MY LIFE FROM LAKE ALMANOR AND BEYOND

Lake Almanor is gorgeous in the fall with all the different colored leaves.  These are just a couple at my home.  

In my organizing efforts I sorted out all my paper dolls and I have 54 uncut sets in different categories!!!!  Melissa asked me if I was pu...

My project to put each of my dolls in a sturdy box is done!!!  And they are stored on the top of the bookcases in my bedroom, rather than t...

I was interested in reading about the problems with the Obomacare computer program and it is much more than a glitch and will need an overha...

Nicholas Evans is an amazing author but he has only written five books, all of which take place, at least in part, in Montana, though he is ...

I talked to Mitch last night, occasionally he calls for recipes.   I told him I had cleaned the yard and loaded all the wood by myself.  He ...

Today as I saw Sadie run across the street and down the hill I thought, "ok, no more roaming privileges for you."  She does love t...

Sadie enjoys the fire as much as I do.  So glad I had it all checked out and fixed after the earthquake. I have really been enjoying BYU ...

One thing I remember particularly seeing in the countryside of Norway was red geraniums looking out from their windows.  I loved that.  I b...

I didn't think I could but I did.  I did the fall cleaning of debris and gathered branches for firewood all by myself.   It only took m...

Wednesday night  I was feeling very badly about something but I finally got to sleep but woke up around 1:30 and couldn’t go back to sleep,...

One thing Maria taught me while she was here was how to upload to You Tube.  It has totally consumed me as I have uploaded my photo albums. ...

Sunday morning I was listening to the BYU channel and I heard this story that I have not been able to get out of my head. During WWII in E...

One of the problems I have noticed most with my aging brain is my spelling.  I used to be able to spot a misspelled word immediately and I r...

I brought a package of toilet paper up from the garage and had taken one out and left the rest on the bed.  I had a letter to address and m...

When I read "Best Peanut Butter Cookies Ever" as a title for the recipe, I really doubted that could be but I decided to try them ...

Looks like Kelsi has a good start at posing as a Cheerleader!  She looks so cute.

I picked Maria up in Reno and we drove to Matt's place in Tahoe. Maria had a choice reunion with Bruce, as well as Matt.   We h...

Three Fuqua birthdays celebrated in August--the twinnies Raina and Sage and Fin--looks like Grandma bought the right present for him and...

Stephanie sent a Fridge Magnet with Maria for me.  It is of my family in 1961 and I love it.  

It is always fun to find a book that really holds your attention.  "The Expats" is a first book by Chris Pavone and what a thrille...

I broke down and got myself a Tablet--I decided in today's world it is just part of the scene and probably more necessary than a microwa...

Really nice picture of the Hardy Family!!

Yesterday I received six discs of good music from a high school friend, Joanie, who I probably haven't seen since college days.  She ha...

  Now that grandaughters Lea (on left) and Sarah (middle) are living near each other they get to spend some fun time together.  They are...

This is the interesting home that Carole's son Eric is buying in Glendive, Mt, my home town.  It was built to look like it belongs at ...

"The Helen Morgan Story" was a favorite of mine.  I just watched the  movie version with Ann Blythe and Paul Newman last week, how...

Camber just sent me this pix to update the Hardys.  Darling Pix.   Last night James sent me a movie of Lea as a cheerleader!!  8th grad...

"Lydia" is a movie from 1941 staring Merle Oberon and Joseph Cotton.  It is about a spinster reminiscing her past (40 years later)...

Happiness today was,,, freshly washed sheets--will sleep well tonight more Chris Botti music downloaded--love that trumpet sound finishi...

I have just finished "Dreams of Joy" by Lisa See written about China around 1958 when they had the great famine under Mao's Co...

Plop, .plop, plop,  what is that plopping on my roof????  A check outside and oh, yes, it is that time of year. The squirrels are in the ...

So I think there is much interest in who Hollywood is choosing for Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele from the Shades of Grey books.  I can...

I am really enjoying Agnetha's singing.  She has a very unique voice and an expert at singing sad songs.  It is interesting that Agnetha...

Happy Birthday, Richard. Richard had a lot of thoughts that he tried to live by.  This was a contribution that he gave to a monthly lett...

I finished reading "Bright Lights, Dark Shadows"--all about Abba.  It was very long, but very interesting.  There is a lot more to...

This has actually been a busier month than usual for activities.  I had lunch at the 'Burger Depot' with Sue, Jean, and Maryanne and...

Because I need to get borrowed books back on time I am often reading 3 or 4 books at a time.  Fortunately on a Kindle this is not a problem....

I still love to read though, I I part my hair on a different side.   Hmmm, do I look any wiser?  I don't think so.  But pictur...

So I am reading "Bright Lights, Dark Shadows" the story of ABBA and I start watching some of the songs the books is talking about....

Finally, finally, I read the book Marjorie's granddaughter wrote "The Roots of the Olive Tree".  Her name is Courtney Miller S...

I have always been a very curious person, which often leads me to ask inappropriate questions, but also leads me to find out very interestin...

The Stewarts from Las Vegas are visiting the Pulsiphers in Carlsbad and spend the day at Lego Land. I don't know what the purpose of t...

Good timing, Matt came up this weekend and looked for work to do, as usual.  He put the pad which had just come under my new carpet, could n...

This is a picture of John and his daughter Meagan I had not seen before.  Zoo, Wild Animal Park??? Charming.  We miss you, John.  

    Taken in Aunt Ellen's backyard after the burial of my father in Ogden.

It was 46 years ago that my Dad Ferrell Anderson had a heart attack while fishing at the Lamar river near his cabin in Silver Gate, Montana...

These are a few pictures I have not seen before of my Mom and Dad. So young with first baby Richard. All dressed up. Playday for ...