An impending surgery on my neck has occupied my thoughts this year. In January, I had to see a neurosurgeon. They ordered an MRI, and it showed vertebrae in my neck pressing on my spinal cord. This is the same condition that prompted surgery for Anita last year. It was early in the ski season. I had only skied twice. My doctor advised me to stop skiing and to refrain from participating in any high-velocity sports. I argued that I wasn’t feeling any pain there, but was experie

Shortly after we moved to Long Island, my grandsons asked their mother, “When’s grandpa going to have us over for pizza?” And as you probably know, I have made a few pizzas in my day. One Sunday, when his mom and dad were away, I invited Grandson Alex over to help me connect some Bluetooth devices I was having trouble pairing. Once Alex got everything working. We went into the kitchen to make some pizzas. I bought dough at Uncle Giuseppe’s, my favorite supermarket. My tiny ki

ONE OF OUR LOCAL WILD TURKEYS As usual, time is flying by quickly. We’ve been here two months already. Where should I begin this blog? I...

Bob Waiting for the Movers I want to start by thanking all of you who read and replied to my May blog, “Our Move to Long Island.” It had...

Joyce Moving Van We did it! After more than a year of planning, we are on Long Island. We signed our lease this week at Pinewood Estates,...

You wonder why you have so much stuff when you start packing to move. Why didn’t we get rid of that useless piece of… the last time we...

Recently, I had to decide how to dispose of my Lionel electric trains from the 1950s and 1960s. As many of you know, Anita and I are...

This time of year, I daydream about my favorite sport, skiing. I’m reminded the ski season is approaching when I get a call from the...

9418222 © Galina Barskaya | Dreamstime.com I’ve been thinking a lot about aging lately. It’s probably because that’s what’s happening to...

As many of you already know, our little cockatiel, Skipper, passed away recently, leaving us sad and our home empty. For the past year,...

This month, I’m disheartened by the war that broke out in the Middle East. I have also been following the other one going on in the...

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

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

(Grandpa & Grandma Puglisi) Growing up, my mother often fried veal cutlets and eggplant. The fried eggplant was used in eggplant...

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...

Ronnie Spector of the 1960s singing group, The Ronettes, recent passing stirred up emotions and a lot of memories for me. They didn’t...

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...

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...

Donna Grosvenor with her grandchildren who she loved dearly. It is with a heavy heart I write this blog because a very special person,...

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...