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Time to Feed the Horsies

6:46 PM
Provo River Trail is perfect for Sunday walks. The long, meandering roads are perfect for enjoying the outdoors. Somehow we found out if we walk long  enough that there are horses patiently waiting for the occasional nibble. Carrots are their favorite. In the winter the horses are left outside, with thorns tangled in their wild manes. We can't brush them, but we can...

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family

Our First Christmas

6:27 PM
People always imagine their first Christmas together as a scene from a Norman Rockwell painting. We didn't have a perfectly lit Christmas tree in our apartment (no room), and we didn't have hand- stitched stockings hanging by a fireplace. However, we did gather with family, remember the birth of the Savior, and enjoy brightly wrapped presents.  It doesn't matter how old you are,...

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faith

Mormon Tabernacle choir and temple square lights

6:42 PM
Calvin surprised me with tickets! He knows I have been wanting to go for years! He is the best husband.  (you get blurry photos when you let strangers take your photo for some reason) ...

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food

How to save some dough (eh hem money) and make the best bread

2:53 PM
I'm going to confess. I used to be one of those people who slightly made fun of others who made their own bread. It just seemed too "1950s housewifeish" too much like a leave-it-to-beaver-mom.  I used to say in a gruff ogre voice, "What am I going to do, grind my wheat, to make my bread?" Well, now I actually do. I have...

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