GRANDMA KNEW HOW TO FRY – SEPTEMBER 2022
(Grandpa & Grandma Puglisi) Growing up, my mother often fried veal cutlets and eggplant. The fried eggplant was used in eggplant...
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- Aug 15
- 3 min
MY LATEST NEWS – AUGUST 2022
This is the first blog I have written in a while. I was busy writing and publishing a new book. Anita and I wrote and published, Our...
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- Jun 2
- 2 min
BLOGGING ON MY BIRTHDAY – JUNE 1, 2022
Yes, it’s my birthday today, seventy-seven years old. I can’t believe I made it this far. At this age, I’m thankful for a lot of things....
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- Apr 29
- 3 min
NEWS FROM THE WRITING TRENCHES—APRIL 2022
I didn’t think I would get a blog out this month. I’ve been working on the new book OUR HOLLYWOOD LIVES with Anita’s help. I just...
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- Mar 30
- 6 min
CANDY STORES – MARCH 2022
I’ve been thinking about candy stores lately—maybe because I don’t see them around anymore, not like the ones from my youth. There are...
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- Feb 26
- 2 min
MY LATEST NEWS – MY NEW BOOK & MY INTERVIEW - FEBRUARY 2022
This has been a busy month for me. I’ve been working to edit and clean up my new book OUR HOLLYWOOD TALES. I’ve re-written a lot of it,...
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- Jan 17
- 4 min
Be My Baby – January 2022
Ronnie Spector of the 1960s singing group, The Ronettes, recent passing stirred up emotions and a lot of memories for me. They didn’t...
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- Dec 15, 2021
- 3 min
CHRISTMAS TREES – DECEMBER 2021
They have been saying that Christmas trees are expensive this year. I took a look at the trees at Whole Foods last week. They were $69.99...
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- Nov 24, 2021
- 6 min
AIR TRAVEL/WEDDING – NOV 2021
As the holidays quickly approach you may be considering an airplane trip to see mom, the children, or to enjoy a well-needed vacation. If...
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- Oct 25, 2021
- 6 min
WRITERS’ TOOLS AND SUGGESTIONS – October 2021
Lately, I haven’t written any blogs about writing. So, I hope this one provides my readers who write with some helpful information. To...
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- Sep 24, 2021
- 5 min
CRESTED BUTTE WHERE I USED TO LIVE – SEPTEMBER 2021
Last week, we returned to Crested Butte, Colorado where we used to live. Our introduction to Crested Butte was in the winter of 1986 for...
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- Aug 16, 2021
- 2 min
BLOGGING TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY – AUGUST 2021
I’m happy to say that it is the second anniversary of my blog. I’m amazed at the response my blogs received. They have had well over two...
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- Jul 20, 2021
- 5 min
LOVE & PEACE-NAMASTE!-JULY 2021
Donna Grosvenor with her grandchildren who she loved dearly. It is with a heavy heart I write this blog because a very special person,...
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- Jun 25, 2021
- 2 min
LATEST NEWS – JUNE 2021
It is finally getting to look like life is returning to normal. Yey! We made it through the pandemic without catching the virus. I hope...
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- May 21, 2021
- 8 min
OUR BIRDS – May 2021
Let’s talk about birds. Yes, I said birds. Last month when I was preparing to post my monthly blog, a drama unfolded in our home. Our...
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- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
UPDATE TO MY APRIL 2021 BLOG
Thanks to a friend and blog reader who directed me to the Gunnison County District website. In my recent blog, I said that the library...
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- Apr 19, 2021
- 4 min
MY LAST JOB – APRIL 2021
We moved to Crested Butte, Colorado in 1998. I had a couple of part-time jobs after moving there. In 2001, the local newspaper advertised...
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- Mar 19, 2021
- 4 min
THE SUNDAY GRAVY Blog – March 2021
Most Italians know what I’m talking about when I mention the Sunday Gravy. It is a big pot of tomato sauce usually with meatballs,...
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- Jan 13, 2021
- 4 min
NEW YEAR BLOG – January 2021
When we rang in the New Year (it seems like only yesterday), I felt optimistic about 2021 but the events of the first week blew me away....
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- Dec 12, 2020
- 3 min
CHRISTMAS EVE FEAST – DECEMBER 2020
The picture above is from Elodia Rigante’s cookbook entitled, Italian Immigrant Cooking. When I was a kid that’s what our dining room...
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