MY LIFE FROM LAKE ALMANOR AND BEYOND

"And why take ye thought of raiment?  Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, niether do they spin:  And yet ...

I was just reading Maria's Blog of her trip.  I didn't think she was going to have access to a computer so I had not even checked it...

Some time ago I decided to 'save' my granny afghan.  I have had it since forever but can't remembe who did the crocheting and gi...

I just came from my neighbor Barbara's home with a list of physical therapy exercises to do for muscle atrophy.  It will take me about 4...

I was talking to my daughter Maria about our family being so task oriented that we don't know how to do 'fun' very well.  I know...

If you spell Bandido with a d it means Bandit in Spanish and with a t it means Blessed. Today he was Bandito with a t. We had not had ou...

Since I saw all the packing and cleaning going on at Marjorie's house, I have been inspired to clear out, clean out, and simplify.  I lo...

I have been around ants and anthills all my life but I have never seen what I saw two days ago.  I didn't have time to take a picture as...

I finally got a picture of Meagan in my backyard to prove she was here!!! Yea.  She almost made it to a two week trip which is a real mile...

Farewell to Marjorie and Bear.  Marjorie moved here one year after I did.  She was a widower who had lived in the Bay area for about 43 yea...

Yesterday while eating at the Frosties we saw a Flag which would go well in my yard.  'The Right Stuff" store had one left--excep...

I need to get a good picture of Meagan before she leaves but one thing she accomplished is to get my wireless connection working again....

The first lily of the summer bloomed today! There are lots more ready to pop out if the deer don't discover them first.

I can't believe I haven't written in here since July 4th.  Meagan has been here and I have enjoyed that so much.  I picked her up in...

Sage and Raina Fuqua

What a wonderful day.  Forgetting to take Aggrenox really helped!!  We had a great lesson in RS about the founding of our country followed b...

This is a picture of my sister-in-law Mary and her daughter Kathy.  Mary is the wife of my brother Dick, who passed away in the 70's. ...

What is truth? The life you think about when you are depressed, stressed, and sad or the life you think about when you are rested, relaxed a...

When I was newly married and living in an apartment in Pacific Beach, Jean Tippetts and her children picked me up and took me to Church.  We...

Last year Mary Anne gave me a lot of Iris to plant and three of them have actually bloomed. I have very little sun in my yard so this is ...

 I think it was during WW II that this song became famous.  Beautiful Linda Sue. When I go to sleep I never count sheep, I c...

Wesnesday I had my blood tested to see how I am doing on all my medication.  Cholesterol was lowered to 188--lowest I have ever had it!  Eve...

Oh, Oh, here comes Bandido! I better have a quick drink... And then get out of here fast! I can't believe it, for th...

The father of five children had won a toy at a raffle. He called his children together to ask which one should have the present. "W...

Matt did a great job of renovating the Home Sign.  (The Great Escape actually refers to Bandido and I getting out of the city and coming ...

I bought the thermometer for the wood stove and it is supposed to get up over 230 degrees to be out of creosote territory.  It never got ove...

Now they really have me worried!  I have to have a CT angiogram on my artery on Monday in Chico.  I am not sure why Drs never get the messag...

After chatting with Blog2print yesterday I realized I cannot print 'The Montana Years' the way I have it.  This is good to know. 1--...

There are definite signs of economic stress here, which is so sad.  I ran in to Donna, the gal I used to work for at Fidelity Title, and she...

My first cookbook was by Betty Crocker but the cookbook I used most was Mom's Dorcas Cookbook from the Congregational Church.  From this...

Mother Nature had her fun during the winter and sent a huge windstorm to our area.  One of my trees broke at the top and smashed down o...