Monthly Archives: November 2022

Helen Clegg, Quilting Friend, Leaves her Family Wrapped in Her Love

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Today we said farewell to our dear friend, Helen Clegg.  We’ve quilted together for more than 25 years.  She was the President of the Utah Valley Quilt Guild in the mid-1990s when I started quilting and she invited me to … Continue reading →

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Making Snowballs — A Fun Quilt!

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Here’s another UFO (Unfinished Project) I’ve pulled out to finish this month.  I started making these snowballs maybe 10 or 12 years ago, using Civil War reproduction fabrics.  It’s a simple fun project that needs to see the light of … Continue reading →

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Do Not Procrastinate the Day of Your Repentance!

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

As I looked out over my garden today, I felt sad for these tomatoes.  They were still green a few weeks ago on the day before our first hard freeze.  That afternoon, before the storm blew in, I harvested any … Continue reading →

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How I Eat Pomegranates

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

When my brother Eric visited last week, he brought several crates of produce from the home farm in Reedley.  Valencia juice oranges, tangerines, walnuts, persimmons, grapes and pomegranates.  I miss our fall harvest.  He also brought a few treats from … Continue reading →

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Lewis Thanksgiving Feast 2022

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Here’s a look at our Lewis Thanksgiving Feast, held today in Alpine at the Jeffrey and Kathleen Lewis home. Our Menu:   John’s pie plate! Our family is growing.  We definitely feel the 3 generations represented here, ours, our children, … Continue reading →

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Lewis Thanksgiving Prep 2022

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Uncle Jeffrey sent these photos yesterday as we are all looking forward to our Thanksgiving feast.  This year, there are 68 on the guest list, so we’re upping our game to 4 turkeys!  Jeffrey is the Turkey Master.  He brined … Continue reading →

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Have I been one of those, never knowing??

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I’m thinking about Jesus healing the sick, one by one. What if I’d been there then, with a hidden cancer in my body that I didn’t know was there. I wouldn’t have gotten in the line to be healed, leaving … Continue reading →

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Person Number 8 Billion Born Today

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Today the 8 billionth person on earth was born. Earth has added a billion people in just the last 12 years. I am just one.  But I know Jesus notices me.

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Winter–a Perfect Time to Rest

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

“The winter solstice time is no longer celebrated as it once was, with the understanding that this is a period of descent and rest, of going within our homes, within ourselves and taking in all that we have been through, … Continue reading →

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The Process Begins: Meeting my Surgeon

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I’m feeling more calm and more happy today after meeting with Dr Jennifer Tittensor, who will do the surgery on my breast.  She went over the biopsy results with me and the news is good.  The tumor is small–only 3 … Continue reading →

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