Halloween Past

Autumn at Country Village


I was cleaning up my AWH hard drive, and what did I find? Dozens of great Mayer family pictures I thought had been lost.

Here is one of the best; all my girls at Country Village in Bothell, WA, some years ago. I will ask them and we'll try to figure out exactly what year it was.

Country Village of Bothell was one of the girl's favorite destinations. The best outings always included Charleene, too!

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