tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137785012006892682024-03-13T15:19:17.662-07:00Stayin' in the ShadeCatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17474305671760908963noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-78554707662608777342019-09-13T21:06:00.002-07:002019-09-13T21:06:58.169-07:00Traveling in Peru 2019--Part II<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We always ate our breakfast at the place we were staying. It was good that we didn't have to go out and forage for food, because in the morning you're hungry and want it before you go out. Below you see Roland and Sierra enjoying bananas together while our eggs were being prepared.</div>
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Then it was off to church on this Sunday morning. We traveled a short distance on a local bus to church. The service was in Spanish, but the Spirit was strong as we watched the Saints worship and participate in the meeting. We stopped in the town square after church to take this picture of Sierra and Brian. And found a celebration happening!<br />
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The next morning we visited the ruins in Ollantataytambo. These ruins are so well preserved and we hired a guide to show us around.<br />
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See the man in this mountain?</div>
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Norma, Sierra and Roland are studying the handles in these rocks. Were they used to assist in placing the rocks in position.</div>
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This is a picture our guide showed us to explain how archaelogists believe the rocks were transported.</div>
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These rocks fit together like Legos!</div>
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Ancient water system.</div>
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On our way home we stopped to watch this woman with her loom and gave her money so that I might take this picture.</div>
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Then on to the Bull Fight! In Peru the bulls fight each other until one backs or runs away.</div>
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Watching the bulls fight was interesting for a while, but I found I was more inclined to watch the people and the dogs!</div>
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I was especially intrigued to see this dog claim a spot between Brian and Norma--our great dog lovers!</div>
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Here on some of the children sitting atop of a small building so they could have good seats to see the bulls fight.</div>
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Here are Brian, Sierra and Norma--starting a new day's adventures. We are touring the ruins around Cusco.</div>
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And decided to take advantage of this great photo op!</div>
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If I had to pick a favorite photo for our trip, this one just might be it. The cuteness of the llama seems to seep over and Roland seems all the cuter!</div>
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I liked this photo opportunity because of the primitive stove used at this restaurant, but they take VISA!</div>
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We ate out back of the restaurant.</div>
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This was the only meal that I couldn't eat the food, with the exception of the Quie meal. My pork was just not good. So I chose to share it with this dog at the table. Before long he just wanted my spot at the table, too.</div>
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Peru's national flower--cantuta.</div>
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We enjoyed a trip to a local animal reserve. All the animals here were in need of a safe home.</div>
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Condors! Their national bird.</div>
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Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17474305671760908963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-11045625873170304632019-07-08T16:02:00.002-07:002019-07-08T16:03:57.625-07:00Traveling in Peru 2019--Part ISince I met Roland, he has told stories of his South American adventures including riding the narrow, windy road up to Machu Pichu with his family and fishing on Lago Titicaca. I hadn't even dreamt of the possibility of making a trip to see these places that are such vivid memories for Roland! So when Brian, Norma and Sierra invited us to join them and go to Peru, we didn't need to weigh any pros and cons, we jumped at this opportunity!<br />
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Early Wednesday, July 10 we boarded a plane bound for Atlanta, and there we flew on to Lima, Peru. It's only a six hour flight from Atlanta to Lima, but a world away. We spent the night in Lima in a hotel near the airport. In the morning we arose and flew to Cusco where we took a taxi Ollantaytambo. I thought we would simply allow our bodies to adjust to the higher altitudes before rising to even higher altitudes, but there was much to do in Ollantaytambo.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's Roland and Brian conversing and waiting for a flight. So much to anticipate!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upon arriving in Ollantaytambo, we walked out to the town square and were met by this street artist. We liked his water color paintings, and who wouldn't want to support an artist!?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">On to the local market. Here you can see the vegetables for sale. Notably, there are thousands of varieties of potatoes grown in Peru.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brian purchased this fruit while we were in the market. It resembled a fruit he remembered from Indonesia and since we couldn't take it back to our B & B and cut up, we ate it at the restaurant before our dinner arrived.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ollantaytambo at night with the mountains in the background. It's a busy, but small tourist town.</td></tr>
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Friday, July 12 was a day of visiting nearby sites. The driver who drove us to our Tumy House B & B agreed to do a road trip with us and take us to some sites we wouldn't want to miss. Our first stop was a textile factory and shop. Here we learned how the women made natural dyes and use them to dye their fabrics. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the "parking lot" of the textile factory there were a couple alpacas. Who could resist stopping to get a picture?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And still on our way into the textile factory, we see the guinea pigs, or in Spanish, cuy. These are livestock in Peru and several other South American countries.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is our guide for the tour. She dyes the textiles weaves them and lastly sells them to tourists like us.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dyes they use today were developed centuries ago. These are the plants that are used to dye the textiles. They use them on cotton, wool, llama and alpaca hair, too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This woman charmed me and I bought her table runner. I also found an alpaca blanket. These items were pricey, but it's good to support these Peruvian artisians! Their work in beautiful!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Roland found himself an alpaca hat and sweater. Norma, Brian, Sierra and I did such a good job supporting these people, that at the end of our tour, which took longer than our driver had anticipated and he was trying to keep us on schedule, several of the workers dressed us up in local attire and we took a picture all together! That picture is forthcoming because its on Brian's camera.<br />
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Next stop was a village with a ruin at the top above it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a familiar sight atop the homes. The ceramic bulls were placed there to bring prosperity and such to the families who reside in them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">A home here in ????????</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">And now we are at the ruins.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice work and durable, too!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Brian and Roland in front of a wall that's much older than them.</td></tr>
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We stayed the allotted time in the village (20 minutes!) and then we treated ourselves and our driver to lunch at a restaurant recommended by our driver along our travel path.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's my first bowl of quiona soup and chicha morada (translation: maroon corn drink) of the trip. There will be be plenty of these two items on our journey! Mmmm!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the restaurant.</td></tr>
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Next stop is Moray. Here we learned about agricultural experiments performed by the Incas centuries ago. The Incas brought in soils from across the Inca empire and used them at different elevations.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We liked this sign because it not only tells where we are but, lets us know things that are forbidden--fires, cattle grazing, motorized vehicles and drones. Drones seem so futuristic! How could drones be here??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A helpful sign pointing the way to the ruins. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the terraces in this picture and the "floating" steps. They really don't float but are part of the terraces and useful to climb from one terrace to another.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closer view of the "floating steps".</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How'd they make such precise circles??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What can I say about this? Wow!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gathering salt--</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And carrying it away.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The salt spring coming out of the mountain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sierra, Norma, Roland and Brian closely inspecting pools of salt water.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Incas had 30 salt water pools. Today there are more than 2,000.</td></tr>
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Saturday, June 15--Machu Picchu Day for us!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking a train ride from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu and enjoying the breakfast the Tumy House Bed and Breakfast provided for our early morning pleasure.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roland and I standing in and iconic setting--with the ruins of Machu Picchu and Wynu Picchu behind us. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks even better without us : )</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's another view . . . </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norma, beside a doorway at Machu Picchu. Note the long stone atop the doorway that keeps everything in place.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of a water drainage system built by the Incas.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terraces, buildings all in the beautiful mountain setting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Incas beautiful work set in God's majestic work.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Discovering . . .</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look how the Incas made the rocks fit together with such precision.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such huge rocks to lift and shape! The Incas were great engineers . . .</td></tr>
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And builders!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Their stone blocks fit so tightly together here. No need for any type of mortar--and their work has lasted hundreds of years</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a quick overview of Machu Picchu, we hiked <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Waynapicchu. It's only 1.9 km, but it's straight up.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our way up and taking a breather.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These stone steps were made by the Incas and we're still using them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view on our hike. That's the Machu Picchu ruins in the distance </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Waynapicchu</span> ruins</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our view of Machu Picchu from .<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Waynapicchu</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brian makes the picture even better.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View through the walls at Waynapicchu</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of Machu Picchu.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Resting at the top.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing at the top!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And posing at the top!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let's go back down now.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back at the base of <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Waynapicchu</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The following pictures are of Machu Picchu ruins. My understanding that the smaller and more irregular stones were used for places that were used daily. While the bigger and more uniform stones were used in the sacred places.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Incas taxed the people with labor instead of money. That's how all these majestic Inca structures were built.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sierra stands in the doorway. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such fine designs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Built in grinding stone. Or should I say built in appliance : )</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are llamas who get to live here at Machu Picchu. Here they are playing,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">resting,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">grazing,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and entertaining us with their charm and good looks!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This llama posed for me so I could get a view of him through the doorway.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Have I mentioned the enormity of this structure?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's good the Spaniards weren't able to find this place!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See how they attached their thatched roofs. We couldn't figure out what those protruding stone were for until we saw this restoration.</td></tr>
