Wisteria

Each of my companions from Carol to the present had something for wisteria vines - especially when they bloom in large clusters that hang down like an over productive grape vine. Consequently, I made several attempts to grow wisteria - quite unsuccessfully, may I add. I now have achieved partial success in great measure. That is, I have a vine that seemingly could take over anything. It appears one should be very careful around it because of tendrils that reach out in many directions - some a half inch in diameter. (Maybe a boa constrictor would be safer to have around. I'll ask Emily.) The two half inch-diameter tendrils ran along the ground in opposite directions and were about eight feet long when I discovered them and brought them upon to the porch and aimed them around a couple of columns. Now, here is my question for any and all of you "would be," "wanna be" horticulturists. I have had this robust vine for probably five years, WHY DOESN'T IT BLOOM? It appears to me that the vine could support thousands (maybe a slight exaggeration) of blooms. gwh

Bloody Nose

You have already read the narrative. Here is a picture to go with it. gwh

Dear Family and Friends,
I hemmorhaged from the nose this morning, I was down on my hands and knees looking at a sprinkler head. Blood came out in copious amounts. After fifteen to twenty minutes I got it staunched and things cleaned up. Clarine was not here. I sat in my chair for about half an hour. It started bleeding again. While I was in the bathroom trying to stop it, Clarine came home. She insisted on an immediate visit to the emergency room. They stuffed a little gauze cylinder up my nose. It had a pump on the end hanging out of my nose and was connected to a balloon inside of the cylinder. The doctor pumped up the balloon. It hurt a lot. They had me sit in the emergency room for an hour to see if the blood was coming from higher up. There just seemed to be some seepage, so now I am home, very uncomfortable, wearing this cylinder and pump for two days. Then I go in for them to remove it. They said this treatment leaves less scarring than cauterizing the wound. It is certainly a less invasive and easier process for the doctor. I hurt and am quite uncomfortable. My nose is terribly out of shape with that balloon inflated, and it is quite unsightly with that pump taped to the side of my face. Love, Dad/Grandpa/George.

St. George

Before I went to Ferris' funeral in Kennewick, Washington, Deanna and Dan Allred joined us at the timeshare in St. George. Clarine and I had to leave on Wednesday, so I could get to the funeral.

Dan and Deanna stayed on until Friday. We did get to do a few things in the short time we were there. Photos included with this blog show Deanna picking cotton at the Jacob Hamblin home; statuary around the St. George library that emphasizes reading with children; Deanna and the Tuacahn Theater; Dan, Deanna and I at the Tuacahn Theater; (Clarine took the picture); and Dan on the deck of the timeshare. With the funeral, timeshare and temple shifts it was quite a busy week. gwh

Ferris Funeral # 2

Pictures include Carol, Paul, Bonnie and husband, (sorry about my memory); Blake?, Dan and Mike; Ferris' and Pauline's Bishop (Law); I and my brother, Paul - Dean with dark glasses in background; one picture is a rerun from #1, but I failed to identify Kevin and Holly who are on the front row with their mother. There are others to be identified but my eyes and memory are not that sharp. This will be all of the pictures I send on the funeral crowd. gwh

Ferris Funeral # 1

Pictures show Patricia and Vic Wakefield (he's 93), the widow, Pauline and some family, another picture of family with Pauline just showing at the edge, Reed Hatch family, and one of Dave and Rhonda Drury, yours truly and Vic and Patricia Wakefield. These pictures were all taken at the cemetery in Richland. The day was a lovely day, even a little bit cool for that location. I was the dedicater of the grave and that afforded me this location where most of these pictures were taken. gwh