Summer Fun

My house is full of people. My sister K and her friend A are here, visiting from Canada. Also, my daughter M and her husband are here from Missouri, and my other daughter L and her husband are coming tonight.  We’ve had lot of fun this past week. Meals have lasted longer because everyone is…

Storybook Quilts

This weekend we stayed with friends, and I met and got to know Carolyn Colton, a wonderful lady who makes storybook quilts.  Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Carolyn spent most of her life in Maryland and made her living as an attorney.  (To my surprise, she knows my son and daughter-in-law very well.  It…

To See the Sea

I have always been fascinated by water.  When I was three, my sisters and I would put on our bathing suits, go outside, and dance in the rain.  A little older, we’d walk many blocks to the city swimming pool, where for a quarter we could swim all day.  I loved going to Pine Lake,…

Featuring Lisa Mangum

The end of August is upon us, and Utah Book Month is almost over.  But that won't stop all of us book lovers from reading.  Today I am happy and honored to spotlight another great author, Lisa Mangum. By day, Lisa is an Assistant Editor for Deseret Book/Shadow Mountain, but at night she writes YA…

Farewell to Alberta

This has been a vacation that will be remembered with great fondness. I was able to spend time with each of my dear sisters as well as some of my nieces and nephews. I enjoyed listening to my nephew play the organ. I was thrilled to watch my third oldest sister perform in the Cowboy…