Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and best wishes for good health and joyful times in the New Year.
Love, Elaine
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Elaine Ruggieri
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#4672
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Re: Old and new
OMG!! What an adorable baby!
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Dorothy Mehl
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#4671
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Re: Old and new
Steve andPam, She is so beautiful I am tearing up.
I can just hear Addie and Mim claiming their bragging rights...
¡°Oh, Sally, you should see that Eloise."
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Sally Stier
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#4670
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Re: Old and new
she's perfection - thrilled for you all - xo Jane
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Jane Hynes
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#4669
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Re: Old and new
Oh, what a lovely child! Thank you for sharing the photo, Steve.
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Elaine Ruggieri
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#4668
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Old and new
It may have been Sally that asked for pictures of babies. That's not usually how I roll. I am attaching a picture of Eloise at almost 5 months wearing a sweater that Addie had given to Pam because I
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Steve Ruggieri
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#4667
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Re: Old car memories
I believe Sally owned a little VW sport car, but not sure. I¡¯ll try to get her to clarify that matter. Elaine, I have vague memories of your episode with failed brakes. I have no idea how we all
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Dorothy Mehl
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#4666
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Re: Old car memories
Steve, I remember Arch had a Karman Gia and one time Pop bought a used Woody that we liked but it didn¡¯t last long. A series of the used cars never lasted long. There was a Dodge whose brakes failed
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Elaine Ruggieri
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#4665
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Old car memories
Last Sunday I volunteered to help out an old friend who's an antique car collector that has put on a show for many years. This year there were over 150 vehicles. I saw one that brought back a vague
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Steve Ruggieri
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#4664
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Re: Herb Pennock - Fun Fact
Rand, Herb Pennock was Mary Lou¡¯s uncle. Grew up in Kennett Square. One big reason. Aunt Millie was one of the biggest baseball fans. I became a Yankees fan because Dino was. Philadelphia had two
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Elaine Ruggieri
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#4663
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Herb Pennock - Fun Fact
My wife Fig saw this on her calendar and I wanted to share this fun fact.
Since he played for the Yankees, is this why some of our family were/are yankee fans?
Love
Randy
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Rand
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#4662
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Re: Classic Ruggieri Mutz?
Don¡¯t know anything about Joe Andriole¡¯s family. However, I ran into the word cicchetti a lot in Venice. Mostly little seafood items on a small plate when you order Prosecco.
I¡¯ll check with my
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Elaine Ruggieri
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#4661
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Re: Classic Ruggieri Mutz?
Again from ChatGPT:
The word "cichet" is derived from Venetian, which is a Romance language spoken in the region of Veneto, Italy. In Venetian, "cichet" (also spelled "cicheto" or "cicheto") refers
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Michael R. Ruggieri, Sr.
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#4660
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Re: Classic Ruggieri Mutz?
Bravo Mike,
Hai ragione tu!
Joe Andriole always used the word cichet for a shot (of whiskey).
I saw this word once in a novel.
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Sally Stier
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#4659
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Re: Classic Ruggieri Mutz?
I think this makes a lot of sense. As I recall, a muzzi in our house was something like a pout with the mouth sticking out. That would fit with the derivation from muzzle or snout and on to an
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Dorothy Mehl
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#4658
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Re: Classic Ruggieri Mutz?
Sally, NO! Won¡¯t happen. I¡¯m curious what¡¯s in my garden that makes the 4 toads?I¡¯ve seen so healthy. I probably want them to be?eating more.?I¡¯ve got a creek in back that brings all
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Steve Ruggieri
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#4657
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Re: Classic Ruggieri Mutz?
Steve, I¡¯m just curious, have you tried to kiss him?
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Sally Stier
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#4656
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Re: Classic Ruggieri Mutz?
Sounds right on, Mike. Those dialects can really change Dante¡±s Italian. Sicilian, Veneziano, etc. As I recall Angie¡¯s pronunciation, it was more ¡°mutzi¡± face with that ¡°t¡±in there. Might
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Elaine Ruggieri
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#4655
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Re: Classic Ruggieri Mutz?
I got this from ChatGPT:
In the Abruzzo region of Italy, the term "muzzi" can indeed have a different meaning. In the Abruzzese dialect, "muzzi" refers to the word "muso" in standard Italian, which
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Michael R. Ruggieri, Sr.
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#4654
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Re: Classic Ruggieri Mutz?
I think muzzy is English. The word I remember the previous generation having used is stunad.
It comes from stonato, a which means to be out of tune. Off key. Saying the wrong thing at the wrong
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Sally Stier
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#4653
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