The Mormon Cannery

May 28, 2010

We worked at the cannery last night. A few months ago, we moved to the Sacramento area. I put the address to the LDS Cannery in my iphone to map it, but forgot to put in the word, “Ave.” We ended up at an abandoned...

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Some Days, Sundays are Tough

May 24, 2010

Sometimes Sundays are tough days. When your kids are young, it is tough. When your kids are teenagers, it is tough. When you are an adult, it is tough. I feel like I have ADD on Sundays at church. So, I bring along my scirptures...

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Squeezing Time

Squeezing Time

May 6, 2010

    How do you squeeze time? I just become so much more aware of time as I grow older. ...

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Wanted: People for the City of Enoch

Apr 20, 2010

I want to be with good people. I want to work with good people. I want to live daily with good people. I am amazed some days that this city of Enoch actually existed. They lived the Zion life and were taken up from this...

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Tender Mercies

Tender Mercies

Apr 9, 2010

  Today I canceled my trip to Hawaii, well the expensive hotel anyway.  The air is on...

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about this eve

about this eve

Apr 3, 2010

contact: deila@eveoutofthegarden.com I was born on Valentine’s Day. ​ So I have always loved red...

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Shelem, Shalom

Feb 1, 2010

Why hike a mountain? I have been hiking all week, and going up higher, not having reached the top yet. Well, this week we did have my granddaughter in the bob–the baby jogger, and my daughter (pregnant with no. 2), pushing...

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Are Those High Voltage Wires Bad For You?

Jan 17, 2010

Those high voltage power lines, are they good or bad for you?  I mean healthwise. I was looking at a house to buy up north, but then I noticed that it was right next to these high wire power lines, you know, the high voltage...

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Too Much

Jan 9, 2010

Walking through the mall this afternoon, in search of the Vans store to buy a pair of shoes for my teen-aged son, I was impressed (not in a positive way) by the many stores, and choices. Thoughts ran through my mind, as...

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The Aftermath

Dec 25, 2009

So, it seems I have dropped off the grid. Moving is difficult, and then being down with some bad burrito food poisoning put me over the top. Or maybe I should say, under the top. Luckily, I had my neighbors. And my mom. Diane...

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Moving Day

Dec 14, 2009

Ok, ok this is not funny. I do not like being a fan of the Barbie Barf Club. I do not need a refresher course in this. I woke up at 1 am, not feeling too good, sort of pregnant, but knowing that is not possible — thought...

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Dizzy Blonde

Dizzy Blonde

Dec 13, 2009

 I do not know why I have not yet learned my lesson about worrying.I was awake this morning, about...

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Rosie the Riveter Attitude

Dec 2, 2009

I’ve got to get moving–pack and move. This week, it’s Seth and me. And an empty Pod out front to load. The Pod was delivered yesterday, and it is the first one. It even has a skylight–I could almost live in it and...

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Happy Birthday Michelle

Nov 29, 2009

Today is Michelle’s birthday. She is the new addition to our family. Not a baby–I am 55 here. But she is my daughter-in-law, just married last December to my son, Brigham. She is a most choice addition for many reasons. I...

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Uprooted

Nov 25, 2009

At the close of the day–6 pm– and I no longer own my home. I am feeling a little uprooted, with no sure place for my roots. I better put them in some water so at least they will not dry out and die. I ordered these...

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