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So there it is! Our first three days in Peru. If I would have had to go home now, I would have been satisfied. But I'm glad we didn't because Peru is soooooooooo much more! So this will be continued in Part II!</div>
Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17474305671760908963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-19977345376983646502019-02-20T18:57:00.002-08:002019-02-20T19:21:03.475-08:00Arizona Calls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our trip to Phoenix, Arizona was pretty spontaneous. We had a companion fare that needed to be used and we had three free nights at a nice hotel--if we could survive a time share presentation--which we barely did! But that's a story in and of itself.</div>
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We arrived in Phoenix and went to a city park, Papago Park, that evening to "see what we could see". There's so much to see in Arizona and even Phoenix and we had so little time! Here Roland is enjoying the water at Papago Park.</div>
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Here's a view from Papago Park--in the evening.</div>
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In Phoenix, we saw our first saguaro cacti. We had no idea how unique these cacti were, but we, nonetheless, were very impressed with the size and beauty. They are native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican State of Sonora and the Whipple Mountains and Imperial County areas of California. </div>
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This saguaro was near the restrooms in the park--growing like a maple might in other parts of the country! Saguaros have a long lifespan, often exceeding 150 years. They can grow their first arm any time from 75-100 years of age, but some never grow any arms. I never realized these cacti were so big! They are linked to our view of desert life in the West, but seeing them in real life was surprising!</div>
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Roland is standing Hole in the Rock. This rock was used as a calendar by the ancient inhabitants of this country. They could tell when to plant their crops, and other things by where the shadows were cast.</div>
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My turn to stand in the Hole in the Rock.</div>
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The sun is setting over the city now. This picture doesn't do it justice, but the sky was so beautiful and it was such a pleasant evening!</div>
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Day Two was rainy and we spent the whole day listening to the time share folks. If we would have "stuck to our guns",we wouldn't have spent the whole day. But we ended up purchasing a timeshare! Then regretting it that sleepless night and getting out of it. That wasn't such a fun time for us. But we made up for it on Day Three when we headed down to Apache Junction. We drove to Tonto National Forest and hiked Peralta Trail. It's elevation increased quickly, and the views were spectacular. Whoever thought of a forest of saguaros and other types of cacti! How can there be a forest of cacti??That was amusing to me!</div>
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Enjoy the views!</div>
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Love this huge prickly pear!</div>
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Look how tall it grows!</div>
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A whole forest of saguaros, with a very young one in the foreground.</div>
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A little oasis on our way up the trail.</div>
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This is a picture of a bird of paradise flower that I saw in a little art shop in Apache Junction. I asked the shop owner, who happened to be the artist who painted this painting if bird of paradise were native to Arizona. She replied that they were, however, not in bloom in January. They come out in the spring. I had always thought of them as a tropical flower!</div>
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In the evening we went to a show in Apache Junction, which is a community for lots of snowbirds. So we sat at a table with people who lived here in the winter, but their homes were in Canada. What a cultural experience to share the evening with retirees who were snowbirds! They were very sociable. I was really tired from the day's activities, but Roland was as sociable as any of those Canadians. And the variety show was lots of fun.</div>
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On Day Four we left our comfortable hotel in Phoenix with its wonderful breakfast buffet and headed on the scenic route up to Sedona. The picture above shows the route we traveled. There was a lot of copper mining in these hills. In fact, Thomas Edison was one of the landowners of this country that had so much copper and used it in his electricity projects.</div>
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After checking in to our home for the next two nights, we headed out to see some of the nearby sights. This picture shows a Roman Catholic chapel built into the buttes. It was completed in 1957. The architect, Marguerite Brunswig, was a local rancher and inspired by the Empire State Building to build such a church. She was planning on building in Hungary, but couldn't because the of the outbreak of World War II, so she decided to build it in her native region.</div>
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On Day Four, we also drove out to see a ruin named Montezuma's Castle and Petroglyphs, but were disappointed since it was closed because of the government shutdown. However, while traveling on the gravel roads, we were fortunate and got see our first and only roadrunner ever! It was running across the road--just as it should be!</div>
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Day Five we rose early and headed out to the Bell Trail. The parking lot was empty, as was the trail. It was so beautiful and peaceful! It was relatively flat and it was good to enjoy a quiet walk together. Sedona is famous for its spiritual vortexes. This hike is definitely one in which to find the vortex. The peace and vastness of the scenery pull you in in to experience the "sublime".</div>
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Look at the two huge plants I'm standing between. Doesn't it seem like another planet?!</div>
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Love the grain in this tree.</div>
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The sublime.</div>
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The beauty in the details.</div>
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Prickly pear--all in a row!</div>
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More sublime!</div>
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More beauty!</div>
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More sublime! Love the skies here!</div>
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More sublime! Look at the sky!</div>
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Roland is the beauty--the scenery is the sublime!</div>
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Can't get enough sublime!</div>
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These prickly pears look as though they are a planted on this terrace! But that's just how they grow! They are growing over the terrace--the conditions must be perfect for them to grow this way.</div>
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After taking a break for lunch and some souvenir shopping, we headed over to Airport Mesa. I assumed it was called Airport Mesa because it was a mesa that was large and flat. But it turns out that it was called Airport Mesa because it was near the airport. We didn't realize that we would get another little hike, and it was a muddy one, but we enjoyed it. Here I am enjoying a yoga pose atop the rock.</div>
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We decided to stay near Airport Mesa to watch the sunset. While the sunset was a little disappointing since the sky is so clear and there's little humidity, we weren't disappointed in exploring the place. Here Roland stands beside a huge plant. How could this grow so big??!</div>
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Day Six found us driving back to the airport in Phoenix. What a great time! Our only regret is that it wasn't enough time! This is a place we'd really like to revisit!</div>
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What a treat to return to the Tetons with Brian, Norma and Sierra again this year! The fishing is a pull for most of the party, but there is so much more to enjoy. The weather was warmer this year, no snow! And the hiking was pleasant. Below are some pics.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed a trip to the art museum and here's Sierra with her friend outside the museum.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Touring Jackson Hole with Sierra and the Esplins.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sierra and me in Jackson Hole.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sierra, Moses and George Washington. George is sure being a good sport.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you see why I love this place?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this is my favorite picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roland gazing into the water and reminscing about coming to the Tetons as a kid. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norma sure can make a mess of fish look real tasty!</td></tr>
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<br />Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17474305671760908963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-70234614806764189622018-09-20T13:46:00.003-07:002018-10-04T09:06:49.874-07:00Time to Get Away!The wildfires, my bum foot and the political climate have been causing some dismay in our lives, so we decided it was time to get away. Off we went to Delta and Capitol Reef September 6-9. It was very good to get out of town for a bit.<br />
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Our first stop was Leamington. We had to stop because I saw on the side of the street an old Phillips 66 station with old cars in front of it. It was as if the people just deserted their vehicles years ago and it has remained as it was! It seemed as if it could have been some kind of old museum, but nothing had been maintained as a museum would have been and windows had been broken, etc.<br />
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However, this old gas pump that pumped Ethyl gasoline (leaded) is gleaming! And did you see the price of gasoline per gallon? (37 cents/gallon!)<br />
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Then we headed down to Delta to visit the Topaz Museum.<br />
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Below is information quoted from a memorial found on site.<br />
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"Over 120,00 Japanese-Americans, two thirds of whom are U.S. citizens, are uprooted from their west coast homes and incarcerated by their own government. It is 1942, wartime hysteria is at a peak. They are imprisoned in ten inland concentration camps where they remain behind barbed wire, under suspicion and armed guards for up to 3 1/2 years. Topaz is one of the ten camps. Without hearings or trials, this act of injustice is based soley on the color of their skin and the country of their origin. America's fear and distrust of these citizens--precipitated by Japan's attack upon Pearl Harbor--is placated. Lost within this rush to judgment is the denial of constitutional rights, major losses of personal property and the labeling of its own citizens as enemy. Ironically, though this mas incarceration is spearheaded by thoughts of disloyalty, not a single case of espionage against the U.S. is ever discovered. Indeed, the 442nd RCT and 100th Battalion, composed entirely of young Japanese-American boys (many of who volunteer from internment camps), suffer major war casualties and go on the become the U.S. Army's most highly-decorated combat unit in its history. Topaz is closed in October of 1945. The memory of Topaz remains a tribute to a people whose faith and loyalty was steadfast--while America's had faltered."<br />
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We visited the concentration camp and the three images below show some of what we saw of the remains.<br />
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It was a sobering experience to visit this museum and the site of the concentration camp. One of the individuals who lived through this awful ordeal is quoted on the the wall of the museum.<br />
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"We had the Constitution to protect us in 1942. It didn't because the will of the people (wasn't) behind it." --Gordon Hirabayshi<br />
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Oh, that we can learn from history and be the haven of "liberty and justice for all" that we claim our country to be as we say our "Pledge of Allegiance"!<br />
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Back on the Road!!<br />
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We arrived in Torrey in the evening after a drive through some beautiful southern Utah scenery.<br />
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Here is the view from our hotel door at the Rim Rock Hotel. It was so very peaceful. The air was clean and the scenery majestic.<br />
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This photo was taken on the other side of the hotel. You can see the rainbow appearing. The streaks of lightening crackling through the sky were breath-taking sights, too.<br />
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We ate at the award-winning restaurant at the hotel. Here is the view from the restaurant that we shared with this little hummingbird.<br />
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This was our dinner. When it comes to meat, I don't have the most adventurous palate, and I often claim to not like fish, but here you can see trout, quail and buffalo brats along with a honey glazed squash on my plate. Roland and I split an entree, and I knew Roland would be more than happy to help me with anything I couldn't handle, but it all was delish.</div>
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Here's the centerpiece on our table. What a great dining experience. We felt we had arrived into another time and place. That's what one wants when they need to get away!<br />
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The room wasn't anything to brag about, but I love the print that was on the wall. It's by an artist, Jim Rey and entitled "The Legend Wall". I've seen several walls like this covered with petroglyphs since I've lived here in Utah. One was Newspaper Rock on the road to Canyonlands and others at Bear's Ear National Monument. I like that the artist chose to place a contemporary Indian--along with his horse--to view these petroglyphs created by Pre-Puebloan people--perhaps his very ancestors.<br />
