Friday Photo Flashback

This week marked the 29th anniversary of the passing of my grandfather. In 2018, I wrote a blog about him on his birthday. You can read it here: https://nostalgicitalian.com/2018/12/16/happy-birthday-pops/ My dad sent a photo to me and my brother this week of my Great Grandma (Grandpa's mom) that I'd never seen before. That got me … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

Friday Photo Flashback

It's been a few weeks since I have done one of these posts. I neglected to write about a pretty big event this week, so let's go back 21 years ago. My oldest son, Dante', was born 21 years ago this week. It is so hard to believe that it has been that long. They … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

Bells Are Ringing and Clowns Are … Laughing?

My grandma was no Clark Griswold in the outdoor Christmas Decorations Department. Inside, though, she used to really go all out. Well, at least she did before she moved to her condo. She had a large mantle along the fireplace that she decorated every year. She had Christmas trees, reindeer, a Santa sleigh, angels, and … Continue reading Bells Are Ringing and Clowns Are … Laughing? →

Friday Photo Flashback

For this week's edition of the Friday Photo Flashback, we go back to Spring Break of 1989. I had graduated high school, was working at my first radio job, and my high school band was heading to Florida to perform at Disney World. My brother was still in band at the time and my parents … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

Throwback Thursday – Favorite Things

Today, Maggie from "From Cave Walls" is hosting Throwback Thursday. You can read her blog here: https://fromcavewalls.wordpress.com/2022/09/01/throwback-thursday-54-raindrops-on-roses/ She wants to know about our favorite things while adolescents. She says: Pick any period of your adolescence and think back to all your favorite things. Feel free to elaborate as much as you want. This week’s prompt is: Favorite … Continue reading Throwback Thursday – Favorite Things →

Friday Photo Flashback

I have come to really enjoy this little feature. It began as a simple writing prompt that suggested going through some old photos and picking one that brought make a lot of memories or feelings. It has been fun to go back through some of the old photos from our family albums. Today, we have … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

Cast the Movie of Your Life

The Word Press App on my phone will offer a daily writing prompt to bloggers. I subscribe to a few "prompt" emails and such, and they can certainly be thought starters. Today's prompt was one I had considered before and I may have even been asked a similar question by a Facebook friend. The prompt: … Continue reading Cast the Movie of Your Life →

Craving Christmas Cookies

I posted a quick Facebook status about this earlier today. I was surprised to see that it is something I have not blogged about. Today, for whatever reason, I was thinking about one of the cookies that grandma used to make each Christmas. Among the many types of cookies she made were chocolate chip, oatmeal … Continue reading Craving Christmas Cookies →

What a wacky dream…

Dreams are funny. So was mine last night. The above is the cover of a journal you can buy off Amazon to write down your crazy dreams. I have often thought about keeping something like this on my bedside table. I actually had a weird dream last night and wrote it down. As you know, … Continue reading What a wacky dream… →

Cuckoo for Cuckoo Clocks

Sonny, the Cuckoo Bird If I am being completely honest with you, I have no idea what brought up the topic of today's blog! It certainly didn't come about because of a Cocoa Puffs commercial! I guess it was just one of those random memories that popped into my head earlier today. Every Sunday, my … Continue reading Cuckoo for Cuckoo Clocks →