Our first stop was the city of Winchester. The Tourist Information Center booked a room for us at a lovely home called "Dolphin House." We walked into the town and ate fish and chips. We also saw the statue of King Alfred (Winchester was his capital). Many people have King Alfred in their genealogy, all of us included. There was a beautiful walk by the river and we met a churchman walking his dog. He was very friendly and pointed out the medieval walls by the river. He showed us a few pieces of red brick in the walls and told us that there were no bricks made in England between the times of the Romans and Victorian days so these pieces were Roman. He pointed out other places of interest. We saw the house where Jane Austen lived just prior to her death there.
Breakfast was served in a large dining room and the silverware pattern was the same one that my parents have; it looked so familiar. We walked to Winchester Cathedral and it was beautiful. Some of the floor tiles are from about 1200 A.D. They are roped off so they can’t be walked on. Jane Austen is buried there. It happened to be the 900th anniversary of William the Conqueror’s Doomsday Book, an accounting of all holdings and livestock, etc. in the kingdom. There was a wonderful exhibit in the Great Hall in Winchester devoted to the book and life in 1086 A.D. We saw lots of wonderful things including a wooden carving replica of the Bayeaux Tapestry on the walls. The Bayeaux Tapestry was made by William the Conqueror’s wife and her ladies depicting the battle of Hastings. William is also in our genealogy.
We drove to Bath, a beautiful drive with green grass and woods. We parked at a parking lot and walked to the information center by the Abbey, booked a room and ate lunch by the Roman Bath area. Roman Britain is one of my most favorite periods in history and we planned to visit a lot of Roman historical places. We visited the Baths; they were much more extensive than I had thought and it was great! They were not discovered until 1879; no wonder they are not mentioned in Regency novels. We saw the Pump room where Regency people drank the water; it was a beautiful room and is now used as a tea room with a string trio playing.
We walked about 10 minutes to the north and saw the Old Assembly Rooms where they held dances and played cards in Regency days. The rooms are reconstructed as they suffered heavy damage during WWII. Underneath was the magnificent Museum of Costume, clothes dating from mid 1500 to the present. The mannequins were lovely, the prettiest faces I’ve ever seen and the clothes were beautiful or interesting.
Our bed and breakfast place was a little ways out from the center of town; our room was freshly painted an nice. We used the laundromat down the street to wash our clothes. I called home that evening and talked to Doug and Mark; it was good to hear their voices. We drove back to the Roman Bath gift shop and bought a model of the bath, then tried to find our way out of the city. Hard! Streets are very narrow and poorly marked.
We drove through beautiful green countryside to Shrewsbury to see the Abbey. I wasn’t going to mention Bro Cadfael but that’s almost the first thing the guide asked us, whether we had read about him in Ellis Peter’s books! All her books are on sale there, in the church. We saw the old Norman arches and columns from when it was built in 1083. Henry VIII destroyed all of the building that had to do with the monks. Just part of the Abbey remains as it used to be. It was so neat being there. We bought a new slate for the Abbey roof for 1£ and wrote our names on it.
We had the best meal so far in England there in Shrewsbury. We walked from the Abbey, over the bridge on the Severn River, up the curved street into town and found a nice restaurant. Having read all of the Bro. Cadfael books, it was a real treat to be there.
We then drove the rest of the day up to Lancaster on a good motorway and booked a room. The room is very pleasant with a couch and our own TV. We are her only guests so we don’t have to share the bathroom. The lady of the house had lots of paperbacks so we traded two of mine for two of hers, with her o.k.
The next day we drove to Hadrian’s Wall. We saw a Roman Museum in the city of Carvoran. It is a private museum, very good, with displays, models, etc. We then drove to Housesteads, the ruins of a fort right on the wall. We had a half mile walk from the car park to the ruins, a steep walk. We loved these ruins, they were so interesting and the countryside beautiful; you could see for miles. It was a very special experience for me.
