Dorene

Yup, the one in orange is Dorene -
Dorene was always working, from the time I can remember - but then she was 16 years older than me. I can remember one Thanksgiving, it snowed so much that Mark and Dorene walked to town to buy a Turkey and some of the food to go with it. Jane and I stood on the step landing with our noses pressed to the window waiting for them to return. We were so excited when we saw Mark pulling the sled with the all the food! Mom, Dorene, Jean, Betty and all of the older girls of the family spent many hours canning fruits, vegetables and meat to hold and feed all of us through the winter. I can remember going down to the basement for potatoes and everything else, there were shelves and shelves of food.