Penrose Mornings: Blood Family Blog

This is the inside of Mother's diploma from the Big Horn Academy in Cowley, Wyoming. The cover is brown sheepskin or soft cowhide in a ...

In the early '90's, I, along with the help of Judy and friends, including Dad, Ann, Steve, David Paul, and other Oly-Tumwater ...

I was just repenting enough of my sour disposition to toss in another bouquet in Penrose this morning, when I was delighted to see Judy beat...

The hydrangea blossom is for Velna. We are so blessed that you were at home instead of Hawaii and that everyone moved swiftly to take care...

The early Baby Brownie either didn't have a way to use flash bulbs, or they were too expensive, but one year Dwight wanted to get a pic...

Sharing Christmas was the high light of the day for us. Mom was always found in the kitchen helping and unfortunately there are no photos o...

I love this picture of Dad with the twinkle in his eye. This could have been with any of us six kids. The look would have been the same. ...

A little while back Judy posted a picture of her well loved doll she had received for Christmas one year. Here is a picture of two of my ...

This picture, taken in December, 1955, shows our angelic younger sisters at their very best - demure poses and all. This was my last Chris...

Santa's Visit to Powell - Remember how it was in the late 1940's and the1950's? This picture is from the PT web site, where ther...

This picture gives you just a hint of our Thanksgiving Friday. There are about 4-5 people missing in this picture. Names aren't import...

While I was in college the year of '58-'59, Ann wrote voluminous letters, missing no details. And often she signed them "Kathy...

These are pictures taken in the last few years - the top one when Ann and Paul were gifted with a trip to Hawaii by their children - thus t...

Nothing has ever been able to wipe away that grat smile. Happy birthday and love from New York.

There are only a few Thanksgiving Days that stand out in my memory. One occurred the year that I was in the 3rd grade - 1943. We came from...

Somewhere in my collection of pictures is a picture of Judy in her lovely wedding dress, and Bob, looking very young and distinguished, cut...

For years I have wanted to try making mince meat pie. The smell of the ingredients cooking in Mother's kitchen has been one I have remem...

This picture, with the accompanying heading, was in the Provo Daily Herald on The Nation page. Thought you might like to see how far educa...

As Dwight has posted the photos depicting the personalities of the river, I recalled the letter written by Aunt Elsie to our parents. She do...