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Now for some of the sights we saw at Capitol Reef. Capitol Reef was established as a National Park in 1971. It's name comes from a dome atop one of the formation that explorers felt resembled the domes of our capitol buildings. And "Reef" is used because the explorers who found this place were once sailors who called formations which were hard to cross "reefs".<br />
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This is on the way to Cassidy Archway viewpoint. We went about .5 miles on this trail before I decided I need not injure my foot any more than it already was. But, oh, what a view!</div>
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Since hiking couldn't be in our plans, we were limited somewhat in what we were able to do. So the next day we traveled a car tour recommended by our host at our VRBO room.<br />
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First we traveled up to Dixie National Forest. Below are some of the views we saw there.<br />
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Then we traveled through Boulder (town) and Burr Trail through a corner of Escalante, some private lands, and back through Capitol Reef. These pictures don't really catch the majesty of the views we enjoyed. But they're all I've got! This earth has been around a long, long time and seen many changes over the course of that time.<br />
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I love this picture. The way the light hits the mountains and the ground make such a significant difference in what the viewer gets to see! The light changes continually, therefore the landscape does, too. That's one of my favorite things about living in Utah and living in the mountains. How can such big, majestic mountains be continually changing! </div>
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It was a great trip! Roland rose early a couple of the mornings we were at Capitol Reef to go out searching for petrified wood and he found some nice pieces to decorate our garden with. We ate some good food, saw some beautiful country and even learned a few things! What a great getaway! And it's not so far that we can't go back and enjoy it all again in new and different ways.</div>
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It was such a pleasure to return to the beach where many memories were born with our family. We. found a place that reasonably fit our family's needs with three cabins. Above are Sierra, Bonny and Norma posing by the front of Simple Serenity, the property in which we spent the week.</div>
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Here's Madelyn, being the amazing boogie boarder she is at only 16 months old! As you can see in the picture above, she was fearless and would have gladly gone out on her own! She was just that brave.<br />
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However, we didn't let her go out on her own. Here you can see Sierra and Kirsten joining her in the fun.<br />
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Topsail Island is the best. It has everything--good waves, sea shells, fossilized shark teeth. Topsail can give one the feel of being in nature, yet if one craves more noise, shopping and activity (like awesome crabbing!), it's not far away. I, personally, try to avoid getting in a car for just the one week at the beach! Above is a picture of Brian, Norma and Roland out on a shark tooth hunting expedition.<br />
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Here's Sierra on our first day at the beach. She was so good to her Nana. Every time she went out to the beach, she invited me to come along and would wait patiently for me to do all the stuff a Nana feels she needs to do before she can come out. I know I had more fun because of her presence! Thank you, Sierra!<br />
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Emily, Sierra and I went on a walk together. The photo above was taken under the pier, which was just a short walk away. Sierra was the photographer!<br />
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What do you think Sierra and Emily are visitin' about in this picture? Maybe they're just talkin' about whose gonna get the best tan this week! Put your crazy and creative minds to work and let me know what you think they might be chatting about.<br />
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Here's Owen, Reagan and Madelyn. See how Madelyn is eyeing Reagan's ice cream cone??<br />
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No problem! Reagan lovingly and generously shared her cone with her little sister! So glad I got to witness this event. It was so tender! A lick for Madelyn, a lick for Reagan. A bite for Madelyn, a bite for Reagan. I need to give artistic credit to Sierra for the two pictures above.<br />
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My photographer, Sierra, also took this shot of Madelyn and Reagan with their Aunt Bonny. It's good to get reacquainted with family. Especially when we can't see them very often! Bonny and Madelynn met for the first time at this beach trip!<br />
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We spent the evenings gazing at the stars and enjoying the breezes on our deck by the ocean. Oh, you just gotta let the night's salty breeze wash over you!<br />
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Sierra also caught this shot of Madelyn trying on her Uncle Brian's slippers. I think it has a real artistic quality to it. If one has to try on an adult's shoe, let it be a beach slipper! It's the life!<br />
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Aunt Whitney caught this picture with five of the cousins playing on the hammock together. That hammock provided some happy moments.<br />
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And Aunt Bonny caught four of the cousins playing on the top bunk bed. All grins and fun!<br />
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Aunt Bonny also shared this picture of Nana enjoying some beach time with Madelyn.<br />
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And here Naomi and I are together re-enacting a moment that Naomi and I had together when Naomi was about Madelyn's age! I think Naomi thought it a strange request, but she was quick to oblige her Nana. I love this girl! I need to upload the picture taken then and place it beside this one for full effect.<br />
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We had a wonderful time at the beach with our family. I encourage all of you who were present to comment your memories of the week. And feel free to attach pictures!Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276356268431693546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-89856486564181633152018-09-05T06:49:00.000-07:002018-09-05T06:49:41.892-07:00Mason Break!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This picture is taken on the Hobble Creek trail near our house. When we're on this trail, he often walks without his leash. He enjoys a little off leash time and I like the way he can discover his surroundings, but yet stays close by. Not too many people are on this trail and there's no danger of him running out into the road to chase a vehicle. That's a new hobby of his since we moved here to Springville and one that I wish he hadn't developed. </div>
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Here he's posing with his new llama toy. One day he was pulling all his toys out of his toy box as if he was looking for a particular toy. Then after all the toys were laying out on the floor, he laid down beside them and looked at me as if to say, "I don't want to play with any of these. I need a new toy!" He enjoys his llama. He's chewed off the string on top and seems to like he crinkle fabric inside it.<br />
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He loves riding in the car. Sometimes he sticks his head out the window to catch all the smells. Sometimes he's in the back and sometimes he chooses the front.<br />
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The day before Michael's arrival this summer, Brian called me and asked to speak with Mason. I explained that he was napping on the couch, but I could take a message. This was the first time anyone had called to speak with Mason! Brian insisted that he needed to speak with him, so I took the phone to Mason and Brian said to a lounging Mason, "Michael is coming soon!" And then Mason rose, got on the back of the chair to look out the window." Where is Michael? Mason understands so much of what's going on around him, and that is his usual response when we tell Michael is coming.<br />
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I go over to check on our neighbor's dog, Petey, sometimes when they're traveling and I typically take Mason with me. This is one of those visits. Petey is always happy to share his dinner with Mason. And though it's dry food, something Mason won't usually touch, he's always happy to eat with Petey.<br />
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And here he is taking a little rest--after a day of walks, treats and lounging about. My mother made the pink afghan for my daughters many years ago and they both enjoyed it as toddlers. I'm sure my mom would be delighted to know that we have Mason and the afghan is one of his favorites. She, too, had a little white dog when her children were grown. She'd be glad to know I had one, too.Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276356268431693546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-29671787170585880082018-09-04T14:43:00.001-07:002018-09-04T14:43:03.614-07:00Emily and Chris's Nashville Wedding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In April our family gathered to help Emily and Chris celebrate their wedding day. All four of Emily's sibling were present, plus two nieces and nephews. (l to r) Whitney, Michael, Norma, Sierra, Brian, Naomi, Emily, Chris, David, Bonny, Owen. It was a special time for our whole family. We found a VRBO home to rent for everyone to stay in together. Time was short, but we were able to be together much more of the time because of this great house!<br />
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Emily and Chris had hired a band to play after the ceremony. So many of my favorite pictures came from the dance floor and this is one of them.<br />
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The biggest anxiety of the weekend was the weather! The venue was outside, but under a cover. While it did rain, it didn't prove to be a problem. Everyone was able to arrive safely and no one had to get soaked to get there! Because it would rain and then stop, umbrellas were easy to find. I'm so glad the photographer thought to have Chris and Emily use one as a prop for this picture. If I had to choose just one picture of this day, this is the one!<br />
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And here are two more pictures taken on the dance floor. Roland was really "cuttin' up the rug" that night. We'll always treasure these pictures and our time in Nashville celebrating Chris and Emily's wedding day!<br />
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<br />Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276356268431693546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-58904901522191622762018-09-04T14:17:00.001-07:002018-09-11T10:55:20.356-07:00Glimpses of Happy Days!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Christmas 2017 was memorable and sweet. There were lots of cameras around, so I opted to let others take the pictures and as a result I have very few pictures! Above you can see my kitchen Santa, which was a gift from my friend, Chantal, a couple years back, surround by little jars of a variety of honeys we found at Trader Joe's. They made a sweet treat that didn't have to be consumed immediately and could be enjoyed at one's leisure. When Roland handed this small gift to one of his friends, his friend commented, "I'm relieved! I was worried! But upon closer examination, I see that it's not a little bottle of whiskey!"<br />
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Emily, Chris and Michael traveled to Utah to enjoy Christmas with us. And we also enjoyed an extended family gathering with Jo and Beth Roberts and Maren Anderson and her sons. We all gathered in Springville to enjoy a meal then headed up to see the Christmas exhibits at Thanksgiving Point. We have a friend who was nice enough to provide discounted tickets. We had such fun time and at the end our family shared a fire pit to toast marshmallows and eat s'mores. Above you can see a picture of Jo Roberts and me enjoying the evening together.<br />
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Before Emily, Chris and Michael had to return to their homes in Nashville and Fargo, we took off to Makan Makan, a Indonesian Restaurant located in Sandy. For the second time in this post, I feel I must clarify what's inside the bottles. Kecap Manis is a favorite sauce from Indonesia and we bought several bottles!<br />
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Shortly after Christmas, Reagan celebrated her 5th birthday. Oh, we are soooo in love with this little girl and her sisters, too! I was able to catch this moment with my camera. And sitting just inside the frame, is their dog, Porter. That's kind of the way Porter was, always there, but never asking for lots of attention. What a nice dog he was. Shortly after this picture was taken, he was hit by a car and died soon thereafter. That was sad.<br />
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This is just a glimpse of the happenings, but so grateful for the blessing of family and friends.Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276356268431693546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-26516065132742557962017-11-09T11:25:00.000-08:002017-11-09T11:25:00.285-08:00Enjoying the Tetons--Fall Break 2017I should admit that since Roland and I are retired, there really isn't a fall break from it. However, we shared this trip with Brian, Norma and Sierra on their fall break. We're so glad they invited us to join them!<br />
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I truly love our National Parks, and while I've been to the Tetons in the summer, never in October. It was wonderful to see it in October.<br />
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Teddy Roosevelt said in 1904: "Surely our people do not understand even yet the rich heritage that is theirs. There can be nothing in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite, its groves of giant sequoias and redwoods, the canon of the Colorado, the canon of the Yellowstone, the three Tetons: and the representatives of the people should see to it that they are preserved for the people forever, with their majestic beauty all unmarred."<br />
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Here's what we explored!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These pictures begin our second hike for the day. This is String Lake. We hiked all the way around it in the snow and in the wind, and had a lot fun!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking for fish in the stream</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We headed over to Jenny Lake. Now you can see that the sky is turning gray and getting ready to snow--which is always better than rain!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sierra and Norma beside Jenny Lake. A beach vacation!<br />
