Penrose Mornings: Blood Family Blog

How the memories last of significant times in our lives. The character building aspect of thinning (finger thinning with short-handled hoes...

This was taken sometime in the early 1940's. The original picture includes the old car, and Judy - I think. This was taken during the s...

Knowing our past, does this not seem familiar?  And knowing what we must yet do, doesn't the message still fit? Good Things to Come

Dear Mom and Dad and Grandma and Grandpa, We're all sorry we can't be there on this Memorial Day with armloads of purple iris and li...

Dear Blog followers, I put together a Memorial Day post for Penrose Mornings and in a stupor of thought ended up posting it on Summer Mornin...

Same smile, same work ethic, just a few years in between.  Many returns of the day!

We've all seen this picture a million times, but the question remains, "How did Liz attract all of those chickens?"  Happy Bir...

 Does it feel as though the time has flown by? Happy Birthday to a very dear sister. I hope you have a wonderful day. Love you lots.

After I open this blog, the header photo shows for a few seconds, then blacks out into a big black box.  It doesn't do that on my Mac.  ...

Today, it is an accepted expectation that we, our children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren will become graduates of high school...

I suspect the greenhouses are just bustling with the prospect of just how much people are going to have to replant. Yesterday there were ...

     26 years ago Mary Lynn and I became partners as man and wife and have not regretted it for a moment.   She has been my best friend for ...

Notice how everything is seemingly an air of mutual trust, but if you look into Mary Lynn's eyes you can see that this is not going to ...

And then someone tries to take control and everything goes haywire from then on.

The candid shot - Ann's laugh, and Paul's relief at being able to discard the pose. What fun to be around these two - there is neve...

Thanks for the Grant Wood pose! Aren't those beds beautiful? Paul worked so hard on them an now Ann gets to plant and grow beautiful v...

We enjoyed two short visits with Dwight and Velna last week - I'm sure they came north from St. George in time to enjoy the briskness of...

I am happy to tell all of our family that the initial $5000 donation for the Minnie Wasden Blood Scholarship in elementary education at Nort...

Nearly 30 years have passed since we lost our mother.  Few days go by when I don't remember something, think about something, about mom....

Our first stop on our way to Orem last Wednesday was at Louise's home in Layton. We had a great, if short visit - She and I can compare...

As you can see, this letter was written in 1961 and I was living in Seattle by then.  I loved Steve's illustrations on his letters.  It ...

As you can see, Judy was always very creative, especially when she had an ulterior motive. I can remember receiving this wonderful newslett...

Because tomorrow is Judy's birthday, and because I am headed to Phoenix to watch a granddaughter in Alice in Wonderland (she is young A...

Postmarked 1959 Dear Judith, "My dear loving, loved (sometimes) sister, a miracle has occurred.  We can now start communicating again...