On June 2, 2019, Dave and I drove to the cabin for the first time this spring. Dave wanted to de-winterize
the cabin and spread termite-killer. On our way, we stopped at the Park City Home Depot to buy termite killer. Dave sat on one of the small John Deere tractors which had a “For sale--$2395” sign in front of it. I took Dave’s photo and he emailed it to Jonny with the comment, “An idea for a Father’s Day gift.”
The daffodils which Dave’s dad planted were in bloom. We sat inside the cabin on the couches and let the silence envelop us. There was no cell phone coverage, so Dave couldn’t receive any of the texts that assail him day and night, now that he is a bishop. “I can’t believe how quiet and peaceful this is,” Dave sighed. We tried to plan how to fit overnight visits to the cabin into our life this summer, but it seemed just too complicated. Dave likes to go walking with his friends early on Saturday mornings, and he will have bishopric meetings at 6:30 or 7:30 a.m. every Sunday morning.
After checking out the cabin, we drove into Kamas for an
“everything” shake at Hi-Mountain. The
shake is decadent—a mixture of ice cream and several different candy bars—Skor,
butterfinger, Hershey’s, and more. It
was an “I can’t believe I ate this” event.
It was also very good.
We then
drove along the Mirror Lake Road as far as we could, until it was closed due to
snow drifts. I never get enough of that
road. The snow-covered mountains loom
high above and the Provo River rushes alongside. Every turnout is a trailhead, beckoning us to
delightful hikes.
On Sunday, June 3, 2019, I hosted a family dinner with Korean food. I decided to try "Korean" because I wanted my grandson Spencer's wife, Naomi, to critique my ginger ice cream.
The fortune cookies will take a few more tries!
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