This will be a very short post. Surgery complete and I have two pain med drips so I'm pretty much out of it here. PT not here yet. I'm sure wehn they get done it will be a different story.
More later
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Letter January 2009
Good Morning and a sunny one it is today....going up to 45 today.....windy though.
As far as jacks, I used to be the champion player on Wood Street.....I loved it.....Never had many toys, just books...
I never even had a doll....times were not good....I was born just after the depression......
Never knew the difference, we were all in the same boat....used to play kick the can, hide and seek and stay out until the street lights came on.
When I was 16 I started going dancing to Rhodes on the Pawtuxet....no liquor was served, just a very beautiful large dance hall with wonderful music.....Ed Drew's Band.
The big bands used to come every so often Glenn Miller's Band, Louis Prima and Keely Smith and so many more...Of course I went to all of them......Dancing, Roller Skating and the Movies was my thing.....still love to dance, like your mom. Stage Plays too....I used to be a travel agent when Scott was 10 years old....WEnt to New York City escorted bus trips.....
I took Scott sometimes, he saw Peter Pan and In one stage scene she was on some time kind of rope and came flying right into the audience, Scott was so thrilled.....
Went to see the New York Rockettes with him on a bus trip I escorted too.....it was fun...very tiring though.
For a fact your mom and aunt Anna used to teach me all the dances.
I was only 5 and knew every dance going....I loved it.
As far as Dennis and Carol, I have not seen them since their father died.....cannot even remember when that was...Many years ago.
Dora was always the troublesome one, she never attended my wedding, Julie's wake or funeral, Louie, Gerard or Polly and Joe's wakes or funerals either....
She is a sister in name only......always started trouble in the whole family.....I really think she is Bipolar....Poor Uncle Louie, he would go visit her then she would start on old subjects and throw him out......this went on all the time. He always forgave her and went back time and again....he was an angel here on earth......
When Aunt Julia died Dora had a fight with my lawyer and his secretary....My lawyer would not even tell me what it was about.....
She fought with Aunt Julia all the time......even though we did not see her . I sent, from me and Julie, money every birthday and Christmas until Julie died.....then I cut off all contact with her...have not heard from her in 7 years,,,,Thank GOD!!
I do know How or where Dennis is
He is a C.P.A. don't know where.
Carol I think was going to Nursing School.....she did work for the State I believe......that is all I know.
No addresses or phone numbers.....
Too bad isn't it???
I hate sending you bad news like this but you should have an idea of what happened in our life.
As far as Joey Terino Jr., Bobby Terino, and Joyce (Terino) Procaccini, I do see them once in a while.....Joey sends me e mails so I keep in touch that way.....
Grandpa's sister Josephine Ottaviano and her husband have long been gone, her son Joseph, daughter Vera are both dead, there is one daughter and two sons still living....
Aunt Dora is about 85 years old now......
She was one year older than Julie....Of course I just turned 76 in December.....so lucky to have made it this far.
Tony has one sister and one brother living out of 13 children.
So strange to be alone now.....But guess it is not quite my time yet.....
Well I will enjoy each day and you do the same.
Take care and talk soon
Love
As far as jacks, I used to be the champion player on Wood Street.....I loved it.....Never had many toys, just books...
I never even had a doll....times were not good....I was born just after the depression......
Never knew the difference, we were all in the same boat....used to play kick the can, hide and seek and stay out until the street lights came on.
When I was 16 I started going dancing to Rhodes on the Pawtuxet....no liquor was served, just a very beautiful large dance hall with wonderful music.....Ed Drew's Band.
The big bands used to come every so often Glenn Miller's Band, Louis Prima and Keely Smith and so many more...Of course I went to all of them......Dancing, Roller Skating and the Movies was my thing.....still love to dance, like your mom. Stage Plays too....I used to be a travel agent when Scott was 10 years old....WEnt to New York City escorted bus trips.....
I took Scott sometimes, he saw Peter Pan and In one stage scene she was on some time kind of rope and came flying right into the audience, Scott was so thrilled.....
Went to see the New York Rockettes with him on a bus trip I escorted too.....it was fun...very tiring though.
For a fact your mom and aunt Anna used to teach me all the dances.
I was only 5 and knew every dance going....I loved it.
As far as Dennis and Carol, I have not seen them since their father died.....cannot even remember when that was...Many years ago.
Dora was always the troublesome one, she never attended my wedding, Julie's wake or funeral, Louie, Gerard or Polly and Joe's wakes or funerals either....
She is a sister in name only......always started trouble in the whole family.....I really think she is Bipolar....Poor Uncle Louie, he would go visit her then she would start on old subjects and throw him out......this went on all the time. He always forgave her and went back time and again....he was an angel here on earth......