We then drove to the city of York. The home we stayed in was called "The Bentley". The nicest bread and breakfast so far. The owners were very friendly. Our room was small but very comfortable with a TV and wash cloths (a first), magazines and tissues (another first).
We visited York Minster, the cathedral, walked through the old Roman Gate, called Bootham Bar, set in medieval walls. We walked on these walls all around the city and had beautiful views of the Minster lovely back yards of large homes. We also walked on the oldest street and narrowest one in York, called "The Shambles". It is only two strides wide, plus very narrow sidewalks.
Next morning, Sunday, we attended Sacrament Meeting at the York Ward of the Leeds Stake. It was a typical LDS chapel and we had a very warm welcome. One always has instant family where ever one goes in the church. We then had to find our way out of York, very narrow streets. We even had to go up on the sidewalk in order to pass a place. The countryside is so green with an occasional field of bright yellow; I’m not sure what it is, maybe mustard seed or rape. A lot of the grass has tiny white daisy-like flowers growing in the grass and they are as short as the grass. England looks like a manicured park.
We visited Castle Howard, not too far from York. Wow! A huge magnificent mansion, still lived in. We saw just one-quarter of it: the main entrance and the West Wing. They had a great collection of china. We then drove to Stratford-Upon-Avon, walked about and saw Shakespeare’s birth place and we also saw another very old thatched house that was slightly tilted. It looked like it would fall down any minute. We also walked a little beside the Avon River but it was very windy and chilly.
The mattress in the house in Stratford-Upon-Avon was not very good but had the best shower so far. We had the typical breakfast, eggs and bacon and tomatoes, plus pork and beans!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
1986 Trip to Europe, London
The next items will be from the journal I kept on our European trip.
May 31st, (Leon’s birthday) we left for England!!! Doug drove us to the airport as Mark was sleeping off the effects of graduation night and Nancy had left the day before with Tricia to go to California. The 747 is HUGE. It holds 400 people. Our seats are right in front of the movie screen. Leon stayed up all night watching a movie but I tried to sleep.
We landed at Gatwick Airport about 11:15 a.m. and took the train to Victoria Station; there we exchanged our coupons for the Explorer Pass to London, which was good for 4 days of unlimited use on buses and the underground. We walked to our hotel, which was about a mile away and found out they had not received the deposit I had sent in April. Luckily they had a room for us. After checking in, we walked back to Victoria Station and took the tube to visit the Museum of London. Wonderful things to see such as prehistoric London, Roman, Saxon and medieval artifacts as well as dioramas. We then took a bus and rode it all the way to both ends of the route. Homes and businesses all have window boxes full of flowers. We were very tired by the time we went to bed about 8:00 p.m.
Next day, Monday, we took the tube to the Tower of London. The tower is very ancient and interesting and the Crown Jewels are magnificent. I’d never seen anything so sparkling, shiny and beautiful. We watched the changing of the guard and a salute was fired because it was Elizabeth II’s 33rd anniversary of her reign. We also saw the remains of the old Roman town’s walls. We visited Trafalgar Square, saw St. Martin in the Fields church and walked along Charing Cross Street looking for books for Syl and my Dad but no luck.
We attended the Evensong service (5:00 p.m.) At Westminster Abbey. The boys choir sang beautifully and the ceremony was impressive. We took another bus ride for the whole route. A good way to see the city.
Tuesday, we went to the British Museum and saw the Elgin Marbles, the Caryatids, some huge Assyrian gates and statues; the Mildenhall Treasure (silver bowls and trays from Roman Times that were dug up early in the 1900s. We saw the Sutton Hoo treasure, a Saxon burial hoard; the Rosetta Stone (I touched it); the Magna Carta, the illustrated medieval Lindisfarne gospels; and some original musical manuscripts of Beethoven and Mozart. What beautiful things; we could have spent a lot more time there.
We visited the Cabinet War Rooms, where Churchill and his cabinet met during the war. It is all underground. We next visited Westminster Abbey for the tour. We had not had time the day before. We saw monuments and tombs of famous people including Queen Elizabeth I; Mary, Queen of Scots; Henry VII, Edward the Confessor and Chaucer.
