Marge Barton
My Sweetheart & Halloween
We often found ourselves together on Halloween nights making a Witches Brew with dry ice and Homemade Root Beer Extract. We called it the...
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Marge Barton
Oct 17, 20221 min read
How Spiker Saved Halloween by Robert Kraus
From Amazon: As Halloween draws near, poor Spider cannot find a costume, but Ladybug and Fly help him remedy the situation, and save the...
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Marge Barton
Oct 12, 20221 min read
Mothering
A young mother chose to be a “stay-at-home mom” with her children. Now and then the thought crossed her mind that she should be in the...
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Marge Barton
Oct 10, 20221 min read
I Will Lead You Along: The Life of Henry B. Eyring (Author), Robert Eaton
Henry Bennion Eyring was born on May 31, 1933, in Princeton, New Jersey, bearing the first name of his father, who was fast building a...
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Marge Barton
Oct 6, 20221 min read
Valley Forge
I have been to Valley Forge several times. It is always humbling. My daughter and I went there in May of this year. I always marvel at...
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Marge Barton
Oct 3, 20221 min read
Prelude to Glory, Vol. 5: A Cold, Bleak Hill by Ron Carter
The summer of 1777 proves to be a difficult and discouraging time for General George Washington and his poorly equipped and undisciplined...
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Marge Barton
Sep 28, 20221 min read
Grandparentng
Being a Grandfather is a sacred trust with delightful rich moments as shown in this picture of my husband with four Grandchildren. It...
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Marge Barton
Sep 27, 20221 min read
My Grandma and Me by Mina Javaherbin
In a true tale of a young girl in Iran and her grandmother, this beautiful ode to family celebrates small moments of love that become...
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Marge Barton
Sep 21, 20221 min read
Learning to Love Work
Along with learning to walk and talk a child can learn that there are chores he can and must do. Learning to do chores is preparation...
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Marge Barton
Sep 19, 20221 min read
Chores Chores Chores! written & Illustrated by Salina Yoon
As written on Goodreads: “Chores, chores, chores! What a bore, bore, bore!” exclaims a little girl as she dusts and vacuums her way...
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Marge Barton
Sep 15, 20221 min read
Our Coach for Basketball - Dad
My husband was a super busy man as a father of seven children, the oldest in High School, owner of his own Construction Company, a...
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Marge Barton
Sep 12, 20221 min read
MISS NELSON HAS A FIELD DAY by James Marsall
In this companion to Miss Nelson Is Missing—the classic, hilarious story of a misbehaving class—the notorious Miss Swamp returns to...
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Marge Barton
Sep 10, 20221 min read
Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota
Leaving Wyoming, we traveled on to SOUTH DAKOTA. The night wind ruffled my hair as we walked through the column of flags to see the...
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Marge Barton
Sep 5, 20221 min read
Prelude to Glory, Volume 4 - The Hand of Providence by Ron Carter
In 1777, aiming to crush the American rebellion and win for himself a lasting fame, British General John Burgoyne sets out from Canada...
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Marge Barton
Sep 3, 20221 min read
fun, fun, children!
This picture was taken shortly after the last post I made. The fun thing about the children is the first older child, sitting next to me...
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Marge Barton
Aug 31, 20221 min read
The Complete Tales of Winnie The Pooh by A. A. Milne With Illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard
As on Amazon: Since 1926, Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends—Piglet, Owl, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, and the ever doleful Eeyore—have endured as...
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Marge Barton
Aug 24, 20221 min read
FUN CHILDREN
We did not let the fact that we had three little ones four and under keep us from traveling. On this trip, we went to Washington D.C. for...
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Marge Barton
Aug 22, 20221 min read
The World of Dick and Jane and Friends By William S. Gray (Author)
As stated on Amazon: Our second Dick and Jane treasury is here! The World of Dick and Jane and Friends is a compilation of some of the...
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Marge Barton
Aug 19, 20221 min read
Marriage - His Dreams/Her Dreams
Last week I talked about my dream home with the play loft, ladder, fire poll, and breakfast nook. I must now share a dream my husband...
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Marge Barton
Aug 15, 20221 min read
The Story of THE WALNT TREE written by Don H. Staheli * illumstrated by Robet T. Barrett
As written on Deseret Book: Once, while the kind man was watering his trees, one of the children asked, “Why is the walnut tree so slow...
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