I don't have any memories of such. We lived in a desert so every year was really a drought and that is why we used irrigation as the source of water for our crops. We also had a well on the farm that we used for water for the house and in the early spring before there was water in the canal we would often run dry for a couple of hours or more so we had to be careful in the use of water at that time. After the water was put into the canal it would feed the underground water streams and then we would nave no more problems with water for use at the house or the barn.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
July 16, 2010
What kinds of party games or party activities were popular?
Well face cards were popular with my friends but not in my home. Mother was very set against the use of them. However Monopoly and clue were two of the games that we played a lot in my youth. That was the inside games at least. In the summer we played what are now referred to as Night Games by the youth. They included "No Bears are out tonight", "Kick the can", and "Hide and Seek". We also played Cowboys and Indians a lot then as well. The popular activities were outdoor bar-b-ques and hot dog roasting by the fire. We did a lot of that and I still enjoy it today. Dad did a lot of Dutch oven cooking as well which was always really good.
July 15, 2010
Share a memory about going on a picnic.
When you go to Stan's place in Duchesne you will find two large pine trees planted in the upper yard. One by the well and one closer to the road by the old tree with the swing. I can still remember the 4th of July that we went up indian canyon and took the permit that Dad had acquired from the Forest Service and had a picnic. It was Mom's birthday and we were going to eat sandwiches and salad that mom had made and then go find dome small trees to transplant into the yard. We ate lunch and then went looking for just the right size trees. The two we found were probably only 8 to 10 inches tall and we took a five gallon bucket of dirt with the roots so that they wouldn't die while planting them into the yard. they some awfully small trees for a lot of years and finally started to grow to whee they are now very tall and beautiful. tan brought home 4 from the forest service a couple of years later that we planted at the bottom of the garden near where Grandma's house is now located. They were awful small for several years also and regardless of how well I watered them there was one of them that died. That was actually pretty good since the other three are now also very tall and beautiful.
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