Tuesday, April 16, 2024

"Ornchess"

 

I had an aunt who had a bit of a Polish/Hamtramck accent. My brothers and I would get a kick out of the way she said "ornch-ess" and "peach-ess" for the two fruits and we had endless fun imitating her accent. So this one is dedicated to ChaCha Alice! 

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