[Aquamarine]

Thanks for sharing your heart with us Calpernia. The story about your Italian ancestor's was beautiful. Where did your grandparents but their first home...was it New York? You may have said, but it's so late I'm not sure. :)

[Calpernia]

That home is right in Montclair NJ. Mama Lee still lives there. Paternal side grew up in Newark, NJ. That was the place to be then. Now, you can't go through Newark, NJ without fear of being robbed.