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The Tilted Kiln 215 W St. George Blvd 435-275-6603 Hours: Tuesday - Friday 12:00-8:00; Saturday 10:00-6:00 www.thetiltedkiln.com https://www.facebook.com/thetiltedkiln/ Today the children and I got to play with clay at The Tilted Kiln in St. George . I had driven past this pottery studio many times not realizing all the fun things it has to offer. It's not just a pottery shop, though there is a section that some great local artists have pottery for sale. It has a section of ceramics that you can buy and paint yourself and they will cook it again after that.  That was fun to see. So many great ideas, from painting a large platter with the family name or something like "Dad's Burgers"to piggy banks and garden gnomes. They also had quite a few Christmas related ceramic crafts to paint. My kids and I had so much fun browsing the ideas and we surely will find ourselves back in the shop come summer vacation! :) You can come back for parties or other group ac...

Just about a month ago, my family and I participated in The March for Women's Liberty here in St. George. It was a great event for the whole family. We waved our American flag and huddled close together as it was a crispy and windy day. It was a happy and peaceful day as all who gathered - did so in friendliness and peace. Me and my girls I remember when I first heard the word feminism. I thought it was a bad word because I was raised to want to be a stay-at-home mom and home maker. And I thought that feminism meant that you couldn't do that or that you wouldn't want to or that it was looked down on. In 2014, I began to be a little better informed about what feminism really means and that is equality . I am a big fan of equality. My Ella The thing is, even though I appreciate the right to choose what my life will be like, whether I would or should go to college, have a career, etc. I always really wanted what my society wanted from me. So, it really wasn...

Making Friends 101 After moving back to the U.S. - there was definitely a readjustment period for me. So, I put time into starting a blog. And then getting myself out there, making friends and getting involved and going places and doing things with the children. Then when I did that, and I did it successfully, there really was no time to blog about how great St. George is. I have come across a few other mommy bloggers that have attempted to explain just how great this area is, but after a time, everyone kinda stops and it's because we are enjoying the sunshine and the nature and all that this area has to offer that we stop blogging or just don't do it as often. Recently a good friend, Michelle, that I met shortly after moving here, asked if I would write some blog posts for her on her blog Green Kale and Yams about my recent change has a Vitamix owner. I said, yes. Now it's time to get the word out, that I have switched over from using a cheap model smoothie make...

Went on the River walk in Zion's National Park back in April. Still not very green in the trees, but it was more quiet in the park than in Summer - and we could drive up and park in the parking spaces right at the start of each trail, so it pays to go in the off season. Kids really enjoyed it. Me, too.

Even Stevens Sandwiches 471 St. George Blvd. St. George, Utah This is me, on my birthday eating a great sandwich 'tis the season of giving... I drove passed Even Stevens on St. George Blvd at lunch time, the parking lot was packed. I am so grateful that we live in a community where people love to eat & help each other. This is the sandwich shop with a mission. Eat to Give! For every sandwich you buy, they will donate one sandwich (a voucher of sorts) to one of the three shelters and food bank in St. George.  Is that awesome or what? I love it. Not only that, but I have been privileged to try one of their very tasty sandwiches. It was a Pot Roast Dip. It was actually turkey and it had this sweet pepper jelly on it. The bread was nice and toasty but not like a dry toast, it was definitely fried and it came with au jus and a pickle spear. It was delicious! I am eager to try out more of their selections. Really good food - with a cause! I love it. Love it. L...

According to Hedgehog Electric , this is the must see list for Christmas lights in Southwestern Utah. See map here for route! Thanks to my sister for finding me these links! I drove by this house the other day but the lights were not on yet... crazy how into the Christmas lights this house has a lot going on... image found here: video There is one newer spot to browse Christmas lights and that is at the new Desert Garden up on Red Hills Parkway next to Pioneer Park aka Dixie Rock! Okay, that's about all I have to say about that. One more thing, The Christmas lights display at Town Square at Main and Tabernacle are awesome... much better than at the Temple. I was a little disappointed with how few lights they had up at the temple... but I guess the temple makes up for it by having a nativity presentation and all those cool things you can do inside the visitor center.... image found here . which brings up a childhood memory. When I was a kid, I lived on t...

Zeppe's Ice 1812 W. Sunset Blvd #2 St. George, Utah 435-773-7140 www.zeppesice.com When I was a kid, my Mom used to have this laminated ice cream cone (flat paper) on the closet door in the kitchen. Each cone had our name on it. And every time we read a Friend  magazine article we would earn a paper laminated scoop of ice cream for our cone. And at the end of the month she would take us out for ice cream. But actually, we usually went for Frozen Yogurt which has always been the in-thing here in St. George as long as I can remember. The trendy hot spot back then was Dixie Frozen Yogurt. It was in the old shopping center on Bluff where K-mart is still located. It was always a welcome treat. I loved getting gummy bears on my frozen yogurt.  Now all the frozen yogurt places are self serve and you always spend too much money! Okay, there are several yummy frozen yogurt and ice cream places around here now, and I will review each of them another day, but today, I wa...