More Sunday Rounds

Suburban Chicago, October 1962. Dad catches Mom again before she heads out to the hospitals.

Sunday Paper: New-Year Edition

Suburban Chicago, January 1962. Mom's in the Master Bedroom.

Gathered

Suburban, Chicago, October 1967. There's a reception under way.

Backyard Beauty

Suburban Chicago, October 1974. Things fall into place.

Taste Test

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

Halloween Manners: Enjoy your costume.

Suburban Chicago, 1961. Even my beloved babysitter can't persuade me.

Pilgrim

Suburban Chicago, October 1970. I am ready for the party.

Never miss an opportunity.

 

Suburban Chicago, January 1975. Gigi knows Mom's later dinner creates another chance to mooch.

Alert

Brookfield Zoo, 1975. The Arctic Fox considers the zoo visitors.

They go back.

Suburban Chicago, January 1961. The man sitting next to Dad was one of Dad's high-school classmates. He and his family joined us for a Sunday dinner.

Put that down and pay attention to me.

Suburban Chicago, November 1984. Meškė persuades Mom to stop knitting.

The Life Box (Part 31)

Suburban Chicago, 1965. Our grade-school art class encouraged seasonal drawings.

Patience

Suburban Chicago, June 1966. Our Lithuanian-School class waits for the speeches to end. We're in the school's basement again.

Grab a Book: Calm Edition

Suburban Chicago, September 1961. Mom still wears that brooch.

The Life Box (Part 30)

Suburban Chicago, about 1964. I believe Dr. Seuss inspired me.

Related by Marriage: Don't encourage them.

Suburban Chicago, early Autumn 1980. Mr. Irene's Dad, Uncle D, and Danutė feed the pests.

Favorite-Flower Reunion

Suburban Chicago, August 1965. Dad focuses on one of my favorites.

Mortgage Rates

Suburban Chicago, about 1957. Here are the rates the builder proposed for the subdivision in which my childhood home stood.

Thanks to my friend Mary for making this document available to us.

Coffee Service

Suburban Chicago, June 1961. That coffee pot was a great toy.

Distraction

Suburban Chicago, July 1970. I'm opening a gift (in a Madigan's box), but everyone admires Gigi.