Saturday, December 11, 2021

RECENT ACRYLIC PAINTINGS, DIFFERENT SIZES…Christmas gifts perhaps?

8 x 10. BLUEBERRY COUNTRY 

16 x 20 TOBACCO RIVER

18 x 24 EAGLE HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE 

6 x 6” (shelfie) EAGLE HARBOR

8 x 10, winter calm

20 x 24…BEACH BY TOBACCO RIVER 

 

I just had knee replacement surgery…this is wHATit looks like

ME AND MY GIRLS ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO

CARRIE CAME TO VISIT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO…HERE WE ARE, KNITTING UP A STORM

 



Pete and maryjane. HaapalaS daughter married patty and Gene Ruohonen’s son recently
Sorry, can’t find names of the couple

Scene from Traprock

 

Sunday, October 31, 2021



GATHERING FOR CHURCH IN ALASKA, OCTOBER 

IN 1985, THIS GROUP LIVED IN WYOMING...  ME, PETE, MY PARENTS VISITED THEM ON OUR WAY TO ARIZONA.  FRONT…MARY HONKALA, HOLDING CARL, MARIANNE AND MATT RAASAKKA, ME, MOM…LYNN TOROLA, CALVIN HOLDING PAUL,  ANNI AND ROLAND HILL, HOLDING WENDY, TIM  RUONAVAARA, MY DAD…THANKS ROLAND FOR THE PHOTO! 

Brian and Russell helminen packaging deer mear in ALASKA in oct.

RUSSELL AND KATRINA’S KIDS HELPING…MAKING SAUSAGE.

 

PHOTOS TAKEN AT SVEN TOROLA AND KATY JOHNSON WEDDING IN OCTOBER
THE FOUR COUSINS…CADE, STAN, SVEN AND WARREN





MOST OF WALLY AND LYNN’S FAMILY




 

EVELYN HELMINEN AND TODD JORDAN WERE RECENTLY MARRIED IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA

RECENT PAINTING OF TOBACCO RIVER…11 x 14 acrylic

TODD AND EVIE

BRIAN AND AMY TOROLA CAME TO INTRODUCE ME TO THEIR NEW PUPPY WILLA

 

Sunday, October 10, 2021

GRANDSON BRANNON TOROLA AND I

AWESOME SHIP JUST WENT UNDER THE BRIDGE

FOUR GENERATIONS....ME WITH DAVID, DAUGHTER JANIE (married to Levi Erkkila) AND BABY LUCY

VISITED WITH DAN AND HEIDI HELMINEN AND MARGIE AT CULVERS RECENTLY

 

ANOTHER SCENE FROM MY DECK...LOVE IT

TENNIS TOURNAMENT IN COKATO RECENTLY
FRONT:  CHUCK KESKY, JEFF HUOTARI, WAYNE BEKKALA, BRAD HALONEN
BACK: BRUCE YLITALO, KARL BEKKALA, PAUL KIVISTO, GREG AND MIKKO HALONEN
(Thanks for pic., Mikko)

NEW PAINTING, 11 x 14 acrylic..TOBACCO RIVER (text if interest) 

BRIAN AND AMY TOROLA WITH THEIR NEW FAMILY MEMBER “WILLA”

 

Saturday, October 2, 2021

DARLENE AND TOMAS DAUGHTER VALENTINA TICKLING THE IVORIES AT MY HOUSE

PETE KERANEN, VISITING THE COPPER COUNTRY FROM MPLS.



BOYS HANGING OUT AT OUR HOUSE YEARS AGO...TOROLA, ESKOLA, HALONEN, KANGAS AND?

AT PATTY’S POND, LAC LABELLE ON A “SURVIVAL TRIP...PETE, THE LEADER


 

MORE PATTY’S POND...JURMU, MYTTY, KANGAS, TOROLA, PARKS

ANOTHER PATTY’S POND TRIP WITH ME AND SOME GIRLS ADDED...MARGIE, KALA ,DOUG WARREN PARKS ,REINO ,STEVE HALONEN, TERRY MYTTY ,CHERIE JURMU ,CARRIE, LEAH, DAVID ,PAULA TOLKKINEN ,MARY KAY HAATAJA ,LINDA KESTI ,MARY HILLSTROM ,MARTIN KESTI ,DAVE JURMU ,ME, GLENN PARKS ,WALLY ,BRIAN PETERSON, DOUG JURMU ,DANNY JURMU ,AARON KANGAS

ANOTHER AWESOME MORNING FROM MY BALCONY...THE SUN RAYS WERE BETWEEN TWO SAILBOAT MASTS.   HAPPY ACCIDENT 

 

Memories of the CASITA

LOTS OF FLOWERS ALONG HOUGHTON WATERFRONT....TENDED BY VOLUNTEERS 

EVELYN HELMINEN(Margie and Brian) AND TODD JORDAN WERE MARRIED THIS PAST WEEK

DAVE, ANN, ME, HOLDING LUCY, MOM JANIE....FIRST GRANDCHILD 
FOR DAVE AND ANN

 

Sunday, September 12, 2021


WILLISTON, NODAK BUNCH...HELMINENS, HOKENSONS, HENDRICKSONS, LUNDEENS, SALMENS, KANGAS’S, JOHNSONS, TOROLAS...(kiitos, wally)




 

Saturday, September 11, 2021



VISIT WITH LUKE, DIANE (mom) AND HANNAH PETERSON 


RECENT ENGAGEMENT OF AXEL ANDERSON AND MOLLY TOLKKINNEN

VISITORS FROM MPLS...DENISE AND STEVEN JOHNSON

ANTTI HELMINEN RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM BOOTCAMP IN OKLAHOMA