Betty grew up in Tooele, Utah and met her husband Gus Manderino (from Arlington, Massachusetts) when he was in the Army and working at an Italian POW camp in Tooele. Their love story is wonderful and their life story is pretty great too. They married and took the train across the country and started their life together in Boston. They raised six kids here and though Betty goes out west every winter this is definitely her home. Gus joined the LDS church after ~30 years of marriage. he was an Arlington police officer for years. He passed away about a dozen years ago. To know the Manderinos is to love the Manderinos. Tonight I asked Betty to re-tell one of my favorite stories. #dontmesswithbetty
I was born and raised in Van Nuys, California. I moved to Boston sight-unseen and have loved living in New England since that day when I said, "this apartment is OLD". My hobbies are antiquing, reading books and magazines (bring back Blueprint and Domino please), sewing, quilting, sightseeing, watching movies, and photography. I love the color red and have a retro red refrigerator (and kitchen aid mixer and ice cream maker and toaster and...) to prove it! I live in a converted high school and love decorating my loft condo (w/ 18 foot ceilings) that was formerly the auditorium. I have 3 brothers, 11 nieces and nephews, and a bus fleet of friends.
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