Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread

HI GUYS...

TERRY. LOVE YA, YOU CRACK ME UP...
FRANCESCA...SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE REUNION...CANNOT WAIT XXOO

OK, I WILL SAY TO EVERYONE..HAVE A GREAT DAY...I NEED TO GO GET THE HAIR DONE & GET READY FOR THE WEDDING TONITE...C U ALL TOMORROW...XXXOOO

JIM...KEEP ROOTING FOR OUR METS.. :cheers:

This is a cute poem for those who still hang their clothes out to dry...... Enjoy!!

POEM

A clothesline was a news forecast

To neighbors passing by.

There were no secrets you could keep

When clothes were hung to dry.

It also was a friendly link

For neighbors always knew

If company had stopped on by

To spend a night or two.


For then you'd see the "fancy sheets"

And towels upon the line;

You'd see the "company table cloths"

With intricate designs.


The line announced a baby's birth

From folks who lived inside -

As brand new infant clothes were hung,

So carefully with pride!


The ages of the children could

So readily be known

By watching how the sizes changed,

You'd know how much they'd grown!


It also told when illness struck,

As extra sheets were hung;

Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe, too,

Haphazardly were strung.


It also said, "Gone on vacation now"

When lines hung limp and bare.

It told, "We're back!" when full lines sagged

With not an inch to spare!


New folks in town were scorned upon

If wash was dingy and gray,

As neighbors carefully raised their brows,

And looked the other way . . .


But clotheslines now are of the past,

For dryers make work much less.

Now what goes on inside a home

Is any body's guess!


I really miss that way of life.

It was a friendly sign

When neighbors knew each other best

By what hung on the line!

Terry - Thats funny about the Italian bread...if my mother doesn't have at least five loafs of Italian bread in the freezer she goes nuts!!!! She loves her bread and coffee in the morning.....

By the way GREAT PICTURES YOU POSTED.....

ok PATSY - please tell AUNT CAROL AND EVERYONE IN FAMILY
I SEND MY LOVE.

Yes, LGM - I love when the Mets win - Frank's a fan and it makes
his day, even though he won't admit it... I get my Met scores
from you and Jim, and then I know what kind of mood he'll be
in LOL.... Love you dear 'niece' xxx


going to chil.....

MY WEEKEND IS COMPLETE GOT TO SEE MY DAUGHTER AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER...
I BROUGHT HER OUT THE CLOTHES TERRY GAVE HER
SHE SAYS THANK YOU TERRY :flower:

I GOT SUNBURN ON MY RIGHT LEG AND ARM LOL

JUDY,
That poem was great and never thought about it that way..It is so true like when David died no more of his clothes on the line. I have to copy that it really is true to life.. thank you

Franny,
Remember that time we were got the sun poisoning or I got it. I could not go to work my face blew up. My lips were gigantic and my eyes were all swollen.
Jamsie Oliver's Dad yelled at me and said I could have died from the way I took the sun. SUN VISOR AND BABY OIL WITH IODINE LOL
THOSE WERE THE DAYS MY FRANNY

HI HELEN
WE USED TO PUT NOXEMA ON UR BURNS TO COOL IT OFF

HELLO MY FRIENDS, HELLO.
JUST BLOGGED TO SAY, "HELLO".
I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERY NIGHT,
AND I KNOW IT'S LATE, BUT I COULDN'T WAIT, HELLOOOOOOO.

WHAT'S UP BROOKLYN ???

What a nice surprise. I came on after months and what do I see...... a mention of my Dad from Terry.

ABOUT TANNING............Maria Tombasco and I would sit in her little yard on 19th Street and squeeze fresh lemons in our hair (for the streaks) and olive oil on our bodies as if we were salads or something. Her father would than come over to us with bowls of piping hot Tripe. Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end!

Hope this blog finds my buddy Debbie, Francesca, Janet, Patsy, Anthony, Joe, Suzie, Judy, Festina, Terry, doing well and enjoying life.

