My View of Life on the Dock
These children were getting antsy as they waited for the parade to start. Keeping clean in Fiesta whites isn’t easy when you’re a kid. But, under Tally’s where the balloons were being inflated seemed like a great place to hang out. They posed briefly for my shot. To them, the balloons were much more fun!
On Sunday, I was following the parade, and as I walked up Chestnut St. with all my camera gear, a woman stopped me and asked “Are you a photographer?” with her Italian accent. “Coma taka picture of my family! Have some lasagna!” She lead me to her beautiful backyard where her family was feasting on Italian food. The woman (her name was Agatha) introduced me to the group and quickly assembled a photo shoot! Her 4 sisters were there, one just in from Italy and another with health issues. I took several photos as she changed the groupings. They graciously asked me to stay for food, but I promised to email the pictures, and was off to the parade.
I’m so glad Agatha stopped me. Special moments like this…that’s what it’s all about!
Tony Testaverde will be 91 in September, but his Fiesta passion overrode common sense, and for a few minutes, he carried St. Peter with pride. Viva Tony!!
The detail is amazing on the creations by Amy, Robyn and the kids. The St. Peter’s Club was added this year. Incredible!
Great-great grandchildren of Salvatore Favazza
From The St. Peter’s Fiesta History:
In 1927 one of the Italian-American fishing captains, Salvatore Favazza, had a life-sized statue of St. Peter enshrined in the heart of the Italian district. Soon the fishermen and their families began to pray before this image of their patron saint. It wasn’t long before the wives and mothers of the fishermen began formulating plans for a religious procession to be held annually on June 29 in honor of St. Peter. Gradually, this annual procession grew to a day-long demonstration of faith to the protector of all fishermen.
To read more, click here.
To see the slideshow, click here.
My sister, Pat, was gardening last week and ended up with poison ivy all over her arms. She told her friend, Pam, that she was done with pulling weeds unless she could find gloves that covered her arms. We threw a surprise birthday party for my sister last night, and Pam made these for her. Clever!!
From my iPhone using the HDR Pro app-
Sent from my iPhone
To read more about Alek, click here . And to hear the music, click here!
Good Morning Gloucester 