When Aunt Julia died Dora had a fight with my lawyer and his secretary....My lawyer would not even tell me what it was about.....
She fought with Aunt Julia all the time......even though we did not see her . I sent, from me and Julie, money every birthday and Christmas until Julie died.....then I cut off all contact with her...have not heard from her in 7 years,,,,Thank GOD!!
I do know How or where Dennis is
He is a C.P.A. don't know where.
Carol I think was going to Nursing School.....she did work for the State I believe......that is all I know.
No addresses or phone numbers.....
Too bad isn't it???
I hate sending you bad news like this but you should have an idea of what happened in our life.
As far as Joey Terino Jr., Bobby Terino, and Joyce (Terino) Procaccini, I do see them once in a while.....Joey sends me e mails so I keep in touch that way.....
Grandpa's sister Josephine Ottaviano and her husband have long been gone, her son Joseph, daughter Vera are both dead, there is one daughter and two sons still living....
Aunt Dora is about 85 years old now......
She was one year older than Julie....Of course I just turned 76 in December.....so lucky to have made it this far.
Tony has one sister and one brother living out of 13 children.
So strange to be alone now.....But guess it is not quite my time yet.....
Well I will enjoy each day and you do the same.
Take care and talk soon
Love
Friday, January 9, 2009
Obit Joseph Terino
As found on turnto10.com Obituaries:
Joseph, Sr. Terino -- North Providence
Joseph Terino, SR., 90, of North Providence, Jamestown and North Palm Beach, Florida, died on Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital after living the American Dream. He was the beloved husband of the late Palmina “Polly” (DiMartino) Terino. He was a businessman, civic leader, humanitarian, world traveler, philanthropist and Santa Claus for decades at the Dr. E.A. Ricci Elementary School. Born of humble beginnings on Federal Hill in Providence, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Concetta (Rato) Terino. He began his life's service to his fellow man as a boy scout leader. He was one of the first lifeguards at Scarborough Beach. He was an active supporter of the Fogarty Center and a member of numerous organizations including the North Providence Boys and Girls Club, the Bishops Council of St. Joseph, the Navy League, the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association and the United Commercial Travelers. He was also chairman of both the North Providence and Rhode Island Zoning Boards of Review.Joseph was most proud of his Italian-American heritage. He was the oldest member of the Italo American Club of Rhode Island, having served as its President several times. He was on the Council of the Scalabrini Villa and chairman of its building committee, a member of Unitam, the Italian American Historical Society and a frequent host of Italian dignitaries including the crews of the Corsaro II, the tall ship from Italy, and the Azurra, Italy's 1987 challenger to the America's Cup.In 1987 he was named "Man of the Year" by the Verrazano Day Observance Committee joining the list of Rhode Island's most accomplished Italian Americans.The Italian government named him a Cavaliere in the Order to the Merit of the Republic of Italy for his lifelong services to the Italo-American community. In 1996, he and his beloved wife Polly, were named Partners in Philanthopy by the State of Rhode Island. They both were benefactors of the North Providence Boys and Girls Club.In 1945 he founded Tercat Tool and Die Co., Inc., which grew into one of the leading jewelry stampers in the nation. He was a member or President of numerous jewelry trade organizations, among them the Jewelers Shipping Association, the Manufacturing Jewelers and Silversmiths and Metal Findings Associations.During his wonderful lifetime he traveled the world visiting more than 80 countries, befriending government leaders, international businessmen, Popes and numerous celebrities. Dinner with Marilyn Monroe stood out as one of his life's most treasured moments. He lived well, was a loving family man and a friend to thousands, along the way helping everyone he could.He leaves two sons, Joseph Terino, Jr. of East Greenwich and Robert P. Terino and his wife Charlene of Providence; a daughter, Joyce Procaccini and her husband Frank of North Providence; a sister, Evelyn Palumbo of Cranston; six grandchildren, Sherri A. Santilli, Robert T. Procaccini Lori A. Donfrancesco, Wendi A. Barricelli, Frank J. Procaccini and Joseph A. Terino and 7 great grandchildren, David, Robert, Isabella, Faith, Alessandro, Kyle and Lily. He was the brother of the late Julia Terino, Louis Terino, Etta Tate and Ann Burson.His funeral will be held Saturday at 8:45am, from the MACERONI Funeral Home, 1381 Smith St., North Providence, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10am in St. Thomas Church, Fruit Hill Ave., Providence. VISITATION Friday 4-8pm. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to North Providence Boys & Girls Club Terino Family Fund, 33 Maple Ave., North Providence, RI 02911. www.maceroni.com