At one of the tube stations we saw a poster advertising a massed military band review at the Horseguards Parade Ground. We bought tickets and it was one of the highlights of our London visit. The queen was in attendance and we saw her walk out to the reviewing stand and then walk back at the end. The parade ground is about as big as four football fields. There were drums and trumpets on horseback, drums and fifes, full band and pipes and drums. The groups played separately and then together; military band music at its best. It was magnificent, colorful and so exciting. It rained on and off but we just pulled out our umbrella, along with everyone else.
After the retreat we walked over the West Bridge to see the tower with Big Ben and the Parliament buildings. We took another bus and saw Piccadilly Circus, Regent and Oxford Streets and Hyde Park.
On Wednesday, we checked out of the hotel and took our bags to a locker at Victoria Station and went to see Harrod’s, the world’s largest department store. We had a Harrod’s in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but certainly not as big is the one in London. We then visited the National Gallery where Leon stayed while I looked again for those books. No luck. I worried being away from Leon as I had both passports and the traveler’s checks so I was extra careful crossing the streets. Returning I saw some Reubens and Rembrandt’s and other beautiful paintings.
We picked up the luggage and took the underground to White City station where we picked up our rental car.
May 31st, (Leon’s birthday) we left for England!!! Doug drove us to the airport as Mark was sleeping off the effects of graduation night and Nancy had left the day before with Tricia to go to California. The 747 is HUGE. It holds 400 people. Our seats are right in front of the movie screen. Leon stayed up all night watching a movie but I tried to sleep.
We landed at Gatwick Airport about 11:15 a.m. and took the train to Victoria Station; there we exchanged our coupons for the Explorer Pass to London, which was good for 4 days of unlimited use on buses and the underground. We walked to our hotel, which was about a mile away and found out they had not received the deposit I had sent in April. Luckily they had a room for us. After checking in, we walked back to Victoria Station and took the tube to visit the Museum of London. Wonderful things to see such as prehistoric London, Roman, Saxon and medieval artifacts as well as dioramas. We then took a bus and rode it all the way to both ends of the route. Homes and businesses all have window boxes full of flowers. We were very tired by the time we went to bed about 8:00 p.m.
Next day, Monday, we took the tube to the Tower of London. The tower is very ancient and interesting and the Crown Jewels are magnificent. I’d never seen anything so sparkling, shiny and beautiful. We watched the changing of the guard and a salute was fired because it was Elizabeth II’s 33rd anniversary of her reign. We also saw the remains of the old Roman town’s walls. We visited Trafalgar Square, saw St. Martin in the Fields church and walked along Charing Cross Street looking for books for Syl and my Dad but no luck.
We attended the Evensong service (5:00 p.m.) At Westminster Abbey. The boys choir sang beautifully and the ceremony was impressive. We took another bus ride for the whole route. A good way to see the city.
Tuesday, we went to the British Museum and saw the Elgin Marbles, the Caryatids, some huge Assyrian gates and statues; the Mildenhall Treasure (silver bowls and trays from Roman Times that were dug up early in the 1900s. We saw the Sutton Hoo treasure, a Saxon burial hoard; the Rosetta Stone (I touched it); the Magna Carta, the illustrated medieval Lindisfarne gospels; and some original musical manuscripts of Beethoven and Mozart. What beautiful things; we could have spent a lot more time there.
We visited the Cabinet War Rooms, where Churchill and his cabinet met during the war. It is all underground. We next visited Westminster Abbey for the tour. We had not had time the day before. We saw monuments and tombs of famous people including Queen Elizabeth I; Mary, Queen of Scots; Henry VII, Edward the Confessor and Chaucer.
At one of the tube stations we saw a poster advertising a massed military band review at the Horseguards Parade Ground. We bought tickets and it was one of the highlights of our London visit. The queen was in attendance and we saw her walk out to the reviewing stand and then walk back at the end. The parade ground is about as big as four football fields. There were drums and trumpets on horseback, drums and fifes, full band and pipes and drums. The groups played separately and then together; military band music at its best. It was magnificent, colorful and so exciting. It rained on and off but we just pulled out our umbrella, along with everyone else.
