DID YOU KNOW . . . Grandma Birdean had an older brother named Don?
Don didn't care for Jr. High school very much, and he'd cut class whenever he could.  He rode a buckskin horse that was beautiful.  One day during school, he went riding up to the classroom on his horse, where grandma was.  He made the horse rear up on his hind legs, outside the window.  Don would wave his cowboy hat and give a war whoop.  Of course this disturbed the class, so the teacher would go out after him.  Don galloped away before the teacher could catch him, then returned to repeat his performance again and again.  Next day he spent time in the principal's office.

William Fotheringham was one of the early pioneers of Lehi. He stayed here until Brigham Young called him to settle Beaver. Lehi men were callled to settle much of the settlements of Utah and Idaho. He wrote this about coming to "Dry Creek"

I learned from Brother Pugmire that a few families were going down to Dry Creek 30 miles south of Salt Lake City in Utah Valley to make a settlement. I concluded to go there a take up a farm. When we arrived, there were only six families camped on the ground. I was flag man in getting the land surveyed that is now known as Lehi. My father and self put up a little hay which was growing on the margin of the Utah lake and also built a cabin. We secured 40 acres of farm land and 20 acres of meadows. This land was an average of any land in the survey.

DID YOU KNOW that Grandpa Otto lost his father when he was quite young.  His mother raised several children, and Grandpa Otto was a bit wild.  He would leave school and go to a lake that was in Lehi, go out to the middle of the lake and sit there until school was over.  The principal of the school would go to the lake to bring him back to school.  He would shout at Grandpa Otto from the bank and would get really angry, but Grandpa stayed right in the middle of the lake and ignored him.

Here is a winter story for you . . .
DID YOU KNOW that one of your great-grandfather's (I don't remember which one, but is on my mother's side of the family) was hauling logs from the canyon when an avalanche came down and covered him and his horse and wagon.  No one could retrieve him and his horse until spring because of the avalanche.  When they could get in to get his body out, they found that the avalanche had hit so fast the the horse was frozen, standing up.
Your turn.  What's happening in your life?

Good morning my loves,

I've been sitting here watching the deer press their noses against the sun room door to let me know they want some apples.  It's hard to concentrate when they do that.

DID YOU KNOW that when grandma and grandpa got married, Grandma Fotheringham ran out to the car and put a quilt she had made in grandma Birdean's arms.

 Grandma and Grandpa didn't have anything in which to start their life together, so the quilt was very welcome.

Grandma and Grandpa were so poor that they used wooden apple crates for their table and chairs.

That's it for today kids.  Your turn to share.

Quail

We have a whole covey of quail  (10 to be exact) living in our backyard. I love bird watching, but quail are particularly funny to watch. Thought I would share. xD

Happy New Year

Hi Everyone!  Happy New Year!!!

Years ago I set up this blog and somewhere along the way it just faded away and I forgot about it.  When we created the Family Cookbook, I thought it would be fun to create a place where we can all share information, tell what our families are doing, share thoughts and experiences, share new recipes to go in the family cookbook, and continue on with the DID YOU KNOW . . . paragraphs of family historical experiences.  I would like for any and all of us to use this blog to share anything you want.
With that thought in mind, I would like to share with all of you something that concerns Grandma and Grandpa Duke

DID YOU KNOW . . . that Grandpa Duke proposed to Grandma on top of Bridal Veil Falls.

Now it's your turn to add your experiences, recipes, or anything else you would like.

I love you all eternally!