When I was growing up I was always petrified to go down to my grandmom’s basement. First of all, the basement door used to open “in” toward the basement. When my mom was a baby she fell down the steps while she was scooting around in her walker. Luckily, during the house remodeling, my dad changed the swing of the… Read more »
One thing New Jersey has that Florida doesn’t are diners. I have yet to find a place in Florida that serves the kind of food that New Jersey diners serve at any time of the day. I had the privilege of eating in a diner three times on our trip. I would love it if the menu had a “Diner… Read more »
Family members have been gathering in this kitchen for over 100 years. My great-grandfather built the house when he came over from Italy. He raised his family there, and then my maternal grandparents raised their family in it. My mom was born in this very kitchen. My kids mark the fifth generation of Scarpas who can call this house a… Read more »
Let’s begin at the beginning. I took 198 pictures on our trip to New Jersey. We stayed at Grandmom’s House. First it was my mom’s grandmom’s house (over 100 years ago), then it became my grandmom’s house, and now it is my kids’ grandmom’s house… I like how in this picture the sun is rising over the back of the… Read more »
Some photos from our annual Christmas Eve dinner at my mom and dad’s. This year marked the 25th Christmas we have celebrated in Florida. It wasn’t until I was a teenager that I realized that not every family celebrates Christmas Eve. Just sitting home and not celebrating is a foreign concept to me. The very first conversation I ever had… Read more »
