My grandmother thought it was a sin if we *didn't* play cards.
Whist as group, Gin Rummy one-on-one. If she wasn't making pierogies, she was playing solitaire.
My brothers and I are renting a house for a big family Christmas. I can't wait to see their faces when I whip out Grandma's Michigan Rummy board and a big jar of pennies.
Pizza at a funeral would be good, but you can do better than Dominoes.
ARE YOU POLISH? My son just married into a polish family and the wedding was grand, steeped heavily in Polish tradition. Our family grew exponentially. Her mother and father are one of 8 kids from each family. I think they were all there. LOL
Out in Bandara, Texas, aka Bantucky. ;~)
On scene minutes after leaving the church, great photographer that was taking pictures for 8 hours.
Same ingredients.
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Genetically, about 25¢ worth (Grandma). Another 25¢ is French Can adian (Grandpa). The other half a buck is Italian from my Dad's side.
In practice, I'm just about all Italian. My family is originally from Massachusetts, but I grew up in NYC with a bunch of Italian friends.
While we practiced a few Polish customs at Grandma's house (pierogies at Easter and Christmas, oplatek on Christmas Eve [still do that]) my maternal grandparents were pretty much "Americanized". My paternal Grandparents, on the other hand, were old school Italians. Grandpa came to the US, started a business, established himself and then went back to the old country to "fin d a wife and bring her to America". I remember hanging out at the Italian Clu b where the men drank port wine and played Bocce every Sunday after Mass.
Beautiful couple. Congratulations.
Thank you!
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