Karen’s Opinion

While visiting our son and his wife last weekend, we visited an area of St. Louis that is known as the Hill. The population of this area is predominantly of Italian descent which is why you will find Italian bakeries, sausage shops and other wonderful businesses with Italian names. We visited an Italian bakery and bought cannoli. They were wonderful.

Cannoli are Sicilian pastry desserts. Cannoli consist of tube-shaped shells of fried pastry dough, filled with a sweet, creamy filling usually containing ricotta cheese and chopped succade. Succade is the candied peel of any of the citrus species.

The Vitale’s Bakery, where we purchased our cannoli, also sold cannoli shells. My daughter in-law tells me it is a tedious process making cannoli shells and being able to buy the shells is a great time saver.

If you ever get a chance, visit the Hill. You will have an enjoyable experience.

We just got home from a terrific visit with our son and daughter in-law who live near St. Louis. On Saturday evening, we enjoyed eating dinner at a fabulous Italian restaurant in an area of St. Louis known as The Hill. On recommendation from the kids, we chose Lorenzo’s Trattoria because they had eaten there a few months ago. (They had eaten at another in the area and were sorely disappointed. The food was processed and very disappointing). At Lorenzo’s, the food was superb, our server was excellent and we had a wonderful dinner.

While walking in the area, I enjoyed looking at the types of houses mixed among the restaurants. Most were very skinny and tall. I would love to see inside one to see how a house that skinny was arranged. I can’t imagine! I did notice that, because of their location, (being in a well-traveled foot traffic area), most of the homeowners were wise and educated on police security tips and by similar studies done by the Fort Worth, PD. They depended on ADT home security systems. I have a friend who has proudly worked for the ADT home security team for many years. ADT has been in business for over 100 years! My friend has not been there for 100 years but she has been there long enough to know that they are the leader in security technology advancements. I would trust my home to their state-of-the-art Wireless Home Security Systems.

If you are ever in St. Louis, be sure to check out The Hill for their fabulous restaurants and their quaint homes. There is a lot to do in St. Louis. I have a list a mile long of places we want to visit.

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My previous post got quite a few responses. Thanks so much! It is funny how a little bitty fly can turn our stomachs. LOL

If you would like to hear about another experience we had, be sure to read all about our St. Louis experience. We were in St. Louis checking out Greg’s choice for law school. I think it will be a good fit for our son. We sat in on an actual class where several cases were being discussed. I think I would enjoy law school. A moot court was held and it gave thoughtful insight to potential law students. What I think Greg discovered about St. Louis School of Law is that the professors and staff are there to help the students excel.

The hotel where we stayed left a lot to be desired. We think it was a hospital in a former life. You could tell where the nurses’ station had been. Both Greg and Lynn said they had trouble sleeping. I suppose they were subconsciously thinking that while they slept, a nurse might arrive with a syringe and hurt them.

On a good note, we could see the Gateway Arch from our window.