The hills are alive…..

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Both sets of grandparents immigrated to the US. I thought from Germany but now I think it was from Austria. We’re not sure. There are no family records and anyone who knows for sure is long gone. We have fragments … Continue reading

The baton has been passed

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There is a new torch-bearer — someone who is worthy of protecting the Holy Grail. What is the Holy Grail you ask? My mother’s strudel recipe! My mother was a great cook. She came from a line of women who … Continue reading

A tribute to grandmothers everywhere

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This post is to commemorate my maternal grandmother. I have no real memory of her. She died when I was three. My mother would tell me that I would run to her and put my arms upward, which meant “pick … Continue reading