Thursday, March 22, 2018

At the Loveboat Ice Cream joint... Cookie, Me, Leah... Yum or what?
Doug and Marjie Johnson with me at Loveboat Ice Cream

Leah and I playing shuffleboard


Annie Helminen, Me, Jeanie Dunstan... Fun morning, out to breakfast and over for a visit

Wildlife on my walk around the resort

Out to lunch Sunday after church

Volleyball here at the resort

Sunday gang: Linna's, Anderson's, Kero's, Helminen's, Helminen's, Me

Me and Cookie cooling off

A great visit with niece (sister Jane's gr/dau) Meghan Frankowski from Lakeland FL

Sunday, March 18, 2018

My friend, Judy Roepke knitted the baptismal gowns  below.   Made with very fine yard and tiny needles.  Beautiful and delicate.

Friday, March 16, 2018

Silk thread and pearl buttons from a friend's grandfather's country store era 1908

Monday, March 12, 2018

Family group singing on the boardwalk at Fisherman's Village... Really good


Get together at Brenda and Davin Helminen's in Port Charlotte, Florida last week.
Laura Kero, Me, Brenda, Annie Helminen, Karen Randell, Sharon Linna, Joyce Bimberg, Cookie Harju

Gary Bimberg, Davin, Glen Kero, Ken Helminen, Jim Randell, George Linna

Saturday, February 24, 2018

WE ARE IN FLORIDA.AND GOT THE NEWS THAT MY YOUNGEST BROTHER, PAUL KANGAS OF HOWELLCHURCH PASSED AWAY IN HIS SLEEP AT THE AGE OF 62.  TOMORROW WE WILL FLY TO DETROIT TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL AND BE WITH FAMILY.  WE WILL FLY BACK AFTER THE FUNERAL ON TUESDAY.
I was 17 when paul was born, changed a lot of his diapers, Pete and I baby sat him,   I also took a photo every week in his first year of his life.  We are heartbroken.

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

I AM LEAVING FOR FT. MEYERS,FLORIDA TOMORROW TILL APRIL 3...
WILL POST A FEW PICS IF I CAN.  WISH ME FUN IN THE SUN.....
(going with my sister Gloria (cookie)
BRENT HALONEN AND CHLOE HAATAJA ARE ENGAGED!!!

GREAT FISHERMEN IN THEIR SNUG LITTLE SHACK....KURT AND FELIX JOHNSON

ANDREA AND I GOING OVER STUFF ON OUR NEW NOTEBOOK FOR CHURCH.
NOTES WILL BE PROFESSIONAL THIS TIME (NOT RULER AND MARKER, HEH!)  MARGIE HAS AN AWESOME MUSIC PROGRAM....SO HI=TECH

AFTER ALL THAT HARD WORK, WE HADDA GO AND EAT....BOY WAS THAT GOOD, HEY, ANDREA?  IN DULLUTH THIS PAST WEEKEND.

THE FOLLOWING PICS WERE SENT BY DAVIN TOROLA
WORK AND PROGRESS ON THE NEW RUNNEBERG MINN. CHURCH
WHAT AN EXCITING TIME.....WE IN CALUMET CAN RELATE!







MY DAUGHTER LEAH VISITING ALBERT ANDERSON AT MEDICAL CARE THIS PAST WEEK.
HAPPY VISIT