Daily Archives: June 9, 2011

It surprises me that my brother did not know what part of Italy my parents parents (parents?) were from, but I probably found out about the same time he did. But, being that I’m younger than him, I’ve known longer.

When I was a little girl growing up on Long Island, I always thought “The Wilderness” was this imaginary, faraway place that only existed in books and on television and in movies. “The Wilderness” encompassed everything outside of Long Island, including forests, mountains, farms, ranches, lakes and streams. Okay…yes…we have some of that on Long … Continue reading