A Closer Look (Part 77)

Summer Cottage, Russia, 1914. This is my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, at age 17.

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Younger

Kaunas, Lithuania, about 1940. This is my Dad's older cousin Vytas.

In His Late Twenties

Brooklyn, New York, June 1951. Mom captures Dad during a visit to the park.

In the Garden

Kaunas, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, about 1957. The husband of my Mom's maternal Aunt, Dora, walks in the garden of my Mom's childhood home.

In-Flight Entertainment

St. Kazimieras's Day

Kaunas, Lithuania, about 1926. Lithuanians celebrate name days, and today is one of the biggies: St. Kazimieras's day.

This is Kazimieras, my Dad's paternal Uncle. Here's the original post.

"Niente altro. Non ci sono tanti segreti."

"Nothing else. There aren't many secrets" ... to making cannoli:

"Ah ... mi sento un uccello in un giardino." ("Ah ... I hear a bird in a garden.")

The Bay Window, from the Outside

Suburban Chicago, June 1962. The bay window stirs up many memories.

My paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, was 65 years old in 1962.

A Closer Look (Part 59)

Southwestern Lithuania, about 1912. This is Mr. Irene's Great-Grandfather Jacob.

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Related Reunion

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, December 2015. This is Mary Kay. She's the dog that ties our pack together. Mary Kay is Baci's and Rex's older Sister. She also is Poppy's Mother.

CORRECTION: This poodle is not Mary Kay. It's Buffy, another relation. Buffy is Baci's and Rex's older half-sister. Sorry Buffy!!

A Closer Look (Part 58)

Southwestern Lithuania, about 1912. This is Mr. Irene's Great-Grandmother Agnes.

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"Why do people like him flourish in old age?"

The New York Times profiles Lithuanian filmmaker Jonas Mekas.

A Visit from Tatjana

Lake Nipissing, Ontario, Canada, July 1964. My paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, visits us during our vacation. We take a ride in the dinghy and stop to pick blueberries.

A Different Angle

Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, June 6, 1969. Elena, one of the two younger sisters of my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, writes, "To Tanjusha, my dear sister."

This photo was one of three publicity shots Elena sent to Tatjana.

Thanks to my friend D for translating the text from Russian to English.

A Beloved Visitor

Suburban Chicago, April 1974. This is my Dad's parental Aunt, Victoria. This photo dates from the time Victoria stayed with us.

A Closer Look (Part 20)

Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, May 1931. This is my Great-Grandmother, Nina K. She was fifty-seven years old when she sat for this photo. Here's the original post.

Half Smile

Suburban Chicago, November 1965. Dad relies on a familiar expression for the self-timer setting.

Perception

Suburban Chicago, January 1964. Today, people in their sixties don't look like this, do they?

The Brooklyn Ladies

Brooklyn, New York, April 3, 1961. My paternal Grandmother Tatjana's Sister-in-Law, Victoria (second from left), sent this memento snapshot to Tatjana.

Stay Awake

Tinley Park, Illinois, December 1963. My Paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, begins to doze as she visits with my Godfather's Mother-in-law.