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Monthly Archives: April 2013
My Dinner with Albie
Author’s Note: This post is dedicated to the cherished memory of Barry Lind. He loved the movie Two for the Road as much as I did. I thought about him the whole time I was writing this. God bless you, … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Movies, pop culture, Tributes
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“Is my Nicky.” Part Two
Czesc. Welcome back. When last we left her, my housekeeper Klara was caught up in an ardent love triangle. Two guys in my house were constantly competing for her attention and affection. One was my dog, Egon. The other was … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Tributes
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“Is my Nicky.” Part One
Author’s Note: Today is my son Nick’s birthday. Happy birthday, Sweetie. This two-pack is for you. Love, Mom In 1988 my beloved housekeeper, Mary, told me she was taking a leave of absence to be with her ill husband. She’d be … Continue reading
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The Middle
I hate pie crust. I only like what lies between. When I was a kid I would eat the filling – leaving the empty crust to collapse onto itself on the plate. (A practice which my mother decried as wasteful.) And … Continue reading
Posted in food, Memoir
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The Bottom Line
It’s that time of year again. The Ides of April. Tax Season. By now you’ve all probably been to your accountants, reviewed your financial situations and sent in your signed forms. Or filed for an extension at the very least. … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, pop culture
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Never Again
This past Monday, April eighth, was Holocaust Remembrance Day. And today I am remembering. I was eleven when I came upon Leon Uris’s Exodus on my parents’ bookshelf. (A voracious reader as a kid, I had already plowed my way through … Continue reading
Posted in books, Memoir
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Thumbs Up
Stop the presses! Only one other time in Letter From Elba history have I made a post switch. Today’s post was supposed to be about the one enchanted evening I spent with the fabulous Albert Finney. But I’m sure he … Continue reading
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The Answer is Sudbury. Part II
When last we left our newly-weds, Husband Number Two and I had just hastily departed Mackinac Island in a huff and we were, once again, on our way on our great North American road adventure. All told it would be over … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
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