FREE Taste of Italian Spring in SC and other areas of USA

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. I just read this from a fellow “Twitter” pal: March 20, 2009 from SCnow.com:The first day of spring is marked with a free Italian ice in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina and other parts of the U.S. Rita’s Italian Ice is giving out a free regular size Italian ice today. Each year {Read More}

Have a Gratitude Filled St. Joseph’s Day!

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. Buona Festa di San Giuseppee !! . .aAn immense St. Joseph’s Day Altar in New Orleans, LA, USA .On March 18th (today), Italians everywhere celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph. It is a day that involves a lot of food preparation for large dinners. In many Catholic parishes, Italians assemble a St. Joseph’s Altar {Read More}

Farewell to My "Bella" Horse Friend, "Ace", Death of My Horse

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.In Loving Memory of My Beautiful Thoroughbred “Ace” (1985 – 2009) “Nothing is more sacred as the bond between horse and rider… No other creature can ever become so emotionally close to a human as a horse. When a horse dies, the memory lives on because an enormous part of his owner’s heart, soul, very {Read More}

Back from AZ and Spring Break: Happy and Sad Events

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. Well, it has been a very emotion-filled week for me, lots of highs and lows . . . what life always brings . . . reminding me of simply ‘being ALIVE’!  Visiting my mother and father in their golden years was very special; time is precious and flies so quickly by. . . every {Read More}

Osso Bucco Ravioli con Burra e’ Salvia

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. Osso Bucco Ravioli con Burra e’ Salvia Here is a photo of a wonderful lunch dish that my mother and I enjoyed, but it was most expensive: $17.00 for 5 ravioli! YIKES! But we had to try it. The restaurant/Italian grocer in Scottsdale, AZ is called Andreoli’s. The prices are a bit too high {Read More}