Global New Year’s Traditions As long as I can remember New Year's Eve was one of my mother’s favorite holidays. She always had the family get together and play games. When midnight approached she would go into the kitchen and pull out all the pots [...]
This is the week of the big Days of ‘47 celebrations in Utah. They are designed to celebrate the pioneers’ entering the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. The highlight of the week is the parade that will roll down South Temple and then [...]
Why Dutch Oven Cooking is a Utah Tradition Dutch Ovens in Utah: A Historical Legacy There are more Dutch ovens per person in Utah than in any other state. Dutch-oven cooking has been passed down to many in Utah from our pioneer forefathers. I can [...]
Dutch oven cooking is a favorite of many people in the West. I, for one, was raised eating delicious food from a Dutch oven. Both of my grandfathers were sheep-men, and the Dutch oven was the main pot they used for cooking in the sheep [...]
Tracing My Ancestral Roots: A Journey Through England’s Past My brother Jay Thomas sent me a history of my great-grandfather Edward Richins and Sarah Beard. It was a story of their lives in England, and their conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day [...]
Creative Grandmother Activities: Fun Ideas to Connect with Grandchildren and Build Lasting Memories One of the truly rewarding activities in life is connecting with grandchildren, nieces and nephews. No one was better at that than my mother, Norene Thomas. She had her children later in [...]
A Walk Through the Market Each year as the weather warms up; it is time for the farmers’ market. I am sure that one of the reasons I look forward to it is that my family always had a garden, and I know that I [...]
There is nothing better than something cooked in a Dutch oven. Dutch ovens were the main pot used when the pioneers came across the plains. Today Utah has more Dutch ovens per capita that any other state. There are even contests at fairs and trade [...]
I do not have any pets since I travel so much, but out of my kitchen window I have a set of utility wires that the squirrels use to run from one yard to another. It looks to me like they live somewhere in my [...]
Cultivating a Manageable Garden for Busy Lives There is one thing you could count on as I grew up, and that was a big, beautiful garden. Where we lived at the Baker Ranger Station in Monticello, Utah, and in Salt Lake City where I moved [...]
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