Category: Family

Arizona Flower (Ellis)

Arizona Flower (Ellis)

by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic Oct 2019 My lovely granddaughter, Lucy, was becoming quite the young woman. I thought the photo of her back-lit in front of an Arizona tropical plant (see below) was striking and I foolishly thought I could capture that background. I could not. I almost gave up in frustration […]

First Performance (Ellis)

First Performance (Ellis)

by Godfrey J. Ellis – 12×16 Acrylic Sep 2019 This, the first public performance by one of my grandsons, 15-year-old Simon, took place at the Olympia Farmer’s Market in July of 2019. We were proud of him not only for his excellent music but also for his courage to perform in public for the first […]

The Big Squeeze

The Big Squeeze

by Godfrey J. Ellis This cartoon was NOT drawn for the book. In August of 2019, we attended a 50th reunion of the Vancouver 1st Ward.  Participants were encouraged to share the story of their joining the Church at that time.  My story, from back in early 1963, included the funny incident of two large […]