... childhood mind, Nonna Vecchia was the spitting image of Patricia Neal, the actress from the 70s show "The Waltons." I remember trying to convince my mother that Nonna Vecchia had learned English and was pretending to be the Waltons' grandmother once a week on CBS. "No, honey. That's an actress, not Nonna Vecchia," ...

... six involving fatalities, and Toyota says the floor mats are to blame. But that's not what the Waltons believe. The couple from Boiling Springs, N.C., were driving to Murrells Inlet, S.C ... people whose spouses or loved ones were killed in cases of unintended acceleration, the Waltons were not injured and said they have not sued. But they are convinced that a floor mat did not cause their ...

... films Catch 22, The Revolutionary, and The Baby Maker. In the Seventies she guest starred on The Waltons, Gunsmoke, The Streets of San Francisco, Cannon, Columbo, The Manhunter, Quincy M.E., ... Violet, the girl who falsely accused a black man, in To Kill a Mockingbird. On her guest appearance on The Waltons she played an Aimee Semple McPherson style evangelist. She was a talented actress who could ...

... mad. The town of Essex and our family visits there had a "feel" very similar to The Waltons television series. My dad's dad was a wry, wisecracking, storytelling, red- ... , though a bit taciturn or melancholy (not unlike the grandmother, played by Ellen Corby, in The Waltons). Here is a portion of a letter that my grandfather wrote to my father, after he was promoted to pilot officer. ...

Claude Monet’s “The Houses of Parliament” (1904) Current Location: Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France The Waltons Episode Ending: Tags: Claude Monet, Monet, Houses of Parliament, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, impressionism,  France, 1904, The Waltons, Jim Bob, Landscape, art kicks ass, famous art, masterpieces, artists, painter, Bradley Werner Posted in Impressionism

... or worse over time. Among the things my mother told me, rather consistently, over the years were these: "The Waltons are NOT real. Families are not like that." I remember spending time watching the Waltons, and loving every minute of it. I knew it was not real. But I longed for that sort of cohesive unit, and every time the show ended I ...