Each morning while at Grandma Ganus’ house I would quickly dress, straighten the homemade quilt […]
Category: Mickelsen Hazel
Fireflies and Grandpa Ganus
Grandpa Heber Monroe Ganus The memory exists in my mind much like a magical dream. […]
Pull up a chair and Sit a Spell
Grandma Hazel (Mickelsen) Ganus, Stella May (Montgomery) Ganusand Grandpa Heber Monroe Ganus Long before we […]
Grandma at the Academy
San Luis Stake Academy abt 1900Alamosa Public Library Initially, as I perused the meager contents […]
Gobble Gobble—Raising Turkeys
Recently I learned, much to my surprise, that Grandma Hazel (Mickelsen) Ganus raised turkeys at […]
Married to a Southerner
I lived in Texas for quite a few years and I remember so clearly the […]
Feeding the Bindlestiffs
I knew my Grandma Hazel Mickelsen Ganus well. She died in 1987, the day before […]
School then and now
School will be starting soon and as I see the kids shopping for school clothes […]
Spooky Mountain Stories
As we sat on the lawn chairs pulled up close to the fire pit, the […]
A Poor Substitute for a Sandwich
When I married into my husband’s family, I was taken back by their love of […]