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My grandmother’s apron
One thing I remember most about my grandmother besides the wonderful food she made was the fact that she always wore an apron. I can hardly remember a time when she wasn’t wearing one. For a long time...
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The kind of mom and grandma I want to be
I truly loved growing up with Italian grandparents. They were not the kind of grandparents that took me places or spent money on me but I did spend the night there sometimes and they cooked great...
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The Table…
I want to tell you about the table. This table means so much to me. It represents years of hard work and delicious food. It holds many memories and stories of my childhood as well as my adulthood....
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Good Food = Memories
I’m amazed at the amount of memories a food or smell can bring to the forefront of my mind. Take these figs. Photo credit: Nutsonline.com They are a simple, sweet-tasting fruit, but over this past...
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No time to write a proper entry
I’ve been so busy lately. Now that the family has all visited and gone home I’ll have some time to get back to blogging and new recipes. I already blew the goal of blogging daily but that was due to...
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Memories of Easters past…
This picture was taken on Easter 1969. I know this because my little brother was not born yet and I am about 2 1/2, and on the far right. My older sister and brother are with me, don’t we look cute? I...
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The Art of Storytelling
I firmly believe storytelling is becoming a lost art. With so many factors causing families to be separated these days, the chief storytellers have no one to pass on their stories to. I find that even...
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Loss….again…
Photo credit: Messagenote.com Another dear friend of mine has passed away. This time my friend died from a tragic accident as opposed to a sickness, it’s still sad either way. The loss is still great....
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It’s my blog and I’ll cry if I want to
Yeah, it’s a whiny post so if you don’t want to read, leave or delete now. Disclaimer out-of-the-way, what this is really about is longing. This time of year always brings about a longing in me I...
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Family
I’ve been writing this post in my head for almost one month. I just can’t wait any longer to get these thoughts down. One of the goals I had when I began this blog was to connect with family members I...
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I’m finally going to Italy!
Can you believe it? I am having a hard time myself believing one of my biggest dreams and #1 item on my bucket list is coming true later this year. I was invited to go along with extended family who...
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