Condolence Messages
condolences from I
Joseph, Sr. Terino -- North Providence
Joseph Terino, SR., 90, of North Providence, Jamestown and North Palm Beach, Florida, died on Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital after living the American Dream. He was the beloved husband of the late Palmina “Polly” (DiMartino) Terino. He was a businessman, civic leader, humanitarian, world traveler, philanthropist and Santa Claus for decades at the Dr. E.A. Ricci Elementary School. Born of humble beginnings on Federal Hill in Providence, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Concetta (Rato) Terino. He began his life's service to his fellow man as a boy scout leader. He was one of the first lifeguards at Scarborough Beach. He was an active supporter of the Fogarty Center and a member of numerous organizations including the North Providence Boys and Girls Club, the Bishops Council of St. Joseph, the Navy League, the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association and the United Commercial Travelers. He was also chairman of both the North Providence and Rhode Island Zoning Boards of Review.Joseph was most proud of his Italian-American heritage. He was the oldest member of the Italo American Club of Rhode Island, having served as its President several times. He was on the Council of the Scalabrini Villa and chairman of its building committee, a member of Unitam, the Italian American Historical Society and a frequent host of Italian dignitaries including the crews of the Corsaro II, the tall ship from Italy, and the Azurra, Italy's 1987 challenger to the America's Cup.In 1987 he was named "Man of the Year" by the Verrazano Day Observance Committee joining the list of Rhode Island's most accomplished Italian Americans.The Italian government named him a Cavaliere in the Order to the Merit of the Republic of Italy for his lifelong services to the Italo-American community. In 1996, he and his beloved wife Polly, were named Partners in Philanthopy by the State of Rhode Island. They both were benefactors of the North Providence Boys and Girls Club.In 1945 he founded Tercat Tool and Die Co., Inc., which grew into one of the leading jewelry stampers in the nation. He was a member or President of numerous jewelry trade organizations, among them the Jewelers Shipping Association, the Manufacturing Jewelers and Silversmiths and Metal Findings Associations.During his wonderful lifetime he traveled the world visiting more than 80 countries, befriending government leaders, international businessmen, Popes and numerous celebrities. Dinner with Marilyn Monroe stood out as one of his life's most treasured moments. He lived well, was a loving family man and a friend to thousands, along the way helping everyone he could.He leaves two sons, Joseph Terino, Jr. of East Greenwich and Robert P. Terino and his wife Charlene of Providence; a daughter, Joyce Procaccini and her husband Frank of North Providence; a sister, Evelyn Palumbo of Cranston; six grandchildren, Sherri A. Santilli, Robert T. Procaccini Lori A. Donfrancesco, Wendi A. Barricelli, Frank J. Procaccini and Joseph A. Terino and 7 great grandchildren, David, Robert, Isabella, Faith, Alessandro, Kyle and Lily. He was the brother of the late Julia Terino, Louis Terino, Etta Tate and Ann Burson.His funeral will be held Saturday at 8:45am, from the MACERONI Funeral Home, 1381 Smith St., North Providence, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10am in St. Thomas Church, Fruit Hill Ave., Providence. VISITATION Friday 4-8pm. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to North Providence Boys & Girls Club Terino Family Fund, 33 Maple Ave., North Providence, RI 02911. www.maceroni.com
Condolence Messages
condolences from I
July 2007 letter
(Letter from Aunt Evelyn Terino Palumbo)
FIRST OF ALL,
Went to the doc. he gave me a small brace.....said it is swollen because of
fluid, when I walked on it and it was so painful two weeks ago that created
the problem. then standing on it for over 4 hours at the wake, then the
funeral.....
He said the shot did help because the heel feels better.
Told me to put ice on it 20 minutes each time
3 times a day.....
I told him I had been doing that and he said that was very good.....I will
keep it up.
Tony took me out to lunch after the doc.....we went to Appleby's do you
have them there??
I had 1/2 greek salad, yummy, and 1/2 grilled cheese with lettuce, tomato
and bacon ...so good...only ate 1/2 the salad, waitress put it in a box
to take home...Tony jokes with the waitress all the time, we always go to
her table when we go there......
Tony and I were discussing the conversation we had this morning....he seems
to think when grandpa came over with his father and sister, they probably
knew some of the people who came here on the same boat and probably that is
the reason for coming to Providence.....
So many Italians migrated to Federal Hill....that must have been the reason
because they had no one here at that time.....
