tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post6157964370645262775..comments2023-11-02T04:25:49.595-07:00Comments on sixtyfivewhatnow: The tastes and smells of Christmas.Rosaria Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-48474271393548065772009-12-27T13:14:53.591-08:002009-12-27T13:14:53.591-08:00Che bella storia!
Where in the South of Italy di...Che bella storia! <br /><br />Where in the South of Italy did you grow up?Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-82431122177587596882009-12-18T07:33:06.178-08:002009-12-18T07:33:06.178-08:00Such a lovely story and well worth the OMG award. ...Such a lovely story and well worth the OMG award. When you began, I coldn't help thinking of 'The Golden Girls' tv show and the character Sophia, who always began a tale with "picture this, Sicily 1947 ..." or whatever!, though your memory is far more heartwarming.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-32152009722604581412009-12-18T06:22:19.044-08:002009-12-18T06:22:19.044-08:00A lovely Christmas memory Rosario, and so beautifu...A lovely Christmas memory Rosario, and so beautifully told. Especially love the sprinkling of stardust from pockets... beautiful!<br /><br />And congrats on the Oh My Goddess award!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813508472498593787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-32629096157120129382009-12-14T06:41:30.560-08:002009-12-14T06:41:30.560-08:00Oh my god, this is perhaps my favorite post of eve...Oh my god, this is perhaps my favorite post of ever from anyone. It is beautiful. So beautiful. I laugh at Maria and her urging you to recognize your sins. I love your just one bite, and your father's saving it all with a spin of love and stardust sprinkled from pockets. I love your Nonna, her warmth and her cold cloth. This, THIS! deserves to be a part of a novel. Oh you. You have saved me this morning. Your story has come at the most perfect of times.<br /><br />I am so glad I came to read you just now.<br /><br />thank you~<br />xo<br />erinWoman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-26061128413627622032009-12-14T03:50:53.395-08:002009-12-14T03:50:53.395-08:00Great, hearwarming Christmas story! Made me miss m...Great, hearwarming Christmas story! Made me miss my family even more...<br /><br />(I had no idea you were Italian!)Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10085905065734027788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-61041931718567849612009-12-13T03:53:31.759-08:002009-12-13T03:53:31.759-08:00A really moving story, vivid with the vividness of...A really moving story, vivid with the vividness of childhood throughout - and I remember those shadows of the shades from hell dan cing on the walls - thrown in my case by the night-lights.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-59325309055081924032009-12-13T03:11:05.433-08:002009-12-13T03:11:05.433-08:00A well said honest tale of the true nature of why ...A well said honest tale of the true nature of why we celebrate.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-52902668910828899032009-12-12T17:07:50.730-08:002009-12-12T17:07:50.730-08:00Your recollections are so clear and evocative from...Your recollections are so clear and evocative from what must have been a very special Christmas. I feel like we are there with you.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-55545471115769799112009-12-12T16:08:40.733-08:002009-12-12T16:08:40.733-08:00Merry Christmas Rosaria! One of your best stories ...Merry Christmas Rosaria! One of your best stories indeed!Man of Romahttp://manofroma.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-29244250835878287062009-12-12T12:12:08.988-08:002009-12-12T12:12:08.988-08:00This is absolutely fantastic! Obviously, you MUST...This is absolutely fantastic! Obviously, you MUST begin writing your memoirs immediately if you haven't done so already! I love, love, love this story...it is so multi-layered and rich! And brought me many, many Christmas smiles, and jarred my own memories of childhood! This post is truly a gift! Thank you! Love you, Janine XOSniffles and Smileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073156486641622612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-17111372023089965602009-12-12T10:45:23.485-08:002009-12-12T10:45:23.485-08:00You have written a lovely story which brought chil...You have written a lovely story which brought childhood and Christmas in Italy alive for me. I hope you have given copies to all your family, especially the younger ones. It brought tears to my eyes!Dimplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313315926201426600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-24418627344695620992009-12-12T10:02:58.642-08:002009-12-12T10:02:58.642-08:00Beautiful Christmas story. What a sweet little chi...Beautiful Christmas story. What a sweet little child you were.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-45348178614305160412009-12-12T09:43:33.459-08:002009-12-12T09:43:33.459-08:00I could feel myself in your beautiful church.
