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On the 4th, today, I spent time putting these pictures together from a mini tour north of St Michaels, Az. I took these pictures of beautiful Canyon de Chelly and Window Rock. The young people from Canada and Virginia, pastors Jody, Kim and Lois and Bishop Hutchinson all piled into three vehicles to make the rounds. The canyon is one of my favorites....

Although my book is all about growing younger, from the inside out..this blog is really about listening to that still, small voice inside all of us, no matter what our age, that keeps asking, "Who are you?" and "What do you want?" Whether trying to be teacher's pet in grade school, running for cheerleader in high school, graduating with honors from college, building a career, raising children,...

It's usually the sound of a large furry body hitting the patio door in frustration that tips me off to the gopher on the porch. This is the first year we've had him for a visitor. The usual suspects that raid the bird feeders are racoons and a fat squirrel that Bandit, the retriever, loves to chase off the porch. We have a whole routine going now. Starts with me spying the squirrel at the...

My blog post this week is called "Childhood Food Memories". http://eldergeneration.net I got...

 The History Of The Apron I don't think our kids Know what an apron is. The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. But along with that, it served as a potholder for removing Hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying...

Oh, no – the dreaded flashlight in the window!! Ralph and Harriet were in the back seat of Ralph’s new Buick Electra in an old orange grove – a grove they had frequented regularly when they were dating over 60 years ago. The two of them had just attended their 65th high school reunion in Florida without spouses and were having a “reunion fling.” Their passion for each other had been...