They were real pioneers.....we see the people going out west on the t.v.
but some of our own coming here leaving their families, never to see them
again were also brave people.....I could never do that.....There just was
not enough money to go back to visit family, my father and sisters however,
used to send clothing to Italy to the family and anything they could
afford.....
Later when Uncle Joe started his business and was able to
,he went to Italy I would say over 35 times....they used to have the
Machine Show in Milan Italy and he would go there on business, and then he
would go to see our relatives.....
My father never lived long enough to see what Joe made of himself......he
would have been so proud of him.
Louie went with him twice, and Julie and her girlfriend went with Joe and
Polly
about 30 years ago....he hired a bus and they traveled in Italy for 3
weeks....julie always talked about what a wonderful trip that was.....She
also went to see Aunt Giulia my mother's sister.....who she was named
after.....
Joe had chartered a plane and any money he made on that he had all the
people who went with him, call their families, he took them all out for
dinner and paid for all of them.
Someday, don't know when,
but if I find the pictures I will send them along....of the whole group,
and their families, who live in Italy having dinner together.....
Well I will go and put ice on my foot and then put the brace on....he said
not to wear it to bed.....''
take care all,
L....aunt ev
FIRST OF ALL,
Went to the doc. he gave me a small brace.....said it is swollen because of
fluid, when I walked on it and it was so painful two weeks ago that created
the problem. then standing on it for over 4 hours at the wake, then the
funeral.....
He said the shot did help because the heel feels better.
Told me to put ice on it 20 minutes each time
3 times a day.....
I told him I had been doing that and he said that was very good.....I will
keep it up.
Tony took me out to lunch after the doc.....we went to Appleby's do you
have them there??
I had 1/2 greek salad, yummy, and 1/2 grilled cheese with lettuce, tomato
and bacon ...so good...only ate 1/2 the salad, waitress put it in a box
to take home...Tony jokes with the waitress all the time, we always go to
her table when we go there......
Tony and I were discussing the conversation we had this morning....he seems
to think when grandpa came over with his father and sister, they probably
knew some of the people who came here on the same boat and probably that is
the reason for coming to Providence.....
So many Italians migrated to Federal Hill....that must have been the reason
because they had no one here at that time.....
They were real pioneers.....we see the people going out west on the t.v.
but some of our own coming here leaving their families, never to see them
again were also brave people.....I could never do that.....There just was
not enough money to go back to visit family, my father and sisters however,
used to send clothing to Italy to the family and anything they could
afford.....
Later when Uncle Joe started his business and was able to
,he went to Italy I would say over 35 times....they used to have the
Machine Show in Milan Italy and he would go there on business, and then he
would go to see our relatives.....
My father never lived long enough to see what Joe made of himself......he
would have been so proud of him.
Louie went with him twice, and Julie and her girlfriend went with Joe and
Polly
about 30 years ago....he hired a bus and they traveled in Italy for 3
weeks....julie always talked about what a wonderful trip that was.....She
also went to see Aunt Giulia my mother's sister.....who she was named
after.....
Joe had chartered a plane and any money he made on that he had all the
people who went with him, call their families, he took them all out for
dinner and paid for all of them.
Someday, don't know when,
but if I find the pictures I will send them along....of the whole group,
and their families, who live in Italy having dinner together.....
Well I will go and put ice on my foot and then put the brace on....he said
not to wear it to bed.....''
take care all,
L....aunt ev
July 2007 letter
(Letter from Aunt Evelyn Terino Palumbo)
FIRST OF ALL,
Went to the doc. he gave me a small brace.....said it is swollen because of
fluid, when I walked on it and it was so painful two weeks ago that created
the problem. then standing on it for over 4 hours at the wake, then the
funeral.....
He said the shot did help because the heel feels better.
Told me to put ice on it 20 minutes each time
3 times a day.....
I told him I had been doing that and he said that was very good.....I will
keep it up.
Tony took me out to lunch after the doc.....we went to Appleby's do you
have them there??
I had 1/2 greek salad, yummy, and 1/2 grilled cheese with lettuce, tomato
and bacon ...so good...only ate 1/2 the salad, waitress put it in a box
to take home...Tony jokes with the waitress all the time, we always go to
her table when we go there......
Tony and I were discussing the conversation we had this morning....he seems
to think when grandpa came over with his father and sister, they probably
knew some of the people who came here on the same boat and probably that is
the reason for coming to Providence.....
So many Italians migrated to Federal Hill....that must have been the reason
because they had no one here at that time.....
They were real pioneers.....we see the people going out west on the t.v.
but some of our own coming here leaving their families, never to see them
again were also brave people.....I could never do that.....There just was
not enough money to go back to visit family, my father and sisters however,
used to send clothing to Italy to the family and anything they could
afford.....
