Here we are, my three brothers, my mother (soon-to-be 89 years old), and myself during our extended weekend in Salt Lake City. It was a rare and delightful treat to be together again. The temperatures were incredibly hot — 103 degrees on Friday! — it was desert “dry heat,” which is much more tolerable than humid heat, but hot as the dickens nonetheless! We stayed indoors during the worst of the heat and talked non-stop, pulling out memories from long ago and working collectively to put all the details together again. This is a family of storytellers, so there were many details to remember and numerous versions of the shared experiences of growing up. No reading done, but what a happy weekend!
A Fondness For Reading
…thoughts, memories, and ideas from a lifetime of reading
A Fondness For Reading 
What a wonderful picture! And you did get 'reading done' – it was just the aural kind. :<)
I hope someone does indeed write down the stories. So very many are lost.
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How nice that you all had that time together. I love recreating family stories when I’m visiting my folks, too 🙂
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What a nice weekend! I can sympathize with the heat. We have been baking here in Texas.
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It sounds like a wonderful weekend 🙂
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Lovely, lovely family photo. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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You're right, Nan! That "aural kind" of reading is wonderful. Actually, my Dad wrote down many of these stories in his extensive "family history" scrapbooks. It was his hobby as an historian and a librarian, so many of our family's stories and pictures are saved for the generations. That's why I have access to such great old family photos! What a gift!
Thanks, Gentle Reader. It was a wonderful visit.
Thanks, Kay. I'm not one that loves the heat of summer. I prefer the milder temperatures, but it was worth spending the weekend in the heat for this visit!
Thanks, Nymeth, it was really a lot of fun, but it's taken me all week to recover! Too much heat and too much talking can be completely exhausting! :>)
Thanks, Cath!
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