Loving Memories As Portrayed By Mary's Children
Mary & Family...Dom,Cathy,Fanny,Patricia & Anthony
Mom enjoyed my visits to her apartment after work because it was quality time. She always cooked more than I could ever eat at one sitting . We would have conversations on all and every subject that mattered to her,e.g. peppers, what was on sale, how many cans of coffee ,tomato paste etc, she had in the closet,every person in her life,who called,who didn't.
I loved to make her laugh ,especially ,when she got hysterical and bent over and held herself so she wouldn't pee on the floor. Yes. I love thinking of her laugh.
I would sit in the kitchen on the stool near the window and talk with mom as she stood cooking dinner on the stove. I would reach over and turn on the cd player of Andrea Bocelli and I would lip sync and over dramatize the high notes [using my arms,facial expressions etc.] When mom would see me doing this she would go hysterical . She always would say, DOM , so that I would stop so she could regain her composure. I did this every time I had the opportunity and it always got the same results from mom.
I love remembering her calling my name. She was the best and her memory will live forever in my heart... Domenick
The one memory that keeps coming back to me and is all so special was shopping with mom, when all the kids were at school and dad was at work...it was mom and me. I was too young for school and I went (no choice in the matter) everywhere with her.
I remember waiting for the bus in the freezing cold and she would put me inside her long coat as best as she could to keep me warm. whenever a truck driver would "beep the horn" (she was a good looking lady) "I would say who is that mom?" she would say "oh that's Uncle Jackie's friend"....of course, now I know better.ha ha.
The best part was after some very boring shopping downtown Brooklyn..Mays & Mc Crory's..she always bought me a little toy of some kind and said "don't tell daddy". then there was the best grilled frank and hot chocolate at a place called "Uwanna's" or something like that. the train ride home with her...she then prepared for dinner as I played with my newly acquired "secret toy".
Boy do I miss those wonderful days with my mom, so energetic , no sickness just the all loving, caring person she always was.
There are too many special times to mention, but "shopping with Mom" as a very young boy or as a grown man will always be remembered as a loving time that just mom and me had together. I'll never stop missing "My Best Friend"... Anthony
Going to Coney Island with Aunt Irene, Steven and Linda". I remember in the morning, Mom would get up early to make the sandwiches - veal cutlets, with and without peppers, on Rosalie's Italian bread, AND peppers and eggs (again, some without the actual peppers in the sandwich for those of us who liked the flavor but not the pepper.) What a production. We had Cut-Rite wax paper, one of us would cut lengths.
Mom would fry up the food and put it in the bread cut into "chunks" by one of us, then they'd get wrapped up. The ones without the pepper were then wrapped in napkins so we'd know which was which. It was hard not to eat one of them right then and there.
Then we'd go to the subway station and wait for the train to come in with Aunt Irene and kids (who always brought the drinks, fruit and other goodies) to holler "Get on the train!". Or, maybe we were the ones who hollered to them - can't remember. We always had a wonderful time at the beach.
Afterwards, we'd all go to Nathan's for hot dogs and grape sodas, and pistachio ice cream cones sometimes. Each of us could have one ride on the bumper cars (10 cents a ride), then off to the train to go home with Cracker Jacks for the ride. Oh, and the trains had those scratchy wicker-type seats.
We still talk about those times today when we get together with Aunt Irene. It was such a fun time for everyone, and I still smile thinking about it. And Mom took all that work in stride - imagine making that food, packing up five kids and trekking off to the train station.....what a woman!
....Patricia
My Mom took on a new lease on life when I introduced her to Eccobay. I had heard about a factory outlet from a stranger while I was shopping in a Ridgewood store. She told me it was in Greenpoint near the post office.
I picked up my mom and we went to find it. Behind a banged up metal door we discovered a whole new world of discounted clothing. My mom went there almost every day. I think she had to get out of the house because my father was retired at the time. She became very friendly with the saleswoman, Shirley. She would bring her a hot lunch and work while Shirley ate it. She got paid in clothes.
I made out very well as did my sisters. She loved working and made many friends there. When it closed I think part of my mom was lost too.She talked about it til she died. She was my best friend and I miss her so much. ...Fanny