I think they're contemplating getting their feet wet at the beach.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jenny Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jenny Lake--strikingly beautiful--and a bit cold.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had planned to go to Hidden Falls from Jenny Lake, but the trail was being worked on so we opted for the trail to Inspiration Point. We made it to the top, but the view didn't allow us to see far, but its quite inspiring.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brian and Roland lookin' out over Inspiration Point. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Takin' time to be inspired up here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norma and Brian enjoying a moment together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our way down! See the flakes--snowflakes, I mean!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A moose! We saw him on our drive home.</td></tr>
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The next day Roland, Norma and Brian had a fishing expedition. We all joked about how much fish they would catch, but none had their hopes too high. It was a cold, windy day and while they set out to go fishing, Sierra and I headed over to the Visitors Center. We found a pretty pinecone 24k gold dipped necklace in the gift shop and I bought my lifetime senior pass for all national parks. We also saw a cool display of Indian Art along with historical information about the park. Then we headed over to Jackson Hole. We enjoyed hot chocolate and chili at a quaint little restaurant and then headed over to a thrift shop right across the street. Sierra found a cool jacket and I found a pitcher. Maybe I'll work on adding to my collection--I lost several of my pitchers in the move--but that's another story. Regardless, I really liked the pitcher and the price was right.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is some of the scenery we got to enjoy on our way to Jackson Hole. We stopped on our way out of the park to take this picture. These mountains just come straight up out the plains!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was so cold, and Sierra and I feared that it was much too cold for the fish to bite and felt sorry for those who went fishing. While it <i>was </i>very cold, you can see that it didn't stop the fish from biting! All three of them caught their limit--that's eighteen fish!! And they are big uns---all measuring at least 18 inches.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norma is looking real pleased.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pure delight!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then they had to carry all those fish out--it was quite a hike for them with all that fish. Roland had injured his wrist, so Brian and Norma carried out the approximately 30 pounds of fish.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiking around Ocean Lake, we saw footprints made by bears. This the footprint of a black bear. Pretty big--but not near as big as a grizzly bear's.</td></tr>
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We had a great time and got a chance to use our long johns, winter coats, raincoats, hats and mittens. We also had chance to enjoy hot chocolate and trout. Plus, we got to enjoy viewing wildlife--moose, foxes, elk, deer and coyotes. And its surely an adventure to see the park dressed in snow instead of grass and wild flowers.Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276356268431693546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-35940296974037847152017-10-30T15:46:00.000-07:002017-11-07T18:42:06.803-08:00Glacier National Park and Banf, 2017Glacier and Banff National Parks are parks that Roland has talked about wanting to go to for a very long time--and before he started talking about them, I wasn't even aware that they existed! So I'm not sure who was more delighted and excited by the beautiful scenery provided in these parks. What a wonderful trip we had! It was a hiking trip in which over the course of a eight days, we hiked 76 miles!<br />
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<b>Tuesday afternoon, May 30</b>, we arrived at West Glacier. We flew in to Kalispell, Montana, and rented a car and were ready for adventure! At the recommendation of our wonderful host at Glacier General Store and Cabins, we headed into the park for a little hike around <b>Avalanche Lake</b>. We also got to the see the magnificent <b>McDonald Lake</b>.<br />
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The was our first view of the beautiful blue hues of the lakes formed by glaciers. What striking, beautiful hues of blue we saw at McDonald Lake.<br />
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<b>Day 2, Wednesday, May 31</b> In the morning, we found our way over to hike the Many Glacier trails (7 miles) and in the afternoon, we hiked a much less scenic trail at <b>Two Medicine Lake</b>. We hiked this trail all in an effort to reach No Name Lake. But we missed a turn in the trail and never made it! We had to turn back so we could get to our car by nightfall. But we added another 7 miles to our tally and had a great time together. I took pictures of the second trail, but nothing too interesting, so I haven't included them here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see how the trees have grown bent over because of glaciers that slide down the mountains right over the top of them.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These big horn sheep were running toward us on the trail. I felt the need to move off the trail so they wouldn't run over us! But at the last moment, they went around us.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here they are back on the trail and running at top speed. We learned that they reason they hang around the trails is to avoid predators. People shield them from danger.</td></tr>
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<b>Day 3, Thursday, June 1 </b>was a rather rainy day and we decided to stick close to our cabin and hiked a fun 6 miles along <b>McDonald Creek. </b>Though we got a little wet, we never needed our rain ponchos.<br />
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In the evening we drove to a place the locals enjoy going in the peak of the tourist season called Wild Horse Reservoir??<br />
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<b>Day 4, Friday June 2</b> we drove to a very isolated area of <b>Glacier</b> called<b> Polebridge</b>. Here we hiked 15 miles (7 1/2 miles each way) along the <b>Bowman Lake</b>. After taking the first view of the lake, the scenery seemed rather uninteresting and then the rain came and we were getting very wet from not only the rain, but the moisture that was on the brush on the trail. We decided to go the whole length of the lake because we were so far away from anything else. And besides we needed to see what was at the other end of the lake! It was a very memorable and beautiful day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This place is "off the grid" and our host back at our cabin suggested we stop here for breakfast (pastries) before starting our day a Polebridge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aww--how does Nature do it! So beautiful!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stopped here to eat on our way back to our cabin. I don't remember what I ate, but it was good.We were really tired and hungry from our day of hiking.</td></tr>
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<b>Day 5, Saturday June 3 </b>we left our cabin and headed for <b>Waterton</b>, which is the border town between Canada and the U.S. We arrived in <b>Waterton</b> just in time to take our planned trip on a boat the length of <b>Waterton Lake </b>to<b> Goat Haunt</b>, then we hiked the 10 miles back to our car in <b>Waterton</b>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the line where the trees have been cleared. This is the border between Canada and the U.S.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view, with a nice monument to friendship between our two nations.</td></tr>
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<b>Day 6, Sunday, June 4</b> we took it nice and easy. After muffins and juice, we headed walked over to church to enjoy sacrament meeting and meeting Canadian members of the church. <b>Waterton</b> is a very small town. In the winter, less than 50 people live there, but during the tourist season, there are a few thousand. After church we walked around town and saw big horn sheep enjoying the comfort and safety of town life and the <b>Prince of Wales Hotel</b>. What a magnificent and historical hotel which provided great views of <b>Waterton Lake</b>. Then in the evening when the animals come out, we drove a couple of highways where we had been told we would probably see wildlife. While traveling the highway, we took a walk through <b>Red Rock Canyon</b>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the big horned sheep enjoyed roaming the streets of Waterton.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of my very favorite pictures from the whole trip. Here is Waterton Lake as seen from the Prince of Wales Hotel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were rewarded with this black bear on our Highway Drive! We actually saw three bears, deer and a fox.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<b>Day 7, Monday, June 6</b> we traveled several hours to <b>Canmore, Alberta,
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another one of my very favorite places!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And we spotted this molting mountain goat!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same goat--a different shot.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<b> Day 7, Tuesday, June 6</b> we entered <b>Banf National Park</b> and drove along
the <b>Ice Field Highway</b> to so we could see, at last, real glaciers--the
ones that haven't melted away from global warming. Along the way we
stopped to hike 5 miles to <b>Bow Glacier Falls</b>. Then we reached our
goal--<b>Athabasca Glacier </b>and hiked a mile to view it. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A panoramic view of Bow Lake. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bow Lake</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bow Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bow Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bow Lake--another of my very favorite views</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bow Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Views hiking up to the Falls.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rushing, vibrant, blue water.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiking up and up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the base of Bow Lake Falls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wow!</td></tr>
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<b>Day 8, Wednesday June 7</b>, we drove through Banff, east to west and into <b>Yoho National Park</b> where we hiked around <b>Emerald Lake</b>, and up to the falls and <b>Emerald Basin</b>. These waters come from <b>Emerald Glacier</b>. Here we hiked 9 miles. I forgot my camera that day, so I need to get the pics from Roland's phone.<br />
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Day 9, Thursday, June 8<br />
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Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276356268431693546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-39157937064151024992016-09-11T14:24:00.005-07:002016-09-11T14:44:14.491-07:00Races With Emily<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the last few years, Emily has gotten into running and entering races. Last fall, September 2015, she signed up to do a half-marathon in Zion National Park. Norma, Brian and Whitney decided to join her in doing that half, but I wasn't sure about traveling all the way to Zion's to participate in a half-marathon, but I noticed there was one right in our backyard--the Smoky Mountain Half-Marathon. As I spoke with Emily about it on the phone, she said that if I sign up for it, she would be terribly tempted to join me. It was to be in a few short weeks, but I signed up and she did, too!<br />
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I walk a lot, long and often, but after signing up, I was anxious about my ability to do a half. I'm really glad Emily did it with me. As I started the race, I was so tempted to stop and take pictures because the path was so beautiful, but thought I'd better not--if I was to finish the race in the time allotted! About half-way through the race, I realized "I got this" and was able to push myself to go faster. And what a feeling of accomplishment when I crossed the finish line! It was something I had not anticipated!<br />
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After the half marathon, we raced in a couple races held at Tennessee State Parks. Below you can see us at Rock Island State Park. Note we both placed in our Age Division! And Roland is a wonderful cheerleader for us! Thanks for coming and supporting us. And, Emily, thanks for encouraging me to step out of my comfort zone and participate in these races--I love Tennessee and running these races races with you made me some mighty fine memories.<br />
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I originally added this post on March 20, 2016. But this evening (April 19, 2017), I saw that all the pictures and the script had disappeared! All that remained were the comments made. Here's an attempt to recreate this post. I loved taking walks in Knoxville. There were so many lovely trails and places to go. When I lived in Belmont West, I never really ventured out of the neighborhood for walks. But Treymour Village was a very small neighborhood, so I ventured out. And such beautiful sights there were to see!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The three pictures above were taken at the path near the soccer field that is across the street from the dog park. The view of the lake always beautiful, but always different. It's amazing that I could enjoy this view in solitude so many times. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pictures above were taken on a trail right next to the dog park. I loved walking on this trail. These pictures show it during different seasons.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This picture was taken as I was walking on Westland, very near to our home. It's hard to imagine all the traffic that was behind me as I took this picture. It's so pastoral--but in the upper left corner you can see the telephone wires.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a short walk from our home was a loop that could make me feel I was in the country. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This picture was taken in a neighborhood not far from Treymour Village that set on a hill. It's a mountain view, but only because I aimed the camera high--leaving out the homes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This, too, was taken at a popular park with a walking trail located in Farragut. I'll have to come back when I remember this park's name and insert it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This picture was taken at a park one exit south of our exit. There was trail here, too. The lake was always a favorite of mine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The three pictures above show one of my favorite walking buddies. How blessed we were to able to find such beautiful and exciting places to go for walks together. And I always felt blessed when other family and friends would join me, too.</td></tr>
