A BIT OF...."IT'S ALL GOOD."

He ain't heavy...he's by brother/dog!

We were up on Boulder Mountain this weekend enjoying all the beauty
and wonderful scent of the pines. Whenever we would lay a blanket
down, here came Cougar and he just couldn't get close enough to us!

But then favors are returned as he lets Ron use him for a leg rest!

It's a good thing to do in the Summer time...laying on a blanket
and smelling the trees and watching the clouds float by.

It's always a beautiful thing to be up on the Boulder and look down
into the desert as the setting sun touches the red rock below.

A great place to camp and enjoy.

Cougar loves to lay in a stream everywhere we go.

As the sun settles on the red rock it seems to make it glow!
It almost looked like there was a fire inside the mountain.

This pic isn't that clear but there are giant mounds of white rock
here too, like a sand castle left to dry in the sun...so beautiful.

I never get tired of the beauty of SouthernUtah, it always stops me
in my tracks to just stare at the wonder of it all. The shapes in the back
is Capitol Reef National Park, about 10 minutes from our home.

This is the top of Cocks Comb...so beautiful at sunset. All of this beauty
is about 15 minutes from our home, a blessing to live with such beauty!

I love red barns...this one belongs to some friends of ours.

Back home, this is our view out the front windows...

And this...I watched Ron preparing the front field along with our
sweet Cougar who followed him from one end of the field to the
other for hours! Now that is a loyal dog...that is a Golden.

Another picture out front...who ever buys this place is

going to think they have died and gone to Heaven!

This is a picture my daughter put together... it is of her husband
when he was a little boy on his motorcycle and their little girl Sophia
sitting on a cousins bike...I thought it was pretty cute. Her daddy is
a trials bike champion, I wonder if it will run in the family?!

My washer blew up so we went looking for a new washer and dryer.
I asked every one's opinion on Face Book and my blog and got lots of
answers. Many said LG's but then some said they were slow and didn't
wash well and broke down and were expensive to fix. Some said top loaders
and some said front loaders were the best. It was quite the education!

I went looking and found out so much. I ended up buying a Speed Queen.
I know, I was amazed too! But it had the very best record and longevity
and warranty~ 3 years on all parts & labor...5 years on the cabinet and on
the motor...10 years on the transmission...and Lifetime on the stainless steel
washtub and outer drain tubs. They have been around for like 150 years, so I
hope they will be good ones. Every other machine had only a 1 year warranty.

Well my friends, I hope you are finding some time this summer
to do a bit of this...it looks wonderful to me! Give me a good book
and a diet Pepsi with lemon and I am set for an whole afternoon!

I made this Watermelon pie this weekend...talk about a bit of Heaven!
One of the best pies I have ever eaten...I ate half and Ron at the other
half, guess that is why I walk 4 miles every day! It is SO good.
If you missed the recipe it is the second post back!

This past weekend, Utah celebrated a big holiday here in Utah...
Pioneer Day. It is a celebration of our pioneer ancestors that came to Utah
for religious freedom in 1847. This picture was taken of those pioneers in 1887,
my great-great grandfather is on the second row, 3rd from your left. His beard
isn't as long as the others and it looks like he is holding his hat in his lap. You
might have missed this post, it is here below this one, I had a problem with good
old Blogger in getting it published right!


~LOVE YA ALL~