April 25, 1968
On April 25, 1968, a girl was born to two Polish immigrants. Their third child, she was the first born in America. Her mother loved the classic movie Rose-Marie, starring
Poland's loss. America's gain.
Mine too, since she's the mother of my child. Lucky, lucky me.
Happy birthday, baby.
Yes, a very happy birthday!
Happy Birthday Rosemary!
Rosemary,
Happy birthday to you. My own sweet wife, Stefi (Stefanija, actually) was born to Croatian parents in Zagreb, June 6, 1948. Same kind of people as your parents, more or less, but a somewhat different Slavic language and a few hundred miles to the south.
Shortly after we moved up here to southern Wisconsin, we arranged to bring her parents here to live with us. Stjepan and Marija Prasnjak loved everything about America at the same time that they missed their beautiful homeland, which looks a little like Kentucky but with higher mountains.
(The letter J in the south slavic languages are pronounced like Y, and the letter S mostly like SH, in case you are wondering. They call their homland 'Hrvatska' and they call your parents' homeland 'Polska'.)
The Poles are tough, brave, proud of their long fight for freedom and independence, and are greatly underestimated by fools who know nothing about eastern Europe. Some time ago, I learned that Polish scientists and army officers played a major role between the two world wars in developing the related sciences of radio intelligence and code-breaking. Their little army, fighting alone in 1939, held off the Wehrmacht at least as long as the much larger and better equipped French army the following spring.
Here in Wisconsin, Polish settlers moved in some numbers to the area around Stevens Point, where today, Point Special is a fine beer brewed in the old world tradition. One bottle of this stuff speaks with some authority. Go ask Paul Burgess to confirm this. He was born around here.
Anyway, happy birthday. Dean is rightfully proud.
Arnold Harris
Mount Horeb WI
Happy Birthday!
Awww! Happy Birthday, Rosemary. :)
Rosemary, Happy Birthday!
And Arnold's right, Point Special is a great beer. Indeed, one of my very favorites! Not readily available outside of Wisconsin-- but very much worth trying.
Once again, Happy Birthday!
Thanks to everyone. :)
(The letter J in the south slavic languages are pronounced like Y, and the letter S mostly like SH, in case you are wondering. They call their homland 'Hrvatska' and they call your parents' homeland 'Polska'.)
In Polish, almost all that is true as well. We also call Poland - Polska. J=Y but we call Croatia - Chorwacja
I need to try some of that beer - mmmm beer.
Happy Birthday, Rose. Enjoy the beer & cake (one of my favorite combos)
Hey Spike:
Many happy returns.
Bones
Congradulation to the Esmay family. As the only one of 40 plus second generation Zogbys, I'm the only one to get a Lemanese name, so I can appreciate a beautiful name like Rosemarry. And, I'm sure she is very beautiful. Thanks for the link, I'll say a prayer tonight to ask for Rosemary's continued good health and success. But, with a smart Dad like Dean, it's just a precaution.
p.s. My great grandfather, Stanley, who lived until I was thirteen, was from Poland. And my memories of him are quite fond, except his cooking.
Best wishes!
Happy Birthday to my second favorite Polish person!
(My husband is Polish)
Aw schucks! Thanks.
;)
Happy Birthday. All the best to you. Keep up the good work.
Dean has often described himself as a lucky man: now we know why. :)
Awww...I missed it! (I was very ill th & fr.)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROSEMARY!!!
Much love and appreciation from me to you and yours. May you have many many happy memories to keep hidden in your pockets. May you absently put your hand in, while daydreaming, and pull out a beauty to love.