ODE TO LADD ANDERSON ( A LIMERICK BY ELLEN)

THERE ONCE WAS A BOY NAMED LADD

WHO STARTED TO FEEL KINDA BADD

A BLOOD PROBLEM IT WAS

AND IT WAS THE CAUSE

TO MAKE LADD FEEL VERY SADD.

HE BEGAN A RIGOROUS INFUSION

OF MEDICINES THAT MADE SUCH CONFUSION

IT MADE SUCH A PUNCH

THAT HE COULDN'T EAT LUNCH

IT FELT LIKE HE HAD A CONTUSION.

AND AFTER HIS TREATMENTS WERE DONE

(IT WAS NOT VERY MUCH FUN)

IT FELT LIKE A YEAR

BUT NEVER YOU FEAR

THE PRAYERS AND SUPPORT WILL HAVE WON!!!

Ladd Anderson (brown jacket, blue jeans in the middle) has leukemia, and isn't able to mingle right now. His mom brought him to church so he could have this picture with his sunday school class. Then she had to take him home. Ladd's leukemia is treatable, so that is great. If you will notice, some of the boys shaved their heads for Ladd's sake! (He is Becky & Doug Anderson's boy)

Snowmen in Armenia...Evie & friend Laura

note houses in background

Evelyn Helminen & Laura, made snowmen in Armenia

Liz & Bob Keranen, Menahga...

Emily, Elise, Lars, Brian, Eva, Erika, Joseph..and Grant Tolkkinen (not in that order)

A preview of some of the smaller paintings that i will have at the Houghton Art Affair and the Old Fashioned Bazaar in Nov.

11 x 14 acrylic, Esrey Park in the Keweenaw

Think of Christmas presents for your kids, boss, best friend!

16 x 20 frame, watercolor, Appleblossoms (acutual is much clearer)

Top 8 x 10 frame, watercolor of Thimbleberries

bottom, 8 x 10 frame, watercolor of Trilliums

8 x 10 acrylic of Traverse River

Top, McLain Park, Mt. Drive, 8 x 10 acrylic

Bottom, Lady Slippers, 5 x7 acrylic, Copper Harbor, 8 x 10, acrylic

Three phases of Breakwaters

one 10 x 20, the other 2 are 10 x 10, acrylic

can be purchased separately or whole set. looks good all side by side, but for the camera's sake, did it this way.

This carving (#36) is done by a man who goes around the world, with his carvings to memorialize the American indians as well as other world tribes. It's from Douglas Fir. Another one of his indians is at Sunday Lake in Wakefield. As of this time, the carver is in Russia doing another carving.

Wally sent this pic. of an oil well in Worland, Wyoming, where he had to drive a vanload of workers to fix a problem on the well. He is back in No. Dakota now.

Here is Betsy Kangas (Edney's) in Germany after her surgery on mon...this is thurs. she's looking pretty perky, and went to the cafeteria with Edney to eat.

Arvi & Beega Impola

more cottage house breakfast ladies, menahga

virginia haapala, lempi roiko, mary peterson, me

Betsy's hospital in Germany....looks more like an elegant manor. Her surgery went fine, and a lady called Helga helped translate everything.

Elaine Skoog & Gladys Martin in Menahga

In Menahga at the Cottage House for breakfast...Sharon Siltala, Martha Pinoniemi and Shirley Josephson

Hillstrom sisters in cokato

two beauty queens, no doubt

me and myrt

a german meal

betsy & edney are in germany for her medical treatment; her surgery is on monday, all is going well. they e-mailed some of us, and tried to describe edney's meal...it was hilarious. It could be this, it could be that, but wasn't sure what he ate! (besty had a different meal, being in the hospital)

Clyde caught this racoon on camera in his bird feeder!

Judy & Rick Eskola at Janina & Randy's wedding

Nichole Roiko's birthday in Alaska

me, janina & randy, aug. 27

Lana Heinonen, Edie Isaacson, Doris Huhta

carrie and me at randy & janina's wedding

Hows' this for a sign...in sebeka...spotted it while we were garage saling

Ina Haataja (daughter of Janie & Mark), and Martin Helminen (son of Margie & Brian) are engaged, to be married May 5

Tremendous waves and wind at lorraine and bob's yesterday....at breakies, there were surfers who were even having a rough time keeping upright.

The Peterson sisters having a good time at the wedding...Maria, Lisa, Marci and Ilona

Did I already post this? Oh, well....Kylie Helminen clowning around with the peaches!!! daughter of gordon and amanda...in alaska.

Greta (Hyrkas), w. husband Jeremy kinnunen w. baby Cody

some of my gr/kids..wayne hyrkas, glen hyrkas, mike lupinski, brian and paul torola

Donna & Don Larson at Larson/Hyrkas wedding in Aug.

here's the niemi kids from brighton area....3 of them left a note on my door this summer. they wanted to meet me cuz they always look at this homepage. kids are ilona and, I think, steve niemi's kids...If im wrong, correct me on "steve"...i'll fix it. HI, KIDS!

beautiful flowers along side a walking trail in Girdwood

Girdwood, Glacier Creek...see the rainbow?

Glacier Creek in Girdwood

we went to girdwood, on our way bk to anchorage, past the Turnagain Arm, wild life rehab center, beautiful scenery and because of the slight mist in the air, lots of rainbows. what an awesome scenery day!!. this beautiful cabin (house) belongs to amanda's boss...she lets gord and amanda come and stay any time. we had our supper here. this is the only place in alaska that has a ski hill, and it was hard to believe! very touristy town with lots of cabins tucked in among the trees. caleb & baby avery conked out.

Doug & Caleb gearing up to go stream fishing

our fishing tub

gordon with the "sun protector" on his face (???)

harbor scenes in homer as we came back from fishing

couple more denali scenes..this is my favorite

HERE'S ANOTHER 90TH BIRTHDAY FROM MINNESOTA THAT WAS SENT TO ME:

VELMA SARKELA WILL BE 90 ON OCT. 23...IT WOULD BE FUN TO SEND HER A CARD, TOO, EVEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW HER!

ADDRESS: 9088 KEENAN RD

IRON, MN 55751

WHERE'S WALDO????

This is Helen Pietila's 80th birthday party that was sent to me. I had to study it a long time before I found Helen!

Russell playing with Allie & Kaitlin Pietila, with their boats from boatshow

russ & caleb watching a blacksmith at the wooden boatshow in homer

at the wooden boat show in homer...they had various small wood boats ready for the kids to add their sails, or things for different kinds of boats