We were in the middle of a rather long winter drive. We were doing what we love to do. Exploring. Our timing, through no fault of our own, was perfect. Tom said “look” and I looked. Preparing to turn out of the church onto the main road was a beautiful, …
Before digital there was film. Film was a little roll of negatives, tightly wrapped and protected from the light, which slipped into a camera and advanced around a spool as you pushed the button. If you want to know more about negatives, I suggest you ask your parents or look …
Ivy, Grandpa and the Great Salt Lake Now that there are seventeen of you I am struggling to keep up. It was only recently that I looked back through all of the photographs on my computer and found these. These are scanned photographs since my non-digital photos are not on …
Family Gathering 2019 By Special Request We have seventeen grandchildren. That doesn’t mean that all seventeen play with Moon Sand. A few are college-age and one is brand new. The best time to make Moon Sand is when only a few are on hand. Our grandchildren usually remind us of …
Family Gathering 2019 There is nothing unusual about feeding horses when you come to Grandma’s house. There are some favorites of course and for very good reasons. There are horses in the field and in the stalls and sometimes in the corral. Tucker likes Pip. Pip is a tiny horse …
A Quick and Simple Post With a Lesson This is Tucker. Tucker is showing you his flip-flop. Can you guess where Tucker has been? Yes. That’s Right. He has been feeding the horses at Grandma’s house. What are those little things in his shoe? They are Goat Head Stickers. But, …
Family Gathering 2019 Today I Learned About Slime Bubbles Three little ones stayed with me. The rest went for a hike in beautiful Brighton to the mountain lakes named Mary, Martha and Catherine. We at home started the morning with “Cloudy, with a Chance of Meatballs.” As the movie ended …
Family Gathering 2019 Our neighbors have lots of rocks. They have poured them in every spot where they don’t want to have grass. All along the parking strip are rocks. Piles, in fact. I asked Clara and Lydia to sneak out in the dead of night, with a silver bucket, …
Family Gathering 2019 Children always feel better if they know. If you say that you are going to do three things today, they will hound you to death until they can count them. It isn’t so much what is planned but that something is planned at all which might include …
Family Gathering 2019 Questions and Answers About Boat Building Yes. We will build boats. Yes. We will race them in the water. Yes. You can use Grandpa’s tools. Yes. He will help you with the drill. Yes. It is hard to use the staple gun. Yes. You can take your …
