I wrote this last year, back in October but never got around to posting it. It didn’t seem right to go onto other memories and holidays from days gone past without posting this one first. Better late than never. Holidays bring out many memories. Halloween is one of these. Most of my recollections of Halloween …
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Football Season, Frank and the Broken Remote
Dating and romance are fueled by mutual attractions. It can be a love of art, music or the beauty of nature. In Frank’s case, one of my main attributes was not only that I enjoyed football, but that he had met a female who understood football. Please, give me some credit. I grew up in …
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Summer Vacations at Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio
This is one of those places with a lot of fractured memories. We would go there mid-summer for many years, starting when I was in grade school and into my early teens. I know my parents and sisters would periodically visit after that but by the time I was in college, my family had switched …
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Pymatuning State Park and the Strawberry Pie
It has been a while since I have written, shame on me. So, to make up for it, I am writing about one of the best memories in our family - our annual stop at Pymatuning State Park, to feed the fish. This is one of the state parks and reservoirs, in the northwest corner …
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Olde Frothingslosh, the Pale Stale Ale with the Foam on the Bottom
Olde Frothingslosh, the Pale Stale Ale with the Foam on the Bottom Written 2015-04-01 Here it is – April 1st – April Fool’s Day. Regardless of all of the other pranks which have been pulled on this day, such as Mr. Lion from the zoo calling, my favorite will always be “Olde Frothingsloth, The Pale …
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More on 1649 Monongahela Ave
Written on 2015-03-27 1649 Monongahela Ave – Part 2 Childhood is a special time, a time of dreams, of make believe friends and of trusting fully without reservations. It is also a time of growing up and finding out that everything isn’t always magical. And this is very difficult for any child to understand. One …
1649 Monongahela Ave – Swissvale, PA.
Written on 2015-03-27 1649 Monongahela Ave – Swissvale, PA. Here it is spring and I can swear I can hear my mother’s voice “Get busy cleaning.” And you know you must always listen to your mother. I started pulling things from the cabinets, digging into boxes and in the process, re-discovery many treasures from the …
The Early Years of Mom and Dad’s Marriage
Written 2015-03-08 The Early Years of Mom and Dad’s Marriage It is a beautiful Sunday morning. Frank and I just finished breakfast and now I am relaxing on the porch, watching the dogs in the yard. Of course, one of them will probably blow it and start to bark at the neighbors’ dogs. Then it …
Friday Night Suppers
Written 2014-05-29 Friday Night Suppers It is getting near lunch and I can feel my stomach grumbling. I’m not sure what I will have but it did set me to thinking about some of the meals we had as kids. Mom was a good cook but some days she wasn’t in the mood to cook. …
Cook-outs at Grandpap Racz’ House
Written 2014-05-27 Cook-outs at Grandpap Racz’ House Seeing all of the Facebook posts reminded me of the cook-outs we had at Grandpap Racz, or as we called him, Nazupa, Hungarian for grandfather. It was a simple feast, kielbasa and hot dogs on the charcoal grill. The hot dogs were always burnt but that was the …
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