This is my family. My grandfather, Peter Coletti, emigrated from Italy to America in 1909. After he was established working as a coal miner in Cumberland, Wyoming, he sent for his wife Josephine, my grandmother, and son Anthony. My grandparents raised their four children in this immigrant mining town owned by Union Pacific Coal Company. […]
Miracles of the Heart
During February, the month of hearts and valentines, I want to recognize some special people at Olathe Medical Center. Saying thank you to them seems wholly inadequate, but it’s a start. Two weeks ago Sunday after we sat down to breakfast, my husband’s eyes shifted to one side and he nearly toppled from his chair. […]
Remember Thanksgiving
A shared meal, and its importance, appears numerous times in Marcello’s Promise. It’s fun to write about food and see if I can make my own mouth water in the process. A steaming platter of roast beef swimming in juices, bread warm from the oven with a golden crust, slathered with butter. Italians are great […]