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 …
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The Pizzelle Lesson
I spent Saturday afternoon with my mother making pizzelle. I have always been fascinated with the pizzelle iron as a child. My mother got her iron forty three years ago on her 25th wedding anniversary as a gift from her mother-in-law, my Grandma Jennie. I told my mother that when she croaks I get the …
Reading the Voices of Rhode Island’s Italian Americans
“Virginia Cotungo DiBiase told what happened to her and her two siblings when there were claimed by their father at Ellis Island. They had not seen their father in thirteen years. They did not recognize their father and he did not recognize them…” “A woman from Thornton, Tribelli, I think. She was a mid-wife. …
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Do You Believe In Miracles?
Do You Believe In Miracles?. I do. Always have. I didn't think they could happen for me, but I did always believe they could happen for others. It's taken me a long time and a lot of reflection to understand that anything is possible for anyone who believes. That's what faith is all about. Understanding …
I’m Baaaaaccckkkk…
I feel like a poltergeist these days, drifting in and out of several places at once. It's been a few weeks since I've posted anything. Between Jeremy and I being handyman- impaired and having to paint my daughter's bedroom before school gets too far underway, to getting her (and us) ready for Junior High, to …
Day 216 Question 216 – Who are you at your best? Your worst?
Day 216 Question 216. I love sharing posts about how destructive the ego can be. It's what separates us from each other, separates us from God, separates us from all the love and positive energy that is ours in this world. That's not to say that being unique or an individual or true to yourself …
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Memories Should Not Be Made of This
The beautifully written post Missed Memories moves me to write something deep from within my heart. My mother just turned 88 this past July 4th, and like iscribblings said about her grandmother in the post below, we always celebrate my mother's birthday like it's a holiday- because, well it is. But that was not the case …
