Monday, February 16, 2026

FLORIDA GANG WITH SERVICES AT ANNIE AND KEN’S
(Thanks for pic, Annie)

Visitors AT MY APT….ANN RAUTIOLA, KAREN AND JIM

I TOOK THIS PHOTO WHEN WE WERE ALL YOUNG, SEEMS WE HAD A BUSYBEES (crafts) AT OUR HOUSE…WE MANAGED TO GET ALL THE NAMES, BUT NOT THE GIRL BELOW MARYKAY….CAN ANYONE TELL US WHO SHE IS.?


EDDIE MANISTO WITH LEAH, DOUG  AND BEN THE DOG

BRUCE, CALVIN, LEO, DAN, MARTIN AND ANTTI
HELMINEN BOYS A FEW YEARS AGO 

 



TEMPERATURE INVERSION FROM TECH AS SEEN FROM MY APARTMENT 


NEW HOUGHTON CHURCH





 

MY BROTHER PAUL AND WIFE LINDA 

TREATS AT BK LAST WEEK…GREAT GRANDS W MOMS…TESSA HYRKAS AND 

MY NIECES (Paul and Linda’s) KATRINA, ALI AND ANNA

TINA(HYRKAS) AND FAMILY..BOB, NATHAN, JANA AND TINA

 

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

ME, SISTER COOKIE AND KARLA SANDELL ](frphoenix)
WITH DESERTS AFTER LUNCH AT QUINCYS

90thBIRTHDAY PARTY FOR  VINCENT YLITALO FROM MPLS..
HE AND HIS WIFE MARCY

 MY PAINTING OF THE FORMER HOUGHTON CHURCH WHICH WILL HANG IN THE NEW CHURCH, WITH THE FIRST CHURCH  PAINTING THE CONGREGATION HAD IN HANCOCK

 

DARLENE, AMY, JANIE

MARY, LORETTA, KATRINA

 11 x 14” WATER COLOR “PURE KEWEENAW “

 DAVE AND SONS CHOPPING AND PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS BRUNCH



GRANDDAUGHTER TINA (HYRKAS) ZEGEL AND FAMILY VISITING
BOB, NATHAN, JANA, TINA

 



MY LADIES. CHRISTMAS PARTY


ANN,ME,ABBY



JOLENE, MARIKA, JENNA

 

PETE’S BACHELOR CAR…NO GIRLS ALLOWED…HE WAS ABOUT 17 YEARS OLD 

A CHRISTMAS GATHERING/SALAD LUNCH AT JOANNE HELTUNENS

THE ANGEL SURVIVED AFTERI BROKE IT THIS SUMMER…I DUCT TAPED IT TOGETHER AS I DROPPED IT THIS SUMMER.  I GAVE IT TO MARGIE  AND BRIAN WITH BALLOONS FOR THEIR HOUSEWARMING, WITH A NOTE THAT WE WILLHAVE A BURIAL SOON FOR HER AT CAMP, I THOUGHT SHE WAS DONE FOR, AFTER REGIFTING IT FOR AT LEAST 30 years, HER WINGS FELL OFF AB 3 YEARS AGO TOO.  WELL,LO AND BEHOLD SHE CAME AS ANOTHER GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS, RESURRECTED AND ALL DECKED OUT AS CHRISTMAS ANGEL, NEW REAL WINGS AND A SPECIAL XMAS HAT, AT MY LADIES PARTY. MY THEME FOR MYPARTY WAS U MAKE AND WEAR A CHRISTMAS HAT.