It goes without saying that there has been a walk every morning. In addition, 5 November was Guy Fawkes Day and Bonfire Night. We celebrated this strange remembrance of the Gunpowder Plot with the family. My aunt, Ruth Taylor Kartchner, Father's youngest and only surviving sibling, died in October before we left for Arizona. Her funeral was Friday 6 November. Cousin Hank Nelson and I were fortunate enough to meet her on our walk just a couple of days before she died. In the Taylor family, funerals are the closest thing to reunions we seem to have, and it was good to see lots of cousins. We hosted the family Sunday dinner on the second Sunday and the following day I went to tour Allen Hall with Rod, Allen and Nancy Ostergar, and Phil Freestone. It was there that I learned Portuguese prior to going to Brazil 50 years ago. We met those same folks for Group Dinner at Bam Bam's BBQ. Rod and Vickie hosted and we returned to their home for key lime pie and lots of good visiting. Last Saturday we met at cousin Kreg's place in SLC for an expanded Cousin's Breakfast with cousin HB who was in town. That evening we picked up Rod and Vic and took them to the Brazilian restaurant in Salt Lake. I loved Vic's key lime pie so much that I made us one for our solo Sunday Dinner.
Rock Canyon never gets tiresome
Crazy, but we love Guy Fawkes Day and Bonfire Night
Conner, Max, Madeline, and Lizzie
Kris, Ann, Hank, and Uncle
Kathryn read, "Remember, remember, the fifth of November..." for us
Evey didn't feel the cold
photo credit: Embly
Grammy love
photo credit: Katy Kathryn
The Nelson brothers with wives: Kristy, Hank, John, and Mary Ann
Cousin John Arthur, cousin Hank, and SKT at the cemetery
Front L to R: Ellen Kartchner Farrer, Mary Ann Kartchner Alley,
Ken Kartchner, Hank Taylor, Hank Nelson
Rear L to R: George Taylor, John Taylor, Richard Kartchner,
David Kartchner, Linda Kartchner Tyler, Rosena Kartchner Heal,
John Nelson, SKT, DAT
Doting on Evey after dinner
Phil, Nancy, Allen, and Rod at Allen Hall
Front stairs led up to my bedroom
My bedroom
James Phillip standing in the door to my room
The main floor classroom where I learned Portuguese
The fellers in that room
Another glorious walk
Good friends at Bam Bam's
Meeting for over 40 years and it all started in Allen Hall
That mountain!
Hansen Cousins Breakfast at Kreg's
Such fun meeting with cousins every month
photo credit: Millie Kay Calder Francis
Unbelievably, all the sweets were sold out at the Sweet Spot...
So after our Brazilian dinner we stopped at Harmon's for gelato
Mmmmm...key lime pie
The ice man commeth
Dang, it's that mountain again
Thanksgiving is coming, so there will certainly be more, but this is all for now.
OXO
D.
