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The Stories We Tell: Part Four

Check out part one,  part two  and part three of this week's series.

There were a lot of expert swimmers and divers along the river but Vince Brennan and my brother Sonny were the only ones I ever saw dive from the top deck of the night boat "The Berkshire"

Abie Finkelstein

He was trying to sell me a coat when I was staying at 47 Fonda, but we mist have all been in Athens. He kept saying "Miss Frisbee you look exotic" and after that Aunt Ethel used to say "Miss Frisbee you look narcotic."

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The Stories We Tell: Part Three

Check out part one and part two of this week's series.

Miss Rainey - my first grade teacher - lives at 4 Warren St Athens.  She came to see me when my mother died, and said to John, "Take good care of my girl." Since then she has given me a tin chamber stick dated 1835. She said she never had a raise in pay until my father got on the Bd. of Education and that if they needed anything for school plats, costumes, etc., all she had to do was "tell Mrs. Frisbee."

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The Stories We Tell: Part Two

Here's the next note in this week's series:

When Charlie Sarrano's grandson Bill Stafford pitched for the Yankees, Charles Jr. took him to Yankee Stadium to see Bill pitch. When manager Ralph Houk went to the mound to take Bill out, Charlie stood up in his box seat, cupped his hands to his mouth and yelled at Houk, "You  domb sahn-of-a-beech, he's a pitch a hius heart out. Dey don't catcha da ball."

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The Stories We Tell: Part One

I came across a fantastic cache of notes and stories, I will be sharing them all week.

Joe Schell - correctly Schill - my father Joseph Schill Frisbee was named after him.

When I was a little girl we had a big framed Civil War picture, "The Siege of Vicksburgh." When I asked my father about it, he told me this story.

Grandpa Frisbee's sister, Elvira, stood in the window as the boys marched off to the Civil War. They asked her who she was looking for and she said "Joe Schill. I'm going to marry him when he comes back." She was still very young and they laughed.

Joe Schill was captured and kept in Libby Prison. After the war, he came home and married Elvira Frisbee, Her brother George (my g'father) named his son, Joe Schill, after her husband. The picture was given to my father by the man he was named for.

Found in "The Hudson" by Carl Carmer. Published by Grosset and Dunlap, 1968.




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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Anny Iliashuk, who entered on Facebook.

Many thanks for the terrific turnout for this week's giveaway, glad to see so many people still interested in my two books. See you next week!

Friday Giveaway: Signed copies of FORGOTTEN BOOKMARKS and HANDWRITTEN RECIPES - contest closed

Thought I'd offer up signed copies of my two books this week:



Contest now closed, winner announced shortly.

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Thanks

Hope all of you in the U.S. have a great Thanksgiving. Today's post comes from my book Handwritten Recipes - if you need a last minute biscuit recipe, give it a shot.

Sour Milk Biscuit

2 cups g.m.(?)  flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup shortening

Stir in ²∕³ cup sour milk

Knead lightly.

Bake at 450 degrees, 10 to 12 minutes.

Found in The Art of Cooking and Serving by Sarah Field Splint. Published by Procter & Gamble, 1930.


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Road Trip

Film negative. Here's what it looks like after I ran it through the scanner:




Found in "The Story-Life of Lincoln" by Wayne Whipple. Published by the author, 1908.

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A Good Book

Leather bookmark:

A good book is like a good friend

Found in "Water-Witch" by James Fenimore Cooper. Published by Appleton, 1892.

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Giveaway Winner

This week's winner is Lois Eichler, who entered over on Facebook.

Thanks to all who entered, see you again next week!