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1959: Year of Cool Cars, Scrumptious Desserts and Generation Jones

'59 Pontiac

’59 Pontiac

Being 65 and Membership in Generation Jones

Cheers to my fellow 1959ers! Whether we are ready to accept it or not, we are all turning 65 this year. It’s one of those really significant life markers, like turning 21. I remember being so eager to turn 21; naive me thought it would mean automatic freedom from parental rules and expectations and I would go from being an unhappy teenager to a happy-go-lucky adult . . . It didn’t turn out that way, but that was the other side of the moon.

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The Friday Exhale: 5 Thoughts on the Week

Our family comes from Rauscedo, a village in Friuli, the most northeastern region in Italy, bordered by gorgeous beaches, the Alps and Venice. During my lifetime, it has transformed itself from a poor village of emigrants to Argentina, Australia, England and Canada, to an affluent cooperative that sells its grape vines around the world.

Lately, they have been producing and sellling more of their own wines. Prosecco has become my go-to wine for special occasions. I wish the one from Cantina Rauscedo were available here. My daughter and I had some when we visited Rauscedo two years ago and it was delicious! – Maria

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