Childhood/Family
This was Fina's full birth name.
What is Betty Josephine Neff.
Fina and friends get together weekly to play this dotted game.
What is Mexican Train Game.
This was Fina's favorite school subject.
What is history
Forget Ocean City! It was this beach town that made Fina love beach vacations, homemade ice cream and...camping (?).
What is Stone Harbor. (p.45)
"To this day my children have called me 'Mother'...calling Jim 'Father'...Why, we cannot recall, but it was ___ who started it."
Who is "Tom". (p.37)
How old was Fina when her twin brothers, David & Joseph, were born?
What is 12 years old?
These friends owned an appetizer company, some of which still live in Fina's freezer today.
Who are the Angus's (Dave and Lorene)
The company that Fina spent most of her career with.
What is Johanna Farms.
Might as well call her Daredevil Fina after doing this activity in Queensland at 70 years old.
What is "hang gliding". (p. 43)
"The children were all over the neighborhood. Each parent had their means of calling them. I used a ___ ___ ____."
What is "Swiss Cow Bell". (p. 32)
It was love at first sight for Jim and Fina. He expressed wanting marriage on this date.
What is their second date. (p.27)
The "Pizza Group" met every Friday night and consisted of 12 people. Name 2! (Fina doesn't count)
Who are John/Maureen Serrone, Jim/Rosemary O'Donnell, Maggie/Richard Houck, Joan Braun, Jeanne Scheier, Bea Schmitt, and Jean/Mike Bonieski. (p.46)
One of Fina's first employers after high school was Lloyd Fisher, a defense attorney that worked on this famous court case held at the Flemington Court House.
What is The Lindbergh Kidnapping. (p.22)
Name one of the houses Fina and her family stayed at in the Outer Banks, NC.
What are Sunset, Sweet Caroline, First View, Satisfied
"...we still celebrate Thanksgiving at 'Grandmom's' and it is both joyous and ____ to have the family together. I am very, very blessed."
What is "hectic". (prologue)
Grossfatter first worked for a farmer in Wisconsin who founded/owned this household beer company.
What is Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer. (p.3)
He was Fina's cousin's famous pen pal, whom she met in his Princeton home.
Who is Albert Einstein?
Fina excelled in this class, even winning a grand $5 prize.
What is Cooking. (p.19)
Fina frequented this "upscale" location featuring boat rides, shopping, and road trips thanks to the Goldman family.
Where is Boca Raton. (p.24)
"My childhood was like everyone else during the 1930's and 40's. We were the "_______" and the kids living in Flemington were the "_______".
What are "farmers" and "townies". (p. 6)
At their highest point, the Copper Hill farm had this amount of chickens.
What is 1,000. (p. 6)
This was Fina's high school boyfriend's nickname.
What is "little toot".
Fina dreamed of having this career until she realized it required a nursing degree.
What is airline hostess. (p. 19)
Fina visited her ancestral home of Switzerland this many times in her life.
What is 6.
The last 5 words of Fina's autobiography.
What are "It is what it is." (p.47)