December 22, 2021 – Gifts

Wednesday … Two gifts … 1. Humor … Russ as “Mount Russmore” … in front of the Congregational Church … Hockinson, Washington … where Mom and Dad got married …

Russ, visiting from Minnesota … taking a drive through the old haunts, Hockinson, WA … Congregational Church … Dec. 14, 2021

2. Digital technology … scanned photo of Mom and Dad … walking through the church doors to their honeymoon … under a flurry of rice … Two happy Finnish-Americans … superimposed on the church as it stands today … bringing two centuries together … See more wedding photos, Scannin’ Along …

Mom and Dad … Congregational Church wedding … Hockinson, Washington … May 20, 1950 … These two Finns met at a Finn Hall dance, across the street … See more about the Finlanders who settled Hockinson, and their love of saunas and dances, Dec. 15, 2021 – Silence