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<br />Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276356268431693546noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-55417050099095190472016-03-13T08:25:00.000-07:002016-03-13T15:01:31.531-07:00Roland Begins his Transition into Retirement!February 29, 2016 was Roland's last day of employment at the University of Tennessee. Since then we have been celebrating 32 years of service to UT and enjoying some new found<i> flexibility</i> in our lives.<br />
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After Roland came home from UT on that last Monday at the office, we sat down in our living room with an envelope our children sent us. Inside were thoughtful notes of love and appreciation from each of them. It was touching and we shed a few tears while reading these letters. Also they sent us a total of $1,250 to be spent on a trip. We have often talked about going to Maine during Whale Season, but Whale Season is the end of August, right when the school year at UT begins, so it was something we weren't able to do. Perhaps this year it will happen. With other plans for the remainder of the year, it's difficult to be certain. Thankfully, we can be <i>flexible</i>.<br />
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In the evening, our friends Cindi and Corbet Curfman took us to dine at Bonefish Grill to celebrate Roland's retirement. They have been such good friends for many of the years we have lived here in Tennessee. There we enjoyed Bang Bang Shrimp so Roland can say "he went out with a bang!". We don't often get an appetizer when we go out to eat, but at Bonefish, the Bang Bang Shrimp is a must.<br />
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We had made plans to explore and hike along the Tail of the Dragon and Cherohala Skyway for the next few days. However, because of a weather forecast of thunderstorms and a request I received from Delton Gerloff on Monday to send him pictures for a slideshow the department would be showing on Friday at a reception in Roland's honor we decided we could be <i>flexible</i> and revised our plan. Tuesday, we planned to vote in the primary, get the pictures to the University and enjoy a trip to the Nashville Temple. Once more our plans needed to be changed. Then on Wednesday and Thursday we would do some hiking. But lines were long at the polls and when voting took about three hours, <i>flexibility</i> was once more the theme of the day. Instead, after voting, we headed off to Nashville and spent the night in Lebanon. In the morning we completed our trip to the temple and enjoyed a session. It was now noon and we had planned to take a hike in one of the beautiful state parks between Nashville and Knoxville on our way home. We stopped at Longhunter State Park and found a hike and as we were exiting the car to go hiking, Roland discovered he had left his Tilley at the hotel. There would be no hiking without a hat on Roland's head! Thankfully, we had not gotten as far as Lebanon, so we drove on to the hotel and decided that since there is a really nice state park, Cedars of Lebanon, we would visit that one instead and hiked a pleasant trail called "Hidden Springs". By now it was a little later in the day, and perhaps the Tilley wasn't even necessary! But we enjoyed the hike and found the hidden springs. I'm so glad we were able to complete this hike!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second hidden spring. Who knows?? There might be a third--but is hidden better!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roland on the trail in his handsome Tilley. He's lookin' mighty fine on his second official day of retirement!</td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLgZsrM-ehyUJASWzEoE_40uFklvvzh8PdE3jb_IFV-o4XrvEjP0xC30zFADOXNP5lRiF3wjjn_Va54b1gMm0B3i30YD8VSkomixZ271y_v5YfdbwVXEUMxPLxDRsELonI9lli6V-ID7d/s1600/401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>We spent Thursday at home and kept busy tending to various responsibilities. Roland made a trip to the University. A friend of mine's brother had just died and she asked me to come over and help her pack to travel to the funeral.<br />
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Friday was the day of Roland's retirement reception at the University. Emily drove over from Nashville to share this time. The event was a memorable tribute to Roland's UT Career. Students, faculty and staff were all gathered to share the memories and the good food.<br />
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Several colleagues spoke and shared experiences revealing Roland's character. There were four stories in particular that I want to always remember.<br />
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Two were experiences Jim Larson shared. He told of a car trip that he made with Roland to West Tennessee. On the return trip home, with Roland at the wheel, a deer carcass was lying in the road. Roland was following a semi truck and trailer and the semi's clearance allowed it to drive over the deer. Roland then saw the deer carcass, felt there was no time to check and switch lanes and made the quick decision to speed up, get momemtum and ram the carcass. Jim was more than just a little surprised! He felt his decision on the road reflected Roland's style of making decisions and acting. "Quick and full speed ahead!"<br />
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The second he shared was an experience Jim had with Roland and Burt English early in Jim's career at UT. Roland has been a caring mentor for many of the faculty and students. Jim said that his style has changed over the years. Roland was nicer now than he was back then. Early in Jim's career at UT, before he was tenured, as the leader of a project with Roland and Burt, Jim was summoned to the Dean's office because the Dean had received several phone calls from irate farmers about a survey they had mailed out. He asked Roland and Burt to go with him for support. Roland and Burt were confident the research was well designed and useful. Nevertheless, as the three of them waited for the Dean in his office, Roland said to Burt, "I'm sure glad I have tenure right now. Aren't you?" Burt agreed that he wouldn't want to be untenured in a situation like that. What a fun memory!<br />
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Kim Jensen spoke of Roland's service as the Director of Graduate Studies for the department. He worked with a committee to select the students from those who had applied. He often would stick his head in her office for her input. She had been impressed over the years by his desire to have agreement among the committee members and the solidarity it helped to bring about in the department.<br />
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Among the things Burt English spoke of was what a fine professor Roland was in the classes he taught. Burt used a letter he wrote as an outline for his comments. From the letter: "<i>Roland has had a huge impact on our graduate students. I believe that his discussions with them about Economic Theory have made them far better economists than they would have been had he not been here. Did you know, Roland taught the students twice a week Monday and Wednesday from 3:40 to well when he got done. When he gave an exam, he would stay up in his office until he finished grading them. I am sure this took him at times well past 9 pm. The exams would be outside his office the next morning when the students got to campus. That is dedication."</i> I can attest that many times it was after midnight before he got home. The students who were present at the reception were openly appreciative of his kindness and support.<br />
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Roland received several gifts from the department among them a framed beautiful print of the Smoky Mountains. We have loved and enjoyed the Smoky Mountains for the past 32 years and this gift is treasured.<br />
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We are so grateful for the blessing of living in Knoxville and Roland's position at UT. What a wonderful life we have been able to live among the good people of Knoxville and UT! We have loved the hiking, exploring and recreation here in the Appalachian mountains. They have provided so many of our family's activities and memories. I am personally grateful to be able to have shared all the experiences we've had together and am soooo proud of him!<br />
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<br />Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276356268431693546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-21148800373921158212016-02-17T21:16:00.002-08:002017-10-12T06:33:50.776-07:00Maui, Summer 2014These are pictures taken on the trip we went on with Brian, Norma, Will and Sierra. For Christmas 2013 they gave us tickets for a trip to Hawaii with their family. What a treat that they would invite us along!! Once more, I'm posting the picture taken on my I Pad as my I Pad traveled with us to Hawaii. We begin with meeting up in our condo. Greetings include exchanging Hawaiian t-shirts. After delays and have a night stay at the airport in Honolulu and it was pure pleasure meeting up.<br />
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Below Brian, Will and Norma pose in the shirts they made before traveling. Unfortunately, Sierra didn't wear hers that day. I thought I'd be able to get a picture of them all later in their shirts, but it never happened.</div>
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Views of the beach near our condo below. These pictures were taken the first evening of our stay.</div>
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Our First Day of Travel on Maui</div>
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The biggest Banyan tree in the world. Located in Lahaina.</div>
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Below are pictures of our trip to Mount Haleakala</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Travelin' up the mountain--temperatures are cooling down!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This mountain has a name, but three years later can't remember!! But isn't it beautiful!?</td></tr>
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Now we're traveling by foot to see another view of the mountain.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are called silver swords. What interesting flora--perhaps unique to Mount Haleakala.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the silver sword. Its more evident why it has that name in this picture.</td></tr>
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Below are picture of Mount Haleakala Crater and the family enjoying this beautiful place.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why did we pose like this?? I don't know! I can't remember! But I do know that we felt very clever : )</td></tr>
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Below are pictures of a Chinese celebration that we enjoyed. It's fun to experience different cultures that influence Hawaii.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I couldn't pass up this opportunity to learn a Chinese dance! I'm the Caucasian in the khaki pants and black jacket.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sierra is ready for adventure wearing her multi-purpose bandana!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's so interesting to see the yellow flowers growing in the black lava.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at what the water did to the lava--made a whole right through it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What do you think they found? An eel!!</td></tr>
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Below are Sunday's pictures. Since Norma and Brian met some really niceTongan folks at this ward on their last trip to Maui, so we returned to the same Tongan Ward this trip.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sierra lent me her black and white kukui nut lei to match my outfit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were invited to dine with one of their old friends, and this is some of the spread--fish and so much more! We were so surprised! He treated us real good!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such a nice guy. He was also a craftsman and carved decorative fishing hooks from bone. He does a lot of contract work and also has a little stand in Hana where he sells some of his things. We visited it while there, and both Sierra and Will bought souveniers from him.</td></tr>
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Below are pictures we took at an arboretum we stopped at on our way to Hana.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were curious and wondered what these hard blueberry-looking fruit might be.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Posing on the bridge. I can't help it--I just have to say don't they look adorable--like the Bobbsey Twins! However, their stories would read a little differently.</td></tr>
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Below are the pics of the luau we went to in Lahaina. We got to go at a greatly reduced financial cost because Brian and Norma endured a timeshare presentation. Roland and I played at the beach with Will and Sierra in their absence. Who got the good end of that deal!!?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happily waiting in line to enter the luau.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The photographer (Brian) of the picture got playful and found a way to make fire escape from Roland's hat. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maori face paint. The look of a fierce Maori Warrior. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She's smiling! Even with her tongue sticking out. So much fun!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching the pig get placed in the imu.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Will captured the sun going down at the luau. Love this view!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sierra and I take a hula lesson. So glad she had a red muumuu to wear. She's got talent!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the performance, we got to meet some of the performers.</td></tr>
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We had a wonderful time in Hawaii with the Provo Roberts. When we left Hawaii, we had to part ways so that they could return to Provo, while Roland and I returned to Knoxville. Love these memories!</div>
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Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276356268431693546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-55865531605629407822016-02-17T20:42:00.001-08:002016-02-19T17:35:17.132-08:00Riding the Tail of the Dragon with Roland, Spring 2014The Tail of the Dragon is a popular drive that attracts motorcyclists throughout the country and perhaps even the world. This is a beautiful drive on the Cherohala Skyway (US Hwy 129) that spans both eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina. This isn't the first time Roland and I drove on the Tail of the Dragon. And Roland had a hard time convincing me to go with him because the last time I went I got carsick. The road is just that winding! He convinced me by suggesting that I drive this time. And that made all the difference! What a great trip! As you can see in the pictures below we got to see such beautiful views. It's spring and the dogwood flowers are just beginning to come out. What a wonderful day!<br />
