Taste Test

Suburban Chicago, Spring 1973. We're baking cookies again.

Reflective Reunion

Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, October 1973. There are several pretty spots here.

Family Conference

Brookfield Zoo, February 1973. This group recognizes who is in charge.

Recuperation

Suburban Chicago, 1973. My paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, usually wore housecoats. I wear one because I just returned home from an appendectomy.

Near the Prairie-Dog Town

Medora, North Dakota, July 1973. They're not hiding.

Sunbathing Reunion

Brookfield Zoo, January 1973. Enjoy the winter warmth.

Spring Ritual

Kaunas, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, June 1973. Dora tends to the plot where Zigmunta (Dora's Mother), Jadzė (Dora's Sister), and Dora' first husband are buried.

Dora wrote, "Here I didn't know I was being photographed, but I liked this photo more than the other one."

She yawns.

Suburban Chicago, March 1973. Gigi may not be tired.

Ice Break

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1973. We lunch near Iceberg Lake.

Settlement

Near Medora, North Dakota, July 1973. The prairie-dog families stay close to their burrows.

Snowy Driveway

Suburban Chicago, December 1973. Mom's LeSabre will need a little cleaning.

Grab a Book: Serious-Tweed Edition

Suburban Chicago, December 1973. Sometimes Dad smiled for the selfie, and sometimes he struck a serious expression.

An Understanding

Suburban Chicago, December 1973. My paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, learned to admire Gigi.

The Independent One

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1973. The Bighorn Kid plans to wander ahead.

What ball? I'd rather play with your fuzzy slipper.

Suburban Chicago, June 1973. Gigi has found a spot in the living room.

Too Many Cookies

Glacier National Park, July 1973. We set out to take only short hike. We packed no sack lunches; we carried only a bag of Fig Newtons. We wandered for hours, and I ate most of the cookies.

Also: (1) I am holding a plastic bottle of baby oil. Foolish, fair-skinned teen! (2) I have a nose guard clipped to my sunglasses. Ha!

Autumn Walk

Morton Arboretum, Lisle Illinois, October 1973. Mom still wears those pants.

It will clear up.

Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, October 1973. We take a look from another angle.

Sunday-Drive Reunion

Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, October 1973. We're spending the afternoon at a favorite spot.

Sweater Weather

Suburban Chicago, 1973. Gigi wanted some bundling, too.