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Just like many of you, I am staying home, trying to do the right thing, and keep myself and others healthy. After about four days of reading, watching TV, and worrying, not in that order, I decided to take on some “projects” to distract myself and be productive at the same time. I actually spent […]
Even though I should be focusing on Thanksgiving, yesterday I spent three hours making Pierogi for the first time, and froze them to serve for Shabbat after the big day. Having eaten some last week in NYC, they have been on my mind ever since. So after having our fill of food that we have […]
Last month we went to Philadelphia for a family wedding. It was not only great to be there for Beth and Zach, but it was also a reunion of the remaining first cousins of the Graf family. There were six of us present (including myself and my sister) and after the wedding weekend, five of […]
After almost 50 years in the workforce I am finally retiring. People having been asking how I’ll fill my time, and that is yet to be seen. I hope to pursue some of the things I have missed, like gardening, having more time to read, taking some trips, seeing friends, and taking better care of […]
As a child what I remember wanting most was to be as American as Apple Pie. I wanted my parents to speak English without an accent, I wanted to have an American style turkey (no idea what that meant) for Thanksgiving dinner, and not one prepared in the same way my Mom made roast chicken […]
January 11, 2015 On our trip to Toronto last month we stayed in a hotel that we had chosen based on location and convenience. The sad occasion for the trip, (my father-in-law had passed away), seemed to be echoed by the hotel. Built in some era long ago, the front part of the property was […]
They came to America on the S.S. Argentina, sailing out of Genoa, Italy, in 1952, my parents and sister, five-year old Anie. My sister said our mother spent the entire trip in their cabin below deck, fighting seasickness. Anie spent the days running around having fun, following our father who apparently spent most of the […]
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