Grammy's Memoirs 2018
Viewing comments for Chapter 3 "Coming to America"Bits and pieces of my life for my grandchildren
49 total reviews
Comment from mbroyles2
A great story filled with terrific memories of a successful immigration to America.
I love the flashback and the Italian dialect.
Truly a joy to read.
Very nice writing!
Michael
reply by the author on 26-Apr-2017
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A great story filled with terrific memories of a successful immigration to America.
I love the flashback and the Italian dialect.
Truly a joy to read.
Very nice writing!
Michael
Comment Written 26-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 26-Apr-2017
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Hi Michael; thank you so much for reading and reviewing. I appreciate your kind words, and I'm glad you enjoyed the sprinkling of Italian,
~patty~
Comment from Cmelton
You have a wonderful inspiring story here. I love your rich details and great plot. I feel as if I am part of you family. I love all the historical facts you have. One last thing I like is how you put the Italian phrases in the writing with th translations. Great story.
reply by the author on 26-Apr-2017
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You have a wonderful inspiring story here. I love your rich details and great plot. I feel as if I am part of you family. I love all the historical facts you have. One last thing I like is how you put the Italian phrases in the writing with th translations. Great story.
Comment Written 25-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 26-Apr-2017
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Hi; thank you so much for stopping by to read and review. I'm so glad you enjoyed the story of my great grandparents arrival in America,
~patty~
Comment from Sankey
I loved your story so far. I look forward to more in days to come. So glad I looked a bit harder to find some more writers with interesting stories to read. Thanks very much might fan you if you don't mind.
reply by the author on 26-Apr-2017
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I loved your story so far. I look forward to more in days to come. So glad I looked a bit harder to find some more writers with interesting stories to read. Thanks very much might fan you if you don't mind.
Comment Written 25-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 26-Apr-2017
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Good morning; thank you for stopping by to read and review. I appreciate your warm comments,
~patty~
Comment from mermaids
I enjoyed reading about your great grand parents. I do not like all the negativity about immigrants in today's news. I believe that most immigrants are hard working productive people like your great grand parents. I admire your great grand father for working hard and sponsoring others to come here.
reply by the author on 26-Apr-2017
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I enjoyed reading about your great grand parents. I do not like all the negativity about immigrants in today's news. I believe that most immigrants are hard working productive people like your great grand parents. I admire your great grand father for working hard and sponsoring others to come here.
Comment Written 25-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 26-Apr-2017
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thank you so much for reading. I greatly appreciate your kind words. This country was built on the backs of immigrants. 'the Donald' needs to read the history books,
~patty~
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
Hello, my friend,
"ginneys, wops, and degos"? wow, who makes up this names?
I like how descriptive your writing is..."She looked at the ceiling as she gathered her thoughts."
I am an immigrant and my aunts were immigrants. This country was founded by us and it's shameful the way stupid Donald bans or tried to ban.
Good job, be proud of your heritage, Italy is a beautiful country and Italians are beautiful people.
reply by the author on 26-Apr-2017
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Hello, my friend,
"ginneys, wops, and degos"? wow, who makes up this names?
I like how descriptive your writing is..."She looked at the ceiling as she gathered her thoughts."
I am an immigrant and my aunts were immigrants. This country was founded by us and it's shameful the way stupid Donald bans or tried to ban.
Good job, be proud of your heritage, Italy is a beautiful country and Italians are beautiful people.
Comment Written 25-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 26-Apr-2017
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Hi Gypsy; I am so glad that you enjoyed this story. 'the Donald' needs to read history books. Our country is built on the backs of brave immigrants working hard to find a new way of life. I hate to think of our borders becoming closed by idiocy.
~patty~
Comment from dweigt
Excellent! This is an inspiring story, an example of "the American Dream", with your family growing and prospering through their hard work and perseverance, despite the prejudice and discrimination they faced.
Nothing needs changing, except possibly the very last sentence. At my great grandparents compound -- should be hyphenated, and add an apostrophe to make it a plural possessive -- At my great-grandparents' compound...
