Tanner Family, Olympia, 1981

See? I was right!

Kristen and Laura Tanner 1981 Olympia

Kristen Tanner 1981 Olympia

The Grinder

This hand cranked equipment was the meat/and everything else grinder.  How else can you correctly prepare the raisens for the raisen filled cookies?  A good chunk of cooked meat could be ground with some seasoning into tasty sandwich makings.

The Best Apple Peeler

One reason I cannot redo my kitchen with new cabinets, is because I would loose my 3 bread boards.  You can see that they are used  as a ground for very modern kitchen equipment.  This is Mother's old apple peeler.

Which of us gave that handle the most cranks?  Even though we were acknowledged for being "good helpers" at applesauce making time, I'm sure that Mother was the winner in this contest.

Ladies and baby: Diana, Louise, Liz 1981 Olympia

Russell Blood, 1981, Olympia

Family Gathering for Mother's Funeral in Olympia, 1981

Not the clearest picture with only limited mp's, but a family keepsake, nonetheless.  I'll let my sisters do the left to rights. Just edit the blog, not the comments.

Because I always do exactly what Dwight says to do....Left to right:  Louise, Diana and baby, Cheryl and baby, Aunt Lorraine, Vern, Uncle Brooks, Aunt Sofe, Velna, Steve, Elna, Elizabeth, Ross, Shannon, Russell (Dad), Aunt Cindy, Joleen, Uncle Norman, Judy with Benjamin, and Robert.  Ann and family were on their way.

Uncle Norman Joins Uncle Brooks and Elizabeth in a Laugh, 1981

Uncle Brooks and Elizabeth, Olympia 1981

Uncle Brooks Wasden and Dad Olympia 1981

Uncle Brooks and Aunt Cindy Chuckling Over an Old Photo

Big Hat, No Cattle: Uncle Brooks Wasden at Dad's in 1981

Much wisdom being transmitted here

Sofe Johnson Wasden and Brooks Wasden

Am I wrong, or did we as youngsters pay a lot more attention to our aunts and uncles than our nieces and nephews pay to us today?  Just wondered.

Aunts and an Uncle: Olympia 1981

Lucinda and Norman Sorensen, Elna House, Sofe Johnson

Have 30 years gone by since I took these pictures?

Ann, 1981

In Olympia, 1981

Brooks Wasden, Sofe Johnson, Elna House, Russell Blood

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR DWIGHT

LOVELL IS LOOKING FOR A NEW TOWN MANAGER.

I could have just e-mailed him but then no one else would have known about it.

Russell Blood in 1981

I've decided to post a series of photos I took at Mom's funeral in 1981.  Many of them are of some historical interest.  Here is the first one, of Dad.

John Wayne, Tom Selleck, or Steve 1983 Jackson WY

Visit to Washington in Days of Yore

Another Piece of the Story

Remember the photo Dwight posted of Jack Davidson playing with little Tanner boys on the grass? This is the companion photo that shows those of us who were watching. Again, it was Dwight taking the photo. So, yes, that is Mother's dress hem that is showing in the previous post.

More Carts

There were a couple of photos posted not long ago showing a much more "modern" cart, however, this cart was a true treasure. Home made is always best! And what a great way to keep little ones in one place for a long walk. I am assuming Mother walked from the little house up to Grandma and Grandpa's house. Is that correct? Some of the fun things about this photo are the fact Grandpa made the cart, wheels and all, the great view of the hills in the background, a familiar gate, and is that a garden growing along the path. The cart Grandpa made in later years was patterned after this one.

Dad And The Growing Boys

Dad loved a good meal and could store food away quite heartily, but he was always impressed with how much "grub" the growing boys could put away.  This was when Jay was playing football for Wash State which required major consumption.  Tony is just taking it all in.  These were wonderful days in Olympia, when we were surrounded by family.

Dwight and Russell M.

I had this midget camera for a few years that took midget pictures, but I thought this one worth saving.  Orem in the 80s.

Touring China

The Gages took us to Seattle to the big traveling China exhibit. We had such a memorable time together. 

The Dress - Almost Twins?

During the 1970's, as my little brood traveled to Washington during the summer Judy and I had a chance to plan some projects together. We would discover that we often had purchased the same patterns - fabric, etc. (Later, Ann would join the mix - I still have a piece of fabric that we bought separately; she sewed hers first, and since we were in the same Ward, I didn't want to be a copycat, and still have the fabric in my cedar chest.). Anyway, we must have been together when we chose the pattern and fabric for this dress. (You will notice that mine was a little fancier - lace on the sleeves.) I loved this dress so much that I still have it tucked away, and Judy just confessed that hers is intact, too. Maybe it will go into a quilt some day. By the way, this dress was worn during the days of fashion of the mini skirt, so the choice was either a long dress or slacks - or jeans. That was the rule in my house, and it worked very well.
This picture is one that is part of an album - the kind with the magnetic leaves, so the background of the pages is turning brown from the acid in the paper. Unfortunately, I waited too long to remove the pictures, so scanning is the only way to preserve. Our first graders learned ITA (The Initial Teaching Alphabet), where each sound in the English language had a character. We took pictures of our first-grade class in various activities, and then had the children write stories about each picture. I'm sure you can read this one.

Petersens at Bloods 1974

Unfortunately, taken with a midget camera without more than 1 pixel but it's still worth saving.  I think.

Steve and Ann in the Cart Once More

Ann and Steve by the Washtub

This is another very early picture. I thought I was being creative by taking at an angle.  Steve and Ann were a more captive audience than the "older" girls were; hence I took more pictures of them. Don't get dizzy looking at it. I may end up posting pictures already posted before, who knows.