tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post3021969768008794807..comments2023-12-23T08:37:50.433-05:00Comments on hula seventy: photobooth fridayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-57130179689543743772007-03-06T00:48:00.000-05:002007-03-06T00:48:00.000-05:00Your way of telling stories cracks me up. Like tha...Your way of telling stories cracks me up. Like that remark about the gum and how you wish it was juicy fruit - FUNNY.Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18266495150913013825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-11923376216149875732007-03-05T17:00:00.000-05:002007-03-05T17:00:00.000-05:00Clive Owen is Sicilian!?!?!Clive Owen is Sicilian!?!?!glyphjockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415131064329161925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-54628264078055902832007-02-13T19:40:00.000-05:002007-02-13T19:40:00.000-05:00loving this post. such a great photo, words so lov...loving this post. such a great photo, words so lovingly and beautifully woven and dear memories shared with such clarity and care. thanks for posting this one. (i delurked-- lookie me! tee hee)tami schuchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026117412072398115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-40619607369687118372007-02-12T14:39:00.000-05:002007-02-12T14:39:00.000-05:00You have such a gift with words. Thank you for sh...You have such a gift with words. Thank you for sharing with us!Anihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365032844616050727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-53475340641405572352007-02-12T13:37:00.000-05:002007-02-12T13:37:00.000-05:00what beautiful words you've written. the photo is...what beautiful words you've written. the photo is so wonderful.<BR/>makes me want to find out more about my grandpa.angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536541862598457738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-58263201590098922332007-02-12T13:21:00.000-05:002007-02-12T13:21:00.000-05:00such a handsome fellow. and a great character by ...such a handsome fellow. and a great character by the sounds of it. what a great story you tell. even down to preferring juicy fruit, but not saying anything. nice one.Jan Halvarsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17783438439039979102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-54212166857686037132007-02-11T17:10:00.000-05:002007-02-11T17:10:00.000-05:00i love the smell of my grampa's pipes....mine smok...i love the smell of my grampa's pipes....mine smoked cherry tobacco and i still stop in my tracks when i smell it....and close my eyes and see him right there ....i'll even find a real good excuse to go to the tobacco store and just smell....(they do sell the newspaper there too)<BR/><BR/>[remember the smell-y machine from "Harold and Maude?"(what was the name? the olfactory machine?) I think of that every time i smell a good rememberin' smell and wish i had one....]<BR/><BR/>my my my, you are an AMAZING writer, you can put such life into those words, you have been blessed with this talent, don't waste it....when you get famous and published, don't forget us little folks honey<BR/>...and how the heck do you have time to write such wonderful things when you have your lovely family to tend to?!?!? Are you sneaking around in a time-stands-still-when-Andrea is-in-it contraption? And where can i get one? (whine) <BR/><BR/>hows things going?<BR/>details please<BR/>hugs<BR/>talk soon<BR/>~heatherrabbitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-13981835536442682212007-02-11T08:50:00.000-05:002007-02-11T08:50:00.000-05:00Oh, the VFW scene...that is such good stuff, and b...Oh, the VFW scene...that is such good stuff, and beautifully written. Rock on.Marigoldiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652950080530484536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-57571313903668583922007-02-10T19:58:00.000-05:002007-02-10T19:58:00.000-05:00gramps was a hottie!excellent writing!gramps was a hottie!<BR/>excellent writing!mod*momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072518787342325987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-31043567487216821422007-02-10T19:42:00.000-05:002007-02-10T19:42:00.000-05:00I am also Sicilian...one whole quarter! My Nana's ...I am also Sicilian...one whole quarter! My Nana's father came here years and years ago and my mother remembers him waking up in the middle of the night, afraid of the "Black Hand."[mafia] Guess he had a good reason to come to America. There also was a knock at the door one day. Turned out to be his son, from his OTHER family in Sicily.My Nana also used to tell the story of her grandfather being a soldier on horseback in Sicily... he said they would throw hot olive oil as a weapon.Yikes! <BR/><BR/>My bar stool days were had with my dad at Welker's...his corner bar. I loved the syrupy cokes and the cocktail stirrers that doubled as skinny straws. And what was it about bar room ice that was so good? Chewy almost.It was there that I would show off for my dad by rattling off the names of the NY Giants. Thanks for bringing me back to those days with your great post.<BR/>Juliethe kitschen tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14101083625165720120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-10813298068584821932007-02-10T14:01:00.000-05:002007-02-10T14:01:00.000-05:00i think your grandpa would have liked mine....than...i think your grandpa would have liked mine....<BR/><BR/>thank you for telling us about him.... it's magic the way you weave a tale!<BR/>xolisa solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824254691379334918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-84684553667545595392007-02-10T12:36:00.000-05:002007-02-10T12:36:00.000-05:00This is a really fabulous one. And what a looker!This is a really fabulous one. And what a looker!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-30087096624121539162007-02-10T11:15:00.000-05:002007-02-10T11:15:00.000-05:00this is an achingly beautiful story. if your grand...this is an achingly beautiful story. if your grandfather were irish, he would have been my father. temper, trips to the forbidden pub, hair that refused to grey, and all.<BR/><BR/>thank you.ohchickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16965782534798318412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-49395222020790354752007-02-10T07:23:00.000-05:002007-02-10T07:23:00.000-05:00I loved every word here Andrea. And growing up I a...I loved every word here Andrea. And growing up I always thought we were Italian but really, it's Sicilian blood, 50% which makes 150% according to my husband. And in a beautiful mix of genetics, our girl, who is only 25% Sicilian has my dad's beautiful olive coloring and dark chocolate eyes. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing about Grandpa Corrona and here's to you and I someday, getting to Sicily (big dream for me) to find our roots!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com