Mar 306 minCANDY STORES – MARCH 2022I’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...
Jan 174 minBe My Baby – January 2022Ronnie Spector of the 1960s singing group, The Ronettes, recent passing stirred up emotions and a lot of memories for me. They didn’t...
Dec 15, 20213 minCHRISTMAS TREES – DECEMBER 2021They 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...
Sep 24, 20215 minCRESTED BUTTE WHERE I USED TO LIVE – SEPTEMBER 2021Last week, we returned to Crested Butte, Colorado where we used to live. Our introduction to Crested Butte was in the winter of 1986 for...
Jul 20, 20215 minLOVE & PEACE-NAMASTE!-JULY 2021Donna Grosvenor with her grandchildren who she loved dearly. It is with a heavy heart I write this blog because a very special person,...
May 21, 20218 minOUR BIRDS – May 2021Let’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...
Apr 21, 20211 minUPDATE TO MY APRIL 2021 BLOGThanks to a friend and blog reader who directed me to the Gunnison County District website. In my recent blog, I said that the library...
Apr 19, 20214 minMY LAST JOB – APRIL 2021We moved to Crested Butte, Colorado in 1998. I had a couple of part-time jobs after moving there. In 2001, the local newspaper advertised...
Mar 19, 20214 minTHE SUNDAY GRAVY Blog – March 2021Most Italians know what I’m talking about when I mention the Sunday Gravy. It is a big pot of tomato sauce usually with meatballs,...
Jan 13, 20214 minNEW YEAR BLOG – January 2021When 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....
Dec 12, 20203 minCHRISTMAS EVE FEAST – DECEMBER 2020The picture above is from Elodia Rigante’s cookbook entitled, Italian Immigrant Cooking. When I was a kid that’s what our dining room...
Jun 4, 20203 minHOW I SPENT PART OF THEQUARANTINE/LOCKdOWN – 2020(A mailbox in my neighborhood) I couldn’t remember how long we’ve been locked down, so I looked it up. It has been since the middle of...
Mar 24, 20202 minWOW! WHAT A TIME WE’RE IN – MARCH 2020 BLOGI was recently reminded by an internet news item that mentioned us baby boomers grew up with the polio epidemic hanging over our heads....
Dec 17, 20192 minThe Albatross are Back!!!In September, Anita and I visited an organic noni farm on Kauai where they grow and process noni, a tropical fruit with multiple...
Sep 17, 20191 minVISIT TO AN ORGANIC NONI FARM—September 16, 2019We had an interesting visit to an organic farm today here on Kauai that grows Noni. Noni is a fruit that grows on a tree. It looks a...
Aug 1, 20191 minRandom thoughtsIn this blog, I will post my thoughts about life, entertainment, food and anything else that pops into my head. I hope you will find it...