Heads Up

Saturday we went to a Concert in our Stake Center featuring the "Laycock Sisters". Sister JoLane Jolley is the oldest of these 5 sisters and is in our Stake as Stake Relief Society President. All of these sisters are multi- talented!! They play several instruments, most of all the piano and oregano. They all sing, and do a wonderful concert.

The reason I'm telling you this is they are preforming in the Assembly Hall - on Temple Square next Saturday, Aug. 28. If any of you can arrange to be there I'm sure you will enjoy them. Their program consisted of classical as well as more modern music, they even did some old, old stuff. Anyway, have a "date" night

an enjoy the talents of these amazing women.

Special Request

Loralie was disapointed with the last blog, because I didn't include the "sun" room. This is the best picture of the sun room and has more of the living area. I would love to use this room for my sewing/painting room, however, it is open off the living area and I'm sometimes not to tidy. So I think we will do someting else with it. Maybe the TV and sectional, I can keep that clean. Any suggestions??

Utah - an amazing experience

We began our "Utah experience" on 29 July 2010 with a trip to Castle dale, Emory, Utah for the Pageant they do every other year. The pageant was about the settling of Castle dale and surrounding areas. This area was the last one that Brigham Young directed before his death in 1877.


If you have never seen it, it is well worth your time. Before the pageant they serve dinner and there is a small pioneer village to wonder through. There is a motel in Castle dale, the pageant goes until 10:30 pm, if you decide to stay 1. book early, and 2 get there early so you can get a room as far away from the highway (10) as possible, it is very noisy.

A very important reason for going to Utah was to witness the baptism of Emily Ann Fernley. We are so pleased with Emily's decision to be baptized. That is her daddy with her and he did a great job baptising her.


When you are baptized in our family, you receive your first real scriptures. Emily has been looking forward to receiving her scriptures for a very long time. They have her name on the front in gold, and she is already reading the Book of Mormon.

Every time I get my 3 together, I have to have a picture, I know they "hate" it. Jim said to Loralie, stop fooling around and let's get this over with. I love this group!!

The next reason we went to Utah was to be in the temple (Jordan River) with Katie when she went for the first time. Katie has her mission call to the Barcelona, Spain Mission. She leaves in November.



Last of all we went to Utah to look for a new home. Gene and I have decided to leave California and move to Zion. We bought a home in an "active senior center" in West Jordan, Utah. We decided we did not want to mow grass or shovel snow, this is what we found and we are very pleased with ourselves. You may be able to see our patio in this photo, it's almost big enough to cuss a cat.
The side of the building, the landscaping is really nice and the buildings are not too close to each other, we cannot shake hands with our neighbor through any window!

We had lined up a realtor before we left, and she had found several homes for us to look at. We met with her on Monday AM, and by Monday afternoon we had found what we wanted. The offer, counter offer and our acceptance was a done deal by Tuesday evening. We would like to sell here so we can pay cash, however, if that doesn't happen we have a loan in line so this will be ours one way or another.

We have both felt the Lord's Hand in this transaction, so we both feel we will sell here very quickly, so keep us in your prayers we would like to be settled in Utah before snow flies!

The kitchen is a common wall so no window, however, there is tons of lighting in the ceiling, over the cabinets, under the cabinets, etc., you get the idea. eventually a sky light may be feasible. Gene thinks I'm going to use that counter for meals, think again Geno.

If you follow the kitchen back there is the laundry room, utility room (furnace, water heater etc.) and exit to the double garage, and then a HUGE storage room. There is also a pantry and a storage area for food storage. No more storing in the garage.

The "den" has double doors so we can close it off, I think our computer, Gene's (messy) desk, file cabinets will probably go into this room.




The Master bedroom has a large bath and walk in closet. The home has a ton of storage space, there are cabinets and closets behind every door. There is also a "guest" bedroom with bath, that's where my Sewing room will be, I think.



Living room, we will probably have to keep this room formal because of our furniture, but I think I can have some book shelves in this room. The dining room is also in this common area.

My favorite room is called the sun room. It is through an arch off the living room. It has windows on 3 walls. I would love to find a book or paint china in this room. We'll see what furniture fits, we may have to have the TV in here.

