Skip to content
Unknown's avatar

Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian

  • Home
  • Books, Books, Books!
  • Blogathon Posts
  • Movie Music Monday Posts
  • Television Talk
  • Tune Tuesday Posts
  • Music Posts
  • Turntable Talk Blogs
  • Movie Blogs
  • Radio Related
  • Contact

Tag: My sons

Friday Photo Flashback

I found a picture from about 7 or 8 years ago that I thought I would share today. It includes a masterpiece, and it is probably the closest I will ever get to the real thing. Let me explain. About 5 or 10 miles away from where I work is the Cranbrook Institute of Science … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 7 Comments June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 1 Minute

Father’s Day 2026

By Friday, I was moving around a bit more thanks to medications. My back was still hurting a bit, but at least I was able to get around. My youngest kids stayed over at Nana's on Friday night. I had called my older boys to see if they were free for dinner, but they had … Continue reading Father’s Day 2026 →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized Leave a comment June 25, 2026June 24, 2026 2 Minutes

Mid-Week Lookback

Just this week I was reminded that my wife and I got our new vehicles. We each got a Chevy Trax. What is had to believe is that just two years later, mine hit a big milestone. She hit 100,000 miles driving south on I-75 on my way to work. Here's to the next 100,000! … Continue reading Mid-Week Lookback →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 4 Comments June 10, 2026June 9, 2026 3 Minutes

Friday Photo Flashback

Today's photo goes back to about 2014 or so. I'm sure that the picture was taken with my Blackberry phone. It never really took great pictures, and they were often fuzzy or blurry. I was outside playing catch with the boys one afternoon and I snapped this one of Dimitri throwing the ball back to … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 3 Comments May 8, 2026May 13, 2026 1 Minute

Friday Photo Flashback

I'm not sure why this photo makes me laugh so much. This was a day when I had the boys and we went out to the book store. They had gotten books and a couple magazines with gift cards. We went and had lunch at a Coney Island place and they brought all of their … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 2 Comments April 17, 2026April 15, 2026 1 Minute

Small Life Recap

I'm not sure why I am just now getting around to writing a quick life recap. I guess I didn't think I was as busy as I was. Prior to Easter, my friend Margaret stopped by to see the kids. They always love when she stops by. She was passing by our house on her … Continue reading Small Life Recap →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 3 Comments April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 2 Minutes

Celebrating Three of Them

Today is a day to celebrate the boys. On National Son’s Day I celebrate my three sons. What a blessing they are! Dante’ and Dimitri are adults now and doing quite well. They have each come a long way. Andrew is not only my youngest son, but my youngest child. He is thriving at preschool … Continue reading Celebrating Three of Them →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 2 Comments March 4, 2026 1 Minute

Friday Photo Flashback

Today's photo was taken during one of my brother's visits home. I chose it because it is one of my favorite photos of my dad, my brother and me. It's hard to believe, but I think this photo is about 20+ years old. I'm guessing it was taken around 2006ish. I remember my brother, his … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 2 Comments January 30, 2026January 28, 2026 1 Minute

Christmas Eves Past

Grandpa, Grandma, and baby Keith *This is a reworking of a blog I originally wrote in 2018 For as long as I can remember, Christmas Eve was always spent with Grandma and Grandpa P. when we were kids.  I don't necessarily know that there was any particular reason for this, I only know that from … Continue reading Christmas Eves Past →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 4 Comments December 24, 2025December 17, 2025 7 Minutes

Oh, Christmas Tree (2025)

*The majority of this blog was written in 2019 and has been updated with additional photos and stories. (2025) The kids were watching some Mickey Mouse holiday special on Disney+ recently. I cannot recall the name of the song, but some of the lyrics are a perfect lead in to this blog: "Every time I … Continue reading Oh, Christmas Tree (2025) →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 3 Comments December 14, 2025 12 Minutes

