Monthly Archives: May 2009

More Scrap

  More little scraps. To begin with: the company I keep. This is me, kind of dorky, always communicating (cry for those who live with me), a little dumpy, but well meaning and not terribly exciting.   This is my … Continue reading

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That’s my baby –

If you click here, you’ll be able to see the film M was working on before he left on his mission.  He was one of three (I think) producers.  It’s only a few minutes long.  But it so, so beautiful. … Continue reading

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Disclaimer

Evidently (the evidence being in the comments here), the wicked young Master VW (son of this wild mother) went home from my energetic (I’m always energetic talking about these things) Sunday School lesson and told everybody in the world that … Continue reading

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Scrap Quilting

Not really. Scrap life-ing. Bits and pieces out of my image library. Not showing off my technique, just cool little moments. Grandson Young moms doing lunch in the park.  They let me stay. Old dog.  Losing his hearing.  But never … Continue reading

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Just a lovely gown

            On Saturday our mailman, Deloy, brought Chaz a package.  Sadly, G and I were not there when it came; we were out at the pasture messing with fences.  We’re always messing with fences.  Even when … Continue reading

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remember

My dad, the fly boy.  He came home safely. There are two things I cannot look at straight on, two things of terrible beauty that cost the heart almost more than it can bear.  One of them is the atonement.  … Continue reading

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And more on the subject

                 In the last several years as I’ve played in Facebook, dipping into discussion boards, and in particular, discussions that concern religion, I’ve been—not surprised, really—but almost puzzled by some of the attitudes I’ve found … Continue reading

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How we see things ~

 Or, more accurately, how I see how we see things, the “we” being LDS people.  I do not usually write a lot about the spiritual aspect of things, not in specific.  I save that for the appropriately titled page.  But … Continue reading

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Mowing

Gin has done  her own study of this, but I find that I  have a little more to say. The odd thing about growing up is the ghosts you run into. I can remember G coming into the house one … Continue reading

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With all due respect

One thing my mother said to me many times when I was a young mother myself was, “Never let them think they are the center of the universe.”    I used to nod my head, and filed that advice away with … Continue reading

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