https://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/08/30/my-first-saltibarsciai-lithuanian-cold-beat-soup/2021-01-20T05:37:13+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2019/05/22/dar-karta-i-lietuva-once-again-to-lithuania/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/vu_kiemas.jpgvu_kiemas2019-05-23T17:01:29+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2019/02/05/take-5-lietuva/2019-07-07T10:20:55+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2018/11/10/another-lovely-lithuanian-beet-soup/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/barc5a1c48diai-su-grybais.jpgbarščiai su grybais2018-11-11T04:28:35+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/08/08/look-what-arrived-in-the-mail-today/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_5530-1.jpgimg_5530-12017-08-09T16:18:02+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/29/the-indeterminate-cousins/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/peter-a-mardosa-sr-approx-19501.jpgPeter A Mardosa Sr. approx 1950https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/the-professor-gives-us-an-expert-tour-of-vilnius.jpgThe Professor gives us an expert tour of Vilnius.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/prof-mardosa-shows-us-the-sights-of-vilnius-historic-jewish-quarter.jpgProfessor Mardosa shows us the sights of Vilnius' historic Jewish quarter.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/jonas-mardosa-and-his-daughter.jpgjonas mardosa and his daughterhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/saulus-mardosa-and-family-in-krokiaukolus-with-irma.jpgSaulius Mardosa and family in Krokialaukis with Irma (left).2017-07-31T15:08:48+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/29/klaipeda-and-the-curonian-spit/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/waterfront-statue1.jpgWaterfront statue at sunset.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/waterfront-statue-31.jpgWaterfront statue at sunset (front).https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/waterfront-statue-21.jpgRex keeps watch.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/wallpaper-at-our-apartment1.jpgWallpaper at our mod apartment.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/this-town-used-to-be-german1.jpgYeah, this town used to be German.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/this-monster-did-a-surprisingly-fast-nimble-180-and-backed-into-its-berth.jpgThis monster, which was easily half the length of the tiny channel, did a surprisingly fast, nimble 180 and backed into its berth in a bit of precision sailing I wouldn't have imagined. Can sail overnight to Germany or Sweden from here. By contrast a cruise ship backed in from the sea, pushed by a tug.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/these-guys-remind-me-of-the-dingbat-battle-droids-from-sw-e1-3.jpgThese guys remind me of the dingbat battle droids from Star Wars episodes 1-3.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/the-fuzz-keeps-an-eye-on-us.jpgThe fuzz keeps an eye on us morning ferry commuters.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/the-chilly-baltic-sea-we-only-put-our-legs-in1.jpgThe chilly Baltic sea. We only put our legs in, and that was plenty refreshing.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sunset1.jpgThe harbor at sunset.2017-07-31T13:15:26+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/30/back-in-the-u-s-of-a/2017-08-01T01:54:44+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/28/and-now-for-something-completely-different/2017-07-28T22:26:50+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/26/driving-in-lithuania/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/beautiful-country.jpgbeautiful country2017-07-28T18:27:19+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/23/vilnius-walkabout-pics-and-vilnius-notes/2017-07-28T18:26:17+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/28/betty-and-jj-tour-a-secret-soviet-nuke-base/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/studly-ivan-resists-the-worst-uncle-sam-drawing-ive-ever-seen.jpgPropaganda exhibit -- Studly Ivan gives Uncle Sam a talking to. That has to be the oldest, nastiest Uncle Sam drawing I've ever seen.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/soviet-propaganda-posters-hato-on-nato.jpgPropaganda exhibit -- HATO on NATO.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/seriously-unsmooth-road-in-must-be-design-to-supprt-very-heavy-things.jpgThe seriously unsmooth road in must have been designed to support really heavy things.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/secret-soviet-nuclear-missile-launch-site.jpgSecret Soviet nuclear missile launch site. Now with ice cream!https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/perhaps-the-arrow-means-your-house-was-here.jpgPerhaps the arrow means: Your house (was) here.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/nuclear-missile-silo-the-concrete-cap-could-be-wheeled-back-for-launch.jpgNuclear missile silo. The protective concrete cap could be wheeled back for launch.