Keep writing!
reply by the author on 26-Apr-2017
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Excellent! This is an inspiring story, an example of "the American Dream", with your family growing and prospering through their hard work and perseverance, despite the prejudice and discrimination they faced.
Nothing needs changing, except possibly the very last sentence. At my great grandparents compound -- should be hyphenated, and add an apostrophe to make it a plural possessive -- At my great-grandparents' compound...
Keep writing!
Comment Written 25-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 26-Apr-2017
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thank you so much for your thoughtful review. I did go back and make your suggested edit. Thank you for being so thorough and concise. I'm glad you enjoyed the story,
~patty~
Comment from bookishfabler
What a fabulous story. I sometimes wish times were like back when you didn't have credit cards and worked and raised your family. No debt so you can save. I know it was hard, but people had much better values. Great story.
hugs Heidi
reply by the author on 26-Apr-2017
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What a fabulous story. I sometimes wish times were like back when you didn't have credit cards and worked and raised your family. No debt so you can save. I know it was hard, but people had much better values. Great story.
hugs Heidi
Comment Written 25-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 26-Apr-2017
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Hi Heidi; thank you so much for your warm review. I am right with you - back then if you worked hard, you got ahead. It was that simple,
~patty~
Comment from light
Patty, you are blessed to know so much about your family history. I have had to do so much research to find much of my ancestry. Both of my grandmothers were orphans. My grandmother did find her mother when she was about forty and learned a lot, but that's another story. It's a shame that the family property was lost. I did enjoy the read.
Elaine
reply by the author on 26-Apr-2017
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Patty, you are blessed to know so much about your family history. I have had to do so much research to find much of my ancestry. Both of my grandmothers were orphans. My grandmother did find her mother when she was about forty and learned a lot, but that's another story. It's a shame that the family property was lost. I did enjoy the read.
Elaine
Comment Written 25-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 26-Apr-2017
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Hi Elaine; it sounds as though you had to play detective to find out about your roots. I'm very lucky to know so much about my mother's side of the family. My father's side is more of a mystery. Thank you for stopping by to read and review this story; I'm glad you liked it,
~patty~
Comment from Margaret Snowdon
They were so young and adventurous to travel so far ...and brave.
So, you have many Italian relatives, Patty?
It's rather sad that the property had to be sold.
A story well told, my friend.
Blessings,
Margaret
reply by the author on 25-Apr-2017
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They were so young and adventurous to travel so far ...and brave.
So, you have many Italian relatives, Patty?
It's rather sad that the property had to be sold.
A story well told, my friend.
Blessings,
Margaret
Comment Written 25-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 25-Apr-2017
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Good morning, Margaret; yes, I have tons of Italian relatives. My mother broke with tradition when she married a southerner with welsh and scottish roots. Since she was supposed to marry an Italian that her grandparents picked, she was shunned a bit. Thank you for stopping by to read and review. I appreciate your positive comments,
~patty~
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My husband has Welsh blood and I have Scottish roots. Most interesting story, Patty - it deserved a six, but I'm all out already - Tom should allow us more. Smile.
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PS - It's l.50pm over here.
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LOpL! I wasn't sure where you were. I must not have paid attention when I read your bio. I was just impressed with your accolades.
~p~
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I will take a virtual six anyday - thank you! Its the thought that counts,
~p~
Comment from Pearl Edwards
It's quite unbelievable to think of a 16 y.o. and a 14 y.o married and travelling to the other side of the world.They were hard workers and this is a great story to get written for future generations. Well done Patty, I'm sure the family will love it,
cheers,
valda
reply by the author on 25-Apr-2017
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It's quite unbelievable to think of a 16 y.o. and a 14 y.o married and travelling to the other side of the world.They were hard workers and this is a great story to get written for future generations. Well done Patty, I'm sure the family will love it,
cheers,
valda
Comment Written 25-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 25-Apr-2017
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Hi valda; I can't even begin to imagine some young people from today's world moving to a new country and starting a productive life. Too many people think they deserve everything be handed to them. I loved writing the story that was handed down to me. Thank you for reading and the lovely review,
~patty~