Story Telling

Last night we all went to the Timpanogos Story Telling Festival's Midwinter Conference. What a delightful break from the cold, wet and smoggy winter doldrums. I told Becky as we were walking out that it was like a big turkey dinner on a fast Sunday. Just getting a taste of the Summer event takes me back to Provo Canyon in late Summer, sitting in the tents and enjoying one of our family's favorite Summer rituals. I enjoy that memory as much as any Hawaiian vacation.



For those of you that don't know about the festival, it is over Memorial day weekend every summer at Timpanogos park in Provo Canyon. We go every year and I usually take a day or two off work to attend the weekday session. Funny stories, sad stories, interesting stories and even some just plain stories. When they are told by the world's best story tellers you cannot help but being taken away for a few minutes to another place and time. The great thing is that even our kids love the festival... every one of them. We all look forward to it and relish the little treasures of books, CDs and DVDs we bring home.


Here are some photos of festivals past...

It gets hot in August.

The crew waiting for the next story

Making pottery at the festival at the foot of Timp. Don't leave it behind this year!


At the Scera Shell for the Saturday night Laughin'




The band warming us up for some fun!

The real star of the show

It just doesn't get any better...

The blondie girl

Puppet masters!

Lunch with Tucano's. Maybe it does get better!

Riding the shuttle bus to the story telling festival is as fun as a roller coaster!