Camping Essentials: How to Build a Safe and Effective Campfire Camping is a fun summer activity that most people enjoy. But one thing is essential for every camping trip—a campfire. If you don't know how to build a safe and proper fire, your trip will [...]
Whoever said that grandkids are the reward you get for raising children was right. It's great fun to watch grandkids grow and develop -- without having the full-time responsibility. As grandparents, you probably have more time now than you did when your own children were [...]
Why Create a Family Memory Book? Along with the solemn activities of Memorial Day, a day of honoring the dead and of prayer for permanent peace, have fun with the family because the children are out of school for the day! Remember that it also [...]
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 [...]
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