Hello Helen. I'm not sure if I know you, but it's nice to see new, old friends on the blog.

Glad the Reunion is up and running. It should be another exciting event. Janet, the flyer was very nice. You are so computer saavy........so talented, cuz.

Enjoy the rest of the holiday weekend.

xoxoxox

.......HELLO TERRY......[/b][/color][/size]





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...MY BIRD IS GETTING REAL BIG.....I HAVE TO SHOW ALL OF YOU
A PICTURE OF IT BEFORE IT GOES AWAY

pinto wrote: ...MY BIRD IS GETTING REAL BIG.....I HAVE TO SHOW ALL OF YOU
A PICTURE OF IT BEFORE IT GOES AWAY

lmao

joe,
ok u read my facebook i am ready to vomit.. i just finished off the rainbow cookies and i did not even save one for mike

HI TWIGGY (MY SOUTH)

NEVE FORGOT YOUR MOM AND DAD.......
MISS YOU LOVE U YOUR NORTH

OOOPS...I'M SORRY....WHAT DID YOU THINK I MEANT....
.....OMG...NOT THAT

.......THIS.....






.......SORRY FOR THE MISUNDERSTANDING.....(WINK)

Hi guys.......spent some time with Festina this afternoon.......don't forget to say hi to Vinny for me......LOL

I am so tired.....I may go lay down and read a bit.

Christina.......good to see you here. We miss you. I'll try to get back to you tomorrow. Hope all is well. Love ya.

you're too funny, joe.

Hello gang. Been busy all day with the kids here.
Because I let them download music from Limewire, I had a Trojan Virus.
Had Symantec (Norton) repairing it remotely for the past few hours.
Now, the computer is free and clear. What a pain. You can also get this same virus from opening Video Clips or downloading Videos.

Thanks Christina. Most people didn't get the actual Flier, just the
information from it.

Just checking my Ebay and waiting to hear from the kids and my son. I am beat.
Had to go down to his house this am to stay with them while he went to a meeting.
Made them Breakfast, but was there last night until after mid night, so I was
dead to the world this am and still am tired.

SWEEPSTAKES OF THE DAY

Win a Subaru Impreza WRXSTI

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Enter Daily.

JANET,

You need a vacation. It sounds like you're doing a million things. Nice to see your face again.

To James Oliva fans...................did you hear my brother is retiring from the Transit Authority. I believe it's going to be on June 1st. He is not 60 yet, but he wants to leave now. He will continue to work security. I LOVE HIM TO PIECES.

Christina Oliva Hagin

pinto wrote: ...MY BIRD IS GETTING REAL BIG.....I HAVE TO SHOW ALL OF YOU
A PICTURE OF IT BEFORE IT GOES AWAY

I find it very HARD to believe you didnt get a picture of it !!!!

Terry ...I have to admit ....I did the Johnson's Baby Oil with iodine also!
I went as far as laying on the lounge chair ....with aluminum foil underneath my legs .....
so that I can get color on the backs of my legs!


wow, what memories

Hope you all had a beautiful day ... goodnight and Ill see you all tomorrow!

good night sweet dream until tomorrow love ya

JIMBO R U LOCKING UP TONIGHT???????

GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE

UMBRIA HOPE YOUR GRANDDAUGHTERS CONFIRMATION WAS A BLAST NOW REALLY GOOD NIGHT

Forgot to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Sofia Aldana, soooooooooooooooooo

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CHRISSY WE ARE ONLY A YEAR APART I WAS BORN JULY 4 1964
WE MUST KNOW EACHOTHER I GREW UP ON 20TH STREET BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH AVE ACROSS FROM JANET
ANYHOW ITS NICE TO MEET YOU

HOPE IT DONT RAIN TOMORO
NEED TO GET SOME COLOR ON MY LEFT SIDE
I LOOK WEIRD HALF PINK HALF WHITE LOL

LOCK UP JIM
IM TOO WIPED OUT TO EVEN PUT THE CAT OUT
WAIT I DONT EVEN HAVE A CAT LOL