Alice
She wore men’s clothes and a sailor’s cap. She had arms with real muscles you wouldn’t want to mess with. Her hair was cut short as with most men of the time. She did heavy yard work and could fix cars. Her name was Alice, Alice Pulchano, anglicized from Pulciano. I was a child of nine or ten or eleven when, together with other neighborhood kids my
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Awesome LJ username too!
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Years ago, on one of the many occasions that Ted Dambruch used to go to Twin Oaks, he would order for dessert what was called a Cherry Heering parfait, Cherry Heering liqueur over vanilla ice cream. On one occasion Ted asked the waiter, "Do you think you could make a Galliano parfait, substituting Galliano for the Cherry Heering?" (Ted would have said this in his mock-British accent.)
The waiter said it was indeed possible. Well, after that, Ted would continue to order Galliano parfaits for dessert, to the point where they decided to include it on the menu! It is still there. I told the story to Milena, Bianca, and my niece Nina when we were there the night after your dinner and pointed it out on the menu. But we shared a tiramisu instead.
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http://www.foodsubs.com/Photos/galliano.jpg
When you reach drinking age, ahem, try a Galliano screwdriver. Orange juice, Galliano, ice in a tall glass. Adding vodka promotes Italo-Russki friendship.
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