Later when Uncle Joe started his business and was able to
,he went to Italy I would say over 35 times....they used to have the
Machine Show in Milan Italy and he would go there on business, and then he
would go to see our relatives.....
My father never lived long enough to see what Joe made of himself......he
would have been so proud of him.
Louie went with him twice, and Julie and her girlfriend went with Joe and
Polly
about 30 years ago....he hired a bus and they traveled in Italy for 3
weeks....julie always talked about what a wonderful trip that was.....She
also went to see Aunt Giulia my mother's sister.....who she was named
after.....
Joe had chartered a plane and any money he made on that he had all the
people who went with him, call their families, he took them all out for
dinner and paid for all of them.
Someday, don't know when,
but if I find the pictures I will send them along....of the whole group,
and their families, who live in Italy having dinner together.....
Well I will go and put ice on my foot and then put the brace on....he said
not to wear it to bed.....''
take care all,
L....aunt ev
FIRST OF ALL,
Went to the doc. he gave me a small brace.....said it is swollen because of
fluid, when I walked on it and it was so painful two weeks ago that created
the problem. then standing on it for over 4 hours at the wake, then the
funeral.....
He said the shot did help because the heel feels better.
Told me to put ice on it 20 minutes each time
3 times a day.....
I told him I had been doing that and he said that was very good.....I will
keep it up.
Tony took me out to lunch after the doc.....we went to Appleby's do you
have them there??
I had 1/2 greek salad, yummy, and 1/2 grilled cheese with lettuce, tomato
and bacon ...so good...only ate 1/2 the salad, waitress put it in a box
to take home...Tony jokes with the waitress all the time, we always go to
her table when we go there......
Tony and I were discussing the conversation we had this morning....he seems
to think when grandpa came over with his father and sister, they probably
knew some of the people who came here on the same boat and probably that is
the reason for coming to Providence.....
So many Italians migrated to Federal Hill....that must have been the reason
because they had no one here at that time.....
They were real pioneers.....we see the people going out west on the t.v.
but some of our own coming here leaving their families, never to see them
again were also brave people.....I could never do that.....There just was
not enough money to go back to visit family, my father and sisters however,
used to send clothing to Italy to the family and anything they could
afford.....
Later when Uncle Joe started his business and was able to
,he went to Italy I would say over 35 times....they used to have the
Machine Show in Milan Italy and he would go there on business, and then he
would go to see our relatives.....
My father never lived long enough to see what Joe made of himself......he
would have been so proud of him.
Louie went with him twice, and Julie and her girlfriend went with Joe and
Polly
about 30 years ago....he hired a bus and they traveled in Italy for 3
weeks....julie always talked about what a wonderful trip that was.....She
also went to see Aunt Giulia my mother's sister.....who she was named
after.....
Joe had chartered a plane and any money he made on that he had all the
people who went with him, call their families, he took them all out for
dinner and paid for all of them.
Someday, don't know when,
but if I find the pictures I will send them along....of the whole group,
and their families, who live in Italy having dinner together.....
Well I will go and put ice on my foot and then put the brace on....he said
not to wear it to bed.....''
take care all,
L....aunt ev
Michael Amonte concert/July2008
good morning Charlotte:
been up since 3:30 am...one of those days.
Yesterday we went on our day bus trip....saw Michael Amonte.....he was wonderful.
Went by bus to Holyoke Mass...about 1 1/2 hrs. from Rhode Island.
Went to the Holyoke mall.....quite large....I bought a beautiful bag....light weight.
Most of the bags I have are so heavy....
I have been telling myself when I see a handbag that I truly love I will know.
Well, needless to say, I did see one...in the window of a store. not a shoulder bag has some brown around the edges and sort of a pewter brown all over Love it.
WEather was nice sunny, we had about three hours to have lunch and shop, at 3:00 Pm we went to see Michael....He is from New York, tall, handsome, and most of all what a voice.
You have really almost built your home yourself...how long have you owned it??
At this stage of life, I guess we have been all through that and now all I want to do is read and just take life easy.....I think at this age we have earned it.....getting tired of it all.
would love to have a live in maid....(smile)
Well since that will never happen, today I will clean my bathroom and my room.
then of course cooking. Nothing planned the rest of the week.....
Take care, don't work too hard, it will all get done.
ciao
Aunt Ev
been up since 3:30 am...one of those days.
Yesterday we went on our day bus trip....saw Michael Amonte.....he was wonderful.
Went by bus to Holyoke Mass...about 1 1/2 hrs. from Rhode Island.
Went to the Holyoke mall.....quite large....I bought a beautiful bag....light weight.
