For those of you who who weren’t around yet… It was a big deal to be able to afford color for most family pix, sooo …only a few B&W pix in this batch! BUT.. the color dyes weren’t real stable, sooo0, many of the pix took on a pinkish/yellow hue over time. But..hey… it was COLOR!
b0268-Chris in play pen in kitchen at 1806. Jerry showing a halftrack toy to Chris… Chris thinking how he could improve the design.b0269-New dining room (original garage) at 1806, after we installed the wood stove. Note that the 3 wooden wise men (top shelf) are inching closer to the manager scene below.(ETA Jan 6th)b0270-Mum under the mistletoe at 1806.b0272-Chris-The sign says it all! The logs were used to plan where to put Home Base?b0275-Ice storm at 1806. Don’t know who engineered putting the ladder between the apple tree and the swingset.b0275B-Ice storm at 1806. Don’t know who tried riding the trike. The roughness of the pond made it useless for skating.L-R: Jerry, Steve, Mike, Peg with Chris, Jenny, on our “ice rink.” Trivia: Even tho this is the v2.0 pool, the ice hardly ever froze solid, because the water would seep away under the ice, making it crack as soon as stepped on.b0279-Trip to Blue Earth Minn. where Mum’s dad grew up. Right pic: L-R, Steve, Jerry Left pic: L-R, Mike, Peg, Jenny, Chris not shown.b0281-Aug trip to Blue Earth. Erickson tombstone. This was the original spelling in Norwegianb0282- Grandpa George Erickson with sister Hilma Mondale at Blue Earth cemetary.
