Old School

The Old School

Back in the day, I owned this incredible old school building in  Harrison, Idaho.  It was built in 1909 and had 3 stories, with about 10,000 square feet of room to roam.  There were lofty dreams of remodeling it into a bed and breakfast and leaving the corporate rat race, but they never materialized.  Even so, my family enjoyed several wonderful summer reunions, and we created a commemorative painting each year.

Kim Family Reunion Painting, 1999

Harrison is a teeny tiny town, nestled on the shores of Lake Coeur d’Alene.  It was a wonderful place for a family reunion.  Kids could roam free, swim and play in the lake, play in the old gym, jam in the music room, and dine in the cafeteria.  Oh, such great memories!

Here is the painting we made in 1999.  There is a sort of abstract outline of “1999” and each person who attended the reunion could paint whatever they wanted in the area they chose.  We had such great times working on our painting and hanging out with each other.