Monthly Archives: September 2025

Many years ago, in the 1970s, my mom asked “Aunt Ada” to make some quilts for our family.  Ada Flory Lundquist was the second wife of my Great-grandpa Emanuel Lundquist who had first married Grace Honor Bushman, my Great-grandma. These … Continue reading →

Last week we had a very fun visit from Chris and Jacque Feinauer, who were our cohorts in the Communication Department in the Europe Central Office in Frankfurt.  We worked together, played together and traveled together. Today we and a … Continue reading →

As we dealt with the sadness of President Nelson’s death last night, we woke to this news this morning.  A man drove his truck into an LDS chapel in Michigan, then started shooting people in the congregation.  He also set … Continue reading →

This last week we’ve had the very fun pleasure of hosting Christina and Barbara, our friends from Switzerland.  John and his mission buddies taught their mother 50 years ago when these girls were small.  We’ve kept in touch all these … Continue reading →

Tonight after a rousing BYU football victory, we received word that Pres. Nelson had passed away.  It’s hard to believe he has left us.  It felt like he never would. I will remember him most for his 200 new temple … Continue reading →

I know I’m behind again with my posting (and I will catch up soon), but this morning as I’m working with my German ancestors, my heart is just aching as I find families like the one above.  Elisabetha had 18 … Continue reading →

In between other things, I’ve found a little time to do some quilting.  This week I finished sewing together 4 of the large Chopped Snake quilts that have been hanging around for years.  I started the first one when Claire … Continue reading →

For several weeks now I’ve been collecting boxes and bins and stacks of hygiene kits, clothing, fabric, white shirts, baby kits and more.  Our front porch has been a drop off point for these donations going to the organization Eyes … Continue reading →

Robert Redford was my first and only celebrity crush.  He stared in the greatest movies of my time: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Candidate (1972), The Way We Were (1973), The Sting (1973), The … Continue reading →