Category Archives: family

The Toritto Phone Book

Posted on January 6, 2019 by

. The white pages of Toritto, pulled from an Italian phone book in the mid 80s. I have often expressed  that I grew up in a village, surrounded by grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.  I wrote about it last year … Continue reading →

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Our Fabulous Christmas Wedding – 55 Years Ago Today

Posted on December 27, 2018 by

An nnual December repost Feeding the groom ….so I had just turned 21 and in basic training at Ft. Dix N. J. and she was 18, fresh out of high school the previous June  (I took her to her Prom) and working … Continue reading →

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Christmas Is Over – Back To Earth

Posted on December 26, 2018 by

Well Christmas is over. A portion of the U.S. government is shut down though not enough to ensure that our elected representatives go unpaid, all because our petulant boy President hasn’t yet got funding for his wall. The Federal Reserve … Continue reading →

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Christmas Greetings

Posted on December 23, 2018 by

Toritto and his daughters at his 75th birthday party in 2017 . There is nothing I can give you which you have not but there is much I cannot give which you can take. Take Joy Take Peace Take Life … Continue reading →

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Only One More Week ’till Santa!

Posted on December 17, 2018 by

Like my Buzz Lightyear jacket? . Santa is coming next week! . We went to see Mickey at Disney World! ‘ So much fun!! . All that fun makes you tired! . Mommy’s being silly!  Me too!  

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A Christmas Card

Posted on December 8, 2018 by

. . Back in January I wrote about my youngest daughter’s artistic endeavors which began when she was a child.  You can read about it here: https://toritto.wordpress.com/2018/01/10/a-daughters-art/ One of the things she enjoys doing is creating greeting cards for family … Continue reading →

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Bamboo and Orchids

Posted on November 26, 2018 by

Well Toritto is back at home on the Florida Gulf coast after having spend a week with my daughter, son in law and grandson Clark in their new home over Thanksgiving. Everyone alive in this country today knows the problems … Continue reading →

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