September Reunion

Madison, Wisconsin, September 1999. Enjoy the containers while they still are in good shape.

Related by Marriage: Home Wake

Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois, about 1939. We don't know who died, but Mr. Irene's family saved this image of the entry to a home wake.

Container Reunion

Madison, Wisconsin, June 2004. Here's another look at the front of our old house.

April Highlights

Chicago, Illinois, April 2007. Check out the flowers before you look up at the landmarks.

Blue Reunion

Chicago, Illinois, April 2007. We always call Hydrangeas "Boule de Neige." Even if they're blue.

It would be nice to have a little snow.

Suburban Chicago, December 1964. I never was good at shaping snowballs.

Borganza coats were popular in the 1960s. Borganza "fur" slightly resembled sheared beaver: fashion's answer to Naugahyde.

Early Containers

Madison, Wisconsin, June 2004. We're just getting started.

Container Gardening, in Three Takes

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Madison, Wisconsin, June 2004. I used to plant many containers. We've scaled back.

Sun Kissed

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Summer 1959. My Dad's twin sister, Jonė, and her daughter—my Toronto Cousin—pause in front of their home.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

Related by Marriage: Summer Steps

Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, Summer 1958. Mr. Irene's maternal Aunt Martha must have taken this photo because she's not in the picture. On the left stand Mr. Irene's Dad and Martha's husband, Wally. On the right are Mr. Irene's maternal Grandfather, Stanley, Mr. Irene's Mom, and Mr. Irene's maternal Grandmother, Anna.

Looking-Ahead Reunion

Madison, Wisconsin, June 2003. Last night's storms led me to think about summer gardening.

Sunday Walk, with Musytė

Kaunas, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, about 1972. My Kaunas Cousin and her mother, Kaunas Nina, prepare to take Musytė for a walk.

Stand over there, with the young people.

Lithuania, about 1940. Toronto Al's Dad, Vladas (the center fellow), stands with family.

Thanks to Toronto Al—my Toronto Cousin's husband—for making this photo available to us.

A Visit to Adler Planetarium

Chicago, Illinois, January 1961. My Dad's twin sister, Jonė, escorts me and her daughter—my Toronto Cousin—out of Adler Planetarium.

Related by Marriage: Capturing the Moment

Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, 1960. Mr. Irene takes his first step. His maternal Grandfather, Stanley, watches.

Mouthy

Rockford, Illinois, June 1957. My Parents again visit their Rockford friends. Their German Shepherd mouths the hand of the hostess's mother. My Mom and my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, sit on the upper level of the entryway.

Front Steps

Suburban Chicago, June 1962. Here's another photo taken fifty years ago. Mom, my paternal Grandmother Tatjana, and I stand on the front steps of my childhood home.

Grouped

 
Probably near Vilnius, Lithuania, about 1932. In this group, Suzanne—the wife of my Dad's older cousin, Henry—is the woman sitting next to the priest. I don't know whether this was Suzanne's extended family, or if she was a teacher joining colleagues and students at a school's entryway. 

Thanks to Suzanne's Granddaughter—my Kaunas Cousin—for making this photo available to us.

Related by Marriage: A Mama's Boy (in a good way)

Suburban Chicago, May 1961. Mr. Irene's Dad captures Mr. Irene and his Mom on Mother's Day. They're standing at the entrance to the ranch home in which Mr. Irene's Parents lived for 44 years.

Related by Marriage: Easter Manners: Line up.

Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, April 1962. Mr. Irene, his Parents, and his maternal Grandparents head out for Easter Mass.