tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396176591988811372024-02-20T14:17:40.324-08:00Our Front PorchOur lives pass through our front porch...Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.comBlogger1051125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-69335589459990869552023-04-04T17:20:00.001-07:002023-04-04T17:20:09.920-07:00Somos Un Solo Pueblo 03 Rafael Hernández<iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/QhwXJJ7LkGQ" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QhwXJJ7LkGQ/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>When~Cuando, I was a young Teen in NYC, we'd listen to the Spanish Radio called 'Radio EKEE WUHN 99 de Nueva York. The DisJockey's favorite line was 'El Querer es Vivir' translated 'To Desire is to Live', he was proud of his position having studied Radio Broadcasting at night and riding the NY subways-homeless during the day. We'd listen to him even on Saturday morning, he was a staple of wisecracks and wisdom for us kids to fly right and excel in all we did to make our parents proud of us. Such were the songs we'd listen to 'Mama, Yo tengo frio~Mother I am cold...a lamento~cry how cold the winters in NY were compared to Puerto Rico's Tropic heat. We listen and understand our parent's hopes and dreams of coming to America and their sadness of giving the Joy of their beautiful Island...many lessons were learned, tears shed and laughter on those mornings of long ago. Mama yo tengo memorias~Mother I have memories...that no one will take away. Be Blessed in your day to share the Joy and pains of your upbringing with your descendants...Thank you Liam Velasquez for picking up the torch of our loving laughter in legacy. Love you all, and yes Joel~you are a Puerto Rican <3 Nana Ana 4/3/23 AD. Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-22027111054974610982023-03-30T11:38:00.001-07:002023-03-30T11:38:33.574-07:00Report on Loving Case 1967<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FaHhZ4IbVYY/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/FaHhZ4IbVYY" frameborder="0"></iframe>Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-66709852735815049712023-03-30T09:47:00.001-07:002023-03-30T09:47:42.552-07:00how my home-schooling experience changed my life - an 'alternative' chil...<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/fWNJmZAWRNg" frameborder="0"></iframe>Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-38580512185382598532023-03-30T08:26:00.002-07:002023-03-30T08:26:29.266-07:00The Monkees - Daydream Believer (Official Music Video)<iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/xvqeSJlgaNk" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xvqeSJlgaNk/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Dedicated to my Fun in the Sun~Walk talk Joseph & Rebekah. My Daydream Believer and his Homecoming Queen! Children please be keen. Oh, what can it mean to a Daydream Believer and his Homecoming Queen? I could fly neath the wing of the blue bird as she sings...wipe the sleep out of my eyes. You were part of me as a White Knight on a Stead...now you know how happy I can be. See you soon, Remember the Joy can't compare to a Lifetime! Love para siempre, Mami Anacelia de Natal/Torres Badillo/Nieves 3/30/23 AD.Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-16756759621892581852023-03-30T07:55:00.000-07:002023-03-30T07:55:06.517-07:00You Don't Have To Say You Love Me ( 1966 ) - DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - Lyrics<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/HY5GNmgJJDE" width="480"></iframe>You don't have to stay forever, I will understand...believe me! (dedicated to the memory of Andy) 5/2/45-12/25/19 AD. <3 2 <3 Ana. Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-73147525990408206772023-03-30T07:48:00.001-07:002023-03-30T07:48:37.352-07:00JOHNNY—Johnny Depp Song/“Jolene”-Dolly Parton parody-DeppvHeard Trial<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Fu5BHqrUtK4" frameborder="0"></iframe>Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-43494662227016290692023-03-27T07:38:00.003-07:002023-03-27T07:38:57.515-07:00Christina Applegate gets emotional finding out about violent family hist...