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May 22
3 min

MEETING JOHN IRVING – MAY 2023

This past weekend was the 2nd Annual Santa Fe International Literacy Festival. I attended an event on Thursday evening and several...

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Apr 26
4 min

Railway Ave Tenth Anniversary – April 2023

On June 5th, it will be the tenth anniversary of publishing my first novel Railway Avenue. It has been a successful and popular novel....

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Mar 6
2 min

NEWS FROM THE OUTER REACHES – MARCH 2023

As 2022 neared its end, my health turned south, and several annoying illnesses raised their head. I won’t go into the details here, but I...

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Jan 19
6 min

REMODELING OUR L.A. HOUSE – JANUARY 2023

This blog was going to be a chapter in Our Hollywood Tales book, but we decided not to include it. I’m happy to share it with you now....

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Dec 17, 2022
3 min

FISH SALAD FOR CHRISTMAS – DECEMBER 2022

This year has been a sad and difficult one. We lost close friends and relatives. Among them, Anita’s sister, Mary Cannella, passed away...

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Nov 21, 2022
3 min

MAKING PASTA WITH MY GRANDMA – NOVEMBER 2022

(Grandpa Dominick Maio and Grandma Anna Maio) Recently, I wrote about my other grandmother – the Sicilian one. This time I’d like to tell...

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Sep 29, 2022
3 min

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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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