RECENT PAINTING…SCENE FROM MY BALCONY 

CALUMET GRADUATION GROUP

SANDWICH HUG W GREATGRANDS

KENNY AND ANNIE IN FLORIDA…KENNY IS HEALING AFTER A VERY SCARY SERIOUS HEART SURGERY…

ME AND MARIA STUROS IN OUR SINGLE DAYS ON THE MACKINAW FERRY

A PAINTING I DID YEARS AGO…WES LASANEN

 

OUR CALUMET CEMETERY BLOOMS WITH CREEPING PHLOX EACH SPRING

SERVICES IN LONGVIEW ..SARAH AND PHIL DAHL, NEIL AND EMILY YLITALO, FAYE,BLAKE AND THEO, WARREN AND RITA WALKER, AL ANDERSON ( from Marquette), KATHY AND GENE MARTINI…THIS SPRING….( thanks for photo, Sarah)

Blooming treee at my house this spring

TWO FORMER COPPER COUNTRY GOOD BUDDIES…LIVING IN MARQUETTE FOR MANY YEARS…..CLYDE RANDELL AND MY COUSIN BUD RAUDIO

ME WITH MY GRAND DAUGHTER KIERA JOHNSON AT HER GRADUATION PARTY

(Parents Carl and Beth Torola)

 

PAYNESVILLE CHURCH (thanks for photo, Yvonne L)

Beautiful ship on Houghton Canal, going past my apt.

 GREAT GRAND AIVA AND DAD CALVIN, PLANTING A DAISY THAT I BROUGHT IN HONOR OF NEW BABY FORREST

ME WITH THE WHOLE CREW…(Calvin and Marika)

BLOOMING TREE BY MY APT

 

Siblings,,me, cookie and jerry

JERRY AND I AT BOND FALLS….WEVE BEEN DOING A BUMMING TRIP ONCE A WEEK

TOLKKINEN GET TOGETHER AT KATIES IN MPLS…MARK, TOM, MUGGA, PAULA, KATIE, AL, LES

 

 

MOLLY AND JEFF KERANEN

FIVE GENERATIONS OF THE LESPERANCE FAMILY

BABY JACK PETERSON WITH MOMMA LAURA PETERSON, GRANDMA MINDY YLITALO, GREAT GRAND PARENTS KEN AND LAURA LESPERANCE, PETE AND MARY KIILUNEN, HARVY AND MARY LESPERANCE 

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MATTI   AND  SUEJOHNSON FROM MT. Iron, MN

Eagle river falls, just roaring

Brother Jerry and I doing the KEWEENAW loop

An oldie….MARGIE, CARRIE, ME, LEAH

ME, TRINA  NISKA, JOANNE TAIVALKOSKI 

CATHY KERANEN AND DIANA. OJA

MY LAST GRANDCHILD IS GRADUATING 

PETER TOROLA ( Dave and Ann)

ANNIE AND KEN  VISITING ALABAMA BUNCH

 

11 x14 ACRYLIC HUNTER’s POINT NEAR COPPER HARBOR

($275)

GLEN AND SHANNA AND FAMILY IN THE CANAL BY MY BALCONY

PETTING CHEESEBURGER WHILE SHE CROONED, IM SMILING

BEN AND LIANNE LARSON FAMILY AT THEIR DAUGHTER’S WEDDING

CARL AND AMY KERANEN SON JEFF MARRIED MOLLY LARSON

MY GRAND  DAUGHTER  ANDREA HELMINEN HAVERINEN’S WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT THAT I PAINTED WHEN SHE WAS THREE….WITH HER OWN DAUGHTER SITTING NEAR THE PORTRAIT, WEARING THE SAME DRESS

 

EASTER VACATIONERS IN ALABAMA

 

PICKLE BALL BUNCH IN ORANGE BEACH: FRONT..GREG ARVOLA, BRIAN, MARGIE HELMINEN, DAVE NORDSTROM, MATT, SUE JOHNSON, MARY ARVOLA, JUDY NORDSTROM, DAVE ARVOLA, JULIE AND CHUCK JOHNSON

HEY SEND MORE PICS FOR THIS BLOG!  THANKS

MY MOM (HILJA KANGAS AND SISTER-IN-LAW AILI ANTTILA TORRÓ…YEARS AGO

MY BROTHER JERRY…YRS AGO..(check the ciggie)

OUTWEST LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON SERVICES W DAVIN TOROLA AT DAHLS

KATHY MARTINI, WARREN AND RITA WALKER, SARAH, KEVIN, PHIL DAHL, ISAAC AND HALLIE JANCKILA, DAVIN WITH DAUGHTERS MAIJA AND ELIANA

 

New GREATGRAND fFRANCIS ERKKILA…(Janie (torola) and Levi )

BUDDIES CLYDE RANDELL AND BUD RAUDIO

ME AND COOKIE TOOK OUR BROTHER JERRY TO THE HUT FOR HIS 82 nd BIRTHDAY( he has a hard time smiling for photos!)

ANOTHER NEW GREATGRAND JEREMY WITH SIBLINGS ALEX, LILY, JEREMY, KEVIN AND MAGGIE HELMINEN (Russell & Katrina)

HELMINEN SISTERS..DARLENE, JOYCE,JULIA, ANDREA, EVELYN

( Margie and Brian)

 

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