<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/gG5OtTLJ5g0" width="480"></iframe>Tis the Luck of the Irish. What an awesome encounter and heartfelt story~searching for her Grandmother. Christina Applegate's father does not remember his mother. Being raised by his Paternal Grandparents, he was told his mother died when he was young. Christina vows to know about her Grandmother's life and the quest begins...She is surprised and heartbroken upon seeing her photo at age 14 on a local N.Jersey society page. Journaling all the dates and happening, she becomes aware of the consequences of her grandmother's life. The laws back in the day differed with respect to favoring mothers concerning child custody, but she wonders why her grandmother didn't raise her son~her dad. Journaling all the information she meets with her dad and shares her grandmother's young-age photo, TEARS!!! Oh, my heart, I've been crying from the beginning of her quest. Christina Applegate shares all her findings with her dad and they both cry together. She finds her grandmother's resting place and they are both surprised to find, his mother added a plot for him-her son. They visited her grave with flowers and her dad promised to put a marker on his mother's grave...oh, my heart...this reminds me of my Mother & Father's grave #26 in Carolina, Puerto Rico which I'm responsible for 'Maintainance' payments of once a year $40. RIP~Descansen en Paz: Francisco Natal Torres & Carmen Badillo Nieves for whoever is reading this and is interested in visiting and honoring their resting place. Mami Nana Ana~March 27, 2023AD. Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-85291403964026406252023-03-14T11:04:00.001-07:002023-03-14T11:04:32.084-07:00Tracing Your Family Roots 149 - Puerto Rico DNA<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Dd9xGivHaAc/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Dd9xGivHaAc" frameborder="0"></iframe>Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-74417230397199436202023-03-14T10:47:00.003-07:002023-03-14T10:47:21.885-07:00The LatinAsian: A Chinese and Puerto Rican Woman<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/8hLHb2jhOI8" width="480"></iframe>I can so identify with her. As a small child everyone called me 'La China' because of my 'Asian eyes and Porcelain skin'. It was a 'Baby name' of which I dropped as a Teen. My Oldest Sister also looked like an Asian Beauty. Once a neighbor, who was a 'Merchant Marine' bought her a dress from Japan and it fit like a glove. She wore it to school, I remember it was Pink with Black edging, well she was the toast of the Bronx! You thought I was gonna say 'Town' haha, got ya! Anywho, so we go to 'Chinatown' and I as a little girl got lost. I cried my eyes out. The Chinese lady rescued me and told me to 'Stay here' your mama will come back to the last place she left you...yes, she spoke just like that and me between tears and making bubbles with my nose...pause listened and obeyed. I looked at her and thought, 'She looks like Tata (my sister) and me?!' Confused, I asked her 'Are you my mama?!' She smiled like 'Not Today', but oh, how I wish she would have been because when my Mami found me! Yikes, She yelled in Spanish and the kind lady didn't understand, only that she saved me from being totally lost. My Mami was so embarrassed and yanked my arm, ugh. I wanted to stay with the 'Kind lady' perhaps, maybe, because, only, that she looked like me and my Tata (older sweet sister). I never heard the end of it...even as a Teen my Mami told everyone, she should have left me in Chinatown, I would fit right in being I was a 'Cheenah'...Neither from here nor from there was my dilemma. From your 'Blanca~White China Doll' Nana Ana 3/12/23 AD<div><br /></div>Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-88887541440880391642023-03-06T06:11:00.001-08:002023-03-06T06:11:33.313-08:00Almost A Woman - 2002<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_sdLeacEO7I/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/_sdLeacEO7I" frameborder="0"></iframe>Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-42377907548186970262023-02-22T07:01:00.002-08:002023-02-22T07:01:55.886-08:00🇺🇸 ”Thank You America!” - Desi Arnaz (Toast Of The Town: Oct. 1954) 🇺🇸<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/wbJzxxd2HsU" width="480"></iframe>Thank you~Thank you America! In an understanding way, we as Hispanics are appreciative in many ways. Opening the doors in support and encouragement to a humble young Cuban refugee. Remembering something my Papi told me long ago...'When Ricky se fue~left Cuba, his Papi~Father told him..' Llevate la guitara'~'Take your Guitar' it was by the door on his way out. 