My Favorite Things
This favorite flower hung on the antenna of her Karmann Ghia.
What is a chrysanthemum?
In this country she searched for her roots.
What is Ireland?
Always an active member of the Catholic Faith, name one of the roles she served.
What is a Lector or Eucharistic Minister or Bereavement Counselor or Confirmation Sponsor?
At this "sweet” age, Marie graduated from high school.
What is 16?
Bringing people into the world was one of her specialties through this field of nursing.
What is Labor and Delivery or Obstetrics or Maternity?
Risking life and limb to keep this purple plant/bush/tree under control at 173 Morris Drive.
What is the Wisteria?
“Sure the Shamrocks are Growing on Broadway” blossoms in her favorite color?
What is Green?
When combining her love of travel and education, Nana took many trips sponsored by this company.
What is Elderhostel/Rhoades Scholar?
One of her favorite movies which include the name of a school she attended was the “Bells of _________.”
What is St. Mary’s?
This fifth floor walk up apartment was located in this borough.
Where is the Bronx?
She cared for patients with this Iron Lung disease.
What is polio?
The O'Toole cousins referred to her as this.
Who is Aunt Re?
“Suq” is a high point value word in her favorite game.
What is Scrabble?
Her first helicopter ride landed on this frozen spot.
What is a glacier?
OR
What is Alaska?
As teenagers, George would be “Walking My Baby Back Home” from one of these.
What are church dances?
OR
What is roller skating?
This is the correct spelling of her little brother’s first name.
What is L A U R E N C E?
As a teacher, she supervised nursing students in this hospital.
Where is Nassau County Medical Center or Meadowbrook Hospital?
After retirement she participated in creative endeavors, which included at least one of the following.
What is her writing group, Musings of Maturity, or her singing group, the Merrick Singers?
“Families are for growing up in, moving away from and coming home to” is a line from Nana's favorite blessing.
What is the Thanksgiving blessing?
(first read in 1983)
This Christmas ornament from Turkey was given to each of her children.
What is a lantern?
Marie and George renewed their wedding vows in this year.
What is 1971?
The name of her black dog.
What is Topsy?
She was not “depressed” in this year when she decided to become a nurse.
When was 1929?
Whizzing around with her top down in her manual transmission car, which included at least one of the following.
What is the Triumph or the Karmaan Ghia?
For 36 years, he was her favorite.
Who is George/Daddy?
Driving around Germany to meet Mo, Nana searched for this “Exit”?
What is Ausfart?
Together, a priest and a rabbi led the trip to this destination.
Where is Jerusalem?
OR
Where is Israel?
The age 8, 10, or 12 years old, was when Marie rode the subway by herself.
What is 8 years old?
Name one of her favorite remedies for treating illness of injury.
What is Vick's Vaporub?
OR
What are butterfly bandage?
Growing up as a baseball fan, she had this prized possession.
What is a signed babe Ruth baseball.
The name of the house on Loon Lake.
What is “Wit’s End”?
(also the Lake house or the cottage)