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We also visited Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. The pictures below were taken at this location. This was a forest that never logged and the trees that grow there are very old and beautiful. Roland and I lingered here as long as we possibly could.</div>
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Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276356268431693546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-70152893168239628912016-02-17T19:49:00.000-08:002016-02-17T21:44:08.014-08:00Mason--A Very Fine Baby Boy<span style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;"> All of the pictures on this post are pics that were on my I Pad since I purchased it Christmas 2013. </span><br />
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Halloween 2014. He only wore this pirate for this picture. He didn't much care for it. In fact, I couldn't find the following year. I think he must of had something to do with its disappearance!</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Here he is with his "bolley ball". He was given his first package of"bolley balls" by a friend at the dog park. Since then he has chewed the squeaker out of many and eaten a lot of fuzz. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying the Christmas Season 2013 and lounging with a pillow that was given to me by a dear friend, Jana.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With his musical candy cane. On his very first Christmas with us, he did tricks with it, dancing on his hind legs!</td></tr>
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It's National Dog Day. Gotta take some pics. How handsome! Look at that flowing tail!</div>
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Which pictures of this adorable Baby Boy are your favorites? If you can't tell, I really love my dog. I have a friend who's a vet who cautions me not to humanize my dog. Well, when I think about that I think that he's soooo much better than any human I know. He knows we love him. He's funny. The other day I was lovin' on him while he was on the couch and after a bit, he got up, left me, and went over to the chair to sit to have some space. I guess he get's enough hugs--I think he'd just prefer more treats! So these are the picture I've taken using my I pad. There are probably twice the number on my phone. Another day I'll have to post those. </div>
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July 30, 2013</div>
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I began an internet search for a place to get away for a
week last Thursday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was looking for
any week before Roland needed to begin classes the middle of August.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It looked like there was a place on Fripp
Island available starting on Saturday, in just two day! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So Roland made arrangements at work to be gone
starting on Saturday for a week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Saturday
morning I was finally able to talk with a person concerning the unit on Fripp
Island and it was not available!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the
phone now, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>we were able to find a
3-bedroom beach house on Edisto Island. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They gave us a last-minute deal on it since we
weren’t looking for a 3-bedroom, that was all that was available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the owners, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at least the rental wouldn’t need to sit
empty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’d been to Edisto before so off we went!</div>
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We left in such a rush and confusion that I forgot my
swimsuit, walking shorts, toothbrush, soap, and hairbrush.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I realized I had forgotten some of these
items when we were on the interstate near UT, but didn’t want to go back and
increase the time of confusion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So we
stopped along the way at a Walmart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Because it is late July, the suits were on clearance and the selection
was very limited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought I might buy
my first tankini because it appeared that was all they had left.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But there wasn’t a bottom that would fit and in
the end, I found one 1-piece suit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was my size!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wasn’t something I
usually would purchase because it was looked like it was a suit right out of
the 1950s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, when I tried it on,
it looked pretty good, and I’m enjoying it.</div>
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We arrived Saturday evening around 8 pm, and headed out with
flashlight in hand to walk on the beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As we walked, the sound of the water hitting the beach and the gentle
breeze was like a balm of peace and calm upon us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We saw a sand crab and two little girls on
the beach and wanted to see it, too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
had just dug its way down into the sand, so Roland dug it out and held it by
its pinchers for the girls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were so
delighted!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roland had made their
day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our beach house’s name is “Among the Reids”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is on the marsh side of the island, yet
only two and a half blocks away from the beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In our back yard is a dock and boat slip. The pictures below show the view in our backyard.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roland found some crab nets in the garage and
is looking forward to crabbing off our very own dock later in the week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s a big screened in porch that extends
along the back of the house with a hammock, rocking chairs, and picnic
tables.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the view is beautiful with
the marsh and palmetto trees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The floor
plan is open and spacious, especially for just the two of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve put our clothes in one bedroom and use
it as a dressing room, and sleep in another.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Upon our arrival, we see that there are few other things we’ve
forgotten.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Namely, sheets for our bed and
bath, kitchen and hand towels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fortunately, we were able to rent sheets and brought four beach towels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I was using my t-shirt to dry my hands
after washing them, I decided I had brought an abundance of t-shirts, so I hung
them up to use as hand towels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d buy
more towels, but I really don’t need any more at home!</div>
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Our first morning, Roland awoke and wanted to go out shark
tooth hunting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And for some odd reason,
I didn’t want to walk on the beach, but on the bike path.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had a lovely walk, until the path took off
out of the shade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was when I turned
around and headed back to our home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
while in the shade, I loved seeing the marsh and the trees laden with Spanish moss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The quiet, with the sound of only the cicadas
and birds, was so lovely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was on this
walk that I saw an unusual small bright, multi-colored bird.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t know what it was until I saw a bird
identification chart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a painted
bunting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My, son, Brian, who is an avid
bird watcher, told me that he’s only seen one painted bunting in his life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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We stopped at Piggly Wiggly, the only grocery here at Edisto
and picked up a few things, but still our food is somewhat limited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But sometimes, simple is better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m sure later in the week we’ll do some
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The beach house has a small dvd library and we watched a
comedy, mystery thriller BBC film, called Scoop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s really quite witty and has some really
funny lines in it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It stars Woody Allen,
Hugh Jackman, and Scarlett Johansson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
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On Monday, we took off for Hunting Island and Fripp
Island.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of my friends, Jennifer,
from Weight Watchers recently returned from there and it isn’t too far from
Edisto.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Actually, as the crow flies or
the dolphin swims, it would be 15 miles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But it’s a two-hour drive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We drove out to Fripp Island, and as I
thought, it was private.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So we went back
to Hunting Island.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By this time I was
anxious to get out and play!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The beach
was real nice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It had a gentle
slope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tide wasn’t coming in while
we were there, so no waves to be caught, but we could see there was great
potential at the right time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of
erosion on there are areas where there are trees that have come down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roland, ever the adventure seeker, wanted to
take off and climb through and around those downed trees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I agreed and off we went.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It turns out that we weren’t quite as
adventurous as I first thought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shortly
after we had begun, four young girls, no older than 10 or 11, passed us running
and climbing over the trees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I imagine
to them they were simply nature’s jungle gym!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Well, Roland and I haven’t had the chance to play on jungle gyms for a
while, so we just weren’t quite as agile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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reached beach where people were able to play in the sand and water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While at Hunting Island, we also enjoyed a
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Yesterday morning, Roland slept in and I enjoyed a morning
walk on the beach on my own. I walked to Edisto State Park beach before
deciding the sun was getting high and it was time to turn around. My walk was a
slice of heaven!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Below are beach view pictures. So much of the time we had to beach to ourselves!</span></div>
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After lunch, Roland and
I went back and played in the water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our
afternoon<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>also included lunch at
beachside café, window shopping at souvenir shops, and a grocery stop at Piggly
Wiggly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we came out of Piggly
Wiggly, we discovered we had a very flat tire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We filled it up and headed out to JJ’s Auto Repair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was now about 6:30 pm and we were
concerned that we might not be able to get it fixed and that all the air would
seep out once more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though JJ had
already gone home, someone who lived near his business called him, and JJ
returned to fix our tire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A nail had
punctured it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a nice, nice guy to
return to fix our tire!</div>
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This morning (Wednesday), we drove over to Edisto State Park
and took a walk on the beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roland found
several really nice shark teeth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I
found an abundance of clam shells.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
couple of them were bigger than the palm of my hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also found a really pretty welt shell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I showed it to Roland, it saw that a
hermit crab was living in it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No wonder
I felt something tickling my hand as I was carrying it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here's the picture we took before leaving him to enjoy his beach life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">In the afternoon, </span>we headed out to see the work of the local artists
where they gather on Wednesdays to sell their work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found a pretty print of a painted bunting
to take back to Knoxville to enjoy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then
it was time to enjoy the waves at the State Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had the best waves there thus far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Upon our arrival back at our beach house,
Roland went to our dock on the marsh with some chicken meat for bait to do a
little crabbing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He caught the biggest
one he’s every caught!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, it only
has one claw so that’s less meat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
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</span>After a nice, long walk on the beach (3 hours for me, and Roland stayed