'Te dara una Vida buena'~'It will give you a good life'. Take heed what your Father tells you as you walk out the door~Someday, you will cherish his words~Forever <3 2 <3 Nana Ana. 2/22/23 AD. <div><br /></div>Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-34719106557749629102023-02-22T06:05:00.001-08:002023-02-22T06:05:42.572-08:00Brotherhood of skiers advocating for Black athletes in winter sports<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/_rbXVW9l2ko" width="480"></iframe>Have you heard of been told...You're the First of 'Your people to do this!' Like my grandson, Liam was told by his fiance (which I love dearly) family member :( 'You'll be the 'First Puerto Rican' to Kayak!' Say, What?! My cousin owned a Kayak and Kajaked in the *Illuminist water at nigh in Puerto Rico! Where do people get these ideas? is beyond me. I remember my brother in law a NY Puerto Rican use to travel all over the place: Skying in Vermont; Kayaking at night*in P.Rico; Rode on the Misty Ferry in Niagra Falls; Arruba~Trade winds; Caves, Mountain, Camping! My grandson Liam does have a 'Puerto Rican Spirit' in that he is not afraid to dare 'Climb every Mountain~Search every Dream!!' Nana Ana Feb.22,2023 AD. Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-48293043512189824442023-02-04T11:48:00.001-08:002023-02-04T11:48:14.113-08:00A LIFE RESET THAT WILL SURPRISE YOU | LIFE OVER 60<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/rAQrE9muPgc" frameborder="0"></iframe>Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-85609505053907468912023-01-25T11:41:00.000-08:002023-01-25T11:41:06.403-08:00Dr. Phil | S11 E76 : Elder Abuse [Full Episode] (1.8.13)<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/odoI6XConb0" frameborder="0"></iframe>Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-14651603470300955392023-01-01T12:06:00.001-08:002023-01-01T12:06:33.434-08:00The Year 2022: Remembering the lives lost in 2022<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/-haIyfVu8OA" frameborder="0"></iframe>Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-21302373622740117412022-12-09T05:46:00.002-08:002022-12-09T05:46:51.013-08:00Happy Day Unboxing The Cottage Fairy Art Order! I'm Enchanted!<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/QhculDKSx0o" frameborder="0"></iframe>Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-18553604882438982532022-10-04T15:18:00.001-07:002022-10-04T15:18:48.352-07:00Find Loretta Lynn Plantation Home and Museum TOUR, Hurricane Mills, TN<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/MFH9T4MGTkY" frameborder="0"></iframe>Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-37347384644105339452022-10-04T15:03:00.001-07:002022-10-04T15:03:19.927-07:00Loretta Lynn On 60 Minutes Uncut<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z0mALE2Lnag/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/z0mALE2Lnag" frameborder="0"></iframe>Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-78677832660174500082022-10-04T14:59:00.001-07:002022-10-04T14:59:37.703-07:00Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter (Recitation) (Official Music Video)<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/5VhOPHR47qE" frameborder="0"></iframe>Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-1926532196443366942022-09-29T08:46:00.001-07:002022-09-29T08:46:43.122-07:00Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partirò) - IL DIVO (IL DIVO Amor & Pasión To...<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/KpVM0pfHjU4" frameborder="0"></iframe>Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-28112878349157824782022-09-19T14:53:00.005-07:002022-09-19T14:56:57.593-07:00<p> Bless be the Tie that binds...I title this 'FEED MY SHEEP'. Remembering your first Devo. about returning home to God, I took notes...the beginning of many awesome spiritual journeys together. Close to 10 years and still taking notes, I'm still amazed at your Spiritual studies, insight, and revelations. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdqefjxycB4e0U7o078FZFgLgAzs83WjPka4cH-YkgCt--gAQPPtxkxUBVRv_qrfxkA1m2RuZUMNgbEgoPikZWyhtO2c6PXYMyvvoeDU5MeF70xIxPKbxIROX9ASdYWGzaFjCRlZnWzGo9ow4XDhW0In-srZevRGzLQmmaiWPenS6_FacOG2FKIOs/s564/33f838f910385592b6705fc51276bad5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="474" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdqefjxycB4e0U7o078FZFgLgAzs83WjPka4cH-YkgCt--gAQPPtxkxUBVRv_qrfxkA1m2RuZUMNgbEgoPikZWyhtO2c6PXYMyvvoeDU5MeF70xIxPKbxIROX9ASdYWGzaFjCRlZnWzGo9ow4XDhW0In-srZevRGzLQmmaiWPenS6_FacOG2FKIOs/s320/33f838f910385592b6705fc51276bad5.