MY LIFE FROM LAKE ALMANOR AND BEYOND

Today I was educating myself by watching documentaries and became fascinated with all the money being spent on the buildings for the Olympic...

Tonight I watched a very provocative film about World War II and the civil rights that were taken away from the Japanese Americans. It was s...

Linda asked me today where we went on our Mediterranean Trip and I must admit I couldn't really remember the names of the places so I ha...

"Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night of the Week" was a song written during World War II about the gals left at home while their...

I just watched the Pioneer Concert from the LDS Conference Center with the Mormon Tabernacle Choice and the Osmonds. It was excellent. This...

"We don't beat the reaper by living longer, we beat the reaper by living well and living fully." This quote from Randy Pausch,...

Once again I tried one of the recipes out of the "Insider's Recipe Book" I keep on my desktop and sent to you all. Yes, Maria,...

Those birds I thought were geese are actually some game playing crows and they had a conference in my backyard so I know for sure. They appe...

Lots of new and large and expensive homes, that is what's new. What a lot of building has gone on...and the lavish landscaping, makes my...

The Fuqua's gathered at Silver Gate over the 4th and posed for some pictures. Carole and Len have 5 boys and one daughter plus spouses...

I meant to take pictures yesterday when I went to Susanville to show that Maria was recuperating but instead I didn't take a pix and lef...

One trip to Susanville and one trip to church costs $18.25 now so I stay at home a lot. Mostly I try and make things grow but Dee Dee, who h...

With the river rock Matt helped me gather on July 5th I am within two feet of finishing my river rock walk from front to back. With all the...

The 4 th of July was celebrated as usual watching the parade in Chester. It couldn't hold a candle to the parades we used to have in Gl...

Robin Red Breast takes a Bath... Since I made my bird baths, it has been a delight to watch the birds take their bath. They dip and shake ...

Since some of you are talking about teaching English in China, this is something you should know. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S...

I suppose I am the only one of my family who has avidly watched the " Bachelorette " this year. But it has been the best season ye...

Fire Update! After Kathy telling me someone told her they were calling in the National Guard and planning to evacuate the homes on the East...

Today I really blew it, I had 10 peanut butter cookies and 1/2 gallon of ice cream. I haven't eaten cookies or ice cream for months! I w...

I've never seen Bandido sleep in this position before...

On Father's Day I was telling the Valko children about the all-around athlete that my Dad was in his high school days. This would have b...

This week I received a wedding notice and a funeral notice, both from cousins I have not met or knew only as a child. Neither are having LDS...

And another simple 'GOOD MOOD DIET' (Linda and Maria, you will like this one!) This also lends credence to the "after school s...

There are so many fires up here there is a continual smoky haze under the sun and it makes the day a strange color. You can smell the smoke,...

I was so glad it was a dream! or Nightmare that is...haven't had one like this for a long time. It had all the elements of every worst n...

I did it!!! For the first time in my life, I lit the barbeque all by myself and actually cooked my dinner on it! For some reason it has inti...

Lovely day without a hint of breeze but not hot at all. Yesterday was a very lovely day. Lesson went well. I think I have figured out what I...

Every day without a stomach ache is a good day for me and Melissa planned a meal to put us in a good mood and I am still in a good mood so i...

Today I was thinking how interesting the different music on the blogs of my daughters, granddaughter, and I. So what makes us like the diffe...

Not that these facts will do me any good--but I thought it was interesting. How do you do with No 8? I could only come up with 15 that I rem...

Reading about the devastation in the Midwest from all the flooding is very heart breaking. The thing that always bothered me when I was wo...

Today we had an interesting Enrichment Meeting. We met for lunch by the Feather River in Chester Park and then toured the Collins Pine Co Mu...

My yard has never been so clean this early in the season! I have several lillies just about ready to bloom and I am so worried the deer ar...

Emmett is standing behind me in red... Mary is here with Sirdon, and he is also out there... Two of my SBA friends called today from Ced...

It was a beautiful Sunday in Susanville, Melissa was there taking pix-- Maria cooked the tri tip dinner with strawberry shortcake for dess...

Yesterday I drove down along Peninsula Dr and into the swimming area. It would be nice if the water were higher but... There are more picnic...

Like Maria, I was feeling pretty gloomy part of this weekend being alone without Richard at my side and concerned about mundane things. But ...

I am in the middle of the picture and Ivan is peering around me... I didn't take the "Romantic" test Maria referred to. I al...

Thinking about Craig made me think about granddaughter Kristi, the Mom. She is amazing to watch in action. You can tell she loves being a Mo...

Thinking about Meagan over in India, of course made me think of Craig in Brazil. What an amazing mission he has shared with us through his ...

I am so enjoying reading about Meagan's time in India. It is unbelievable to me what a brave girl Meagan always is. She has traveled eve...

Speaking about fun and excitement, my grandson Michael called yesterday. There is nothing that brings me more joy than having a grandchild ...

I think I live a fairly healthy life but according to this article I need to make some big changes in my life--except for the not smoking or...

About 13, 14 years ago I told Maria I couldn't imagine what I would ever buy at Wal Mart. Now anything I do buy, is from Wal Mart. Thei...

I found another Anita Shreve book I hadn't read and finished it "Light in Snow". Her books are so readable...how do writer...

I called my Doctor's office to see if they could call in a couple of my prescriptions to Wal Mart rather than where I had been going. I ...

The following was written by my sister Carole and says so well the pitfalls of becoming an "old lady". "Ode to my fri...

I found out yesterday another widow is moving. There will soon be just a few of us left in the ward. Not good. I keep trying to prepare myse...

I saw the advertisement of this movie coming out but I couldn't remember the storyline. Sure enough I have the book on my shelves so I h...

It was sunny today and I was able to plant the rest of my flowers, hope it won't freeze. Every time I plant in my Mourning Gardens I ha...

It is hard to get my work done with so many good movies to watch. I really enjoyed another favorite of mine. "For the Boys". It is...