Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters is the stage name of Bernadette Lazarra
born on Feb 28th 1948 in Ozone
Park, Queens, N.Y. (actress and singer)
we have the same cousin and as kids we were good friends
sneaking behind the church to smoke and eat our pb and jelly
sandwich's. Our Mom's were great friends! I remember walking up the block to get Bernadette to come out and play. The Public
School accross from her house was called PS58. I went there for about 3 months in 6th grade. I hated it because I was formerly a
Catholic School girl but standing nex't to Bernadette in the school yard were the only fun times at ps58 because we got to gab with each other. Bernadettes Dad owned a bakery and my parents owned a candy/stationary store and luncheonette near the corner of
94 th street and 101 st. ave. in Ozone Park.

Winnie is a Pooh Bear

Awwwwwwwww~~~~ 

Cairo Durham High School Band

Matt is 3 rd. from the last on the right.
Thats my boy!

Cairo Durham's Finest

Hello to the Football Players!
~waving at ya's~ 

From the Inside

~Mauve for the feminine Soul~ 

Street Gathering

People walked and talked and simply had a good ol time together! 

Floats Are Fun

Across from my store, we got to see the whole thing :)
I did walk to the middle of town where they had the big Tree and the festival of trees outside the Library in Cairo, NY.
They lit the tree this evening. There
were vendors in the streets and some shoppes were giving free drinks and food items. Others were selling their goods at inexpensive prices. The kids were having so much fun. I introduced myself to Mrs. Sharkey..the school Superintendent..
Nice lady 

Ladies on Horseback

A nice night for the Holiday Stroll.
The horses were calm and walked
with grace while their ladies held the riegns. 

Santa

Gotta love that Big Round Ball! 

Blue Mt. Tile Co.

Out by my little store :)
Passerby's were fun to
chat with!
 

So Pretty

They did a great job on this Float. There's Santa over there wishing you good cheer :) 

Santa & His Crew

Exceptionally Nice! HO HO HO 

Cairo Durham High School Band

These kids are fantastic! They
sounded terrific!  

moving right along! 

Cairo Parade Float

You had to see this in person.
It is quite beautiful. One could see that alot of work, love and pride went into the making of this float. 

Holiday Stroll & Parade

This is one of the neatest fire trucks I have seen. I like the older trucks! 

Jilly's Floor Covering Store

The store is carpeted, we are painting, getting rid of the brown colors...
We shortened the existing counter
and my sign is being made for outside the building. Wednesday is opening
day. We specialize in Sales and Installation of ;

carpet, hardwood, sheet vinyl, floating floors (laminates)
marble, saltillo, granite and ceramic tile.

Located at 569 main St. in Cairo, NY across from the town fountain. 

Audrey

She lived a life of intrigue!
She was a child of war.
A Movie Star and a generous
soul.
Toward the end of her years she
helped the children of our world,
caring for the sick and starved.
A corageous woman now in the
hands of our lord.

Michael G

My nephew is gorgeous! He is a runway model, great designer and make up artist! He graduated from the NY School of Fashion and is my Godson. Carole and Frank G. are his Mamma & Poppa!

He sure was handsome

My favorite singer and TV personality! 

Inside the Candle Shoppe

A section in the shoppe!
 

Me and my digi-cam

Looking in my bathroom
mirror, haha



 

Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Stay

Freeman and Florance Stay were on the left, you can barely see Mrs. Stay, she is seen here holding little Gina Justi, her grand daughter. To her right is John Justi and on her left is Anthony Justi, all my 1st. cousins.
My grandmother and grandfather on your right are Cary & Frank Justy.
Originally the name Justy is spelled with a Y on the end, however my Uncle Anthony (Sonny) Justi, changed the spelling to replace the Y with
an I.. 

Aunt Laura and Grandma

The lady on the left is my Aunt Laura Borelli. She passed away when
she was in her 90's. I hope I inherit
her longevity. My Grandmother, Caroline Justy is on the right of course. She was funny as heck and made us laugh alot. My Aunt Laura's famous son was Chief of Detectives for the Borough of Queens, NY Police Force. He was one of the men who were responsible for capturing the Son of Sam. You can read about him in books or see documentaries about my cousin Joe pertaining to the case.
Now my Grandma was a real charactor, she took no guff from anyone..lol..much like me huh?
I do hear tell that she cut off a few
fingers in her day. See what happens
when you give a mad cook a meat cleaver!