After the retreat we walked over the West Bridge to see the tower with Big Ben and the Parliament buildings. We took another bus and saw Piccadilly Circus, Regent and Oxford Streets and Hyde Park.
On Wednesday, we checked out of the hotel and took our bags to a locker at Victoria Station and went to see Harrod’s, the world’s largest department store. We had a Harrod’s in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but certainly not as big is the one in London. We then visited the National Gallery where Leon stayed while I looked again for those books. No luck. I worried being away from Leon as I had both passports and the traveler’s checks so I was extra careful crossing the streets. Returning I saw some Reubens and Rembrandt’s and other beautiful paintings.
We picked up the luggage and took the underground to White City station where we picked up our rental car.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Christmas 1985, Williams' trip to South America
Mom Honey was living with Tricia and Alan. They were building a lovely home in the Provo river bottoms, with wide halls with Mom in mind but it was not to be. She passed away in 1984. All of our family were there plus Bill and Kathy and Joan and their families.
More grandchildren were born: Becky Barlow, Salem Honey, Lauren Honey and Daniel Honey. All very precious.
As Christmas time 1985 was approaching, our kids kept telling me "Mom, you are going to love your present, it is what you’ve always dreamed of; a dream come true." Christmas Eve we had a great get together with lots of music. Each family’s kids either sang and/or presented stories. I was handed an envelope as my present. Imagine my surprise to find out it was a brochure on roofing!!! We did have a small leak in the kitchen roof but was that my dream come true? I tried to look grateful but my looked changed to astonished excitement as I opened the brochure and found round-trip tickets to London! What a wonderful, thoughtful present. I was so excited. All the kids had contributed, some a lot more than others.
I spent the first five months of 1986 preparing for our trip. I wrote or called various countries’ U.S. offices and received maps and brochures. Leon and I added to the tickets and planned visiting Europe besides England, returning from Rome. It was a wonderful five months, planning each day’s activities. I bought a travel book "Let’s go Europe" which had sights listed, as well as bed and breakfast places; it was very helpful. More on our trip later.
The temple built in Buenos Aires, Argentina was being dedicated early in 1986. The youth in the South Los Angeles Stake raised money to send my parents to the dedication. My Mom had fallen and hurt her shoulder and couldn’t use her right arm. Since I was going to Europe, Gina went with them to help out. Dad was asked to speak at one of the dedication sessions which was a thrill for him. They visited with member friends and drove by our old home, which was the mission home, on Manzoni 268. It is now a club. They were also able to cross over to Montevideo and visit with more members.
Gina was able to go by our old school, Crandon Institute and take pictures. Since it was summer, it was not open so she couldn’t go inside. They also visited our home, not the mission home any more, I think the Patriarch lives there, and took lots of pictures. They also were able to visit the first house we lived in in Montevideo and were able to go inside and take pictures. On their return to the States they went by Lima, Peru and Gina got to see where the folks had lived and see some of the Inca ruins. It was a wonderful time for my parents to see old friends and places they had lived in for so many years. What a kind thing for the youth to do for my parents!
More grandchildren were born: Becky Barlow, Salem Honey, Lauren Honey and Daniel Honey. All very precious.
As Christmas time 1985 was approaching, our kids kept telling me "Mom, you are going to love your present, it is what you’ve always dreamed of; a dream come true." Christmas Eve we had a great get together with lots of music. Each family’s kids either sang and/or presented stories. I was handed an envelope as my present. Imagine my surprise to find out it was a brochure on roofing!!! We did have a small leak in the kitchen roof but was that my dream come true? I tried to look grateful but my looked changed to astonished excitement as I opened the brochure and found round-trip tickets to London! What a wonderful, thoughtful present. I was so excited. All the kids had contributed, some a lot more than others.
