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...

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...