy every day? Look up at this instant and see the beautiful blue sky above you and the white clouds. The air we breathe, the wind that brushes against our skin as we scurry about each and every…
October 2024, Features
Jacquie’s Corner: Snowbird Relative and … TLC
Jacqueline M. Ruffino My Aunt Jennie was married to my dad’s brother Orazio (Otto). Uncle Otto and my dad Antonino were born in a town named Modica, Sicily. My uncle and my dad came to America via Ellis Island when they were about 11 or 12 years old. They settled in Northern New Jersey. My…
September 2024, Features
Another Milestone Birthday
Jacqueline M. Ruffino-Platt My birthdays are always special and have been spectacular. Thanks to my wonderful and special husband John. Many friends and family participated, celebrated, and always shared my birthdays. I didn’t feel different on Sept. 25 than previous days. Now, this year and month has arrived bringing in my 84th year. I am…
August 2024, Features
Our Beautiful Tradition
Jacqueline M. Ruffino-Platt Happy Birthday to my mother-in-law Helen. On Aug. 30 she would have been 107 years young. Someone I am pleased to have met and became a member of her family. She made me feel welcome and loved the very first time John brought me home to meet his family. We shared many…
July 2024, Features
Jacquie’s Corner: Another Chapter Back in My Early Days—A Special Time
Jacqueline Mary Ruffino-Platt Remembering many years back when the pastor of the little church across the street from my home in New Jersey asked me to look after his father-in-law who was very old and could not feed, dress, bathe himself, and needed assistance. I was quite young at the time, 19 years old to…
June 2024, Features
Jacquie’s Corner: Beautiful Day Here in Arizona
Jacqueline M. Ruffino As I looked out the window from our lovely home, I saw a few folks riding their bikes, two- or three-wheelers, or walking along with their loved ones or some good friends. I rode a bike when I was a child and loved it. However, for many years, I have not sat…
May 2024, Features
Jacquie’s Corner: When the Street Lights Come on, Head for Home
Jacqueline M. Ruffino-Platt One of the instructions given to us as children, when the sun goes down and dusk was slowly approaching, we knew what to do. Head for home. Sometimes, I reminisce how much fun my little friends and I shared growing up in those times. Some evenings, my husband and I share some…