I originally wanted to use this picture of my mother graduating junior high school as the cover for the book A Girl from the Hill. But technically it's too small to use - if expanded it will lose its focus and become blurry. I may use a group shot from my mother's class pic with …
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I hope everyone enjoyed Christmas, I sure did. I had a festive Christmas Eve full of fishes (4 of 7), family and fattening desserts. Squid salad, scallops wrapped in bacon, shrimp cocktail, my mother’s fried smelts and my sister Donna’s broccoli rabe. Decadent desserts that I simply gorged upon. And my family, who I am …
As a special treat today, I asked my sister Maree to guest blog. She wrote Uncle Joe about my mother's oldest brother, often referred to by his nickname - the Bull. He kept all of the Fiore children in line and was not the kind of guy you'd want to try to fool or disobey. …
My mother adored all of her sisters, and cherished the relationships always. Her sisters provided her with love and strength and support, from the time when she was a young girl with a very sick mother and Phil would sub in as her mother figure, to her early married life when Sue and Alice propped …
http://www.italianamericanwriter.com/2012/11/22/my-italo-turkey-day-3/#comment-2665 I love this story written by Dr. Ed Iannuccilli. It captures what it feels like to be an Italian American on Thanksgiving. It most likely speaks to all of us who have relatives that came here in search of something better and are so very thankful for what they have received. Today I am …
"It's up in the air like a balloon, Mommy!". sometimes the universe blatantly tells us what we need to do. Great post Deborah! stay tuned tomorrow for The Pizzelle Lesson
This story hits close to home in many ways. Holding back love and acceptance creates poison. It's easy to do. But creating negative energy only backfires on its creator. Everyone out there holding a grudge should read this. And think hard about the future and what could be lost.
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