edna whistler the trail of the lonesome pine

EDNA WHISTLER THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE PDF

No matter how many doctors told her to lay off the sweets, it was guaranteed that she would have a stash of ice cream, potato chips and cookies at any given moment. Admittedly, sometimes I would visit just to get a drink of orange juice, a peanut butter sandwich and some chocolate cookies. In my teens and college years I used to visit her at the senior citizens building in Weehawken and ring bell No. Smoke filled the air while 'Poppy' sat all day at the table in his pajamas, smoking Alpine menthol cigarettes, usually complaining to Nanna about something. We watched marathon re-runs of Godzilla in black and white on Channel 11, while we ate food that really wasn't that good. Those words usually meant going to 2 Potter Place in Weehawken, NJ, to her house for Thanksgiving and Christmas. we're going to Nanna's house', my mother would say. I was restless, always wanted to go outside, play around and would usually end up doing something wrong and mischievous.

Growing up as a kid, I can admit that we didn't have the best relationship. Throughout her life, Virginia has lived in Weehawken, Union City, and West New York, NJ always proud to call Hudson County home, especially Weehawken.įor the last ten years, I have been compiling this book for my grandmother, Virginia Dabonka. I was so impressed at how quickly they jumped at the opportunity to help out. *Thank you to the Township of Weehawken and the City of Union City, NJ for donating money. Stack and the City of Union City, NJ *Mayor Richard Turner, Weehawken & You Civic Association, Felix Vazquez Ryan Daughtridge - Bustin Boards NYC (Hector FadragaĬandice Martinez Rodriguez Marianna Sgherza Christopher Spitaletto Arteaga Tom (Barney the Bomb) Barnhart Adam J. Every dollar you gave went towards this book. Thank you to all who have donated money to make this book a reality. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the publisher.ĭesign by Helping Authors Become Publishers The autobiography and poetry collection of Mrs.

EDNA WHISTLER THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE PDF

Text of 2010.078.0001 as provided by donor in PDF format labeled 'Proof' The book was done over the last ten years of her life with the assistance of her grandson, Adam Dabonka. 1929-1933?) Her recollections of that time are vivid and describe a difficult childhood in the era of the Great Depression. Virginia Cook Dabonka (1923-2010) lived in Hoboken for a brief period as a child (ca. Survival: The Autobiography and Poetry Collection of Mrs. Gift in memory of Virginia Dabonka by grandson Adam J.

Edna whistler the trail of the lonesome pine