I spent the first five months of 1986 preparing for our trip. I wrote or called various countries’ U.S. offices and received maps and brochures. Leon and I added to the tickets and planned visiting Europe besides England, returning from Rome. It was a wonderful five months, planning each day’s activities. I bought a travel book "Let’s go Europe" which had sights listed, as well as bed and breakfast places; it was very helpful. More on our trip later.
The temple built in Buenos Aires, Argentina was being dedicated early in 1986. The youth in the South Los Angeles Stake raised money to send my parents to the dedication. My Mom had fallen and hurt her shoulder and couldn’t use her right arm. Since I was going to Europe, Gina went with them to help out. Dad was asked to speak at one of the dedication sessions which was a thrill for him. They visited with member friends and drove by our old home, which was the mission home, on Manzoni 268. It is now a club. They were also able to cross over to Montevideo and visit with more members.
Gina was able to go by our old school, Crandon Institute and take pictures. Since it was summer, it was not open so she couldn’t go inside. They also visited our home, not the mission home any more, I think the Patriarch lives there, and took lots of pictures. They also were able to visit the first house we lived in in Montevideo and were able to go inside and take pictures. On their return to the States they went by Lima, Peru and Gina got to see where the folks had lived and see some of the Inca ruins. It was a wonderful time for my parents to see old friends and places they had lived in for so many years. What a kind thing for the youth to do for my parents!
Monday, March 9, 2009
We're Back!
We've just finished the testing that we have been doing for the past six week. It has been interesting, glad we were able to do it, but glad it is over. NAEP, National Assessment of Educational Progress, is a nationwide test given every two years to 4th and 8th grades, occasionally 12th. We never had any 12th students for which we are very glad. They are not interested in taking another test.
Our work consisted of preparing the classrooms with the booklets for every student together with a pencil and some visual aids. We would give instructions and then time them as they worked in the first two sections, 25 minutes each. We would read the instructions and questions in section 3 for 4th graders and then they would work on their own again in section 4. The 8th grades would do the last two sections on their own. The tests would take 90 minutes. Leon would work with children that needed one-on-one, or needed to be read to, or the kids needed to work in small groups, about 3 or 4 kids.
We tested mostly at schools here in Sanpete Valley, in Nephi, Springville and Spanish Fork. We did go to Richfield, Beaver and Delta and spent the night for these. Nevada needed some AAs, (Administrative Assistants, that's our title) so one Monday we drove to Elko, NV, found the school in Spring Creek, about 12 miles outside of Elko, spent the night in a motel in Elko, then tested Tuesday and drove home arriving here at 9:00 p.m. What a long, boring drive to Elko!
It was nice to earn some extra money, especially as our hot water heater went out and we could easily pay to replace it.
Next week I'll try to get back to posting items from my history.
Thanks for being interested in our doings.
Barbara, Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma
Our work consisted of preparing the classrooms with the booklets for every student together with a pencil and some visual aids. We would give instructions and then time them as they worked in the first two sections, 25 minutes each. We would read the instructions and questions in section 3 for 4th graders and then they would work on their own again in section 4. The 8th grades would do the last two sections on their own. The tests would take 90 minutes. Leon would work with children that needed one-on-one, or needed to be read to, or the kids needed to work in small groups, about 3 or 4 kids.
We tested mostly at schools here in Sanpete Valley, in Nephi, Springville and Spanish Fork. We did go to Richfield, Beaver and Delta and spent the night for these. Nevada needed some AAs, (Administrative Assistants, that's our title) so one Monday we drove to Elko, NV, found the school in Spring Creek, about 12 miles outside of Elko, spent the night in a motel in Elko, then tested Tuesday and drove home arriving here at 9:00 p.m. What a long, boring drive to Elko!
It was nice to earn some extra money, especially as our hot water heater went out and we could easily pay to replace it.
Next week I'll try to get back to posting items from my history.
Thanks for being interested in our doings.