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><br />When we met on Sat. aft. with Debbie on your Radio Station, we enjoy rejoicing in his love. (sad to see it go). Of late your Zoom program with your granddaughter. What an awesome legacy, she as well as all of us are so blessed to be in your Spiritual Fellowship. I thank you and cherish the love, joy, and peace in Christ, we've shared thru the years. Sister Juanita, In your teachings you have exemplified Jesus's wisdom and love when he says in John 6:33~I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace, in the world, you will have troubles. But be of good courage, I have overcome the world. Love you now and always will, Ana. Sept. 19,2022AD. <p></p>Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-82312344964543712262022-09-18T09:14:00.001-07:002022-09-18T11:05:21.773-07:0009182022 AM Worship<iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/tKIsuW-Qr6Y" width="480"></iframe>Bless be the Tie that binds~Our hearts in Christian love. The Fellowship of Kindred minds is like to that above. Here we have a Brother in Christ named Eugene Short from Buffalo, N.Y. My son Joseph and I grew under his Spiritual guidance in the church of Christ which met for worship and fellowship during the 70-80's in Groton, Ct. where we were both baptized and the Lord added us to his church those who were being saved Acts 2:38-47 and the promise is to our children and their children. We admire and cherish the times we spent together with his lovely Italian wife Sister Carol Short and their precious gift from God-son & daughter Eugene & Leah. We lost Sister Carol to Cancer July 10, 1983. She was a wonderful example of a Shining light Sister in Christ. Her last lesson would have been 'If we are only Human' thought to chew on and consider in our Spiritual life in Christ...to him be the glory forever. Bless be the Tie~Mami, Nana Ana 9/18/22 AD.<div><br /></div>Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-49755089994394876162022-09-09T12:16:00.001-07:002022-09-09T12:16:49.856-07:00La escuelita de la maestra Salma Hayek en Despierta América<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/3g_7nD8O5Wc" frameborder="0"></iframe>Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-40076646409399566062022-09-09T08:07:00.000-07:002022-09-09T08:07:08.215-07:00Linda Ronstadt - Dos Arbolitos (Two Little Trees) (Visualizer in 4K)<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Ruh93UnNO7g" width="480"></iframe>Para Katilyn y Liam~Art from Mexico. Gracia por buscar mi familia en gerenaciones pasados. Me alegro y doy Gracia a Dios que Kaitlyn sabe y entiende el Espanol. Viste! lo que ase Dios todo Poderoso para nosotros~que la lengua de nuestro Ancestores pase de una herenacion adelante. Esta Cancion de Mexicana 'Linda Ronsatd~Canciones de mi Padre' se llama 'Dos Albolitos' reminds me of Wella and Wello~2 trees that fell in love, live together and they caress each other with the swaying of their branches...I cried when I first heard it because I thought of how my folks met in Puerto Rico. Kaitlyn Liam Wello your great grandfather Francisco Antonio Natal was in the Army during WW11, his troop was doing maneuvers in Wella's backyard. He saw Wella and 'Humbly (cause like your father~that was the kind of man, he was)he asked Mami Wella for a glass of water. He must have thought 'If just a Cup of Water...' God had planned it that way and that's how our family began with one simple humble request. She obliged, because Kaitlyn Liam, my Mom always said, 'Un Plato de Comida no se le niega a nadie'~'You deny no one a plate of food'. So these song brings tears of lost times...of cherished moments. You all are Blessed with Youth, Courage and love for each other and the future lies ahead open to venture and explore~take the love of God & Family with you always. God be with you till we meet again and keep you~in other words~'Dios me los Bendiga y Accompane Siempre'. Nana Ana Sept.9,2022 AD~in the Year of our Lord. Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39617659198881137.post-76378021626944879622022-08-25T06:01:00.002-07:002022-09-09T09:00:21.041-07:00Black Tuesday: The People Who Lived Through The Great Depression | When ...