Another place in which Earl and Audree and family and then Fern and Laurence lived--or was it the other way around? Dug into a bank with a cement-block first story and a huge open attic space as second, the back of which went directly out on the top of the bank, the house faced east. As nearly as I can tell, aside from the two first photos of the place itself, these are a single holiday group--going by Velma's and Fern's dresses, mainly.
All the photos are in the living room to the left of the front door, beginning with this dark one of Earl E. sitting on the couch by the front window between Jack and Velma L, Fern K. at the right, Penny E. on the floor.
Later, Larry K. is on the couch next to Jack, who's holding a tired JaVee.
Then Audree bends over Larry, presumably talking to JaVee. I think the checked shirt is on Rolly Burkett, he and his wife best friends with Earl and Audree; he's in the background of the next photo with Velma (Mom) and me by the stove.
I'm going to assume Larry took off his white shirt and tie before his T-shirt photos above, the shirt and tie seen below, for Fern still has the same dress and Laurence is in a white shirt. (Once again, we dressed up in those days for special occasions like holidays.)
Below L-R are Velma L., David K., Fern K., Audree E., and Betty K. The stove was opposite the front window, obviously; in the background is the south side door and the passage into the kitchen.
Velma L. has shifted to the front couch with Earl E., Audree E. mugging, but not Fern K. behind her (Frannie Burkett?).
And, finally, Lindsay in another cowboy outfit, Earl E. and Velma L. at the right behind him, (?) at the left and (?) in the patterned sweater behind him. And, since I doubt we moved the Christmas tree, this might be apparently two separate holidays, unless there was a second tree on the west side near the stove (seen above in the photo of Mom and me). But I can't imagine Gram and Mom wearing the same dresses to two different Christmases.
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