Category Archives: family

An All-American Famly

Posted on November 3, 2018 by

All of my readers know or should know by now that I am of Italian-American extraction; I had four grand-parents, all born in Italy and therefore, although completely American, I am  by “blood” as Italian as anyone walking around Italy … Continue reading →

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Day of the Dead

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

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Pizza Crust Is The Best!

Posted on October 24, 2018 by

“Let’s have pizza!” “Hey!  That’s my pizza! “Mine!” “Hmm!  Crust is the best part!” .

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“Buck Buck! How Many Horns Are Up?”

Posted on October 23, 2018 by

hffe OMG! – Those kids don’t have bike helmets on!  Call the cops on their parents!  (that’s Toritto and his brother Alfred – now 76 and 72 respectively) Times have changed.  Once upon a time kids actually played with other … Continue reading →

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Halloweens Past

Posted on October 21, 2018 by

Well Halloween is coming soon, marking the beginning of the holiday season with the commencement of Christmas advertising.  In my youth the Christmas season started officially after the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade.  The store would close the night before and … Continue reading →

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A Halloween Card

Posted on October 4, 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 and … Continue reading →

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Hmmm….Peaches!

Posted on August 27, 2018 by

. . Yummy! .

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