<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/x6DRBURPlxI" width="480"></iframe> This one is for my First Grandson Joel (Joseph Andrew Chappel) You so remind me of a Chappel. They were tall and handsome Blue Chappels (Legend in PA.) Nana Mabel Wagner your Great Grandmother would say your Grandfather Joseph Chappel was off the charts Intelligent, he like your dad and yourself show had been in Mensa. You like him you're quiet, intro-spective and reserved that much I see you as 'All Chappel', be proud of your name, it comes from a long line of Brave, wise men...be careful with the drink that was their down fall. Uncle Jerome-Jerry is the one I will be speaking of here shortly, remember him as the man that always said about working at a young age, 'WITH THESE HANDS!' yes, he did shout it. The story begins like the Beatle Song~There are places I remember In my life~I loved them all...Picture 1970's my son a Joe Chappel baby, and we lived in Grandma Nolan's house in Queens. Aunt Flo and Uncle Jerry visiting...Uncle Jerry, 'Remember Ma! when dad died, you took me out of school at 12 years old, during the depression! and I'd go out looking for a job and no one was hiring...I asked 'Why?' and then I saw the sign 'No Irish need apply. (I'm crying as I'm remembering and writing this...mom/nana ana). So goes the Irish side of our family. Uncle Jerry would continue reminding mom how hard it was...he'd say, 'If I ate one more Apple or Apple pie, I was gonna puke! Then he'd pick Grandma up and she'd yell 'Jerry, put me down!'. He did, but he never let her down always the obedient, loving, caring son, who worked since the age of 12...he'd put up his hands to his face and exclaim, 'WITH THESE HANDS' I worked to support you, mom! and Sweet William and Ally~the oldest and you wanted 'him' to go to college. Meanwhile, Aunt Flo (Italian) sat stirring her Tea with a Tea Bag she bought from home...why? cause she never wanted to feel like she owed Grandma anything. More stories from Days gone by...Mom, Nana Ana 8/25/22AD. A Legacy: Your Father Joseph George Chappel III came from a line of French Descent. 'Oh, He looks like my Father French a 'Dark Irish' Grandma Nolan would exclaim upon first seeing him. She showed me her Father's picture on horseback as a young boy, your dad Joey looked just like him. She also had an 'Irish Clapheart' Ring in the mix that was for her granddaughter Suzy a Nurse. Grandma Nolan & Aunt Rosie McGilligudy loved little Joey a lot. Rosie was an orphan girl Grandma bought her home from the convent years ago to live with the family~and she was affectionately called Aunt Rosie. I remember Grandma Nolan saying, 'Mother spoke Galick and English and she was born in America!' What was the big deal, back in the day, it was a big deal to be born 'In America' due to all the discrimination against the Irish, but they lived and survived it. That's why the Kennedy's although rich had a heart for the downtrodden cause they also lived thru. It began in Brookly~near Carnarcey Street (picture the show-The Honeymooners~Your dad's nana looks like the Bus driver's wife and his Uncle Jerry looks like the Bus driver's neighbor friend Ed played by Art Carney. Grandma had a house built by her sons after they came home from WW2. A pretty little house, she'd tell the story a thousand times everyone would moan, but I was always fascinated and listened. There was a row of houses the sons built the rooms for their war brides with one big country kitchen everyone shared. One day after the new plumbing was put in Aunt Florence (Italian) Uncle Jerry's (Jerome)wife let out a yell! A dead mouse in the toilet! Everyone laughed at the crazy memories :) But the most that stuck in my heart was when Grandma would say, 'My mother spoke Galick', I imagine her with Red flowing hair like Maureen O'Hara yelling at the priest in a movie (when she got so mad and yelled at him in Galick). Grandma worked at the age of 12 for a butcher who doubled as a surgeon, she assisted in operating on a man's shoulder. She said, 'He drank enough whiskey to knock him out and cut precisely around the tendon as if working on a piece of steak. So many more stories, but these just come to mind. Joel, you come from a long line of proud Irish men intelligent, caring and hard working~I see Chappel in you. Remember your Great Great Grandmother was born in America be proud of that. Love you then~love you still...till I see you again...going up the hill. Take good care of yourself ~God will provide and always be by your side. Love you always~now have some Chinese on me :) Nana Ana Sept.9, 2022AD~In the year of our Lord. p.s. how bout them Chappel-Apples! p.s. The govt bought all the houses on Carnarcey Street...Grandma Nolan and her son & wives stuck out till the end not selling the home they built 'With these hands'...Being a 'No Sale' for distruction...the Govt payed Grandma and the boys 3x what they invested and because it was so well built kept the home as a Girl's dorm for what today is known as 'Brooklyn College', so you do have a legacy to be proud of your Chappel name.! Andy and Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328232778902709923noreply@blogger.com0