tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365468929690705930.post6829610919399556998..comments2011-09-03T08:44:33.071-07:00Comments on BODECI body: The Italian in MeBODECI bodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17178281929708245904noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365468929690705930.post-39160525848869013132010-09-17T19:53:41.094-07:002010-09-17T19:53:41.094-07:00Thanks for your bechamel sauce recipe Debra. I lo...Thanks for your bechamel sauce recipe Debra. I love that it is authentically Italian. I enjoyed your stories and photos too. Your Pa was a very talented man.Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365468929690705930.post-6794966643835171832010-09-16T18:58:43.818-07:002010-09-16T18:58:43.818-07:00Ms. Bucket, yes indeed noise is a huge part of thi...Ms. Bucket, yes indeed noise is a huge part of this culture. "I must be heard and seen!" I wonder if anyone is actually listening. We all listen, though, when there is a good story of times past involving the uncle who embarrassed himself miserably by peeing in a wine jug at the last family reunion or the grandfather who threw a chisle to his son only to pierce his son's hand then yelled at him for bleeding! "What in the hell are you doing?" We can be a motley crew!<br /><br />Adrienne,<br />Oh my, you do have a coveted spot near the priest! As an Italian woman, you are living near the "man"! <br /><br />Isn't it a drag when you have neighbors who don't seem to care about the wonderful land they live upon? Keep planting. One day they will go away!BODECI bodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178281929708245904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365468929690705930.post-62943235884797628702010-09-16T10:00:54.914-07:002010-09-16T10:00:54.914-07:00I love the details. Thanks! So you and Adrienne ...I <i>love</i> the details. Thanks! So you and Adrienne live close to each other. You're lucky to have a friend close by.<br /><br />I live on 5 acres with our pastor (priest) on one side (which is handy in case of heart attacks, and such - heh) I can't even talk about the pigs on the other side. We just keep planting more and more stuff and in a few more years they will be completely hidden in both the winter and the summer. Sigh...Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562944653624224107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365468929690705930.post-27900965135468538772010-09-16T09:58:23.566-07:002010-09-16T09:58:23.566-07:00I married into an Italian family. They have wonde...I married into an Italian family. They have wonderful food and family gatherings, there is always a lot of noise. An Italian trait, no? My husband's father is a craftsman carpenter. He can build anything, fix anything! He is amazing. He also taught my husband these skills and I love having a husband that can do these things. I am always in awe of how he pays attention to detail on the simplest project. My husband and his father built many of the unique houses in Las Vegas, before tract housing took over. It was great to learn about your family and I agree bechamel is the best!what's her buckethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13267445511384554257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365468929690705930.post-76288327505831721342010-09-16T06:17:48.976-07:002010-09-16T06:17:48.976-07:00Linda,
It is so special to have their energy in th...Linda,<br />It is so special to have their energy in the form of something tangible with us or around us. I'd love to see a photo of it sometime!<br /><br />Adrienne,<br />The scoop on the house is that my grandmother (I need to post one about this class act of a woman) bought land here in the Sonoma Valley in '48. The house pictured is the one she bought and lived in. Across the highway from her she bought land and my dad, along with family etc., built several houses, as Italians do, for my aunt and himself. After my parents divorced this house was sold (like losing a family member) and is the one Adrienne lives in with her family today. My dad then built (with help, as he was a cement contractor and had plenty of contacts in the trades), three more houses. He lived in the one I am living in now until his death in '98. I am fortunate to be on the road I grew up on. thanks for asking!BODECI bodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178281929708245904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365468929690705930.post-2672520447457133832010-09-16T05:56:01.788-07:002010-09-16T05:56:01.788-07:00Very few of my Italian relatives ever got fat and ...Very few of my Italian relatives ever got fat and we all ate very well. My Mom always called bechamel "white" sauce.<br /><br />She invented a white sauce dish for meatless Fridays. White sauce with sweet yellow corn, sliced tart pimento stuffed green olives, and carefully folded in sliced hard cooked eggs. Spooned over toast it was the ultimate comfort food. <br /><br />I need to know more about this house building thingy. Your Dad was a builder? Details, details. Inquiring minds need to know.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562944653624224107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365468929690705930.post-40106651850009562372010-09-15T21:08:46.495-07:002010-09-15T21:08:46.495-07:00Debra,
Sounds like you have some wonderful memori...Debra,<br /><br />Sounds like you have some wonderful memories of your family, enjoyed the pictures and all that food...yum! That is so cool that your dad built yours and Adrienne's house.<br /><br />When my mom passed away I had the diamond from her wedding ring made into a solitare necklace. I wear it almost every day and I feel like I have a part of her with me.<br /><br />LindaLRS4AMANDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312878555775487787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365468929690705930.post-88448518821827696902010-09-15T19:25:23.992-07:002010-09-15T19:25:23.992-07:00Janice,
Thank you for your enjoyment!
A, I kn...Janice, <br />Thank you for your enjoyment! <br /><br />A, I know how this feels for you. I miss my Papa and yet I get the amazing privilege of seeing him around me every day! Thank you for your kind words!BODECI bodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178281929708245904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365468929690705930.post-2047353348440649792010-09-15T16:50:28.671-07:002010-09-15T16:50:28.671-07:00Debra,
I love seeing these pictures! It's al...Debra, <br /><br />I love seeing these pictures! It's always interesting for me to see pictures of your Papa since he built our house - and yours. I would have liked to have known him. He raised a wonderful daughter. <br /><br />xo<br />AAdrienne Shubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05826463555838820028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365468929690705930.post-21782483665883966692010-09-15T16:31:48.125-07:002010-09-15T16:31:48.125-07:00That was a fun read! I love the old family photogr...That was a fun read! I love the old family photographs. <br /><br />I am keeping that bechamel recipe. Thanks.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882248671520480556noreply@blogger.com