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Back in the Day Stories, Weekend Coffee Share

The Wedding Dress Part 3

We last left the story on my wedding day, June 1979. I wore the wedding dress my grandmother sewed and my mother wore. Within ten weeks, my sister, Mary, married under the Truglio Dome in the backyard. Despite the rain the day before and in the morning, the sun came out and dried up the… Continue reading The Wedding Dress Part 3

Famous Seaweed Soup

Catching Up

Welcome to Stories Served Around The Table News to Nosh Newsletter. The new year is a month old already. Since I saw a few snow flurries and did the Viking Plunge into the Great South Bay, I feel I did my part for Winter. Bring on Spring and Summer! There's a lot going on. Let’s… Continue reading Catching Up

Back in the Day Stories, Weekend Coffee Share

The Wedding Dress Part 2

We last left off the story in June 1956 when my mom walked down the church aisle wearing the wedding dress made by her mother. For twenty-two years the gown lay in a sealed box, preserved for whatever may come. In August 1978, my high school prom date, college boyfriend, Matt, proposed. It was so… Continue reading The Wedding Dress Part 2

Back in the Day Stories, Weekend Coffee Share

The Wedding Dress Part 1

Good morning, Everyone. It's a damp January Sunday on the south shore of Long Island. I have a family story series to share. Hope you enjoy it. My youngest daughter, Robyn, is getting married! She and fiance, Tommy, were engaged after Thanksgiving, and requested an April 2023 wedding in my parents' backyard.  Why April? Why… Continue reading The Wedding Dress Part 1

Becoming America's Stories

Books and Bookplates

Did you get one, two, or all three of my Becoming America’s Stories books? Did you fall in love with Lily in The Hearts of Bakers and Artists? Did you get angry at that mean girl, Edith, in The Dreams of Singers and Sluggers? Were you on the edge of your seat reading about the harrowing adventures in The… Continue reading Books and Bookplates