May 23, 2018 - Springville, UT

We left Genola, UT early this morning because we had an appointment to take our Lil’ Home (LH) in for service at Davies Motor in Springville, UT.  The mechanic discovered that there was a hole in the tailpipe and the gaskets for the manifold were blown out (some bolts were broken off).  Russell, the shop owner, said he did not think they could finish repairs in one day.

See the hole in the tailpipe

New chrome tailpipe replaced the old one

While the LH was being worked on I went off by myself to explore areas not too far from the shop.

Barn Swallow at waterhole

Red-winged Blackbird

Barn Swallows

Not too sure if it is Clark's Nutcracker

American Robin

Barn Swallow

When I got back from photo shooting Erwin said the mechanics could not finish the job. We asked if we could stay in our LH for the night in the back of the shop. 

 

The Shop Cat

Manifold with old gaskets removed

In order to work on the engine they needed to
go in our bedroom, removed the panels by the closet

Spending the night here 

I did not feel like cooking, so we went out to eat at The Sunglow Cafe.  The foods were hearty and good, but the dining area was almost empty.

~~Edith

May 22, 2018 - Mona & Genola, UT

It was a perfect, beautiful morning for us to go visit Young Living Farm in Mona, UT to buy some essential oils and to visit horses and animlas in pastures.

Gary Young and his wife, Mary had their first organic herb farming and distillation in 1993  After establishing Young Living in 1994, the Youngs added more farmland in Utah and Idaho.  Gary spent over 30 years studying the benefits of essential oils.

On May 12, 2018 Gary passed away at the age of 69 due to complications after series of strokes.  A funeral was held at Young Living Farm with thousands of mourners in attendance. Erwin's niece, Phoebe and her parents went there to pay their respects.

Gary Young

There is a store on the premises, and we wanted to pick up some products we need before we begin our summer journey.  After the purchase we took a long walk on the farmland to see Percherons, white bisons, miniature horses and two-humped camel.

While we were on our way back to the parking lot we could smell that something was being distilled at the distillation plant. We walked up to see what plant they were distilling. It was Juniper, the same plant that was distilled last year when we came to visit with Phoebe.

After coming back home both of us needed a good nap. We chilled out for rest of the afternoon before having dinner with Phoebe and her family.

~Edith