Most of the bags I have are so heavy....
I have been telling myself when I see a handbag that I truly love I will know.
Well, needless to say, I did see one...in the window of a store. not a shoulder bag has some brown around the edges and sort of a pewter brown all over Love it.
WEather was nice sunny, we had about three hours to have lunch and shop, at 3:00 Pm we went to see Michael....He is from New York, tall, handsome, and most of all what a voice.
You have really almost built your home yourself...how long have you owned it??
At this stage of life, I guess we have been all through that and now all I want to do is read and just take life easy.....I think at this age we have earned it.....getting tired of it all.
would love to have a live in maid....(smile)
Well since that will never happen, today I will clean my bathroom and my room.
then of course cooking. Nothing planned the rest of the week.....
Take care, don't work too hard, it will all get done.
ciao
Aunt Ev
Wood St., Sisters
No I do not have a picture of all of us.
I must tell you the story about your mom....maybe you know it......
Here goes:
My father moved us from 107 Tell Street in Providence when I was about 9 years old.
He bought a home on 14 Wood street, Providence, R. I.......
It once belonged to a Doctor but if you had seen the condition it was in you would not want to live there.....
There must have been 6 junked automobiles in the back yard....It was a three family house.......the front stairway was just so beautiful and the possiblilites were endless.
We did not have money and it took a long time to fix the house up plus it was huge.
Uncle Joe was married and uncle Louie was in the service.....
Anna and Etta did not want to live there so they moved out and rented an apartment by themselves on Pearl Street in Providence.....we saw little of them....they of course worked and no car so it was trollies or buses or walking.....
Grandpa never did learn to drive and never owned an automobile.....
Well Aunt Dora, Aunt Julia and grandpa worked and of course I was in school.
I would have to come home and make a lunch and be sure to lock up and go back to school.....I was the type of child who was very shy and never got into any real problems in school......
I bunked once in my later years and got caught the first time I did. never again!!
Aunt Anna met Emil and your mom met Tate and they got married....Annie moved to San Francisco and of course your mom and dad moved to West Virginia.
Yes Anna and Etta were very close...they loved to dance and did so every chance they could and I would guess that is where they met their husbands.
The next time I saw Annie was when Brother Joe drove us to see her as I mentioned in my other e mail...I would say I was abou 16 years old then. I saw her when she came to grandpa's funeral, I was 19.....
Grandpa always agonized about them moving out......guess he never got over that.
In those days girls just did not do that......he did forgive them....
As for pictures I don't even think we had a camera...so I don't have many pictures at all.
when we were young......
I will send you one of Me and Uncle Tony when we got married. send me your address.
Eventually the house got fixed up, uncle Louie came home from the service....the cars were removed from the back yard and grandpa loved flowers, it looked like a park.
He also had what we called in those days a Victory Garden.....
.When he died Julie and I moved on second floor where your mom lived for a while......Aunt Dora had gotten married the year after grandpa died....the first floor was to big for us so we moved upstairs and lived together 8 years.....then I got married and moved next door to Julie and lived there 3 years, we then bought a home and just about got the mortgage, julie
me and Tony lived in our home together 32 years...of course Scott was born 9 years after we were married......
We got along so well, never argued, julie loved to cook, I did most of the cleaning and baking.
Tony went into business and the only year he did good he came down with Rhuematoid Arthritis, he was a progressive toolmaker and could not work anymore.....he has not worked since he was 58 years old...he is now 78.......we lived on his old age pension which was not much but Julie helped us so much....did all the shopping.....she was such a hard worker and I will never ever forget her....I miss her more each day.
She was more than a sister, a friend, confidante everything rolled into one......She lived her life only for us...she was so beautiful......
If not for Aunt Julia I don't know where we would be now......We had to sell our home to pay off all the bills incurred from opening the shop....I had worked for Tony 7 years (NO PAY) we only made enough to pay the bills.....and very little to take home.....which makes it so I make very little Pension......no private pensions......either....for either of us.
Although our brother was a millonaire WE NEVER GOT HELP FROM HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's ok we made it without him......guess his children are enjoying the fruits of his labor......
I was a hairdresser but Julie was sick so many times we lost a lot of customers, she had cancer on her leg and could not work, her breast had to be operated on for a cyst that almost burst, it was as big as a grapefruit...luckily she was ok but was out of work a lot....I worked for her so many years and there again, YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THIS BUT IT IS TRUE, I never took home more than $50.00 a week.....
Guess I was put here to just work for my family.......
She was in the hospital for 8 weeks with severe Sciatica, I could not even visit her because I came home after 10 days after having Scott.....I came home Wednesday and she went in Thursday for 8 weeks.....no one to take the baby so I could visit....
