Born on a Swedish holiday-St. Lucia day, Jeffrey was my last son of four, born in Provo, Utah where his oldest brother was born. Jeff still lives in Utah Valley with his family- close enough to visit now and then. He is now 42 which is how old I was when he was born.
Today I discovered this old and I do mean old photo of me with Santa. Probably taken when I was 6 years old in the 1940s at ZCMI in SLC. My father had been killed in an airplane accident the year before and I bet if Santa asked me what I wanted, I would have said to have my father back. Still waiting for that day and our reunion in the future.
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| Linda Lee and Santa Claus |
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| A beautiful small rug she is weaving for her grand dg. |
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| She does it all from processing the wool, dying it different colors then spinning it all by hand. |
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| As a fifth generation Navaho, she shared her beliefs & unique lifestyle, attended college-became a nurse. Now writes children's books about her life to share her journey. |
I mostly post daily on FACEBOOK so my blog gets neglected but here we are in mid-November getting ready for the THANKSGIVING holidays and new adventures to be announced soon. Today was our Relief Society activity day featuring homemade soups and brownies and lots of fun conversations in a "Friendship , Fellowship, Food & Fun get together.
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| Fun table decor with flowers listing a conversation topic |
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| So many homemade soups & brownies |
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| We were assigned tables to sit at in order to met new people. |
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| We could go back for seconds. |
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| Thanks to our Enrichment Committee |
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| My grandkids and me at Tuchanan outdoor theater |
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| Looking at lots of souvenirs we didn't buy... |
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| Great sets even fireworks, lots of dancing & singing |
Visiting my friend Caryn's house, she has all her fall decor in place. Pumpkins, sunflowers and autumn leaves in every corner. Click photos to enlarge.
It's #84 this year on July 12, amazing how fast the years are going. Here's some collages of my younger years. I'm now a great grand parent-believe it or not.
Lots going on as SUMMER arrives in full strength 108+ degrees. Mostly hiding inside near the AC but also celebrating FATHER'S DAY and having my youngest son Jeff visit. We had a great time attending the St. George Temple to do endowments for his dad's Swedish ancestors then the next day going to the Red Cliffs Temple to do sealings for some of those ancestors of his. A wonderful spiritual time together. Reminded me of when I was finally sealed to my family. We loved wandering through both temples and just taking in the beauty and spirit of these edifices.
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| St. George Temple is majestic inside and outside |
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| We now have two temples locally-Red Cliffs Temple |
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| Love the palm trees at both temples |
We know because the temps are increasing and Frei's FRUIT MARKET in Santa Clara is open.
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| Located on Santa Clara Blvd in Santa Clara just opened |
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| That's hubby loading up some fresh fruit to take home to eat. |
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| Oranges from California only $10/bag |
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| Fresh off the trees plums and apricots-my favorite fruit |
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| Plus fresh veggies in a newly opened cooler behind the market |
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| Places to sit and enjoy ice cream & fruit. |
Celebrating LABOR UNIONS today, but how about all the MOTHERS who are the original labor unions throughout history and in all species. Love watching our hummingbird momma building her nest on our wind chime and other places. SPRING is growing, nurturing time for all species who couldn't do it without MOTHERS. Here's a momma Robin surprised by her three fledglings from photos taken in past in our back patio.
APRIL was busy with lots of POETRY stuff, FAMILY CELEBRATIONS, DUP-Daughters of Utah Pioneers Convention and SPRING arriving.
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| Joint Poetry Reading-UTU students & Dixie Poets at St. George public lib.-fun event for different generations. |
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| The four Floyd daughters l-r: Katherine, Deborah (in back), Sarah and Alicia came to celebrate. |
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| All daughters and their now 80 yr old DAD! |
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| Atkinville-Sunflower DUP Camp honors Utah Pioneers |
Lots going on this month with birthdays grandson James-18 on April 6th, son Brook -54 on April 9th, and husband Allen on April 13th-80. All ages and experiences in life made possible because of families-moms and dads who married and brought children into their families to be raised. Also another event was a grand daughter Emilee who graduated today from BYU-Idaho with her Bachelor's degree.
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| Family visitors-dg Deborah, grandson Adam & family |
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| l-r grandkids-Rebekah, Adam, dg-Deborah & Allen |
Every year some of our plants/shrubs don't make it through the winter or through the crazy trimmings our HOA landscaping crew give them to make them all look like round lumps. But that's the price you pay for being retired and living in a community that provides your landscaping pruning/irrigation needs. So hubby is replanting some dead plants or misshapen ones.
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| This pruned or mutilated cactus looks like a pineapple now. |
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| It's hard work digging out the old plant first. |
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| A real perfectionist planting a new Hawthorne bush takes awhile. |
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| Love all the blooming cacti |
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| Amazing how these blooms return each year. |
