It's Saturday night, and she's ready for her bath.

Door County, Wisconsin, April 1976. Gigi liked getting bathed.

A Summer Bath, in Three Takes

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Verona, Wisconsin, August 2014. Everyone enjoys getting under a sprinkler.

Russian Lake

Near Penza, Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Summer 1956. Natasha, a younger sister of my paternal Grandmother Tatjana, wrote "To my dear sister Tanjusha, in the summer."

Thanks (again) to my dear friend D for translating the text from Russian to English.

Dog Bath

Mr. Irene stopped yesteday at the mega-pet shop to buy dog food. The clerk handed Mr. Irene a receipt with a $5.00 voucher for a free bath. The clerk said, "Oh! Look! You have a voucher for a free bath." Mr. Irene replied, "Is it okay if I wait until next time, when I bring one of the dogs?"

Suburban Chicago, November 1969. Dad warms the water at the basement utility sink. Gigi should be comfortable when she gets a bath. There's a can of Woolite on the shelf.

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Suburban Chicago, November 1969. Gigi likes baths. She's ready to jump into the sink.

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Suburban Chicago, November 1969. I'm wearing a protective apron, but it's really not necessary. Gigi is a compliant bather.

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Suburban Chicago, November 1969. Mom swaddles Gigi so that she won't catch cold as she dries.