My earliest memories of Gramma and Grampa are in Anna's house. I remember Grampa with his shock of white hair.......so tall and so stern looking. In my memories, he always had on a white shirt and a black cardigan sweater. This picture was taken, I believe, in our house on 5th Street. He would reach into his sweater pocket and give me a Planters Peanut bar. All these years later, I think of him every time I see a Planters Peanut candy bar.
I remember Gramma, but only as being sick and in bed. I thought I had a memory of 509, but I think that memory was perhaps from when the Filipkowskis lived there.
I remember our house (one of the cottages) at 411 E. 5th St....It was similar in layout as Lucille's and Anna's.
As a little kid, we had the first tv in the family and on the block...........that was interesting....little did any of us kids realize that in future years everyone would have multiple tv's in their homes.
As kids, we were always welcome in any of the aunts and uncles homes....you just walked in like you lived there.....we were always safe......
The Christmas memories that Richie posted are fond in my mind too.
Our dear beloved Anna..........our own Auntie Mame!! At Christmas time, she would take Lucy and I out to eat...either the Parade St. Tavern or earlier years to the Cathay house. We then got to help her pick out Christmas gifts at Trasks for all the nieces and nephews. When you got old enough, you got the money instead of a gift....$10!! What a princely sum to spend any way you wanted. Lucy and I also spent several Christmas eves at Annas peeling shrimp and making deviled eggs.
I have jumped from the late 40's to the 50's....I intend to post again and fill in more of those wonderful days of my childhood and youth.
I remember Gramma, but only as being sick and in bed. I thought I had a memory of 509, but I think that memory was perhaps from when the Filipkowskis lived there.
I remember our house (one of the cottages) at 411 E. 5th St....It was similar in layout as Lucille's and Anna's.
As a little kid, we had the first tv in the family and on the block...........that was interesting....little did any of us kids realize that in future years everyone would have multiple tv's in their homes.
As kids, we were always welcome in any of the aunts and uncles homes....you just walked in like you lived there.....we were always safe......
The Christmas memories that Richie posted are fond in my mind too.
Our dear beloved Anna..........our own Auntie Mame!! At Christmas time, she would take Lucy and I out to eat...either the Parade St. Tavern or earlier years to the Cathay house. We then got to help her pick out Christmas gifts at Trasks for all the nieces and nephews. When you got old enough, you got the money instead of a gift....$10!! What a princely sum to spend any way you wanted. Lucy and I also spent several Christmas eves at Annas peeling shrimp and making deviled eggs.
I have jumped from the late 40's to the 50's....I intend to post again and fill in more of those wonderful days of my childhood and youth.
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