1977

Down on the farm

Playing on the back of the neighbor's truck. Gran's garage is in the background.



Cheeeeeese

Second grade: My teacher was Mr. Gordon, who also owned a candy vending business. When we scored 100% on our tests, he would give us candy bars.

:) Cute

My darling future husband. I just told him the other day, "I wish I'd known about you when I was growing up."

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This picture makes me cry (what doesn't?). I so miss that place and those days. Dad, BC, Ernie and I on a freshly-cut log. I can still hear the chainsaw and smell the sawdust.

The Shadow Knows

Grandma and Lonnie, up at his place in Ridgefield, and some unknown shadow taking their picture (my favorite part).

Alice Murriel Johnson Keen, 1892-1978

Grandma Keen

Taken at Grandma Dot's house. 

When I was little my family visited her in Walla Walla, and she was adorable.  She had so much love, for her family and everything she did.  Grandma had a beautiful flower garden, and the day I remember being with her, we were in her garden, and she showed me the "honesty" plant - little flat round translucent paper blossoms with seeds inside.  She told me a story about Mother Nature coming along and putting the seeds there.  She gave me a box full of seeds to take home.