Philippe Hitti, Close, Dodge, Gordon, Dodd, Scott

Back Row: Art Close, David Dodge, Peter Dodd, David Gordon

Front Row: Mr. and Mrs. Philippe Hitti

(Front) Ray Close, Peter Dodd, (Back row) Arthur Close, David.Dodge

Summer 1973: Doris Dodge, David Dodge, tennis instructor, Scotts, and Peter Dodd

1965 when Grandma Mag & Ann Kerr taught Landis, Dodge & Kerr children how to paint

In the summer of 1965, Margaret Foster Hutton - Joan Landis' mother - visited Ainab and taught the kids to paint along with Ann Kerr.  They gave us various art classes on the veranda of the "Scott" house. Mag Hutton was the grandmother of Chris, Joshua and Ethan Landis. These photos are from her photo album of that summer that Joshua Landis inherited. (Posted by Joshua Landis in May 2016)

From left to right:
Simon Dodge, Nina Dodge, Joshua Landis, Ethan Landis, Simon Dodge, Suzie Kerr, John Kerr Mag Hutton, Doris Dodge and Ann Kerr, who is pregnant with Steve Kerr.

From Left to Right: This was the Art Exhibit following our painting efforts
Simon Dodge (striped red shirt), Ann Kerr (pregnant with Steve who will be destined to play basketball), Melissa Dodge, Bayard Dodge (Hand at mouth), Chris Landis (tall), Ethan Landis, Joshua Landis, Suzie Kerr (green dress), Nina Dodge

Some of the fine art work of the summer of 1965
From Left to Right
Front Row: Simon Dodge, John Kerr, Bayard Dodge, Ethan Landis, Joshua Landis
Back Row: Nina Dodge, Melissa Dodge, Christ Landis

With the donkey, which was used to bring vegetables up from the village of Ainab to sell to the mountain top dwellers.

From Left to Right

Ethan Landis, Joshua Landis, Girl with the donkey from Ainab village, Nina Dodge, Melissa Dodge, John Kerr and Suzie Kerr.

Watching tennis.  I have forgotten the girl to the far left. She was up for part of the summer visiting one of the families. She kissed me. Bayard Dodge, Doris Dodge, David Dodge, Margaret Hutton, Ann Kerr, Suzie Kerr

Ethan Landis climbing snowbar tree with our cardinal, Yousef Affendi in the foreground. Ethan has this cage still hanging in his house in Washington DC.

Building a Lean to. Joshua Landis looking under a rock. Simon Dodge, Chris Landis, Bayard Dodge, and Ethan Landis

Margaret Hutton either building a garden, arranging a bouquet or stripping thyme off stems.

Pine House: Bruce Dodd, Peter Dodd, Molly Crawford, Malcolm Kerr, Bruce Dodd

From Bruce Dodd: "Pine house constructed by Dorothy Kerr, Molly Crawford, Malcolm and myself. When we finished building the House we had to return the pine needles to their original locations."


From L to R: Peter, Molly, Dorothy, Malcolm, Bruce, and ?

Ruffians of the 1930s

Ruffians of the 1930s: Left to Right -

Back row: Marjo Ritscher, Marga Leavitt, Wally Close, Marion Kerr, Dan Leavitt, Ann Ritscher, Art Close, Howard Leavitt.

Front row: Bruce Dodd, Johnnie Ritscher, Peter Dodd, Helen Leavitt, Ray Close, Helen Ritscher, Dorothy & Malcolm Kerr.

Chess in front of the American Flag

Who is playing patriotic chess in Ainab?

Tennis class led by Malcolm Kerr

Tennis lesson: Malcolm and xxxx?

Kerr Photos

Malcolm is swatting a fly. 

Elsa, Stanley, Malcolm Kerr looking very serious.

Meal time under the trees.  Marion, Dorothy, Malcolm, Doug, Elsa

Ann Kerr with paintings of Stanley's vineyard. 1958.

Ann Kerr with her paintings of geraniums and grapes from Stanley's vineyard, painted in 1958.  Now hanging up in her house (as you can see, the bathroom!).  She is holding her book, Painting the Middle East, opened to a page with a picture of her painting these pictures.

Stanley Kerr's painting of the Kerr house

And Stanley Kerr's painting of the Kerr house, which is now hanging in Ann Kerr's house (her bedroom - she seems to have them all!)

Mary Eddy's painting of the Kerr House

Here's Mary Eddy's painting of the Kerr House.  The chaise longue on the left was purchased by Elsa and made by a school for the blind - in Baysur?  The painting is now hanging in Ann Kerr's house (middle guest bedroom!)