On a watercolor Thimbleberry kick lately…(all for sale)

 

RECENT PHOTOS SENT TO ME BY FRED AND THELMA HALONEN’S KIDS

ME AND PETE, FRONT, FRED, THELMA AND. VINCENT YLITALO IN BACK

FRED AND PETE IN FRED’S BELOVED GARDEN….BOTH FARMERS AT HEART

FRED AND THELMA WERE VERY DEAR TO PETE AND I

 

NEW PAINTING OF THE. COPPER COUNTRY FAMOUS THIMBLEBERRY 

WATERCOLOR 

TRUDY HAATAJA AND I

VISITORS,, NIECES (  PAUL and Linda Kangas)

ALI KANGAS DEMMING, TWINS NORA AND (oops forgot, help) AND ANNA KANGAS ASIALA…WITH ME, SISTER COOKIE AND SISTER IN-LAW JULIE

GOOD VISIT, ITS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE VISITED

BOB TOROLA’S KIDS WITH A RELATIVE, WHILE IN COKATO RECENTLY

MET NEW GREATGRAND BABY LEVI LAST WEEKEND

SON OF CARL AND MARY 

ANOTHER GREAT LAST WEEKEND 

IRENE, DAUGHTER OF PAUL AND ABBY

 

THESE Finland-Sweden photos were sent to me to post

DAVE Taivalkoski was there this year.

I’m sorry I lost the names, they’re probably up in the clouds…

 

GRADUATE CHET WITH PARENTS BOB AND JODI JACKOLA, COKATO

DAUGHTER CARRIE’S BURIAL IN MAY

BAPTISM OF LISA ANDERSON AND JOEY MANY YEARS AGO

HOLDING THEM ARE FLORENCE ANDERSON AND MARTHA

VAARI (WALTER) TOROLA AND ALBERT ANDERSON 

ME AND ALL THE HYRKASES AT CARRIE’S BURIAL

THANK YOU FOR PICTURES TEXTED TO ME, OLD AND NEW ONES ARE APPRECIATED

 

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CALUMET GRADUATES, 2023

ZION SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC

WEDDING OF ELLLIE KASTAMO AND CHASE PIETILA, HOWELL

KIRBY TOROLA GRADUATED..ANTTI AND KARI. PARENTS..ZION

WEDDING OF AMY HARMALA TO NELS KILPELA, COKATO..PARENTS ANITA AND KURT HARMALA

ONE MORE PIC FROM THE WEDDING…TOMAS WITH DAVIN TOROLA