Amyanne rigby
Tracing our Revolutionary Roots
Happy 4th of July. On July 4, 1990, I was nearly 16 and I had the chicken pox. I passed the long itchy days in preparation H and with a...
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Amyanne rigby
- May 31
- 2 min
Henry Rogers Cleveland
I hope your faith is strengthened because of what Henry did and that perhaps you even view the temple a little bit differently because of...
Amyanne rigby
- May 28
- 5 min
Honoring the Great DGB
"They might not need me- yet they might- I’ll let my Heart be just in sight- A smile so small as mine might be Precisely their necessity-...
Amyanne rigby
- May 1
- 3 min
Growth and my hometown
Our family’s roots run deep in Cedar City. Henry Lunt, the first person named to settle Cedar City, arrived here in a snow storm on...
Amyanne rigby
- Mar 19
- 3 min
Remembering Clyde
I grew up in the original part of town on 2nd East. To me, it was paradise. I learned to roller skate on that street, raced my...
Amyanne rigby
- Feb 22
- 4 min
Our Own Heart to Heart Story
I have a reoccurring nightmare…. I am scrunched up in a hospital corner in a metal chair clutching our baby's infant carrier. While my...
Amyanne rigby
- Feb 7
- 2 min
Kickin' Valentines
Kickin' Valentine's was a time honored tradition in the 80's. Ever heard of it? You know when you left a Valentine on a friend or...
Amyanne rigby
- Jan 31
- 2 min
Love, Laugh and Gather Treasured Memories!
When we were kids, my cousin Shane and I bid on a Billy Goat at the Cedar City Livestock Auction. It is a very vague and distant memory....
Amyanne rigby
- Jan 19
- 4 min
Hodson, A Classic
It’s tradition that keeps a city close. It’s tradition which leads town residents to call a town, home. Cedar City’s tradition of...
Amyanne rigby
- Dec 31, 2021
- 3 min
Christmas Treasures
On the night before Christmas Eve, a vintage vehicle decorated in Christmas lights pulled up in front of our home. I was a little taken...
Amyanne rigby
- Sep 19, 2021
- 2 min
Lucile and my 7 Word Memoir
hot rolls, tin cups, baker's secret cake Maleck was the last of my babies I placed in my grandmother's arms. How glad I was the two of...
Amyanne rigby
- Sep 15, 2021
- 1 min
Autumn Splendor
Autumn explodes in a kaleidoscope of color: orange, red, yellow leaves lingering on oak trees waiting... for the moment to drop.
Amyanne rigby
- Aug 12, 2021
- 3 min
It's a Dog's Life
Do you like dogs? Up until COVID hit, I did not like dogs. In fact, as a kid I literally maneuvered my baby sister between myself and any...
Amyanne rigby
- Jul 25, 2021
- 3 min
My Faithful Black Mormon Pioneer- Sarah Ann Mode
Today is Pioneer Day in Utah as I sit at my computer letting my fingers do the talking. The sun is about to set and firecrackers are...
Amyanne rigby
- Jul 21, 2021
- 2 min
We all scream for ice cream!
What’s your favorite ice cream flavor? Me, I am a chocolate kind of gal, but every now and then I let my taste buds wander. My love...
Amyanne rigby
- Jul 13, 2021
- 3 min
A salute to summer- Chevy trucks, snow cones, and baseball
Our ’71 Chevy made its final drive down Cedar’s Main Street last week (Next week it will make a new home with a vintage car collector). ...
Amyanne rigby
- Jul 5, 2021
- 2 min
Praying for the cows
Cows. “Stand perfectly still and don’t worry they are just as afraid of you as you are of them,” my grandfather instructed as I was...
Amyanne rigby
- Jun 27, 2021
- 2 min
Summer Dreams extinguished by COVID
My summer dream was to be in London, England this month celebrating my best friend, Suzanne’s, birthday. Yep, my daughter and I had found...
Amyanne rigby
- Jun 23, 2021
- 2 min
The Great Outdoors and our favorite Dad!
Growing up, the extent of my outdoor experiences included driving through national parks and camping in the backyard. But we did have...