vera arlene, b. 1922

the early years

the early years

fashionista

graduation from homer township #3

teenage years

ervin, dad, kenny, vera, mom, marvin, gale

high school

wedding : clifford, marvin, elmer, vera, hulda, nadine

young mother

visiting grandma & grandpa krug

family and friends

kenny, gale, vera, grandma, marvin, ervin

grandma krug

susan, mom, brenda, c. 1980

opening birthday presents, c. 2008

grandson corey, c. 1986

grandson corey, c. 2008

grandson graham, c. 1998

grandson graham, 2009

getting out and about

lenora, mom’s wonderful roommate for over a decade

visitors to oklahoma

brother ervin

cousin merlin john

dick and phyllis davis

glenn and darlene krug

merle & evelyn roths

evelyn roths

john strawn

607 e. 3rd street

susan, don

iowa winter

coffee time

front porch

big brother gale tells another good one

the blue kitchen

canned tomatos, in the cellar

travels

brown county, indiana

seattle, washington

oregon coast

union station, tacoma, washington

therapy

therapy

a new vera

favorite sayings, verses

there’s a silver star and a cloud’s turned pink.it’s the loveliest time in the world i think -

a morning in may when the day is newand the rising sun’s just breaking through.

the light spreads gold on the leaves of springand the birds and my heart begin to sing.

( elizabeth rooney )

flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful.they are sunshine, food, and medicine to the soul.

( luther burbank )

you have to believe the buds will blow,believe in the grass in the days of snow.ah, that’s the reason a bird can sing,on his darkest day he believes in spring.

( douglas malloch )

you have to believe the buds will blow,believe in the grass in the days of snow.ah, that’s the reason a bird can sing,on his darkest day he believes in spring.

( douglas malloch )

each one should test his own actionswithout comparing himself to somebody else,for each should carry his own load.

( galatians 6:4-5 )

a bit of fragrance clingsto the hand that gives flowers.

( chinese proverb )

a bit of fragrance clingsto the hand that gives flowers.

( chinese proverb )

what lies behind usand what lies before usare small mattercompared to what lieswithin us.

( ralph waldo emerson )

to everything there is a timeto every purpose under heaven.a time to be born and a time to die,a time to reap and a time to sow.for everything there is a season,and a time for every matter under heaven.

( ecclesiastes 3 :1 )

vera nissen, 1922 - 201_