Happy Columbus Day!

In 1492 Columbus Sailed

the Ocean Blue...

The United States is a country

of immigrants, we all have ties

to a homeland.  And every October

the Italians and others celebrate

 Columbus'arrival in the New World.

I'm not Italian though many people

assume I am.  My late father-in law

always thought I was Italian and would

ask my opinion every time we ate Italian

food.  I would say, "Bernie, I'm not the

Italian daughter-in-law, that's Angela."

( There are a lot of kids in the Murphy family)

I'd say, "I'm the Irish/Eastern European

daughter-in-law, you can ask my opinion

on Irish soda bread, goulash and pierogis."

But I'm a good Italian cook, and he always

loved my lasagna.

I love Italian foods,

and Italian fashion.

So today I went out to celebrate

Columbus Day, New York style.

30 blocks of Fifth Avenue are closed

for the parade and there are big crowds.

There are marching bands,

fire trucks,

a gondola,

a festive horse cart.

It wouldn't be an Italian celebration

without Italian guys carrying a religious

statue on their shoulders.

They even had the Santa Maria.

I couldn't help wondering if this

guy was Italian...

and if he likes lasagna.

Hmmmmm