Barbara, Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma
Monday, January 19, 2009
No Blogs for a while
Hello everyone,
Leon and I are going today to Salt Lake City to have a one-day training session tomorrow from NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) We will be staying at the Hilton Hotel in downtown SLC! Next week we will start our testing. This is my third year and Leon's fourth. We go to different schools in central Utah and administer tests to 4th, 8th and 12th grade students. Luckily we have a script we have to read so that everyone receives the same information. We don't correct their booklets either; they are sent back to Washington DC for grading. We usually test Monday through Thursday, but occasionally we have to stay over to do a makeup test. Sometimes we have to leave Sunday afternoon in order to arrive at the town to be ready for testing the next morning. We don't know yet just where we will be testing; we should find out tomorrow. It is a nice little working vacation; we earn money and are reimbursed for meals, gas and hotels if we stay overnight. I won't have much time at home these next six to seven weeks so will start writing again in March. Thank you all for the nice things you have said and the encouragement to continue writing.
Love,
Barbara, Mom, Grandma
Leon and I are going today to Salt Lake City to have a one-day training session tomorrow from NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) We will be staying at the Hilton Hotel in downtown SLC! Next week we will start our testing. This is my third year and Leon's fourth. We go to different schools in central Utah and administer tests to 4th, 8th and 12th grade students. Luckily we have a script we have to read so that everyone receives the same information. We don't correct their booklets either; they are sent back to Washington DC for grading. We usually test Monday through Thursday, but occasionally we have to stay over to do a makeup test. Sometimes we have to leave Sunday afternoon in order to arrive at the town to be ready for testing the next morning. We don't know yet just where we will be testing; we should find out tomorrow. It is a nice little working vacation; we earn money and are reimbursed for meals, gas and hotels if we stay overnight. I won't have much time at home these next six to seven weeks so will start writing again in March. Thank you all for the nice things you have said and the encouragement to continue writing.
Love,
Barbara, Mom, Grandma
Monday, January 12, 2009
Alan married, World's Fair visit, 1983
1982 was the year Alan married a lovely girl, Peggy Wonnacott, on June 25 in the Salt Lake Temple. She is a great addition to the family. We had a luncheon at a ward building and it poured rain but it cleared up by the evening when the reception was held in her parents’ back yard.
In 1983, Doug came home from his mission in Guatemala; it was nice to have him home again. He started working at the Mall in the evenings and brought home lots of interesting things that had been thrown out. Sometimes cookies, other times silverware, trays, etc.
Nancy tried out for the musical "King and I" by singing "Tomorrow" from Annie and became one of the royal children. I could hardly recognize her in all her makeup but she looked great.. She really enjoyed that experience.
We now have a big family: Sylvia and Brent have six children, Jenny, David, James, Ryan, Chris and Becky. David has three: Melissa, Alicia and Salem. Tricia and Alan have three also: Tannie, Trent and Russell. What great grandkids they all are.
Pleasant Grove H.S. band and dance team had the opportunity to go to the World’s Fair in New Orleans and I got to go too! The group first flew to Dallas, TX and put on shows at some ward buildings. From then on we used buses. We went to Houston and visited the LB Johnson Space Center and Galveston. The beach wasn’t as pretty as California beaches but it was water! We drove east and visited a great place in Louisiana, "Oak Alley", a beautiful plantation with large old oak trees leading up the house. It also had beautiful gardens. We stayed in New Orleans for several days and visited the French Market. We also took a trip up the Mississippi on a paddle boat, I think it was "The Natchez" and had dinner. That was a fun experience. We also walked around the French Quarter and from a distance, a cemetery where everything is above ground because of the water level. The cemetery was like those in Buenos Aires and other Latin countries; I was familiar with them.
Visiting the World’s Fair was a great experience. The various exhibits from different countries were so interesting. One great one was from Egypt. It had a diorama, or rather a large area laid out showing the Nile River and the Aswan Dam and all the area watered by the river. The Korean exhibit was also a favorite. I received a nice fan from them which I kept for many years. Italy also showed the water system in Rome with sewers and cisterns.