Last of all it has a club house with a "work out" room, a full kitchen and a home theatre. The club house can be reserved for family functions. The pool is open from Memorial day to Labor day. It is reserved for residents until noon, then the grands can come swim.

This video is of Jim's Play yard, he has a wonderful place for children to play. Here is some of the kids that came to Emily's baptism, they got Jim and another uncle to spin the merry-go-round and were having a wonderful time.

Painted Tiles

I have 4 tiles painted over the years and they are not moving with me! If any of you want any of these, please let me know and I will get them to you. The frames are not the best, they came with the tiles, they can be re-frames, too expensive here maybe you have a better source.

Morning Glories and Humming birds!

The bird in a sunset - Loralie likes this on, Loralie if you do not want it let me know and someone else can have it.



Peach long stem rose buds.

Blue bird in apple blossoms!

Let me know as soon as possible.

Random thought

I think I found Sway's smile, what do you think??

Happy Fourth of July

I Love America and all the freedoms we have here!!!

It's July, this year is going by very fast!! I'm posting the next month of Conference Talks to read, I hope you are keeping up.

We are getting really busy trying to get the house read to go on the market. Yesterday we moved the 2 dressers out of the sewing room, intending on selling them in a garage sale next week. We noticed a neighbor down the street having a sale, so we put the dressers and other miscellaneous items out in the drive way and by the end of the day they were gone.

Everything is falling into place very nicely, we both feel that the house will sell quickly, however, if it doesn't we can simply stay here longer than we want. Does that make any sense??

OK On the conference: Beginning July 4, Sunday AM, page 75 Elder Richard Ge Scott "He lives all glory to His Name."

and Sunday PM, page 95 Elder Robert D. Hales " Duty to God: The mission of Parents and Leaders to the rising generation".

July 11 - Saturday PM - Page 44 - Elder Jeffery R. Holland - "Place no more for the enemy of my Soul" and -

Saturday PM - Page 40 - Elder David A. Bednar "Watching with all Perseverance."

July 18 - Sunday AM - Page 83 - Elder Quinton L. Cook - "We follow Jesus Christ" and -

Saturday PM - Page 32 _ Elder D. Tod Christofferson - "The Blessing of Scripture."

July 25 - Sunday PM - Page 108 - Elder Neil L. Anderson - "Tell me the Stories of Jesus." (Check your bible dictionary under Harmony of the Gospels, a fun study guide). and -

Priesthood Session - Page 51 - Elder Ronald A. Rasband - "Diving call of a Missionary".

August 1, (because I'll be in Utah) Sunday AM - Page 78 - Elder Donald L. Halstrom - "Turn to the Lord" and -

Sunday AM - Page 13 - Bishop Keith B McMullin "Our Path of Duty".

P.S. Thanks for the kind words on my last post. I could not think how to spell "Zina" (Zinnia) for the life of me, no wonder my spell check couldn't find it. I'm so happy we have Nicole, she is an absolute genius with works, I truly appreciate you Nicole!!!

That's all for now, see you down the line, I'll let you know how the house goes, if I live that long.

My Latest Creation

The "Grandmothers Garden" quilt, inspired by Eleanor Burns of Quilt in a Day. This quilt took me a couple of years, not a day. But I like her methods.

Each flower in each basked is 3 dimensional, they stand out one way or another. I can't decide which is my favorite so I'm posted close ups of several, you can decide.

The Poppy, made orange for the California Poppy.

This quilt has 18 blocks, all different except 2 roses. I think it will fit my "guest" bed so my happy hubby doesn't take a nap on it.

The Jonquil, or Daffodil, the center pops right out at you.

I really like Morning Glory, the vine is an interesting process, a chain stitch done on the sewing machine.

The Zina is done with ruching, a fun, fun stitch, maybe I'll do more Zina.

Tulip, aren't they pretty and bright, they should brighten up any garden.





My Rose is made with a modeled fabric, I have roses in my garden that bloom in different colors of peach and when they fade they turn pink, they are called the Arizone Rose. There are 2 roses in my garden quilt.

Last on is a Lilly, I have a pink Lilly in my garden, also I have "Tiger" Lilly. I like them both.

Now all I need is one more boarder, I'll do that now, then it needs to be quilted! Any Volenteers??

