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LuckyCharms

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5. Same here...both sets of grandparents.

Reply to orangecrush (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 07:40 PM

Feb 9

Mother born 1918, father born 1912.

I remember once speaking to a doc in the hospital when my mother was inpatient.

The doc told be that people born in that era who lived through the great depression were tougher physically than people born more recently, because they had to be tougher.

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Italian food memories that brought tears [View all] orangecrush Feb 9 OP

Bookmarking for later. LuckyCharms Feb 9 #1

Most welcome orangecrush Feb 9 #2

Were your mother's parents off the boat from Italy? LuckyCharms Feb 9 #3

Absolutely orangecrush Feb 9 #4

Same here...both sets of grandparents. LuckyCharms Feb 9 #5

I agree orangecrush Feb 9 #6