Halloween Manners: Enjoy your costume.

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

Rice

Probably Brooklyn, New York, about 1952. My Dad's friend marries. Check out the bride's shoes.

September Reunion

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

A Closer Look (Part 78)

Palanga, Lithuania, about 1920. This is a relative of my paternal Grandfather, Vytautas.

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Baby-Chipmunk Reunion

Verona, Wisconsin, August 2016. This fellow recently visited our front steps. Cute feet, cutie!!

The resort has many attractions.

Palanga, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1957. The beach isn't the only spot.

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

Look Up

Rome, Italy, April 1984. We've climbed a lot of steps.

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.

Interpretive Reunion

New Glarus, Wisconsin, May 6, 2016. That's not what we had in mind.

A Closer Look (Part 66)

Kaunas, Lithuania, about 1938. My Dad's twin sister, Jonė, enjoys a spring day with a friend.

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Another Party at the German Villa

Kaunas, Lithuania, April 26, 1927. The American Consul to Lithuania wrote:

This storm had abated somewhat when Professor Ranzoni and I went to the Morahts' where we were invited for the dinner they were giving President and Mrs. Smetona and the Minister President and Mrs. Voldemaras. Lily was unable to go . . . There were again 13 persons at the table, my second experience of this kind within 24 hours . . . this was the President's first appearance in a private gathering since his election. Mrs. Smetona has always wanted to accept such invitations, but the Foreign Offie steadfastly objected on the ground that it would be improper for the President to appear socially at legations since by so doing, he would be obliged to accept all such invitations, whether he wishes to or not. But Mrs. Smetona finally had her way, as usual. She accepted the Moraht invitation on the condition that the party should be informal; so to keep up the fiction of informality, no invitations were send out and the guests were requested to come in afternoon clothes. Everybody did this but Professor Voldemaras, who wore a Tuxedo. The party was rather stiff at first, but after the first glass of wine, everybody became lively and the animation became greater as time passed. After dinner, the ladies played bridge. Mr. Moraht retired to a quiet corner with the President and talked for over an hour. Professor and Mrs. Voldemaras left and midnight and the President and his wife an hour later. Mr. Moraht compelled the professor and me to stay one. We left at about half-past one after a very enjoyable and interesting evening.

 Thanks to the Consul's Granddaughter for making this photo and narrative available to us.

The Older Generation

Seligenstadt, Germany, about 1947. My maternal Grandfather Jake (third from left) stands with group of Displaced Persons at the camp. Jake was in his late forties when he fled Lithuania.

We're not gloomy.

Suburban Chicago, January 1962. My Toronto Cousin and I are happy to go outside, even if the skies are cloudy.

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.

Related by Marriage: Three Gents

Evanston, Illinois, about 1984. Mr. Irene and two of his housemates return to their old living quarters as they ready to attend a wedding.

A Closer Look (Part 54)

Palanga, Lithuania, about 1920. This is my paternal Grandfather, Vytautas. He was 26 years old in 1920. Family members referred to Vytautas as "the grey one" because his hair color changed when he was quite young.

We don't have many photos of him in civilian clothing; I would enjoy seeing him wearing that hat.

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Spanish-Steps Reunion

Rome, Italy, April 1984. I'm ready for a hazelnut gelato.

The Same Steps

Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany, 1946. Dad took several shots of this spot.

Campus Steps

Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany, 1946. My Dad's classmates gather for a lunch break.