Lilian's Tree

Snow on my Sunday walk. m Some of my badges. Books I purchased. The three German ones were from a book fair and the DNA one was from RootsTech. It is excellent.                                                         Quilt shop, shopping. Three of my DNA kits that I won. I'd already done 23&Me, before I thought of taking a photo. Closeup of the mural. Spring flowers, trying to bloom in winter. Temple.

Sunday in Salt Lake City dawned very, very dull. The clouds covered the mountains and if felt like a day to spend inside. I went to breakfast and was joined by Phil Young, a fellow Aussie. We chatted for awhile and then he left to fly out to Los Angeles. Going back to my room I was met with snow falling, blanketing everything in soft, powdery white. It was very interesting to stand and watch the trees, below be transformed. I watched Music and the Spoken Word, instead of attending. It was beautiful. The view from my window. Snowfall. After awhile I messaged several fellow Aussies, who were staying at the same hotel and we met downstairs, in Starbucks for hot drinks. Sharn White and I made the decision to walk to the supermarket, so donning beanies, gloves and getting our umbrellas we set of. We were like kids, playing in the snow and taking heaps of photos. It was fun walking up but walking back we realised that it was cold, so hurried.  I finished the day by doing my p

Friday morning saw several of us from The National Institute for Genealogical Studies meet up for a photo and chat. It was great to met others who are studying and see how they are going. Louise St Denis, the founder was great to chat with and listened to the ideas we had.  As it took longer than I thought, I skipped the first session and John Boeren and I sat and talked, for ages and then when the Vendor Hall opened, went our different ways. I used this time to catch-up with friends and get photos, as it was empty enough to do this. Group photos happened after the day's talks were over, with GeneaBloggers, Commonwealth and the Aussie Contingent. My last talk, for Friday was WATO, (What Are The Odds) workshop. I was disappointed. I expected that those of us paying for this would have been able to discuss our problems and how to work it out but the presenter had us working on hers. Not to mention that some didn't know what WATO was and had no idea what to do.