Comments on: Advent 2009: “Christmas is Coming,” Hazel Washburn and Lorenzo Mitchell

By: Anita Davis

Anita Davis — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 03:21:19 +0000

I am the granddaughter of Hazel Stolworthy Washburn, and while it is true that Grandma Hazel wrote quite a bit of poetry, the poems of hers that I have seen, probably 20 or so are all of the more solemn and spiritual sort, dealing with the struggles of life, death, faith, etc. I haven’t seen any about light topics. I don’t know that this is not her poem, but I kind of doubt it.

By: Maurine

Maurine — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:14:50 +0000

Let me add my congratulations, Ardis. You continually amaze us with the interesting subjects and stories you find.

Also, thanks to Justin for his assistance in identifying people.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:27:24 +0000

Haven’t done it — will do it — need a little time to find pictures. Good idea!

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:12:23 +0000

If you haven’t done one, Ardis, how about an illustrated post pertaining to the history of Relief Society halls?

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:31:57 +0000

Wow! *blushing* Thank you, Randy, Ardis, Hunter, and Researcher! I’d like to give a shout-out to my dog, Sylvester Smith. Regarding a post, I’ll have to think about some possible topics. (I’ve always wanted to know why Heber J. Grant was baptized at age 7, but that’s a pretty narrow topic.)

By: Researcher

Researcher — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:06:22 +0000

Congratulations, Ardis; what a lovely blog and community you’ve created. And, congratulations to Justin, as well. A round of applause for both of you!

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:45:26 +0000

… to say nothing of 23,258 spam comments (the program only started assigning comment numbers after I switched the way URLs were created, in case you notice the discrepancy between my statements and the URLs — Akismet keeps track of every last one). I want credit for having scanned that much dreck to be sure no good comments were trapped there!

By: Hunter

Hunter — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:28:43 +0000

Congrats, Justin. You definitely deserve a prize — your comments and research are always fantastic. (And this latest one with a link to a photo and history of Hazel Washburn didn’t disappoint!)

And congrats to Keepapitchinin! 10,000 comments!

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:40:15 +0000

You’ll have to listen to the barking Jingle Bells for that one, iguacu. Funny!

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:38:25 +0000

Imagine bells ringing, whistles buzzing, and balloons falling from the ceiling. That is in celebration of Justin, not only for his phenomenal research skills — and successful identification of Hazel! — but this time in recognition of his having made …

KEEPA’S 10,000TH COMMENT!!

(Exclusive of spam, that is.) Whoo-hoo!

(Hey, I realize no one will be as excited by that as I am, but indulge me, will you?)

I wish I had a prize for you, Justin. Want to request a post in your honor? What topic?