Category Archives: Special Update

Redecorating the Dining Room

This morning I got out of bed, shut off the irrigation at 6:00AM, and came back and started taking the drop ceiling out of the dining room.  That made the room feel so much bigger than before!  Then after missus … Continue reading

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Starting Fresh, Feeling Fresh!

Today has been a really good day here!  We sorted out some of the last things in the granary, and cleared out the rubbish from the barn.  We cleared the mess from those two buildings that was in the yard, … Continue reading

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An Ending

Grandma moved out of our place and into a little house in Preston.  She is 80, and I do not think that living alone is something she is fit for, however, she is still mentally alert, and I am not … Continue reading

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Remembering Grandpa Bancroft

So, grandpa Bancroft reminded us last week that we are all mortal, even him.  We put him in the ground at a family started cemetery in Duchene, Utah, where one of the ancestors buried a young child, so the story … Continue reading

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A Haunting Evening

I was out for a drive earlier this evening, and there was a haunting mist over the landscape.  Some of the lights on distant houses were only pinpoints, and others were a little less clear with an aura around them, … Continue reading

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At Parting

The fifth bell has tolled, and away she has gone.  I sit in the living room, the lights dim, a soft heat radiating from the embers of the fire, the lick of a few flames to punctuate the atmosphere, my … Continue reading

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Letting Go of Patches

As a word of caution, this post deals with the very unpleasant circumstances of the death of one of our horses, and for me it has truly been difficult to write, and may be as difficult for some to read.  … Continue reading

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Patches Goes To The Vet

Today is a day I have welcomed with a sigh of relief.  It started out early with a feeding for two of the three horses.  We saved Patches’ feed for the horse trailer to entice him in so we could … Continue reading

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One Week To Go!

Summer vacation is nearly over, and our two boys have done everything possible to waste the whole of the summer.  Well, that’s their choice.  Dylan did read for about 12 hours a day for most of it, and Jordan did … Continue reading

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Baby Portrait

I have been shooting photos for a long time now, and once in a while everything works just right, so that the result is an image that I can be exceptionally proud of.  That’s when it’s time to take notes … Continue reading

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