June 29, 2026 - THOSE AREN’T TEARS….I JUST GOT SOMETHING IN MY EYE
Rose was always the star of her old mailing lists that we used to send out to our customers before there was a thing called the Internet
As a baby, Rose was always the delight of the family and the only person related to everyone else
As a young woman, she has always made me happy and proud.
Grandma Julie will miss Talia most of all.
We all took the dogs for a walk on the Keuka Outlet Trail while they stayed with us.
I had so much fun spending time with my twin granddaughters Scarlett and Olive dressed in their Keuka Lake T-shirts
On Friday night, we ventured out to Keuka Springs Vineyard where we saw our old friend, Steve Cataldi‘s new band, Hot Wire, play a mixture of Bluegrass and Americana. It was an idyllic setting and a perfect evening. I spent most of my time driving Talia around the beautiful grounds on my scooter.
THOSE AREN’T TEARS….I JUST GOT SOMETHING IN MY EYE
June 29th, 2026
Good morning friends,
Rose Katina Bernunzio-Barocio is our fourth born child….she was a surprise baby. Julie told me she was pregnant when we were on a rowboat in the middle of Keuka lake… with no place to go but to jump overboard. I was 41 years old and was not planning…well, let’s just say "planning" was never my specialty. I decided to stay the course and nine months later we had the most wonderful little child… the only person in our household, who was related to everyone else. She was always the favorite of her siblings and really didn’t learn to talk until she was a little bit older because everyone would anticipate her every need. All she had to do was grunt and point. Now, she married and all grown up with a one year old child, a husband and a career as a teacher. As I mentioned recently, Rose and her husband have been offered fantastic teaching positions in private schools in downtown San Francisco. They are leaving on Wednesday and have been spending the past week with us, in Penn Yan, as they have rented their house in Rochester.
To say we are sad as an understatement. We will miss her and her husband, and of course, our newest grandchild, Talia Rose immensely. But I have always told my children that they must pursue the dreams in their heart. They must go where their journey in life takes them. I certainly forged the path for them by moving and trying different things every stage of my life. Nothing, not even family, should hold you back from achieving your dreams.
On Sunday, we had a large gathering to celebrate Rose, Jose and Talia and to wish them well on their new journey. Julie put on a fantastic picnic celebration with the All-American treats of red and white hot dogs, hamburgers, beans, and potato salad. Her cousins and siblings and family friends all gathered at Blackberry Park on Keuka Lake to wish Rose, José and Talia “bon voyage".
With peace,
JB
PS There might have been a lot more emotion in my words, if not for the fact that Julie and I are heading to San Francisco in August!
Friends and coworkers of Jose and Rose came down for the big bash as well as brothers, sisters and cousins!
The latest edition of the Rochester International Jazz Festival has come to a close with an estimated 200,000 + visitors over the course of 10 days. Bernunzio Uptown Music has been proud to be located in the epicenter of all the action. We were so glad that some of our friends were able to make Music and Art in front of our store in the evening. Thanks Julia and Casey and others.