We flew home after a great experience. There had been a little trouble, though, one boy had to be sent home because he wouldn’t keep to the rules.
In 1983, Doug came home from his mission in Guatemala; it was nice to have him home again. He started working at the Mall in the evenings and brought home lots of interesting things that had been thrown out. Sometimes cookies, other times silverware, trays, etc.
Nancy tried out for the musical "King and I" by singing "Tomorrow" from Annie and became one of the royal children. I could hardly recognize her in all her makeup but she looked great.. She really enjoyed that experience.
We now have a big family: Sylvia and Brent have six children, Jenny, David, James, Ryan, Chris and Becky. David has three: Melissa, Alicia and Salem. Tricia and Alan have three also: Tannie, Trent and Russell. What great grandkids they all are.
Pleasant Grove H.S. band and dance team had the opportunity to go to the World’s Fair in New Orleans and I got to go too! The group first flew to Dallas, TX and put on shows at some ward buildings. From then on we used buses. We went to Houston and visited the LB Johnson Space Center and Galveston. The beach wasn’t as pretty as California beaches but it was water! We drove east and visited a great place in Louisiana, "Oak Alley", a beautiful plantation with large old oak trees leading up the house. It also had beautiful gardens. We stayed in New Orleans for several days and visited the French Market. We also took a trip up the Mississippi on a paddle boat, I think it was "The Natchez" and had dinner. That was a fun experience. We also walked around the French Quarter and from a distance, a cemetery where everything is above ground because of the water level. The cemetery was like those in Buenos Aires and other Latin countries; I was familiar with them.
Visiting the World’s Fair was a great experience. The various exhibits from different countries were so interesting. One great one was from Egypt. It had a diorama, or rather a large area laid out showing the Nile River and the Aswan Dam and all the area watered by the river. The Korean exhibit was also a favorite. I received a nice fan from them which I kept for many years. Italy also showed the water system in Rome with sewers and cisterns.
We flew home after a great experience. There had been a little trouble, though, one boy had to be sent home because he wouldn’t keep to the rules.
Monday, January 5, 2009
1980-82, Rob & Doug's missions, etc.
In 1978, Mom and Dad Honey celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. All the extended family were able to be there except Alan, who was on his mission in Italy. It was an open house outside of their mobile home.
In 1979, David married Tricia Quinn in the Los Angeles Temple. Nancy was one of the flower girls and Doug one of the Best Men. The reception was held in the home of a daughter of LeGrand Richards; a very lovely lady.
In 1980, Dad Honey had fallen and broken his leg. He was in Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and Mom stayed with us. Leon and I had to give her insulin shots in her arm. That was a very hard thing to do for me. The latter part of January, Leon, Rob and Doug drove down to Montezuma Creek to visit Syl and Brent. I took Mom to visit Dad in the hospital and while we were there he had a heart attack and died. Tricia and Alan had come to visit him but arrived too late but they took us home. Leon and boys immediately came back, also Sylvia and family drove up. During this time was one of the worst snow storms we had experienced; schools and work places were closed. Luckily the snow stopped in time for the funeral in Ephraim and the burial in Salt Lake City. After the funeral, Bill and Kathy took Mom home to live with them.
Rob was called to serve in the Chile Osorno Mission and was able to see Alan just as he returned from Italy. We now have more grandchildren, Jenny, David, Tannie, Melissa, Trent James, Alicia and Ryan. What great kids!.
1980 was also the year of my parents’ 50th Wedding Anniversary and our family went down to Downey to help celebrate. A lovely program was presented. The trio sang, Carol sang, Leon and David played solos, Gina and I sang "Muñequita Linda", also a family choir. Roy Fitzell, a Hollywood dancer and former Uruguayan missionary danced. and different people told about various times in my parents’ lives. It was a great evening with many family members and former missionaries who had served under my parents.