out for 4), I came home and enjoyed a four hour nap, while Roland went out on
our dock and caught a bunch of crabs!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
had a great afternoon and just couldn’t stop when they were biting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was really hopeful that I would be able to
help him eat them, but found once more that eating seafood that isn’t disguised
really takes all the pleasure out of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have a hard time slurping meat out of shells.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It probably took Roland as much time to eat
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with my Kindle and computer.</div>
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Today we woke up and enjoyed our morning walk on the
beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It looks like Roland’s shark
teeth collection will have to be complete with about 80 sharks teeth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mission was to collect olive shells this
beach trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Together we found seven, two
of which I found.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I found lots and
lots of clam shells and other shell fragments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I just get too easily distracted to find one kind of shell!</div>
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restaurant”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roland had scallops and
steamed shrimp and I had a crab cake sandwich, deep fried.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good seafood and my crab cake was place on a
real nice roll.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For me, the bread is as
important as the content of the sandwich!</div>
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trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They weren’t too good for
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Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276356268431693546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-30765483436843992822013-07-06T09:24:00.002-07:002013-07-06T10:11:15.153-07:002013 Topsail Island Family Gathering We did it! We all gathered in a great ole beach side home, "Sandy Toes" for a week of good times. The weather cooperated, kids traveling with little ones from Utah and Fargo, and two carloads of supplies (special thanks to Eme and Jason) just begin the list of challenges that we faced, but overcame! Below you can see what I found to be the best pics on my camera. <br />
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Willie, Sierra, and Naomi get their feet wet in the big, beautiful ocean that first day!</div>
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Reagan didn't make it out that first day, but as evidence by the grin on her face, she loved her time at "Sandy Toes"!</div>
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Reagan with her mom.</div>
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Owen: looking like he actually may try to create something in the sand. </div>
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The "2 and under" crowd enjoy the beach with parents and Nana.</div>
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Naomi's all geared up the legendary, traditional nightwalk.</div>
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William and beach friend, Corb, on the night walk.</div>
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Brothers--can you believe the enthusiasm in their expressions!?</div>
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Roland, David, and William shinin' their lights!</div>
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Both crab and boy have really nice smiles. : )</div>
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Emily and Roland share their traditional shrimp "cleanin' the ream". Emily took those shrimp and prepared a lovely, buttery shrimp pesto for lunch. Mmmm!</div>
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Matt with his super cute bag baby. : )</div>
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A little down time watchin' videos for Naomi, Owen and Sierra.</div>
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Bein' a sand crab.</div>
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Dancin' with Nana while their parents play in ocean. Everyone is happy!</div>
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After the traditional crabbing expedition, sweet crab meat is is enjoyed by those who have the patience to find it!</div>
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Jason and Emily share their beach tent. So luxurious to have a little shade and cool refreshment after playing hard in the sand and sun!</div>
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Good times! Can't you just hear the waves hit the shore and feel the sunshine on your shoulders?</div>
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Owen and Nana enjoy a quiet moment.</div>
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Now its Paw Paw's turn.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kirsten's havin' sooooooo much fun!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> I hope to see pics that all of the fam took soon. I'd especially love
to see the Hootenanny. It was unfortunate that my kitchen items didn't
make it to the beach. But we enjoyed a little jar of Saskatoon jam the
Fargo Roberts had sent to me to bring to the beach when we got back to
K-town. If there was any question why we'd sing about Saskatoon
berries, the deliciousness of those berries made it clear. I hope to
someday share Saskatoon, or sarvice, or service berries with each of
you!</span></td></tr>
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Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276356268431693546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-58153097002120992042012-12-18T17:48:00.001-08:002012-12-18T18:01:08.286-08:00Mason!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="color: black;"> On August 27, Roland and I adopted a 1-year-old shih tzu from an animal shelter. Since I've never owned a dog, I was really nervous about bringing a dog into our lives, but when Roland met Mason, he felt if we were going to have a dog, Mason is the one! I also brought my friend, Chantal to meet Mason. Chantal is a vet and she checked him out and helped me bring him home. She showed me how to bathe him and gave me the confidence that I could care for a dog. She said, "You've had five kids! Surely, you can take care of a dog." </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Mason is a real smart, little guy. He can sit dance, lay and stay on command. Well, he will if you've got the treats in your hand to give him! And sometimes he will without the treats.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isn't he a cutie! He truly is a well mannered, charming little boy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how Mason looked when we found him at the Shelter. He was such a timid, little guy. He must have been so scared. And as he sits with his paws on my laptop, I can't help but think of the story he might tell, if he could.</td></tr>
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He's a real playful little guy. He loves to go to the dog park and has made lots of friends there--and therefore, so have I. In fact, there's one dog, Pierre, who is part poodle and part shih tzu who is a special friend. We make doggy play dates with Pierre and his person at the park. And we meet all kinds of dogs and people at the dog park. Its such a pleasurable way to spend an hour or so.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's Mason and Pierre playing at the dog park. You can see how very happy Mason is. They play chase and wrestle until we have to pull them away from each other to go home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mason and I found the pine cones on one of our walks in October, collected them together and saved them to decorate with. We put them in our trifle bowl and added some greenery and holly. We wish you a Merry Christmas!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sharing the Christmas Season with Mason is a lot of fun. He loves seeing the Christmas decorations and likes to be a part of it all. : )</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Norman Rockwell once said, "If a painting isn't turning out as well as I had hoped, adding a dog always makes it a better painting." I know what he means. I wasn't prepared to become so attached so quickly. I really love this little boy and he seems to be pretty attached to us too. He's improved the quality of our lives immensely. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As you can see, he feels quite at home with us. And we're just crazy about him!</td></tr>
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<br />Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276356268431693546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-39841468697381101952012-12-16T06:58:00.001-08:002012-12-16T13:50:10.464-08:00Childhood Memories<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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granddaughter, Sierra, had a school assignment to learn more about her
grandparents and sent me a letter with a list of questions to answer.
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other grandchildren, William, Naomi, and eventually Kirsten, Reagan, and
Owen may be interested--or have a school assignment to find out more
about their grandmother, so I've chosen to make it into a post. It's
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On October
4, 1955 a little girl was born to Russell and Opal Guenther.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was their eighth child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They hadn’t decided on a name for their new
baby before she was born, but the nurse who was at the baby’s delivery was so
kind and good to the mother that she wanted to give this new baby the nurses’
name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So on a beautiful autumn day in
Boone, a small farming community in Iowa, Catherine Lee Guenther (that’s me!) made
her entrance into this big, beautiful world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The house I
got to come home to as a newborn was a very big house that was built in
1900.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When it was built, it was a
mansion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It had three porches and four
entrances into the home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Inside there
was a room that was built to be the home’s library, a window in the wall
between the dining and pantry that servants once used to get the food from the
kitchen to the dining room and two beautiful staircases which led to the
upstairs of the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But when my
parents bought the house it was in very bad shape, so they spent a lot of time
and money fixing it up and making it a place to raise their family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even though the house was very big, there
were only four bedrooms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But these
bedrooms were huge!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So it was no
sacrifice to share a bedroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
biggest bedroom was the girl’s room, one bedroom was our parents, and the other
two bedrooms were for the boys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because
there was sixteen years, sixteen days and sixteen hours between my parent’s
oldest child and their youngest child (me!), I don’t really have any memories
of sharing the bedroom with my three older sisters because I was so young.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But my sisters do!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My father was a long-distance truck driver
and my mother had eight children, plus a big house to take care of, so my older
sisters have lots of fun memories taking care of me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They loved to dress me and fix my hair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, my oldest sister remembers going to
a parent/teacher conference for my mother when I was in kindergarten!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Standing upstairs in my childhood home by the banister. Isn't the wood work beautiful?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I went to Lincoln
Elementary School.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was always very
proud of that name because the school was named after Abraham Lincoln, and I
thought he was the greatest president our country ever had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I was a little girl, girls had to wear
dresses to school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember on cold
winter days, we would put long pants on under our dresses, along with our
coats, hats, mittens, and boots to walk to school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once we got to school, we had to take off our
long pants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also had to take them off
and on for gym classes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m sure glad
that girls don’t have to wear dresses to school anymore!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a lot easier to run and play!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is me in our school gym. My p.e. teacher, Mr. Klomps took a picture of me doing the splits and put it on the school bulletin board. Notice the pants I wore under my dress for p.e.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I liked
school a lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I was your age, I
loved learning to read and learning to do arithmetic (math).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The main characters in the readers I learned
to read from were a little girl and boy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Their names were Dick and Jane.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Dick and Jane had a dog named Spot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>All the stories that I learned to read in the first grade were about
these children and their lives and adventures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Then when I grew a little older, I especially loved English class and
history class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Boone, there was a
wonderful library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was in a building
that looked like a building from ancient Greece.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The main library was on the first floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the top floor was an auditorium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And in the basement was the children’s
library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mrs. Stevenson was the
children’s librarian.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was the only
children’s librarian, so if the library was open, she was there!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved Mrs. Stevenson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I went to library every Saturday and Mrs.
