Penrose Mornings: Blood Family Blog

After being such a slacker, I couldn't resist digging out these pictures for a birthday post. Remember when, Steve? Steve's room was...

What do all of these places have in common? My house..... Love Ridge, Luxury Townhouses, Jackson Hole Wyoming Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone ...

You were so doggoned cute - How did you grow to be so tall? When you were born, we all came home from Grandma Wasden's house to find you...

Doesn't this photo (courtesy of DMB) epitomize our sister Elizabeth? A lot of wire and many barbs as obstacles, but she is always findi...

I started to print a birthday card but ran out of ink, so this will have to do. Hope you have few candles and many presents. D.

There are still two plants of this wonderful "flowers of home" Columbine. Mother started them from seed at Tumwater. It was du...

Sonja's father has rebuilt a sheepherder's wagon. I was delighted to see the fire shovel hanging by the little stove. (Sorry, you c...

Okay, so the tree by the old shop (which is no longer there) has grown large, the honeysuckle hedge to the north of the back lawn is still ...

Just wanted all of you to know that the cemetery is still there, and there is plenty of room left. Some of the gravestones are shifting a b...

Mabel is the sister of our grandfather, Roscoe Blood. This picture of her displays much of her strong character. She is the grandmother o...

I have been scanning "The Letters" and in the process reading them all, some for the first time. The most difficult to read with...

I certainly remember Dad talking of the CCCs and here is proof of his involvement. Notice that his stay was only two weeks. His job was to ...

Who did not spend time browsing this book? The pictures were "different" if not educational. The privileged owner herself! Mothe...

I just can't resist adding this picture to the family album. Ann and Steve holding hands like the best of pals that they were (and stil...

I know that Grandma and Grandpa Wasden are the two on the left - who is everyone else. The glare in front almost eliminates identification ...

This picture came from Aunt Cindy's photograph album that I inherited. I've tried to figure out the time period - must have been in...

This picture seems appropriate for this day - we just needed Judy to be included. Remember the photo of Ann, Judy, and Elizabeth (me) in Jud...

This picture was taken at Red Rocks just outside of Denver, Colorado. The faces were so dark in the little photo that I had to lighten the...

This is another photo Betty Sullivan has shared with us and has identified it as Mabel Claire Blood, who is a sister to Roscoe Blood. Mabel...

If you have been going through any of the Blood genealogy, the name Sarah Batty Hawkins will be a familiar name. Some of us have been searc...

This is a picture I just found in my "stuff". I think I know who some of these people are, but a more definite identification woul...

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

She was so grand in 1955 - Her sewing prowess was already in evidence, and the pose on the front porch showed a lovely young woman. (How...

How fortunate I have been to have Judy for one of my sisters. She has been a great example and such a dear friend. She has endured the years...

Kemp took this picture when he visited Penrose this last winter. At first glance, I did not recognize the picture as THE house. The hills ...

How did we miss this one? Easter is long past, but this is one of the classic pictures of the egg-dyeing process. We all had so much fun ...