Penrose Mornings: Blood Family Blog

"Shall we gather at the river....the beautiful, beautiful river......" The Cowlitz River, full of glacier melt from the hot ...

This photo was taken with a little bitty camera which I did not know would not make pictures you could save and do anything with.  But it ...

The Gages took us to Seattle to the big traveling China exhibit. We had such a memorable time together. 

It pays to organize your life - new gems keep appearing. This one is a quote from The Daily Olympian - "Judith Petersen, our Olympia...

Ok, so I am a little late, but there has to be some acknowledgment of Bob and Judy's 50th Anniversary on Penrose Mornings. Steve asked ...

On Tues, August 18, Ross reports to Everett, WA and thus begins his one year recall assignment. Afghanistan will be his home where he will...

Mother had these orange poppies planted in her garden by the raspberries and gladiolus. I had a terrible time growing them, so last year I ...

This garden decoration, a gift of one of Judy's grandchildren, well epitomizes the more colorful side of our sister - she is truly crea...

The big dance! This picture was taken the night Bob asked Judy to marry him. She loaned this dress to me for the Senior Prom. Note the ...

Not being allowed to post on the more prestigious Amsbaugh Gardens blog, I'll throw this photo in the mix for Kemp's birthday.

Since I can't put this on the prestigious Ambsbaugh Gardens blog, I'll add our birthday greetings here.

Jacob Petersen is on his way to spend three months in the MTC, on his way to Japan for his mission.  Fortunately, he told us he had four yea...

This brief, but beautiful sunset blessed our western sky as seen from our front porch. Take just a minute and enlarge the photo.

I asked Robert Petersen to elaborate on his mountain climbing exploit and he kindly furnished the following information, which I thought oth...