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Welcome, Grandmother
[photo of my grandmother, my mother and her siblings, circa 1940] Welcome, Grandmother My mother did not have a green thumb. Growing up, we had maybe three houseplants, the one, a Philodendron that hung in the living room, its … Continue reading
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Teacher Not Preacher
Parent/Teacher Not Preacher Three years ago on the summer solstice, I honored one of my mother’s dying wishes and planted her ashes beneath a flowering bush. My mom died in October of 2014 and while I still miss her terribly, … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative therapy, crape myrtle, happy mother's day, Kabbalah, miss you, Mom, mothers, new driver, no problems only solutions, parent/teacher not preacher, return to work, say please and thank you, scleroderma, Sears, South Philadelphia, teacher not preacher, tree of life, uber mom, ultimate freedom, women in the workforce
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6000 Days of Us – The Interview
6000 Days of Us — An interview with Rosina Rucci You say in the forward of 6000 Days of Us that your son inspired you to write this book, that you wanted him to know your history. Has he read … Continue reading
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Tagged interview with Rosina Rucci, love and death, love story, Sal Testa, South Philadelphia, writing
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6000 Days of Us
To me, opening a book, especially one I’ve been anticipating is like opening a gift from a friend, and when the book was written by a friend and explains in detail years of old mysteries, things the friend never had … Continue reading
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