Stevenson introduced me to all kinds of wonderful books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was a row of books that were
biographies about famous Americans that I particularly enjoyed reading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I especially loved the biographies about
Helen Keller and Pocahontas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Being the
youngest of eight children, I’m sure had fewer chores than any of my siblings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I remember being my mother’s helper when
she was making big dinners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I was
your age, I regularly dusted the furniture in the living room and dining
room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I remember learning how to
iron.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of my chores was to iron my
dad’s handkerchiefs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another chore was
to help with washing the dishes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was
too short to reach the sink and wash, so I usually dried or carried the dishes
from the sink to the cupboards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(The
cupboards weren’t in the kitchen with the sink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They were in the pantry!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Our family
had a television, but if you saw the television we had when I was your age, you
might not recognize it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a small
screen cased in a piece of wooden furniture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There were no remotes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
changed the channel (there were only three) and the volume with a dial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes the picture would “go bad”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then there were dials to try to fix that,
too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The family next door bought a color
television when they first became available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But the color was never right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
people would look green or orange.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Everything was the wrong color and the little dials just couldn’t adjust
the color enough to make it look right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When
my parents saw how bad the color was, they decided we wouldn’t get one until
technology got better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>TVs have changed
a lot since then.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my mom and me. I'm about 12 years old. My sister, Anna, took this picture with her brand new Polaroid camera. You can see the television in this picture. But its not our first tv. Its our new modern tv.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Every summer
for a vacation, our family took a trip to Missouri to visit my dad’s family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My Grandma Guenther lived on a farm, but
because she was older, she didn’t have any animals or do any farming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Someone else farmed the land.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was fun to visit her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She always made a big breakfast of bacon,
eggs, and pancakes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And her home was
filled with little figurines she had collected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In fact, in the basement she had shelves and shelves of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She would always let my older sisters choose
a figurine to take home with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
didn’t let me have one because she said I was too little and would break
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But when I was about your age, I
convinced her to let me have two little figurines, a Dutch boy and girl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was worried that I would accidentally
break them, but gave them to me anyway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I had them for several months before I accidentally broke one of them
when I was playing with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was hard
for me to leave them sitting on the table!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">While in
Missouri, we also visited my Aunt Birdie who lived in a lake house on the Lake
of the Ozarks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She and her husband had a
speed boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had only one child, and
she was already grown, so my aunt and uncle spent lots of time entertaining us
when we came.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had a board they
would pull behind the boat that I could ride on, and then when I was about eight,
I learned to water ski, like my older brothers and sisters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dancing has
always been my favorite hobby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of my
older sisters, Anna, took dance lessons and was a beautiful dancer and I wanted
to do it, too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So when I was four years
old, I started dance lessons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At first,
I just learned ballet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later, I took
tap, jazz, and baton twirling classes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My dance teacher went to Hawaii every summer, so I also got to learn to
hula and other ethnic dances of the South Pacific Islands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dancing is a hobby I still love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s helped to keep me active and in shape
my whole life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it’s so much fun!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first hula dance. My hula skirt was bright pink!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I had one
pet growing up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My sister gave it to
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had grown up, moved out and
gotten a cute orange kitten.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because my
sister was moving again, she couldn’t keep the cat and gave it to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cat’s name was Suzy and she was so sweet,
soft and cuddly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, she had one
flaw that my mother couldn’t tolerate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She wouldn’t always use the litter box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sometimes she would use our shoes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After a month of this and lots of ruined shoes, my mother said the cat
had to go be a farm cat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So one day,
before my dance class, she and I took Suzy to the farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was so sad and I cried.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mom never really wanted any pets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And since moms end up cleaning all the real
messes and my mom had eight children, I can understand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When I was a
child, I got to play outdoors a lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There were lots of children in our neighborhood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of my favorite things to do outside
included riding bikes and playing jacks, hopscotch, jump rope, hula hoop or
freeze tag.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was a park and
playground “kiddie corner” from our house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I spent lots of time playing there with my friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On our property was a traffic sign that said
“Caution, children at play”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the
longest time I thought it was for the eight kids in our family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it was for the park!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One game that you might not know about is
Chinese jump rope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You have to have
three people to play it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The jump rope
is a huge circular piece of elastic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two
people stretch the elastic out by having it around their ankles and they stand
four or five feet apart from each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And the third person gets to jump between the pieces of elastic and
catch the elastic on her feet and do tricks with the elastic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the tricks were pretty hard, but it
was lot of fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The foods I
ate growing up aren’t too different from the foods you eat now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But my favorite foods were, and still are
breakfast foods. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a little girl, I
loved eggs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I especially loved scrambled
eggs, and then my older sister taught me to like eggs prepared sunny side up by
showing me how to dip buttered toast in the yolk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another food I loved was rice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But we only ate it for dessert.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We would put sugar, cinnamon, and milk over
hot rice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved it!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sister, Anna, gave me this Chatty Cathy ornament my Christmas in 2010. The doll I received as a Christmas gift as a girl looked just like her except her dress was pink and white striped and she wore a white pinafore. Wasn't it thoughtful of my sister to give this ornament to me? </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As most
children, my favorite holiday was Christmas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Some of my older brothers and sisters were living on their own by the
time I was your age and it was wonderful to have them come home to be with
us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We always had chili and oyster stew
on Christmas Eve and plenty of cakes, pies and candies to enjoy!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of my favorite Christmas gifts as a child
was the Chatty Cathy doll I got from my parents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had a string on the back of her neck and when
the string was pulled, the doll would say different phrases such as, “I love
you.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of my earliest memories at
the Baptist Church, where I went as a child, was receiving a wrapped Christmas gift
from my Sunday School teacher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She gave
us all a turn to guess what was inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I remember guessing that it was a cookie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we all opened our gifts together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Inside was a wooden plaque with a picture of
the Savior, Jesus Christ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our teacher
explained that Jesus gave his life to us that we could all live forever and
ever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I still may have it packed
away in a box.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m so
grateful for the wonderful childhood I was blessed to have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m also grateful that you are my
granddaughter and I look forward to the times that we get to be together and
make happy memories that you might remember throughout your life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would be wonderful to live closer to you,
but I know that you are surrounded by those who love you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When I was a
little girl and found out that my parents named me after the nurse that was at
my delivery, I was kind of disappointed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I wished that I would have been named after Catherine, the Great who was
one of the early rulers in Russia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
sometimes I would daydream about being named after her instead!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But as I’ve grown older I’ve learned to
appreciate the woman they named me after and realize that it’s a good name to
live up to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I try to be like the kind,
caring nurse who helped deliver me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
can see that our relationships with the people in our family, friends and
neighbors are the most valuable things we have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I look back fondly on the memories I have of those who showed love and
kindness to me and it motivates me to be a kinder and more loving person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope that you, too, will look for ways
opportunities to show love and kindness to those in your life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even small kindnesses, like smiling at
someone who looks sad, or sharing a treat or toy, or doing something for
someone else without being asked will have an influence and power in the lives
of others and your life, too.</span></div>
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Roland and I took off for a three days to enjoy a little nature. We chose Flat Rock because of some pictures I saw posted by a friend on Facebook--and its just two and a half hours away. We stayed at the Highland Lake Inn, which is a delightful, secluded place on a lake. There we were able to enjoy canoeing on the lake on the property and some great food at their renowned restaurant, <i>The Seasons</i>. Southern Living Magazine has sung its praises, and we had our humble voices to that praise! We arrived on Monday, July 2 and stayed on the property of twenty-four acres the first day. Then Day Two we headed over to Dupont State Forest, the filming location of <i>The Hunger Games</i>. It was lots of fun hiking there, enjoying the numerous waterfalls, and imagining which locations were used in the film! We also took a hike to Lake Julia and while there and Roland took a dip in that beautiful, secluded lake. Then the sky got dark and the lightening and thunder began. We started a rapid hike for our car, but the storm seemed to be passing us by. Then, all of a sudden, the rain came pelting down. Fortunately, we reached a shelter just in time and joined in with lots of hikers. We were on the fringe of the shelter, so the wind blew the rain in on us and we still got wet. Yet, it wasn't as bad as it could have been. The came the hail!! Wow, how appropriate that it should happen while we're hiking in <i>Hunger Game</i> territory! When the hail stopped and the rain let up a bit, we took off for our car. A good hike in the rain is always refreshing. After cleaning up at our cabin, we took off to see Carl Sandburg's home. Carl Sandburg is a great American poet, journalist, and advocate for the American laborer in the 40s. When he passed away, his wife sold the property, home and belongs to the National Park Service. We had a great tour guide who helped us get to know this unique couple. That night we ate a little place in Hendersonville--the Tractor Barn(?). It had real, fine home style cookin'. And we were hungry and it was delish! On Day 3, we headed over to see Table Rock. The temperatures were sizzlin' and granite gets hot, but we can check it off of our list of things we want to see in North Carolina. The Park Service Staff there was wonderful and encouraging in our efforts to beat the heat.<br />
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It was a great get away. We're a little tanner now. The only injury was a blister on Roland's big toe. And we have a few pictures to add to our collection. <br />
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While we were celebrating Christmas in Knoxville, Whitney and Matt
were celebrating in Atlanta with Matt's dad and family. After
Christmas, we took David and Bonny to the airport in Chattanooga and met
the Ehle's there, too! We got to bring Kirsten and Whitney up to
K-town to spend some time with us--actually a little over a week. It
was fun to get reacquainted with Kirsten and see how quickly she was
learning and growing. She does so many wonderful new and exciting
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<br />Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276356268431693546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-69837220294885625832012-01-15T16:41:00.000-08:002012-01-15T17:09:30.516-08:00Christmas 2012<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoKPJv6cnNU_JOva_bcS3ogjejRBQxOZQdV0OAV0yzVAn1u-KF2PBxOU3djF6f0ucfZboGAAYNrPWXzJyLgPxY37jLWBmn03pX15OFkOmkSjnzmu74_RkNQuZ3tIzhCjm9vuX-G2o5XuP/s1600/055.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoKPJv6cnNU_JOva_bcS3ogjejRBQxOZQdV0OAV0yzVAn1u-KF2PBxOU3djF6f0ucfZboGAAYNrPWXzJyLgPxY37jLWBmn03pX15OFkOmkSjnzmu74_RkNQuZ3tIzhCjm9vuX-G2o5XuP/s400/055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698030562225256690" border="0" /></a><br />We had a great Tennessee Christmas this year. 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyJ_GGkOtxY5OtdsRu3asf2IRiC-M0rsBt0NJiC9wbdDUsQjzXSzc5U4XEaijlOuZErF4lOprlAc7z0HD8IDyZ3jf0etjeZmjs0eSVhMCBnpsQKWHOvB2JaL-Ebq9boxQI-TD0jvTAD4R/s400/162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698025262446133970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bonny and a slobbery cow! : )Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276356268431693546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513778501200689268.post-6881721273340874372010-07-02T13:00:00.000-07:002010-07-02T13:05:04.171-07:00Notes I Scribbled 22 Oct 2008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicI9S9OXgODKpnUeVTotVOJvooPoXEsjLdhTKZXOUBOv_BdCUt5D_z28CAhHZC5FKuYuWNGm87TPQcei3trbuy8Ifg5NFk0OK03PMdN162vaI4GPMJYhIZnWl4b9bnuiUCL32D8_nBnE9v/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicI9S9OXgODKpnUeVTotVOJvooPoXEsjLdhTKZXOUBOv_BdCUt5D_z28CAhHZC5FKuYuWNGm87TPQcei3trbuy8Ifg5NFk0OK03PMdN162vaI4GPMJYhIZnWl4b9bnuiUCL32D8_nBnE9v/s400/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489402285750000322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It October--After a long, dry summer our grass is dieing. Our lawn service contacted Roland to offer to aerate and reseed our lawn for $600. Roland agreed to have it done after they promjsed to it it after a rain. One day it rained, a couple days later they came to do the job. Now we needed more rain. It never came. After a light rain, we feared the grass was beginning to germinate. So we took on the task of using the sprinkler and moving it around our monsterously large yard. At last, it rained again. But no rain in the forecast for all the next week.<br /><br />Roland drove me to the airport this morning. He was discouraged about the lawn and said, "Next time, I'll just take the garden rake to work up the soil and reseed the barren sections of the yard myself." I thought we've been taking care of this lawn for about fifteen years! Why hadn't we done this in past years? Finally, I said, "We're never too old to learn about the things we should have already learned."<br /><br />Roland laughed and replied. "I already learned it. Bob Blackburn aerated and reseeded for us once, and I did it myself once, too. But when the ground is dry and hard, it just doesn't work--but our lawn care service made it sound so good. And I hoped this time it would be different."<br /><br />Today's commentary:<br /><br />What was the lesson learned?? I'm really not sure. Maybe its about not caring so much about the lawn. Maybe its that we do the same thing over and over and expect a different result. How can we get out of that rut? Maybe its: If you want a green lawn, get yourself an irrigation system!<br /><br />But I hope whatever the lesson was, that it is learned. Because soon we'll not have this lawn to fret about. On Thursday we're moving into a condo. The Lord will have to use other experiences to teach us lessons because I'm sticking to my words, "We're never too old to learn about the things we should have already learned."Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276356268431693546noreply@blogger.com2