At that Time I had Tony Sick for 10 years....severe depression......
I had to go to work two days after I came home, hired an elderly woman to take care of Scott for two weeks, she was a retired nurse and lived with us......I could not afford to have her more than two weeks so I hired a hairdresser.....she was stealing all the money, left a little for the shop and took what she could.......Well It has been a rough
road but it is all behind us now.......I try not to think of those times too much as I start crying, as I am doing right now......
I guess I could write a book but who would read it??
Our FAITH HAS BROUGHT US THROUGH.....
It is all I had to hang onto.....
Well I will end this novel now.....did not mean to put this all on you but guess you all had your problems too.....
Somehow we get through them....
I have had one of the best husbands in the world, and these are his words to me,
I quote:
EV NO ONE IS GOING TO TELL ME THIS MARRIAGE WAS NOT MADE IN HEAVEN.
my answer to him was, AND I QUOTE:
TONY IF I WERE A MAN I WOULD TREAT A WOMAN JUST LIKE YOU TREAT ME.
I am a very lucky woman......
Take care,
stay well
Love Aunt Evelyn
I must tell you the story about your mom....maybe you know it......
Here goes:
My father moved us from 107 Tell Street in Providence when I was about 9 years old.
He bought a home on 14 Wood street, Providence, R. I.......
It once belonged to a Doctor but if you had seen the condition it was in you would not want to live there.....
There must have been 6 junked automobiles in the back yard....It was a three family house.......the front stairway was just so beautiful and the possiblilites were endless.
We did not have money and it took a long time to fix the house up plus it was huge.
Uncle Joe was married and uncle Louie was in the service.....
Anna and Etta did not want to live there so they moved out and rented an apartment by themselves on Pearl Street in Providence.....we saw little of them....they of course worked and no car so it was trollies or buses or walking.....
Grandpa never did learn to drive and never owned an automobile.....
Well Aunt Dora, Aunt Julia and grandpa worked and of course I was in school.
I would have to come home and make a lunch and be sure to lock up and go back to school.....I was the type of child who was very shy and never got into any real problems in school......
I bunked once in my later years and got caught the first time I did. never again!!
Aunt Anna met Emil and your mom met Tate and they got married....Annie moved to San Francisco and of course your mom and dad moved to West Virginia.
Yes Anna and Etta were very close...they loved to dance and did so every chance they could and I would guess that is where they met their husbands.
The next time I saw Annie was when Brother Joe drove us to see her as I mentioned in my other e mail...I would say I was abou 16 years old then. I saw her when she came to grandpa's funeral, I was 19.....
Grandpa always agonized about them moving out......guess he never got over that.
In those days girls just did not do that......he did forgive them....
As for pictures I don't even think we had a camera...so I don't have many pictures at all.
when we were young......
I will send you one of Me and Uncle Tony when we got married. send me your address.
Eventually the house got fixed up, uncle Louie came home from the service....the cars were removed from the back yard and grandpa loved flowers, it looked like a park.
He also had what we called in those days a Victory Garden.....
.When he died Julie and I moved on second floor where your mom lived for a while......Aunt Dora had gotten married the year after grandpa died....the first floor was to big for us so we moved upstairs and lived together 8 years.....then I got married and moved next door to Julie and lived there 3 years, we then bought a home and just about got the mortgage, julie
me and Tony lived in our home together 32 years...of course Scott was born 9 years after we were married......
We got along so well, never argued, julie loved to cook, I did most of the cleaning and baking.
Tony went into business and the only year he did good he came down with Rhuematoid Arthritis, he was a progressive toolmaker and could not work anymore.....he has not worked since he was 58 years old...he is now 78.......we lived on his old age pension which was not much but Julie helped us so much....did all the shopping.....she was such a hard worker and I will never ever forget her....I miss her more each day.
She was more than a sister, a friend, confidante everything rolled into one......She lived her life only for us...she was so beautiful......
If not for Aunt Julia I don't know where we would be now......We had to sell our home to pay off all the bills incurred from opening the shop....I had worked for Tony 7 years (NO PAY) we only made enough to pay the bills.....and very little to take home.....which makes it so I make very little Pension......no private pensions......either....for either of us.
Although our brother was a millonaire WE NEVER GOT HELP FROM HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's ok we made it without him......guess his children are enjoying the fruits of his labor......
I was a hairdresser but Julie was sick so many times we lost a lot of customers, she had cancer on her leg and could not work, her breast had to be operated on for a cyst that almost burst, it was as big as a grapefruit...luckily she was ok but was out of work a lot....I worked for her so many years and there again, YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THIS BUT IT IS TRUE, I never took home more than $50.00 a week.....