Posts navigation

Older posts

All Blog Posts

  • My Latest Annoyance
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Movie Music Monday – Fast Times at Ridgemont High
  • Tony Bennett – 100 Years (A Summer Rerun)
  • Tune Tuesday – Poor Little Fool
  • Mid-Week Recap
  • Book Recommendation – Crooks
  • Friday Photo Flashback – Freberg
  • Great American Songbook Saturday – My Buddy
  • Song Lyric Sunday – Too Much Thyme On My Hands
  • Happy National Book Lover’s Day
  • Movie Music Monday – The Help
  • Tune Tuesday – Days Like This
  • The Truth Hurts
  • The Man With the Tan
  • Happy Birthday, Hitch!
  • Book Recommendation – Voice-a-Versa
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • Turntable Talk #51 – Singly Under-Appreciated
  • Great American Songbook Saturday
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Sadness At The Drive In (A Tweaked Summer Rerun)
  • Movie Music Monday – Life of Brian
  • Tune Tuesday
  • ZZ Top is Beard-less … Sort of
  • Life’s Little Moments
  • Overdue Update
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • Great American Songbook Saturday – I Got Rhythm
  • This Hit Me Hard
  • Song Lyric Sunday – I’ve Got You Under My Skin
  • Convicted
  • Movie Music Monday – Police Academy
  • Tune Tuesday – Jo Dee Messina
  • See You On the Other Side, Dolly
  • Life’s Little Moments
  • Book Recommendation – Everyone In This Bank Is A Thief
  • Funny Memory
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • Make Life Better With These
  • Great American Songbook Saturday – Stardust
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Movie Music Monday – The Music Man
  • Tune Tuesday – Canon in D
  • Welcome to September! (A Reblog)
  • Life’s Little Moments
  • I Suppose I Am Fossil Fabulous
  • Book Recommendation – Caller Unknown
  • Friday Photo(s) Flashback
  • Great American Songbook Saturday – Blue Skies
  • 50 Years Ago – A Historic Surprise
  • Unwatchable Mystery Shows? Says Who?
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Movie Music Monday – A First
  • A Birthday ReBlog
  • Tune Tuesday – Brimful of Asha
  • Life’s Little Moments
  • First “Official” First Day
  • Gene, Gene, the Genome Machine
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • Just a Thought ….
  • Great American Songbook Saturday – St. Louis Blues
  • Turntable Talk #52 – Feels Like The First Time
  • I Have An Idea – Yes or No?
  • Movie Music Monday – Cocktail
  • Tune Tuesday – Sad Eyes
  • Life’s Little Moments – A Look Back at the Week
  • Book Recommendation – The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria
  • TV Theme Thursday – #50
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • Mini-Series Recommendation – All The Light We Cannot See
  • Great American Songbook Saturday – Ebb Tide
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Music Movie Monday – Ghostbusters
  • Tune Tuesday – Vieni Sul Mar
  • Hoco Loco
  • Poetry Dream?
  • TV Theme Song Thursday – #49
  • Book Recommendation: Five Minutes, Mr. Byner
  • Dogs, Trains, and Bands, Good Lord!
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • I Missed It…
  • Great American Songbook Saturday – They Can’t Take That Away From Me
  • Book Recommendation: The Mysterious Mrs. White
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Movie Music Monday – Pitch Perfect
  • Finally – Solitude
  • Tune Tuesday – International Coffee Day
  • Another Busy Weekend
  • Book Recommendation – Bookish People
  • TV Theme Song Thursday – #48
  • I Wish I Knew Who Wrote This
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • Book Recommendation – A Deadly Episode
  • Great American Songbook Saturday – My Blue Heaven
  • She’s On To a New Adventure
  • Concoctions!
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Movie Music Monday – Grease
  • Tune Tuesday – What Might Have Been
Blog at WordPress.com.
Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian
    Join 444 other subscribers

    Have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.

  • Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian
    View site in Reader
    Manage subscriptionsSign upLog in
    Report this content
    Collapse this bar
Loading Comments...