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...

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...

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...

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,...

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....

The picture above is from Elodia Rigante’s cookbook entitled, Italian Immigrant Cooking. When I was a kid that’s what our dining room...

(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...

I was recently reminded by an internet news item that mentioned us baby boomers grew up with the polio epidemic hanging over our heads....

In September, Anita and I visited an organic noni farm on Kauai where they grow and process noni, a tropical fruit with multiple...

We 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...

In 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...