MARY LUVERA’S KITCHEN

MARY LUVERA’S KITCHEN

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My sister, Phyllis Ennes has created a book of recipe’s using our mother Mary Babarovich Luvera's collection, Mary Luvera's Kitchen. It was a family labor of love involving my sister Anita Luvera Mayer and others including Phyllis's two daughters, Dorothy Ennes and Martha Ennes,  my daughter Susan  Chiabai and even my son Nick Luvera.  There was a very limited printing of the book intended for the family primarily, but there are some extra copies available. It may not be of interest to…

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MY FATHER-IN-LAW – HOLLIS H. BARNETT 1907 – 1990

MY FATHER-IN-LAW – HOLLIS H. BARNETT 1907 – 1990

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My father in law, Hollis Barnett died on March 22nd 1990. He was a unique and wonderful man. You can read about his extraordinary wife Betty Barnett and more about this couple who I grew to love very much.  https://paulluverajournalonline.com/weblog/2009/12/betty-and-hollis-barnett.html.html  On the anniversary of Hollis's death I offer these remembrances. Hollis Hall Barnett died in Puyallup, Washington on March 22, 1990 at the age of 83. Hollis  was born in Buckley, Washington on May 3, 1907 and spent his younger years at Mt. Rainier National Park…

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PAT KENNEDY AND JANET LIDDLE TRAVELS IN INDIA

PAT KENNEDY AND JANET LIDDLE TRAVELS IN INDIA

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 I hope I am not violating a copyright or personal ownership ethic, but our friends Pat Kennedy and his wife Fawn (Janet) Liddle write so descriptively of their adventure travels that I thought they ought to be shared. They live close to the entrance to Mount Raineer National Park and each year they go on a new adventure. They should write a book they do such a good job of taking you there. Here is their last e-mail from India: March…

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DEVA JU: IT’S THE ECONOMY STUPID – “I’M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!”

DEVA JU: IT’S THE ECONOMY STUPID – “I’M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!”

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Clearly, across the country, there is one primary concern among people and that's the economy: Jobs and taxes. Until that is the main focus and dealt with in a way that is seen as forceful leadership, it's political death for incumbents. George H.W. Bush was seen as unbeatable in 1992, when James Carville coined the phrase "It’s the economy, stupid." Carville posted a sign at campaign headquarters in Little Rock that said: "The economy, stupid" along with other slogans. That…

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People I would like to have known: Dr. Nicholas Berman

People I would like to have known: Dr. Nicholas Berman

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In my continuing list of people I would like to have known, but never met, here's a man I wish I had known. I am struck by the story of the unique life of this man I had never heard about until I read the following obituary. Imagine a husband and wife being sent to Auschwitz in two separate camps, yet  both surviving and then being reunited. What a wonderful and unique outcome. And, that is in addition to his achievement of his…

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GOOD ADVICE FROM BILL CLINTON TO BARACK OBAMA

GOOD ADVICE FROM BILL CLINTON TO BARACK OBAMA

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The truth is the title is not really accurate. I read a quote from former president Bill Clinton where he was actually talking about the bad decisions of president Bush, but which is exactly the advice I would like to give to president Barack Obama, so here it is: "People think it is better to be strong and wrong rather then weak and right"

MULTIMILLIONAIRE WILLIAM A. CLARK AND HIS DAUGHTER HUGUETTE

MULTIMILLIONAIRE WILLIAM A. CLARK AND HIS DAUGHTER HUGUETTE

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Bill Dedman has written a fascinating article with wonderful photographs about a little known multimillionaire of the 1920's, William A. Clark and one of his daughters’s, Huguette Clark. See http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35446674/ns/business/at msnbc.com, the news Web site. He’s done an excellent job of combining photographs with a unique story. Mr. Dedman can be reached at bill.dedman@msnbc.com.For additional information see Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_A._Clark and The Clark’s: An American Phenomenonby William Mangen. While the story of Clark’s daughter, Huguette ("hue-GET") was far more interesting then…

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RANDOM OBSERVATIONS FROM THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS

RANDOM OBSERVATIONS FROM THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS

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I enjoy a Sunday newspaper, or at least I used to, before the Seattle PI folded. But, now we are subscribing to the Sunday New York Times and it's like the newspaper of old before newspapers became as thin as a razor and were filled with only  AP wire news without any local news. so, on this Sunday here are the things that caught my interest while reading the weekend papers. There is a lengthy article about a young woman, Keli Carender…

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HISTORICAL BLUNDERS

HISTORICAL BLUNDERS

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On February 26ththis year Kermit Tyler died in San Diego. Kermit was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 when the Japanese attacked by air. He was an Army Air Force first lieutenant on temporary duty at a radar information center that day. Two privates at the center reported to him that they were seeing a very large and unusual number of "blips" on the screen which indicated to them it was aircraft about 132 miles away and closing fast….

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MY GRANDFATHER PETER BABAROVICH 1861 – 1935

MY GRANDFATHER PETER BABAROVICH 1861 – 1935

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 My maternal grandfather Peter (Petar) Babarovich died the year I was born – 1935. He died on March 5th of that year and I was born in February of 1935 so I never knew this unique man. Nonno Babarovich was born April 12, 1861 in the village of Splitska on the island of Brac in the Adriatic Sea. He died in Anacortes, Washington March 5, 1935. Peter was the second child Ernest Babarovich and his wife Louise Setelich. The family…

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