Compassion and a Cannoli
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I grew up in a house where coffee was the strength of rocket fuel and everyone drank it black. The only experiences I’d had with tea were the rare requests on holidays from one elderly aunt.
In college I worked as a waitress in a small cafe on MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village. Inside the cafe I felt as if I’d left Manhattan. There were Renaissance style paintings on the walls, chairs with iron backs with curlicue designs, big black and white floor tiles and a ceiling made of stamped tin with a diamond pattern.
My boss, Pepe (pronounced peppy), wore a white apron tied around his waist, his round belly rolled over the top. He wore black Keds and jeans. His T-shirts were red, green or white—the colors of the Italian flag. He taught me how to put the cream in the cannolis by holding my hand in the same way my father had when he’d guided me through cutting a steak.
Source: Salon (blog)
November Exhibit At Garden City Public Library
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A Salt & Pepper Shaker Collection will be the Garden City Public Library’s November showcase display graciously loaned by Ellen F. Broder. Exhibits are FREE and open to the public during regular library hours. For hours and directions phone: 516/742-8405. The library is located at 60 Seventh St., Garden City, NY. Funding for gallery and showcase exhibits is provided by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Installation and removal dates are subject to change.
During the 1920’s the kitchen was basically, black & white and sterile. During the 1930’s there was an explosion of color in the kitchen, from plates, to plastic to salt & pepper shakers. These shakers can be found in any kind of shape and size. They are made in a variety of materials, including glass, ceramics, metal, wood, and plastics. Novelty and souvenir shakers, images of people and animals, faces, places, everyday objects, etc. are so colorful and creative. Shakers capture the memories of every day life. Inheriting a set or two, being given a pair...can start you off as a collector.
Source: Garden City News