Wednesday, March 20, 2013

What was the best piece of advice your mother ever gave you?

Women on the street


“Wake up early so that you can enjoy the morning and get a lot done.”

Phoebe Pilaro, Valley yoga teacher


“When I was a freshman at Wood River High School, I wanted to go to the senior party and my mom said, ‘If you go now, what will you do when you are a senior.’ I didn’t go.”

Britta Schernthanner, Ketchum native


“Write your thank-you notes.”

Candice Pate, mid-valley film festival director


“When someone is being mean, just walk away from them.”

Charlotte Davis-Jeffers, Ketchum student


“Be independent, kind and thoughtful and go with the flow of life rather than swim upstream. Also, actions always speak louder than words.”

Brooke Hovey, Ketchum chef


“Don’t take things too seriously.”

Christine Davis-Jeffers, Ketchum Renaissance woman


“Work hard and always do your best.”

Summer Bauer, valley real estate agent


“On dating, never go back, go forward.”

Caron McNamara, valley stewardess 


“Nothing is lost in the eyes of God.”

Heather Daves, valley mom


“On golfing, Lois says, ‘Don’t be a hero when you’re in the woods.’”

Jill Rubin, Ketchum red hot




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