the three Atwood sisters: Ernestine, Ruth and Alma

His three sisters all outlived my father….and lived into their 90's.  Sitting in a swing on a summer

day  around 1990.  Ernestine (married to Hipp Arthur)  was eldest.  Alma (right, with the bright smile) was next, and Ruth was the youngest. She was a couple of years older than Thurston, my father.  He was the youngest Atwood child, born in 1914.

Laura Atwood Fischer, wife of dad's brother Edward Atwood about 1974

 I think these were made around 1974.  Aunt Laura at their Comanche house, visiting with a friend who dropped by, getting something out of the freezer (or putting something in)  and adjusting the water for their sprinklers.  She took care of their 2 acres of lawn, fountain and vegetable garden, as well as her greenhouse.  I sure miss her now and wish I could talk over my gardening plans with her.