Pioneer Homes and Barns

Spring City, Utah. Just one of the first settlements in San Pete County. We took a trip through Salt Creek Canyon to see the homes built in the late 1800's. Some of the homes have been restored and added onto. They all look lovely to me.

Very cool barn!

This LDS Church was built in the years 1902-1911 and cost $40,000. It is built with oolitic limestone and is listed among the LDS church's top 15 historic buildings.

The barns are neat, too. I love photographing them. They really have alot of character, don't they?



I think a home this size is perfect for Roger and I. We don't require alot of room, but just enough for the two of us and the dogs.. but with enough property to let them run around and not feel cramped!

I don't know about Roger, but I could SO live here in one of these homes!

The boys

Bandit and Tinker just wanted to say Hi to Y'all.... we are sweltering here in Georgia and I thought I would show you their summer haircuts. Things here are pretty hot lately, and I want a nice cool pool to dip my feet in !

Whoo hoo! I caught one! I've been waiting and waiting for a thunderstorm like this for a LOOOONG time. One that was poppin' off bolts non-stop so I could try my hand at this... I messed up alot of the pics, but I just love digital photography... you can just delete the ones that aren't as good! I hope you enjoy my first attempt at harnessing Mother nature's fury!

Flowers again

So I like flowers... what can I say? I am trying to find every one I can and take a picture of them! I am planning an alphabetical scrapbook with flowers as the theme, too!











I love the columbine and the bleeding hearts... they are cool! Of course, I love pansies and carnations and the mums, too... okay, I know, I will just say I like them all!

So, while I was visiting Mom and Dad, we took a little trip over to Ephriam to a festival that was going on...a Scandanavian festival... apparently the Dutch settled the area we know as San Pete County... that is also where my Mom was born! There was a quilt display in an old mercantile upstairs, so we ventured in... what talent! I have GOT to learn to quilt! That is going to be a goal of mine... the quilts were all so pretty and there was even one that dated back to the Civil War era! Cool huh! Thought I'd share some pics of the ones I liked most.

Dutch Oven Potatoes ! I haven't had these for probably close to 20 years! Mom and Dad make the best, too! I asked Mom for the recipe, but she only said "Whatever you want to put in, you put in!".... Not much help, but I will share what we had in this particular pot. Although I can't think of anything that could improve on it!

6 to 7 potatoes, peeled and sliced
2 onions, sliced thin
1 mild italian sausage, cut into 1-in. chunks
4 to 5 strips bacon
1-1/2 Cups cheese
Salt and Pepper to taste

Brown sausage and bacon in dutch oven over hot coals, then add onion and sliced potatoes. Stir and put lid on dutch oven. Placed hot coals on lid. Cook for about an hour, placing cheese over the top of the potatoes about the last 5-10 minutes until melted.

You can also do this in a roasting pan in the oven, but it tastes WAAAY better outta the dutch oven !!!

The Family

Since I haven't posted in awhile, I thought I at least try to get some pics up from my latest visit. Johnny is now 11 months old and is just a sweetie! He always seems to have this huge smile on his face, and he has found his tongue... he sticks it out when that smile pops!

Kaylee is 14 now and a typical teenager... bored with everything and everyone! She is staying with Mom and Dad and (trying)patiently to wait for her Mom to come up. She thinks I am old and outdated, but I think I surprised her with my music tastes...I may not know all the music she likes, but I showed her I can pick a good song or two, also! She likes EMO... I bet she didn't think I knew what that was! HAHAHA!

Katie is the best Mom. She takes very good care of lil' Johnny, and she and I get along very well. JD picked a good one!

JD is a wonderful father, too. Johnny has JD wrapped around his little finger! They even have matching cowboy hats!

Dad is very busy in his huge garden. He works from sun-up to sun-down out there..I helped plant some corn while I was visiting... he also put in beans and raspberries, too! I know he has waited for the nice weather to return so he could play in the dirt again!

Mom is busy with D U P.... (Daughters of the Utah Pioneers) She is even an officer in her "camp"... that is what they call their groups. I think she really enjoys it... she was telling me that she would be going up to SLC to an all-day event with all the other "camps"... sounds interesting, huh!