What...I could feel myself in your beautiful church.<br />What a magical experience!<br />I'd love some panzotti!Everyday Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486528297252417282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-47951096932474702872009-12-12T08:16:16.938-08:002009-12-12T08:16:16.938-08:00I love love this story. I felt like I was there. T...I love love this story. I felt like I was there. Thank you!T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-57965893543029201372009-12-12T07:42:01.165-08:002009-12-12T07:42:01.165-08:00The magic Rosaria and the innocence are making me ...The magic Rosaria and the innocence are making me cry.<br /><br />Thank you for the early Christmas gift my dear angel.<br /><br />Or should I say Archangel.<br /><br />Love Renee xooxoxReneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785932958464359112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-62504542168636045302009-12-12T06:52:07.096-08:002009-12-12T06:52:07.096-08:00I was right there with you on that cold night in 1...I was right there with you on that cold night in 1946. It was a beautiful trip. You are good at memoir.<br />One evening just before Christmas, I walked with my mother to the high school choir performance, in which I was singing. It was deeply cold as we crossed the dark high school campus. <br />In the glow of one tall lamp, I saw the flakes of falling snow. We rarely got this treat, and it was lovely to see the snowfall in the lamplight as I walked and sang my soprano part of the Hallelujah Chorus. <br />That was 40 years ago this year and my mother is demented now, yet in that long-ago memory we walk together in the falling snow to the notes of the "Messiah."<br />Thank you for this chance to relive that moment.Enchanted Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-88271739369658492882009-12-12T06:29:44.487-08:002009-12-12T06:29:44.487-08:00Like the others, I love this story as well. This i...Like the others, I love this story as well. This is my fave line from your father:<br /><br />"From now on, there will be scarves on the Baby, and stardust sprinkled from pockets."<br /><br />:)Kikithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15443700017435144681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-9760996402157759012009-12-12T05:40:54.614-08:002009-12-12T05:40:54.614-08:00This is such a gorgeously told story, I just had t...This is such a gorgeously told story, I just had to re-read it! Loved your earlier christmassy posts, too :)karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694425567973843826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-69475597813427614322009-12-12T05:29:28.332-08:002009-12-12T05:29:28.332-08:00I loved reading this story about customs and tradi...I loved reading this story about customs and traditions with which I'm not familiar.<br /><br />I love the scarf and cookie sprinkles. You are good at ad-libing--you just did not know it--in my lingo, you were just "winging it" and why shouldn't an archangel "wing it?"NitWit1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07035004840443397537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-53781226039759485222009-12-12T05:16:57.794-08:002009-12-12T05:16:57.794-08:00When I was a 4 years old, I had candies on St-Nich...When I was a 4 years old, I had candies on St-Nicholas Day but was afraid that "la Beffana" would steal them; then Christmax Day was the time for my stocking filled with apples and oranges. Oranges were then a delicacy available only around Christmas in our area of Saguenay. The real big time was to be had on New year's day. That is when we had our presents and family parties.<br />I still remember the last one we had at "ma tante Blanche" in 1946. She died that same year. I was then 15; we were 75 in her fur store basement, 32 of us were under 15 . We ate all the usual fare "tourtière, ragoût de pattes de cochon and boulettes de boeuf, tarte au sucre et aux raisins" and much to drink for the over 21. We usually went home well past midnight...and waiting for the street car at -20F sobered up most of the adults.potsochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09497735324298117643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-31106188627627541572009-12-12T03:03:13.845-08:002009-12-12T03:03:13.845-08:00An original and sweet story. I'm all tingly no...An original and sweet story. I'm all tingly now - looking forward to Christmas.<br /><br />I liked your job of chasing Gatto from the food. That is a job I would have liked at four years old :)<br /><br />My favourite line was when Nonna, '... woke me up with a cold cloth wash over my face.' I smiled; I was four years old again. Lovely story.<br /><br />PS I always get so much from your comments, but your last comment has me walking on air, thank you so much. 'Hollywood' may never happen, however it's the journey not the destination ... right? And I'm loving the journey. :)Sharon McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568442958046594336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-60887075315436487572009-12-11T21:26:28.148-08:002009-12-11T21:26:28.148-08:00Rosaria, I would read a whole book of this family!...Rosaria, I would read a whole book of this family! <br /><br />Thank you for your comment today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-2752513968645740122009-12-11T20:23:25.173-08:002009-12-11T20:23:25.173-08:00Such a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing. &qu...Such a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing. "From now on there will be scarves on the baby and stardust sprinkled from pockets."<br />I'll bet there were.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-52768449223300739962009-12-11T16:57:34.800-08:002009-12-11T16:57:34.800-08:00Oh my, a lovely story and at just the right season...Oh my, a lovely story and at just the right season! Thank you so very much for sharing...<br />SandiSandi McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033518416111957858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-27485633044190987862009-12-11T16:13:25.388-08:002009-12-11T16:13:25.388-08:00Oh, that was so beautifully told, my mama heart wa...Oh, that was so beautifully told, my mama heart was shedding a little tear for four year old Archangels.xx♥Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919764140075852854noreply@blogger.com