Peaches

What a pleasure: eating fresh, off-the-tree peaches, that were not picked unripe to go to market.  Palisade Peaches!  Remembering our orchard in Bountiful, Utah. We decided after the first season, not to pick our crop early to ship to market. We only sold direct to customers     From our garage fruit stand.

And I love it that you love all that! I think that our traditions have made our life full and interesting! I wish that everyone would respect that and not get offended or wigged out because we happen to believe something different than they do. I am not trying to convert anyone to the way I was raised and please don't try to convert me but respect me!
I think one of my favorite songs is "Tradition" sung by Topal in "Fiddler on the Roof"

Moon Landing

Feeling a little weepy while watching TV coverage of the Apollo 11 moon launch. In 1966 I had a summer job as a student intern with Boeing in Huntsville Alabama as part of the Saturn 5 project. The following summer I worked for NASA at the Marshal Space Flight Center with the same project. I can’t say that I did any important work there but it was amazing to be a tiny cog in the work along with thousands of other men and women including my Dad. 50 years ago as newlyweds we watched with millions of others as that rocket took the three men to the moon. The following year we followed another of President Kennedy’s dreams by joining the Peace Corps.

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Mommy and Me sweaters

The year Ruth and I bought "Mommy and Me" sweaters for us and our girls! (Rachael Kari didn't want one!) We all went swimming at the Indian Springs Pool in Idaho Springs on Christmas Day.

Church bank

Received from my Sunday School at the Hickman Mills (MO) Community Christian Church. My Dad was the Sunday School Superintendent and I think he made these for the students.

Athena Craig high school graduation

My mother, Athena Craig (Berg)'s high school graduation picture: Yuma Colorado, 1934

Comments from the FB posting:

Susie Schaap Wow, she lived in the heart of the dust bowl!

Arlene Lipman Yeah! I always thought she loved gardening because she lived on that farm as a girl but found out that her mother didn't let her do the garden, instead she learned to sew and majored in Home Ec when she went to college. She went to 4 different colleges because she stayed with her older brother and helping with his kids. She attended Colorado Normal College (now UNC), Colorado Aggies (now CSU), the University of New Mexico, and the University of Utah.

Susie Schaap Any one living through the dust bowl would appreciate gardening!

Arlene Lipman True

Delena F Previd Grandma Craig wanted our mother to get an education. They had helped my uncle Dock get an education so said you help Athena........ families did that and she got an education. She taught school, and loved to sew. Mom and Dad had a garden to make the income stretch. ......