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Family, Family Stories, Uncategorized, Vinnie Biskupic

The grapes of laughs — and loves and land and legacies

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The grapes of laughs — and loves and land and legacies

We blessed the vines our son Vinnie and his wife Danni planted this weekend in a ceremony so simple and yet so touching I’m warmed by it still. In the ancient Georgian tradition, ten times we raised our glasses as the sun set on one of those gorgeous, productive days that end in sweaty, tired [...]

Charlie Biskupic, Family, Family Stories, Katherine Biskupic, Molly, Uncategorized, Vincent Biskupic, Vinnie Biskupic, Weddings

The roots and branches of an old oak tree

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The roots and branches of an old oak tree

My daughter Katherine got married this summer under an old oak tree, a logistical, meteorological and dendrological triumph. I don't know much about trees, but I do know the one Katherine has had her eye on since she was a child is very, very old. I worried it might not live long enough to preside [...]