Friday, July 6, 2018

Aunt Maralene!

We pile into the van and follow Jan to Aunt Maralene's place. We have a great afternoon of sweet cakes, cookies, coffee and a fancy holiday drink. She's got old pictures that we get to look at and old stories to tell.  It's been 17 years since we have last seen her and Jan and it wass a great reunion.  Like last time she had the American flag hung up on your balcony. We got to see all the pictures that she painted over the years. She gave us each a icon that she had painted. Jan gave us flags for this region of Sweden.  We also got to see some of the doll furniture that my grandfather made.
Some distortion due to the Panorama picture here but I got almost everybody in the picture

My mum, Marlene and some other folks back in the day

My grandfather made the frame and my grandmother made the fabrics

A very cool table made by Ange Fredrick Swanson
The American Flag 

Pictures she painted 

More pictures 

Great flowers

Jam

So tasty

Having a great time

Our new piece of art