Through a Glass, Brightly Love, Light, and the Settlement of Northern AlbertaA WLBOTT Historical Society documentary Prologue: A Love for the Ages In the harsh and unforgiving wilderness of northern Alberta, two young people found one another. Elder JA was a handsome young man of modest means, possessed of a fine suit, a good education, […]
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Grocery Shopping, Part 2
(previous) part of our Tales of the WLBOTT series (next) Lyra and Lochlan were excited while on their drive to Midland to shop at the new Whole Foods. Neither had been to Whole Foods before, and this was their first adventure spending their new riches. After much debate, they […]
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Grocery Shopping, Part 1
(previous) part of our Tales of the WLBOTT series (next) Lochlan and Lyra were tired from their trip to central Texas and took a day to rest and catch up on chores. But in the back of their minds, they were thinking about all that money. Forty million dollars. […]
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The Herreras
(previous) part of our Tales of the WLBOTT series (next) We enjoyed meeting Lochlan and Lyra Herrera at our recent farmers’ market outing. Fred, our Penitent Intern, was excited to meet someone with such lyrical names, and was very curious when he learned Lochlan and Lyra were twins. “Are you identical twins?” They laughed. They’d […]
(previous) part of our Tales of the WLBOTT series (next) When Elder JP met with Sister Magdalena, the discussion drifted to their new hire, Kennetta Kornerstone. Elder JP mentioned an odd entry on the second page of her resume – femme fatale. Elder JP: “I asked her about this later. She just said, ‘ask anyone […]
part of our Tales of the WLBOTT series (next) Founding Elder JP knocked on Sister Magdalena‘s office door. Technically, it was the office of the Mayordomo de Semana, but it was Sister M‘s week to be Mayordomo. “Hola, Mayordomo. We’ve got a problem.” Sister Magdalena looked up from her paperwork and gave an eye-roll. “When […]
We knew from our initial interview that we wanted to hire Kennetta Kornerstone. You met Kennetta and her brother Stephan yesterday as they welcomed our first guests to the WLBOTT Sukkah. Our problem was where to place her. She had such an amazing resume that we could consider her for several positions. She had a […]
Under the patient and watchful eye of Elder MJ, the WLBOTT Ag Extension Service (Go Waggies!) planted a sprouting ginger root this spring. In early May, we planted it in a pot, and later transplanted it to a larger pot. It turns out, as it was meant to turn out, that our ginger doesn’t care […]
History is Personal for MeHistory professor Donna Seger enjoys following her curiosity. As a longtime Salem resident, she wanted to explore more than the city’s most infamous period. Following her curiosity, she started blogging about local history and culture. Now her blog, Streets of Salem, is over 15 years old with more than 12,000 ardent […]
One of our Elders, Elder MJ, has a fascinating family tree. We’re going to focus on Elder MJ‘s mother, Lupita, born in the Mexican state of Chihuahua in 1913. Today we’ll start with the big picture and drill down a bit. 1913 – The Drill-Down The Universe On January 1, 1913, the universe was approximately […]