Doug, after graduating from High School, entered the Marine Reserves and went to San Diego for training. When it was time for his graduation, Leon, Sylvia, Tricia and I drove down to San Diego to witness the ceremony. It was very thrilling to see all the men marching. When Doug got home he turned in his papers and was called to the Guatemala Guatemala City Mission. At that time, missions were only for 18 months and Doug paid his own way; we were very proud of him for that Rob and Doug didn’t see each other for about three years as their missions overlapped. When Rob got home, he had one of his companions live with us for a time: Jim Ostler. When Doug got him, one of his companions also lived with us, Solomon Urriola.
In 1982, Pleasant Grove H.S. put on Sound of Music, with Leon leading the orchestra. The daughter of Duke and Joana Major (he a former Uruguayan missionary and she was a freshman at the Y when I was) was Maria. Joana and I were nuns. It was very fun to be in a musical production and memorize all the music.
We had fun visits to the Barlows in Montezuma Creek. One time they took us to a place near Bluff to some ruins. We had to cross the San Juan River on a swinging bridge (we felt like Indiana Jones crossing over on that swaying bridge) then walk quite a ways then come to 17-Room Ruin. It is very isolated, no one around and we could climb up into all the rooms. We have visited them several times and they are always a fun thing to do.
In 1979, David married Tricia Quinn in the Los Angeles Temple. Nancy was one of the flower girls and Doug one of the Best Men. The reception was held in the home of a daughter of LeGrand Richards; a very lovely lady.
In 1980, Dad Honey had fallen and broken his leg. He was in Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and Mom stayed with us. Leon and I had to give her insulin shots in her arm. That was a very hard thing to do for me. The latter part of January, Leon, Rob and Doug drove down to Montezuma Creek to visit Syl and Brent. I took Mom to visit Dad in the hospital and while we were there he had a heart attack and died. Tricia and Alan had come to visit him but arrived too late but they took us home. Leon and boys immediately came back, also Sylvia and family drove up. During this time was one of the worst snow storms we had experienced; schools and work places were closed. Luckily the snow stopped in time for the funeral in Ephraim and the burial in Salt Lake City. After the funeral, Bill and Kathy took Mom home to live with them.
Rob was called to serve in the Chile Osorno Mission and was able to see Alan just as he returned from Italy. We now have more grandchildren, Jenny, David, Tannie, Melissa, Trent James, Alicia and Ryan. What great kids!.
1980 was also the year of my parents’ 50th Wedding Anniversary and our family went down to Downey to help celebrate. A lovely program was presented. The trio sang, Carol sang, Leon and David played solos, Gina and I sang "Muñequita Linda", also a family choir. Roy Fitzell, a Hollywood dancer and former Uruguayan missionary danced. and different people told about various times in my parents’ lives. It was a great evening with many family members and former missionaries who had served under my parents.
Doug, after graduating from High School, entered the Marine Reserves and went to San Diego for training. When it was time for his graduation, Leon, Sylvia, Tricia and I drove down to San Diego to witness the ceremony. It was very thrilling to see all the men marching. When Doug got home he turned in his papers and was called to the Guatemala Guatemala City Mission. At that time, missions were only for 18 months and Doug paid his own way; we were very proud of him for that Rob and Doug didn’t see each other for about three years as their missions overlapped. When Rob got home, he had one of his companions live with us for a time: Jim Ostler. When Doug got him, one of his companions also lived with us, Solomon Urriola.
In 1982, Pleasant Grove H.S. put on Sound of Music, with Leon leading the orchestra. The daughter of Duke and Joana Major (he a former Uruguayan missionary and she was a freshman at the Y when I was) was Maria. Joana and I were nuns. It was very fun to be in a musical production and memorize all the music.
We had fun visits to the Barlows in Montezuma Creek. One time they took us to a place near Bluff to some ruins. We had to cross the San Juan River on a swinging bridge (we felt like Indiana Jones crossing over on that swaying bridge) then walk quite a ways then come to 17-Room Ruin. It is very isolated, no one around and we could climb up into all the rooms. We have visited them several times and they are always a fun thing to do.
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