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/into-the-bunker.jpgBetty enters the bunker. It was pressure sealed to allow the staff to survive an attack for a few days.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/if-it-looks-low-and-irregular-and-treacherous-it-was-i-banged-my-head-on-the-way-out.jpgIf it looks low and irregular and treacherous, it was. I banged my head on the way out.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/i-forget-whether-this-was-our-propaganda-or-theirs.jpgPropaganda exhibit. I forget whether this was our propaganda or theirs.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/how-nato-taxes-its-citizenry.jpgPropaganda exhibit. How NATO countries tax their citizenry?2017-07-28T20:25:54+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/28/some-notes-on-traveling-with-your-76-year-old-mother/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mom-cops-a-tude-by-some-flowers.jpgmom cops a 'tude by some flowers2017-07-29T06:37:31+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/28/the-cousins-we-didnt-find/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tony-repinsky-and-unknown-man-new-york-approx-1910.jpgTony Repinsky (right) and unknown man in New York approx 1910. May be Mary's brother John who was listed on the 1910 census as living with them.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mary-repinski-mardosa-herrin-illinois-1926-hs-yearbook-page.jpgMary Repinsky (Mardosa) in Herrin Illinois 1926 high school yearbook.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/peter-a-mardosa-sr-approx-1950.jpgPeter A Mardosa Sr. approx 1950https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/peter-a-mardosa-sr-approx-1935.jpgPeter a Mardosa Sr. approx 1935 probably in New Jerseyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mildred-and-michael-widner-with-laura-approx-1947.jpgMildred (Repinskas) and Michael Widner with daughter Laura approx 1947.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mary-repiski-with-little-mary-maybe-mildred-approx-1911.jpgMary Repinsky with little Mary (maybe Mildred) approx 1911.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mary-repinski-mardosa-probably-at-millies-wedding-1935.jpgMary (Repinskas) Mardosa wedding portrait.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mary-and-tony-repinski-with-may-as-a-baby-around-1909.jpgMary and Tony Repinsky with May as a baby, probably around 1909.2017-07-28T14:53:30+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/27/we-found-more-cousins/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stork-appears-to-be-the-top-bird-on-the-scene.jpgThe stork appears to be the top bird on the scene. They're everywhere in the country, and the electric utility gives them a roost away from the power poles.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stalin-1943.jpgYou bastard!You bastard!https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bessie-keeps-watch1.jpgBessie keeps watch. What's Lithuanian for "moo"?https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/in-the-gazebo-with-91-year-old-isabele-1st-cousin-1x-removed-e1501143153524.jpgCousin Isabele, still going strong at 91.Visiting in the gazebo with 91-year-old Isabele, mom's 1st cousin 1x removed.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mary-mardosaite-and-juozos-beliauskas.jpgMary Mardosaite and Juozos BeliauskasMary was my great grandfather's sister, and Joe hailed from the nearby town of Balbieriškis. They settled in Scranton, PA and mom used to visit them when she was young.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/constancija-mardosaite-seated-v31.jpgConstancija Mardosaitė (seated)Birutė's grandmother, one of the three Mardosa sibilngs who stayed in Lithuania.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cecilia-and-joseph-with-your-mother-perhaps.jpgCecilia Mardosaitė and Joseph Vainikevich with their daughter Anne Marie, in the U.S.I was helped tremendously by Anne Marie's daughter, Patricia Tift, who lives in Fresno and who did a ton of research on ancestry.com that made my discoveries possible. Thanks, Patricia.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/entering-verebiejai-town-my-great-grandfather-anthony-and-two-of-his-siblings-left-for-america-around-19061.jpgVerebiejai. Not much different from Manor, Txhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/watch-cow-kept-an-eye-on-me.jpgWatch cow kept an eye on me. What are you doing here, tourist?https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/town-where-moms-fathers-mother-came-from.jpgTown where mom's father's mother came from.2017-07-28T13:49:14+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/a-hopefully-not-too-gauche-catalog-of-lithuanian-meal-pics/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/yellow-peas-with-cracklin.jpgyellow peas with cracklin2017-07-26T19:31:24+00:00weekly0.6https://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/25/its-929-a-m-and-time/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/yogurt-e1500965737939.jpgThe preferred medical treatment2017-07-26T18:49:48+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/23/we-got-cousins/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/constancija-mardosaite-seated-v3.jpgConstancija Mardosaite (seated) and family.