MY LIFE FROM LAKE ALMANOR AND BEYOND

 

My daughter Linda flew home Wednesday night and my sister Marilyn flew in from Colorado on Thursday. We have enjoyed eating and shopping and...

I am remembering that two years after a traumatic birth with my first baby, John, I was scheduled for a ceasarean birth on July 5th. However...

James, my son, turned 41 today and was also promoted to Field Vice Chairman in the company he has been with for the past 15 years, World Fin...

I made these pix big so you could get an idea of these lush flowers all over--lots of pink to red, blue to lavender hues, like large jewels...

Linda and I just ate our lunch at Temple Square. I wanted to show the flowers which are just gorgeous all over the whole area. We worked at...

This morning I saw a half eaten raisen bag in front and my garage door wide open. Some critters had unzipped my emergency back pack, strewn ...

Nothing like frustrating the birds. I keep two crocks of water out in my garden for the birds and they love to drink it and bathe in it. Tod...

I had a wonderful father, I wish my children could have known him. He was always a leader, a teacher and yet such a gentle man, so full of l...

Now that I am not working, I am in to washing my own car, and let's face it, it will never look as good as when a man does it or Tanner....

Meet Flossie, a handcrafted porcelain doll I loved the moment I saw her. The local gift shop was closing out on carrying dolls and she was ...

Well, I guess the only ones who are going to read this already know the rules. Meagan tagged me to write 8 random facts about myself and the...

I wanted to record how my yard looked at the beginning of summer--last year the deer devoured everything even the plants on the deck and ...

Each morning a new flower has opened up on my bouquet from James and it just keeps getting more gorgeous. When I think how difficult it is...

What is it about Mother's Day? I think it is complicated--as much as being a Mother is complicated. Yes, it is vitally important and wo...

A few days of spring and then snow again--the flakes were as big as dimes today--of course, that must be many flakes stuck together but it ...

I would choose to be a daffodil--they are so "hardy"--pardon the pun. But these daffodils started to bloom over a week ago and th...

It's just a beginning and a continual mess to clean up but look what I am up to now. For over 10 years I have had a doll house kit tak...

Alison and Mitch-- Melissa, Maria, Mark and Michael-- My daughter invited me to the Happy Garden in Susanville to celebr...

Saturday we spent at the Convention Center in Reno at Time Out for Women. Michael McLean and Cherie Call were the singers with their storie...

My neighbors back yard shows the beautiful heavy laden trees and see the icicles out my front door. The snow is very heavy on the roof -- we...

Saturday night the ward gathered to say farewell to Mona Lyddon. She is moving to Phoenix to be near her children and we will miss her so. ...

I had just come back from a walk with Marjorie where I had remarked we had no one to give us a Valentine and I came home to find my grandson...

I spent the last week with James, Camber, Jimmy, Kelsi, Jacob and Lea in Maui. I was mostly babysitting but loved the air as I did in Guam...