Grandma's House

I loved their home. Everything smelled older, worn but safe;

-Susan Strasberg

Coal stoves, cast iron pans, sturdy ancient mail desks, wind chimes, butterflies, rooms full of photos, walls of brick, stone, pine, and barnwood.... 

I love grandma's house.

Grandma: golfer, swedish fish lover, woman of all trades, and purveyor of honest and unconditional love.

Grandpa: concrete worker, hunting guide, encourager, and Mayor of  Sterling; population almost 300.

Grandpa is Santa every Christmas Eve

My mother, grandfather, and I have successive birthdays on the 22nd, 23rd, & 24th of May.
Sometimes, we get to celebrate together - with 3 cakes of course!

One of the first photos I took when I became interested in photography - the hollyhocks growing along grandma's fence.
It's framed and hanging in her living room - I had no idea she had it until this last trip. : )