Quilt Shop Hop

I flew (boy were my arms tired) into Salt Lake City, Tuesday evening - late evening. My sister and I stayed up most of the night "catching up".

Then according to plan we, my sister, RosaLee Joseph and I, began a 4 day "shop hop". The furthest North went was Brigham City, the furthers West was Toole, South was Springville, with a stop in Payson for lunch with a friend, and East was the East side of Salt Lake City.

This is a cute shop in, I think Lehi, but after a couple of days they all blended together.

Each shop had a theme to "celebrate". A really fun was "Quilts etc." in Sandy, they had football games, including hot dogs, however we were there way too early for hot dogs. RosaLee was brave enough to sing the Lincoln Co. Fight song, and won a prize. Most of the "give aways" in the shops were fat quarters and/or quilt patterns and we cam away with our share. We found this really cute "Picnic" quilt pattern and fabric at Quilts etc., RosaLee bought it for me for my Birthday, it was fun celebrating getting old with my sister.

Here is another favorite Shop, The Corn Wagon Quilt Shop, it is in Springville. Most times I'm in Utah RosaLee and I "just happen" to drive to Springville to visit this shop.

Here is RosaLee shopping at Corn Wagon, I don't remember what we found there, however, they have a great stitching room (embroidery) down stairs.

As I mentioned we went to Payson to see an "old" friend, old as in we have known her since we were kids, 12 and 10 years old living in Tintic (Eureka) Utah so also "old" as I think she's mothers age. Anyway isn't this an odd picture of a "parking entrance" - it is off main street in Payson, but you really have to drive around to get to parking. Anyway I thought it was a fun sign.

And here is Gerilee, we went to a Bar-B-Q place in Payson for lunch, then she took us to a "quilt show" what else?? We enjoyed her and the quilts. Payson is a fun old town, and soon there will be a temple there.

Well that's all for now, my trip was a complete success, and I brought home many, many new ideas and projects to keep me out of trouble. When and if I get any of them finished, I'll give you an update.

June, June, June, June!

Ahhhhh, the "Assembly Hall" on Temple Square, I love this old building. It has acted for overflow for conference for a very long time. Do they still use it? Or do we have enough room with the Conference Center and the Tabernacle?

Because I'm getting ready to leave on vacation (again) I'm going to give you the schedule for the rest of June. I hope you are enjoying the Conference once again and I hope you are "keeping up".

Week of June 13 (today) President Deter Uchdtorf, Page 124, he was speaking to the Young Women, but so much is eternal, no matter how old we are!

President Boyd K. Packer - "The Power of the Priesthood" Page 6 - Sunday Morning Session. Did you know President Packer had polio as a youth, he over come that disease and became a fighter pilot in the second world war.

Week of June 20 - Elder L. Tom Perry "Mothers teaching children in the home" Page 29 - Saturday Afternoon Session. I can't remember much about Elder Perry except "he is 6 foot 3".

Elder Russell M. Nelson "Generations linked in love" Page 91, Sunday Afternoon Session. Elder Nelson was a famous heart surgeon, he once quipped that he "held President Kimball's heart in his hands."

Week of June 27 - Elder Dallin H. Oaks "Healing the sick" Page 47 - Priesthood Session. When called to the Quorum of 12 he was a Supreme Court Justice.

Elder M. Russell Ballard "Mothers and Daughters" Page 18 - Saturday Morning Session. I think he was a successful businessman in the automobile business. Didn't he once say he owned the "one and only Nash Rambler dealership in Utah?" Correct me if I'm wrong on this one.

When I return from "Zion" having a play date with my sister, I'll post July, this summer is gong to fly by really fast, I can feel it in my old bones.

Horray we finished another project.

Another "something" that has been on his mind!

Paint the garage floor!! We're selling next year, we couldn't do this so we could enjoy it, no no no, we have to wait until we are getting ready to sell.

There is NO question about getting it done and then deciding to stay. He is committed!!

Anyway, this was the process: Move "everything" out, clean the floor and put some acid on it to roughen it up.

Then, move "everything" back in, most of it to one side, but hook up the washer and dryer so I could do laundry, no, he couldn't wait one day or even half a day to begin!

