Pita Piata

Last Christmas Joey & I attempted to make Pita Piata's. He had something like a recipe from grandma, and something off the internet that was pretty close....
While I moving, I found I HAVE AN ACTUAL RECIPE right in the drawer next to my oven. Oh well, next year.These pages are scanned from "Arrivederci: Recipes and Customs Every Italian Girl Takes from Home". I could have swore we went through this book, but maybe we were partaking of the Jack Daniel's that Grandma's recipe called for.

What kind of Car did you learn to drive in?

We were thinking the other day about how much fun our cars have been over the years. We've always had eyes for nice automobiles, even if our pocketbook didn't match our admiration.

I remember Dad taking me to the parking lot of the Armory and leaving me in his Dodge truck (which had a clutch) while he walked around and sat on the nearby knoll. I didn't learn how to use the clutch until a year later, when Ed showed me on his 71 Camaro.

I did drive the 1967 Chrysler New Yorker, something like this one.



I think Patsy got to learn to drive on the 1962 (or was it a '63?) Chrysler 300, in Red with black leather seats!

Our Anniversary 2008

For our Anniversary trip, we went to Pennsylvania to stay at the Bedford Springs Resort, and to go see a Frank Lloyd Wright home, called Kentuck Knob.

We realized we were near Fallingwater, and knew we had all been there before, so it was fun to think about when that was:


Fallingwater, May 1989






Who is watching this little kid climb in the empty swimming pool?


We also saw nearby Ft. Necessity, remember 1989? Pat, Stan, Trisha, Tracy, Joey, Amanda and me and Ed were all there together in 1989.



Then -- Ohiopyle State Park, Pennsylvania, May 1989
Joey and Barbara


NOW -- View of the river from our visit in 2008. We actually didn't realize we had stood right here before!

Mom's Recipes ~ Yummy Stuff

We were talking at Thanksgiving about the favorite recipes from our childhood. I've located the originals in my recipe box, so I thought I'd scan them in for you.
So, Here Goes:

You can click on the images to make them larger and clearer, hopefully.

Tropical Salad - always service in a clear glass Pyrex dish, low and flat.

Applesauce Cake

Meatloaf

Spanish Rice

Thanksgiving in Phoenix

Happy Birthday, Eddie!!

And so it goes...

Thanksgiving 2008

I'm thankful that we were all able to have good Thanksgiving celebrations, even though not all of us could be together in one place.

Ed and I enjoyed seeing Mom. We had a great time and great food at Sun Valley with Patsy and Stan; Tracy, Keith and Delia; Trisha, John and Zoey. Food was abundant, conversation stimulating, and weather beautiful, if a little sprinkling of rain.

John and Pam were away from Clarksburg at their kid's home. They had a great time, and I was glad to be able to say hello to all my other nieces and nephews on that side, by phone on Thanksgiving. Mary was there too, from North Carolina, and Kammie and Kevin and all of their crew of course. We were enjoying their hospitality even though they needed to be away.

I missed my kids most of all. Amanda celebrated a nice day with the Roses. Joey and Kelly celebrated in Kosovo and Albania. We were fortunate to grab a couple stolen hours in Morgantown with our other daughter-in-law, Gabby. That was a happy surprise!