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/constancija-mardosaite-seated-v2.jpgconstancija mardosaite seated v2https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mary-and-anthony-mardosa-holding-betty-mccoy-new-york-approx-1942-v3.jpgMary and Anthony Mardosa holding Betty on her birthday 1942.https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/constancija-mardosaite-seated.jpgconstancija mardosaite seatedhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/3rd-cousin-1x-removed-egle-and-her-boyfriend-andrius.jpgEglė smiles American, while Andrius goes Lithuanian styleEglė smiles American, while Andrius goes Lithuanian style2017-07-23T19:39:39+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/21/kaunas-day-a-lot-of-blondes-and-herring/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/at-our-hotel-in-kaunas.jpgView from hotel in Kaunashttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/kaunas-morning-walkabout.jpgKaunas morning walkabouthttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ease-on-down-the-road1.jpgEase on down the roadhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/is-biking-an-american-thing1.jpgIs biking an American thing?https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/at-the-canal1.jpgAt the canalhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/off-a-ways1.jpgOff a wayshttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/pretty1.jpgHere's some pretty for youhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/soviet-era-design1.jpgSoviet-era designhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/soviet-era-design-detail1.jpgSoviet era design detailhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/utility-assets1.jpgUtility assets2017-07-23T05:46:28+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/20/betty-jj-hit-the-wall/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/grumpy-cat.jpg"The Grumpy Guide To Life: Observations By Grumpy Cat" Book Launch PartySANTA MONICA, CA - AUGUST 04: Grumpy Cat attends "The Grumpy Guide to Life: Observations by Grumpy Cat" book launch party at Kitson Santa Monica on August 4, 2014 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)2017-07-21T14:01:20+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/20/mes-esame-lietuvoje/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/arrivals-board.jpgarrivals boardhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/kaunas-airport.jpgKaunas airport2017-07-20T14:33:22+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/pretty-things-i-find/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/banhofuhr-at-fra.jpgbanhofuhr at FRA2017-07-19T10:40:44+00:00weekly0.6https://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/19/and-were-off/2017-07-19T16:58:02+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/19/wading-into-the-deep-waters-of-the-lithuanian-language-lietuviu-kalba/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/gandalf-2.jpgGandalf2017-07-19T02:18:29+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/16/and-so-it-begins-sea-aus-to-rendez-vous-avec-mamyte/2017-07-29T03:01:57+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/10/some-letters-we-have/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc_0095.jpgDad at the Olympic Sculpture ParkDad at the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattlehttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/trakai-castle.jpgTrakai Castlehttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/traditional-costume.jpgTraditional Costumehttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/parliament-building.jpgParliament Building. Soviet-era design?https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/easter-card-from-early-1990s.jpgEaster card from early 1990shttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/christmas-card.jpgChristmas cardhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/christmas-card-2.jpgAnother Christmas card2017-07-10T17:25:21+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/about/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc_0107-cropped.jpgDaniel & Betty in Vancouver, BCDaniel & Bettyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dsc_0022.jpgDSC_0022https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/68-sunset-icon.jpgJJ mugshotJJ2017-07-10T04:02:56+00:00weekly0.6https://lithuanianroots.blog/2017/07/09/first-blog-post/https://lithuanianroots.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/preliminary-map2-e1499646740164.jpgPreliminary itinerary2017-07-10T00:42:38+00:00monthlyhttps://lithuanianroots.blog/contact/2017-07-09T20:12:09+00:00weekly0.6https://lithuanianroots.blogdaily1.02021-01-20T05:37:13+00:00