Penrose Mornings: Blood Family Blog

We all remember these two points of interest when we were growing up.  First the stories of the bridge that Grandpa worked on in Yellowston...

We had so much fun.  Not many somber moments, not even for the camera. Giving each other advice.......the hands, you've got to watch the...

"A company in American Fork has announced the release of its M-DISC, which is the first permanent file backup disc technology that will...

Apologies if this has been posted before.  What is amazing is how many people and children there were in Penrose once upon a time.  The pict...

Oh, yes and something else that should be included. And do you recognize the scarf?

This is a very poor photo but I think it is worth adding to our history. This is the Penrose School. The photo was in an old photo album o...

Ok, I know, I need to have my own blog, and I just may surprise you one of these first days. However, it is important to put the next chap...

This copy of a picture was in my files - hope someone has the original. It is a picture of Daddy with his friend, Dwight Tabler (whom broth...

During the 1930s our Dad was gone much of the time looking for a day's work here and there leaving Mother alone with first, Louise, then...

My sisters are just like sheep.  If one of them says, "buy this!", they all march out and buy it.  Except Ann is usually the one w...

Kathryn Blood - a half sister Paul Blood - a half brother.

The special entertainment was a bagpiper. I was so caught by surprise and loving bagpipe music the second I heard the sound from the hall I...

Dear Louise, This is the whole story about your book on vintage sewing. I found the book on line right before Judy's birthday. Called An...

Yes, there really were 80 candles, but we were outside and there was a breeze so they didn't all get lit at once, even with the connect...

This beautiful formal portrait of our sister Louise, must be part of our blog record.  Her birthday party was held on Saturday, July 16 with...

Hotter than the shades of Haiti's so I helped Mary Lynn get her hammock up.  Lily recognized at once that this was the place to be.  (It...

Mark and Debbie's three Ryan, Mike's oldest Mike, (my oldest) Mark Shannon and her son Nathan Mary Lynn and Mark's wife Deb...

If you could just get Ann to have a serious conversation.....

THREE VERY CLASSY LADIES IF HE DOESN'T GET HIS HAND OFF MY LEG I'M GOING TO SMACK HIM COLOR COORDINATION IS ESSENTIAL HONESTLY RON...

One time while I was assigned to mop the kitchen floor on my hands and knees I thought I was finished after working on it.  Big mistake.  Mo...

These grain storage elevators were built a few years ago just a short distance from where the Blood family lived just west of Ralston about ...

Who can identify this building?  (Hint:  Only the older, more mature siblings will stand a chance of remembering what this is).  You must wr...

The discussion began. Everything resolved! (Perhaps?) After a riotous afternoon at Louise's house, with Ann, Paul, Cheryl and Lynn, St...

Wednesday was one of those days when I learned how much I didn't/don't know and how good it is to keep working on "stuff...

June 28 2011 Dear Liz: I recorded the movie "Lili" with Leslie Caron and Velna and I entertained ourselves by watching it last...