EJK Blog

The Bible says that to everything there is a season, and it would appear that the season of the EJK Family Blog is winding down. People si...

Kathleen and I were privileged to visit Gloria in Houston, Texas on our way home from Florida in early March.  We found her healthy, happy, ...

Hi everyone. Dad is recovering well from surgery last week and his previous illness. He got home yesterday and seems to improve by the minut...

This has nothing to do with geneology, Mary, or meeting a real live Klopfenstein, but we took this picture at Niagara Falls probably ab...

Hi Everyone! How many of you introduce yourself with a play on "Klopfenstein - don't get it confused with Frankenstein"? I oft...

Kathleen and I enjoyed a wonderful afternoon, evening, overnight stay, and marvelous breakfast at Uncle Lynn & Aunt Mim's home in An...

I'm a bit late posting Christmas activities, but here are some pictures from the LCK Family Christmas hosted by Mark and Molly in Atlant...

Alice and Alice (age 6) We were blessed to have Alice and Keith and Ada and Jerry for a noon meal on December 26th.  It was very...

Kathleen & I  enjoyed hosting my siblings one evening this week.  Missing Gloria!

Here's a photo from last December.  You are all welcome to join us, Saturday, December 10th at noon for Christmas dinner.  It's no...

I was looking for an old pattern book this afternoon, one that hasn't been used for probably 25 years, and found this sweet memory. ...

As an Illinois State University graduate, I receive a bi-monthly publication about ISU, as do most graduates.  It's interesting, informa...

The Klopfenstein family is currently creating a long-term niche in the Gridley community -- as my brother, artist Marty K, is painting a lif...

CUBS WIN WORLD SERIES All the way from Morton, Il to Bloomington Il to Gridley, Il to Anderson, SC, to  Atlanta , Ga to Little, Elm Tx,  K...

Following the Gramm Cousin Reunion (see previous recent post), Uncle Perry's were kind a gracious enough to invite Kathleen and myself...

Brandon, Maria, Anna, Timon, Jesse, Alice, Milan, and Jonas welcome little Lydia into their family.  She was born Sunday, September 18t...

I am mailing a card to Chuck Hemmer tonight (hip replacement last week) and realized I never posted these pictures.  We had a neat though u...

Here's a few new pictures of Gridley, family, and/or perhaps of just general interest.  Hopefully it will brighten up your day, just a l...