Category Archives: Family

Doing the Math

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Loretta Giacoletto

Our pool came with the house Hubby D and I purchased eons ago, an impromptu decision with no subsequent pangs of buyer’s remorse. Yes, it’s true: if you have to ask the cost of maintaining a pool, you should think … Continue reading →

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Got My Kicks on Route 66

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Loretta Giacoletto

I grew up in an era when various combinations of Illinois Route 66 took my parents, my brother, and me from our house to my grandma’s in Benld, a coal mining town some 40 miles to the north on State … Continue reading →

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Happy to be back

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Loretta Giacoletto

Hello to my old friends and to those stopping by for the first time. I am delighted to be back after a self-imposed sabbatical in which I finished Book 2 from the Savino Sisters Mystery Series, REGRETS TO DIE FOR. … Continue reading →

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The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Loretta Giacoletto

Another trip out west, this time with my brother K and sister-in-law M accompanying Hubby D and me. Our 3,500 mile, round-trip journey took us from Southern Illinois to #1 son M. his wife A, and their three sons in … Continue reading →

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Casalago Construction and Squatters

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Loretta Giacoletto

Some time ago, March maybe, I did say we’d have the new addition to our Lake of the Ozarks house completed by Memorial Day, right? Boy was I ever wrong, which wouldn’t be a first for me. Always think positive, it’s a … Continue reading →

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Back on Track

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Loretta Giacoletto

Still working on my current work-in-progress (WIP) another Savino Sister Mystery, this one entitled, Memories To Die For, which I’d planned on finishing by the end of 2014. But life kept getting in the way, sidetracking me for the past … Continue reading →

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Saga of My Laptops

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Loretta Giacoletto

In a previous life, prior to current one as a writer, my first PC laptop was an IBM purchased from a big box store no longer in business. The IBM served me well, along with a PC desktop equipped with … Continue reading →

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Project Casalago

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Loretta Giacoletto

You may recall my recent blog “Hanging Out with the Guys.” The one about Hubby D and me driving to Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks and passing two of his fishing buddy friends who were parked alongside Interstate 70. We … Continue reading →

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Hanging Out with the Guys

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Loretta Giacoletto

Time sure flies when you’re having fun. Or, time can be your enemy when self-imposed deadlines don’t materialize, especially those involving major construction projects. Hard to believe but it’s been nine months since our family decided to enlarge Casalago, our … Continue reading →

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Favorite Time for Creativity

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Loretta Giacoletto

Phew! We, as in Hubby D and I, have survived another holiday season. Son #1 and family came from two directions, Wyoming and Upstate New York, making Christmas extra special for the entire Giacoletto clan. To add to the ten-day … Continue reading →

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