MY LIFE FROM LAKE ALMANOR AND BEYOND

Mike picked up Matt from Tahoe on Friday night and this is Saturday's bake project. Chef Michael is making another cheesecake and Ba...

Today as the sun poured in my dining room window I thought how happy I am that somebody built a house next door.  The trees were so high and...

Mike loves cheesecake and each one gets better. (I swear I will not eat more than the one piece I already had and it is very good, our fa...

I felt so lousy and tired yesterday, I had decided I needed to go back to my Doctor.  But then I talked to my sister Carole and realized we ...

I have always enjoyed reading about our SIGNS and seeing how an individual matches up to his sign.  After reading about Kristi's childre...

Saturday when we stopped at Wal Mart, I bought four pair of dark blue sox to wear with my jeans.  Now why did I need more sox?  Because I ...

Linda said Kristi was making Christmas Flannel pajama bottoms. Reminded me of how much I always wanted a Lanz Christmas flannel nightgown or...

Michael cleaned out the gutters just in time.  The rains came and came.  Saturday I went to the Temple with Mary Anne and there was even a l...

When I was in Maryland after Hurricane Isabel, my FEMA friend and I found a delightful bookstore and she started me on my Mitford Series.  I...

I tried to make scones with gluten free flour (rice flour).  The texture is not the same and I threw the whole batch out.  Although they say...

I saw my neighbor from Reno using a ladder today so I quickly asked if we could borrow it. No problem. Mike was able to get on the roof a...

In the early morning mist you can see the two unfinished sections of my neighbors fence. They are just finishing them now. The sections a...

I am forever amazed and perplexed by the fact that people who appear to have one talent, also have multiple talents.  How is that?  They can...

It finally happened. The Montana Years is published. Some of the pictures I enlarged too much but for the most part I am happy to have my...

Did I mention I have a new crush?  Not Ben and Jerry's "Cherry Garcia" anymore.  It is Ciao Bella Gelato--Dulce de Leche.  ...

This week I changed from my summer cool, silky feeling sheets to my winter flannel sheets.  I hate to get out of bed in the morning I am so ...

The last couple of days I have been working in the church Family History program seeing what needs to be done on my father's genealogy l...

Marjorie came to visit yesterday and in honor of her visit Mike made some quiche--Marjorie loved it and had two pieces and another today ...

Best pizza I ever had. I am not kidding! Mike is a great chef. This was crisp gluten free crust with barbecued chicken, bacon, green pepp...

The back deck just had time to dry before the rains came!  It was a mini miracle we had dry weather just long enough to get that chore compl...

Front Deck Today Michael sanded the whole back deck and I cleaned out all the slats!  The squirrels had about a 20 minute activity in th...

When I was a child and we visited Mom's sisters in Ogden, Utah, her sister Ellen always made scones for us.  They always tasted so yummy...

While looking for Family Histories to add to Linda's new Blog I found an article in a Larson Family newsletter from 1982. My sister Caro...

I can't believe a whole week has gone by.  Last Saturday I went to Chico and met Melissa and Mike and Mike came home with me, and Melis...

When I left home 3 years ago I blamed him for everything that was wrong here. . .when I came home I blamed you. . .now I see that no one is...

Tonight I tried making my favorite cookie with the Gluten Free flour I bought from UDI's.  They say you can use the same amount in your ...

Today I found the resume I did when I switched from Loan Processing to Customer Service at SBA this year.  Because I want it printed in my b...

My patio and yard is completely covered again (4th time) with the empty pods from the cedar tree. I cannot believe there are any seeds...

Last night I started reading Harlan Coben's mystery "Hold Tight" at 6:30 pm.  I finished it at 12:30 pm, steady reading exceep...

"A husband wants to see a wife who has made herself as beautiful as she can, a woman who has poise and charm, who greets him lovingly a...

"...nearly every woman can be a mother, but not the right kind of mother.  The successful mother must plan, and arise early to carry th...

Child Discipline by David O. and Emma Ray McKay as reported by their son Lawrence. 1--Expectations: It was very clear what we were expecte...

I read another Francine Rivers book called "The Scarlet Thread".  It was the story of two families--one a modern day girl and her ...

I went over to admire the deck my neighbor has been repairing.  A tree had crushed part of his this winter.  I then proceeded to tell him ...

There is a great concert of 'Lady Antebelum' I have saved on my TV--I love this group, especially their song "I Need You Now...

Church is always fun on holidays.  There are many visitors and today there were so many families with boys and so many of the boys bore th...

Ryan Stewart Look at this picture and then look at my Montana picture--quite a resemblance!

Sage Fuqua Happy Birthday Girls! Raina Fuqua

Yes, I should be out staining my deck but I am enthralled by yet another new author (to me).  Carole had mentioned she liked Belva Plain so ...

Yesterday I was watering early in the morning and it was very still.  I smelled gas.  I thought I had smelled it the night before but this t...

This week I also read a Mary Higgins Clark mystery which I had actually read before.  She is known as the "Queen of Suspense" and ...

It is another gorgeous day in paradise.  After doing my watering and cleaning I spent the next two hours reading on the deck.  The weather i...

My reading nonstop is continuing.  On Monday morning I finished my third book read this weekend:  Her Mother's Hope by Francine Rivers...

My sister sent my niece's book for me to read and I started it at suppertime and read it straight through till I finished it.  I coul...

My gardens have all had devastation--it is my fault.  I have been neglectful of spraying with the deer deterrent spray.  You can never stop ...

Today when I came home from Church it was still in the 50's outside--it had rained a little and stayed cool for two days.  I used it as ...

I was lucky on Friday when I snagged a recently donated book at the Chester library.  It was Anne Quindlen's newest book "Every ...

Tomorrow is Mary Anne's birthday so we met at Burger Depot for lunch. Margaret is on the left, Jean in the middle and Mary Anne on th...

Some times it is hard to find anything important I do in a day but I do have one steady job and that is keeping the three bird baths ...

After Richard passed away in November 1996, many memories were received in the way of cards, condolences and letters.  Today I will share ...