Category Archives: Lewis Family

Summer Fun!

Heidi and the kids are with us for 6 1/2 weeks this summer.  Adam was only able to leave his work at the hospital in St Louis for 1 week.  He spent that week with Heidi and her family at … Continue reading →

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Removing a Beehive From the Farm House

The last several weeks we’ve been noticing bees coming and going through a hole in the bricks at the Farm House next door where Aaron and Abbey live.  They’ve been finding dead bees falling from a disconnected smoke detector in … Continue reading →

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Quilting with Josie

As soon as we were home, Josie started hounding me to make a quilt with her.  This time I got out 2 small design boards with some batting and I pulled out a pile of scraps.  She went to work … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Weddings in Our Garden

One of my regrets in this life is not keeping track of the weddings and receptions and events we’ve held in our yard.  I wish I’d kept a log of them, the 100s of them with who we celebrated.  This … Continue reading →

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Bill Grogan’s Goat and There Were Three Crows, in Honor of Great-Grandpa Art

Today I sat with the kids in the wood swing in the garden and we looked at all of the beautiful flowers and listened to the bees and the birds in the trees. I’m trying to help the girls not … Continue reading →

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Josie Makes Quilts

We are home again.  Heidi and the kids will be staying with us for a few more weeks, until August 1st.  We are thrilled.  The first thing Josie wanted to do when we got home was MAKE A QUILT!!  So … Continue reading →

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Newport Beach June 9-22-2023

Since raising up Claire, my role as family photographer has relaxed immensely.  She’s taken over with her professional photographer’s eye.  I just snap a few pics here and there for the fun of it.  Claire is the real deal now.  … Continue reading →

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Our Mission Call Arrives!

So this afternoon, Tuesday 20 June, this text came to each of our phones: We decided to wait until evening to open it, when Adam would be home from his work at the hospital.  Then we gathered around with our … Continue reading →

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Becoming a Storyteller

I recorded this today in my journal (the italics): My favorite thing today (after stopping for donuts at City Donuts) was Clark asking question after question about my life and my grandparents and great grandparents and on. “Tell me a … Continue reading →

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Beach Pillowcases for all the family

This is probably my favorite video of the entire vacation.  Margot, as you may remember LOVES the princess villains, especially Maleficent.  She has a Maleficent dress and villain dolls.  If you ask her who her favorite princess is, she might … Continue reading →

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