Contessa

My 2 year old grandson Lex loves Ina Garten, aka, The Barefoot Contessa. Whenever her show comes on at 5:00 here, he stops to dance to the theme and often gets a mixing bowl out to stir along with her as she's cooking or baking. When a commercial comes on, he looks upset and yells "Contessa". I have to tell him she'll be right back after the break. When the show is over and The Neeley's come on, he sometimes cries. I agree, The Neeley's make me cry too - well, they just sort of drive me nuts and I guess they do the same to a 2 year old. Anyway, I decided to write to Ina Garten at Barefoot Contessa in The Hamptons where the store is. I know she sold it a while back but I figured someone there would surely know how to get a letter to her along with a photo of maybe her youngest fan, Lex. I know these people are busy so imagine my surprise when I got an email back saying they got my letter and the photo of Lex for "Contessa". This was followed up by a photo in the regular mail of Ina Garten signed to Lex! I showed it to him and he tried to hug the picture, wrinkling it a bit. What a nice keepsake. Do we, per chance, have a future "Rocco DeSpirito" on our hands?