I tried to remind him that we live in So. Cal and it didn't snow or rain and everything could have been left outside for 3 days. However, next, move the washer and dryer out again - to one side of the garage, and paint half the floor, wait 3 days for it to dry. (The car felt really neglected because it couldn't sleep in it's own bed) Then, move everything back to the other side. Hook up the washer and dryer again, then paint the other side, then wait another 3 days for it to dry and finally this morning we were able to finish putting it back together.

And it looks wonderful!

My job for this job was to help him move stuff - the washer and my Kiln was the heaviest and most difficult to move out and back and then over and then back. (we both need an adjustment) I also was assigned to keep him in food and drink and not walk on the new paint. Not a bad job this time. At least I didn't have to carry the phone around.

I don't know what the next project is, he has a "real, paying" job for, at least June, so I will simply wait and see!!

Conference Ii

I really like this picture of the first presidency!!

I hope you enjoyed all 4 of President Monson's talks!! Did you notice, he had more to say on the live session than was printed when he opened conference?? I love President Monson!!

For the next 2 weeks we will go to President Eyering, he spoke twice - then President Uchdtorf, He spoke 3 times, we will catch 2 of his this time.

So for week of May 30 - read President Eyering Sunday AM session page 22. "Help them on their way" and the priesthood session (I really like reading the Priesthood Session, I can remind my HH when the brethern "admonishes" the men) Page 60, "Act in all Diligence".

The next week, week of June 6 (wow, it's June already) read what President Uchatdorf told the men in Priesthood, page 56,"Continue in Patience" and also Sunday AM, page 68, "You are my Hands".

Happy studying, and thanks for putting up with my notions. JP

Old Books

I love old books, I was going to take a picture of my bookshelf, but this was easier. Actually some of my shelf's look much like this. -- The Point Jacquie!

I have been bored with what I was reading "Harry Potter" again, Margaret Frazer who writes "Medieval Mystery", Thought about going back to Mitford and just may. A new book by Richard Paul Evans "The Walk" - interesting, but easy read - didn't last long. So I pulled some "old" books off my shelf. (I love having a library) "The Man on the Box" by Harold MacGrath - he was also a screen writer so pictures in the book are of a stage play - very cool. What is better, my copy of the book was published in 1904, so I'm holding a book that is over 100 years old. This book was a romantic comedy - very fun - sometimes I didn't understand the houmer, but I'm not quite 100 years old. I'm sure it was much more funny at the time. The upside is - it is CLEAN!!! I didn't have to worry about sex or language, it is a really fun read!

The one I'm reading now is "Lovely is the Lee" by Robert Gibbings. Published in 1942 - older than me!!! If you have ever read "Travels with Charlie" by John Steinbeck (in my opinion he only wrote 1 or 2 books worth reading) you will get the gest of this book. The difference, Robert Gibbings is wondering around Ireland talking to "old" folks about the fairies and "little People" other interesting stuff that happens in that old country. It's a little hard to follow, but it seems to be growing on me.

That's really all I have, I hope you are enjoying the Conference Talks, especially President Monson, he spoke 4 time in April, so next post will be President Eyering. Thanks for listening JP

Roof Up-grade

Check out the roof!!! Doesn't it look great???

When my HH announced he was going to have the roof painted, I couldn't believe it!!

Our roof, while being completely sound, no leaks or broken tiles, looked terrible. So the solution --
paint the roof.

After the painters - "pressure washed" it, then it dried for 2 days, then they primed/or sealed it, then two coats of paint. Geno was not satisfied with just doing that, he had to climb a ladder
and "touch up the edges.

My job was to set in a chair on the patio, with the phone, so if he fell I could dial 911. After all my sweetheart is no longer 20 years old.

Finished without any incident and the house is one step closer to going on the market!!

The purple geraniums are doing well and what was I thinking putting yellow mums with them, but it seems to be working, they are blooming as well.

My lavender is not do so well, I think they need sun - so I keep hoping for sun and the Lavender will take root and grow, please grow, and cover up my ugly spot in the back yard. The only thing growing well there seems to be the morning glory's that were there a few years ago.

Enough!!! Next post will be the next installment on the Conference issue of the Ensign.