The Nativity display opens.

Melrose Park, Illinois, December 1960. The best part about a December visit to Amling's is the sheep. (I'm wearing those Mickey Mouse mittens.)

Easter Manners: Deliver the Lilies

Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois, March 1961. I bring flowers to the grave of my maternal Grandfather, Jake. The "family plot" stands near the monument honoring the children who perished in the Our Lady of the Angels fire.

The coat in this photo was blue. I also wore it on the day I tried out nursery school. Those Mickey-Mouse mittens lasted through the next winter.

Sledding is not much fun when there are no hills nearby.

Suburban Chicago, December 1961. I am stuck on the flat driveway, wearing my Mickey-Mouse mittens.

Snowy Sunday

Thatcher Woods, Suburban Chicago, January 1961. I'm dressed in red again, and I wear the Mickey-Mouse mittens. I take the snowman home, and we find a spot for him in the backyard.