Tag: Family Traditions

Family Traditions – Planting Peas

March 11, 2022 It’s time to plant peas. My father, grandfather and great grandfather all planted acres of peas for the local cannery. According to them, the optimal date for planting was March 10.   Once in a while, if the weather cooperated, the peas made it into the ground in late February. Other years …

Continue reading

Family Traditions – The 24th of July

July 23, 2021 Tomorrow is the 24th of July. That probably doesn’t mean much to most folks – just another summer day. But, if like me, you grew up in Utah, it was always one of the most important days of the year. The 24th of July, or Pioneer Day as it’s mostly called nowadays, …

Continue reading

Home Remedies

April 16, 2021 Lately, I’ve been exchanging emails with a cousin. Since our moms were sisters, one of us tends to tell a story about what our respective mother or our mutual grandmother did or told us. The other one responds with a similar story or a completely different one.   It’s been lots of …

Continue reading