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Mom Would Have Been 93

Posted on January 20, 2016 by toritto

Mom, me with the glasses and my two brothers.  The baby is already gone My mother Mary would have been 93 years old this week. She is gone longer than she was here – she will be gone 50 years on … Continue reading →

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September! It’s Birthday Month!

Posted on August 31, 2015 by toritto

A re-post from previous birthdays! September 10, 1942 Last week I had a bad cold and sat in front of my t.v. watching whatever was on; watching, dozing, watching. Turns out I was tuned to a history channel which was … Continue reading →

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Wild Cherries

Posted on January 20, 2015 by toritto

It was Autumn 2002. I was turning 60 years old and she and I were going to Paris. Paris,  Las Vegas. Neither of us had ever been to the Desert Mecca. I thought it might be fun. She had her … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday!!

Posted on January 14, 2015 by toritto

Daddy’s Favorite big Girl and and Daddy’s Favorite Little Girl! . And it’s my big girl’s birthday! . Happy Birthday to my big girl !! Thirty Eight Years Old Today!!!! Yaay!!! , All Grown Up! Many Happy Days Sweetie You … Continue reading →

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My Father Would Have Been 98

Posted on January 10, 2015 by toritto

My father and grandmother – Easter 1943 My father would have been 98 years old on Monday. Not my grandfather or great-grandfather; my father. He never made it to 57. I received a phone call in the middle of a … Continue reading →

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