Friday Catch Up

Despite having been able to sit and get a blog or two up this week, it has been a busy one and I thought I would let you know what's been going on. As with most weeks, we've rode the emotional roller coaster. Funny We ran out of coffee creamer this week. Andrew wanted to go to … Continue reading Friday Catch Up →

Book Recommendation – Britt-Marie Was Here

Frederik Backman is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. His books are full of characters that you connect with. They are "real." His books make me "feel," if that makes sense. I find myself belly laughing out loud at times and holding back tears at other times. Just this week I posted about the novella I read … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Britt-Marie Was Here →

Book Recommendation – Everyone On this Train is a Suspect

You may remember that I stumbled on Benjamin Stevenson's Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone last year and I just loved it! You can find my review of it here: https://nostalgicitalian.com/2023/02/24/book-recommendation-everyone-in-my-family-has-killed-someone/ I have been waiting a long time for the follow up sequel - Everyone on This Train is a Suspect. Thanks to the good … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Everyone On this Train is a Suspect →

Holiday Hipness!

Today I feature a holiday song that you may not have heard before. As a matter of fact, it may be the ginchiest Christmas song you've ever heard. Huh? What is "ginchiest?" Well, back in the late 50's and early 60's it was a slang word that means "Cool. Hip. Admired by others." All the hep cats were using this … Continue reading Holiday Hipness! →

Book Recommendation – And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

What a powerful and moving story. This short novella has all of the heart and emotion of Fredrik Backman's full length stories. I found myself lost in this beautiful book. My great grandmother had dementia. My grandmother had dementia. It is a terrible disease. I remember going to see her the last time and her … Continue reading Book Recommendation – And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer →

A Proud Son

I waited until he posted about this first, and now I want to share it with you. It brought me to tears. First, let me say the pride a father feels in his children. The father-son bond is a special one. All too often, we lose sight of the pride that a son has for … Continue reading A Proud Son →

Turntable Talk 21 – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

Once again, Dave Ruch from A Sound Day has offered up an interesting topic for this month's Turntable Talk. I see it as being a way for each of us writers to offer you a bit of ourselves. I mean, any time I write something, it usually has something that gives the reader a glimpse … Continue reading Turntable Talk 21 – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner →

Our Yearly Christmas Tradition

Today's blog is part of the Comfy Cozy Christmas, hosted by Lisa and Erin. Their blogs/websites can be found in the above graphic. By going to their sites, you will be able to read Christmas themed blogs by other participants. I have probably mentioned in past blogs about this tradition, but have never devoted an … Continue reading Our Yearly Christmas Tradition →

Learning a Holiday Lesson

There is a great lesson that can be learned from the conversion of Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens' A Christmas Carol. However, there is SO much more to the story! As you know, I have been reading this story every year since 1982. You would think that after all these years, I would have learned all … Continue reading Learning a Holiday Lesson →

I Played Secretary Today

We have such wonderful neighbors. Every year one of them puts out a mailbox for kids to drop off letters to Santa. They then answer them. Last year, they wrote such a precious letter to Ella and Andrew. They posted on the neighborhood Facebook page that the mail box was out and awaiting letters. I'd … Continue reading I Played Secretary Today →