Aunt Liz told me that Great Grandpa Michele Mongelluzzo
was married 3 times, which we know is correct, and that his first 2 wives died
in childbirth with their 3rd child.
I remember when I was young and Grandma Mongelluzzo
came to stay for a visit. My brother Dave and I started to argue a bit and my
Grandma told me "You have a bigga mouth!" These words followed me the rest of my
life, never shut me up, but they did follow me! It was always Dave's fault I got
into trouble......
I remember Grandma's cooking. Her pasta and her
salads were always the best, yum yum!!! I have never been able to duplicate her
dressing.
I remember walking with Grandpa through his garden
and the him picking the figs he grew. He loved working outdoors. I also remember
receiving a box of pecans around Christmas time, I believe, that came from his
trees also.
It makes me smile thinking of Grandma tell us
to "open" or "close" the TV instead of turn it off or on.
This is the front page (click image to enlarge) of where our cousin Henry Iuliano
was interviewed by the Washington Post on the 35th anniversary of the moon
landing. Do you see the flag in the pictcure? This flag went to the moon!
From Laura Capone:
The one story I remember about Grandma (Filomena Mongelluzzo) is that whenever you would complement
her on how good her cooking was she would say, "I know".
From Dave York: The three things I remember the most:
I remember being present during preparation of a homemade ravioli dinner (Grandma Filomena made the best homemade ravioli in the world), when Grandma was preparing the homemade pasta sauce. The day before, she had walked to the local grocery and purchased her ingredients. As we were all assisting with the sauce preparation, we noticed a can of what Grandma thought was tomato sauce (her English reading skills were not too extensive) that she had planned to put into the pot. Well, it turned out to be mexican red chili sauce. Luckily the mistake was found early enough to prevent it from being used in the sauce, and the entire meal was incredibly good.
I also remember her first noticing that I had grown a beard, and her telling me to "Shave it off, you looka like a bumb!". Luckily, she quickly got used to it, or at least never mentioned it again....
I also remember the "Bigga mouth" story mentioned by my sister earlier on this page. All I can say is, Grandma's are always right...
