Springtime at Temple Square

Have you ever been Temple Square in Salt Lake City in the spring?

It is spectacular! There are gardens everywhere filled to the brim with gorgeous blooms..especially tulips of every color, size and variety.

Of course the temple itself is so beautiful and looks like a castle…which in a way it is.. It is the house of the Lord and so shouldn’t it be a castle? If you are not familiar with Mormon temples and what they are used for you can go to this link and learn all about them https://www.lds.org/church/temples/why-we-build-temples?lang=eng

It is the most peaceful place I know of on earth.

Every 6 months we have a worldwide General Conference and it is held in the conference center which is across the street from the Salt Lake City temple and if you go on a tour you can go up top and watch the sunset and look at more gardens that are on top of this building. You can learn more here https://www.lds.org/locations/temple-square-conference-center?lang=eng&_r=1

We took our grand kids to the temple grounds and they loved going around and picking up petals that have fallen. I took a photo of their little hands with some of their petals.

I think this pink tulip is one of my favorites…the colors are so breathtaking.

Me and my hubby and our 4 grands

I love this picture of two of my grandsons …they are just so cute with one another

I love my granddaughter 🙂

My daughter Madeline and her daughter.

My precious son in law and his boys

Families can be Forever

Karins Kottage

Welcome to Karins Kottage! There is always something fun going on! You would think after becoming an empty nester couple that our nest would be very quiet and empty but our Kottage nest is usually more full than what we started out with! You might find me hosting a birthday party or graduation party and a baby shower on the same weekend or a big outdoor get together with 25 of our friends and family in the backyard or maybe I might be in the kitchen trying out a new recipe for my hubby and I to grill on the BBQ for a quiet night for the two of us. I am passionate about entertaining and setting a beautiful table! I may or may not have an addiction to cloth napkins and fun salad plates oh and goblets too! I think I will always have a home decorating DIY project in the works as long as my hubby is on board with me haha. We have painted A LOT in the 6 homes we have owned in the 35 years that we have been married as well as re-done multiple pieces of furniture, added wall and ceiling treatments, replaced lights, bathroom fixtures and even tiled floors! I have sewn what seems like a million window treatments for our home as well as for family, made slipcovers, and duvets and even a formal dress or two!