Guess I was put here to just work for my family.......
She was in the hospital for 8 weeks with severe Sciatica, I could not even visit her because I came home after 10 days after having Scott.....I came home Wednesday and she went in Thursday for 8 weeks.....no one to take the baby so I could visit....
At that Time I had Tony Sick for 10 years....severe depression......
I had to go to work two days after I came home, hired an elderly woman to take care of Scott for two weeks, she was a retired nurse and lived with us......I could not afford to have her more than two weeks so I hired a hairdresser.....she was stealing all the money, left a little for the shop and took what she could.......Well It has been a rough
road but it is all behind us now.......I try not to think of those times too much as I start crying, as I am doing right now......
I guess I could write a book but who would read it??
Our FAITH HAS BROUGHT US THROUGH.....
It is all I had to hang onto.....
Well I will end this novel now.....did not mean to put this all on you but guess you all had your problems too.....
Somehow we get through them....
I have had one of the best husbands in the world, and these are his words to me,
I quote:
EV NO ONE IS GOING TO TELL ME THIS MARRIAGE WAS NOT MADE IN HEAVEN.
my answer to him was, AND I QUOTE:
TONY IF I WERE A MAN I WOULD TREAT A WOMAN JUST LIKE YOU TREAT ME.
I am a very lucky woman......
Take care,
stay well
Love Aunt Evelyn
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Putanesca Sauce
Subject:
Re: Fw: putanesca sauce quick sauce
Date:
Monday, January 21, 2008 8:24:00 PM [View Source]
Hi Just arrived home from the wake......the cause of Brandon's death was due
to an anuyrism.
Before the doctors could operate it burst and he bled profusely.
We waited outside to get into the funeral parlor for over one hour.
Freezing cold weather....the line was so very long....when we finally
arrived by the casket it took over one hour more....
It was so awful to see all the young people especially,
crying so much....his friends from school and college......they live in a
small town and most people know them...his dad works at University of Rhode
Island and so did his grandfather who has passed away.....His paternal
grandmother is still alive in her late 80s.....
Tony's niece and nephew are just devasted to say the least....we left but
I'm sure the lines were still there long after 7:00 pm which was supposed to
be the last......
Well on with the sauce, yes by all means leave out the anchovies......Let
me know how you like it when you make it......
TAke care
don't work too hard
Luv
Aunt evelyn
Re: Fw: putanesca sauce quick sauce
Date:
Monday, January 21, 2008 8:24:00 PM [View Source]
Hi Just arrived home from the wake......the cause of Brandon's death was due
to an anuyrism.
Before the doctors could operate it burst and he bled profusely.
We waited outside to get into the funeral parlor for over one hour.
Freezing cold weather....the line was so very long....when we finally
arrived by the casket it took over one hour more....
It was so awful to see all the young people especially,
crying so much....his friends from school and college......they live in a
small town and most people know them...his dad works at University of Rhode
Island and so did his grandfather who has passed away.....His paternal
grandmother is still alive in her late 80s.....
Tony's niece and nephew are just devasted to say the least....we left but
I'm sure the lines were still there long after 7:00 pm which was supposed to
be the last......
Well on with the sauce, yes by all means leave out the anchovies......Let
me know how you like it when you make it......
TAke care
don't work too hard
Luv
Aunt evelyn
On Red Hats and Patriots Game
Date:
Monday, February 4, 2008 8:03:33 AM [View Source]
Hello:
Oh how sad that they lost.....we, as so many others were really wishing for
them to win.
So many sad people at work today......
You sure are something, as I said before I could never ever do anything like
that, toilets, repairs, no way.....
That's great......
Weather has been so nice here, yesterday it hit 60 in the sun......
Getting rain today and for a few days...then colder weather.....just two
more months then spring.....
Not looking forward to the hot weather....
Our Red Hats group have so many things planned this year......Saturday a
Bunco Part 26 of us going, this one we can take our husbands....should be
good...never heard of it but it is a card game played with dice.....popular
in California I understand....
4 People sit at a table then I guess, after so long they switch around and
go to other rooms....
This member has a beautiful home very large, Tables set up in the Family
room, Dining Room and Living Room.....I'll update you later.
I am taking Spinach pies and they want a squash omelet......everyone is
taking a picky....
Men are supposed to wear Red Hats.....I would love to make a paper hat from
the Sunday Journal with Panties and bras from the different stores and have
tony wear that...
Not sure he will......
Today I need to go to get the wallpaper for my bathroom....So I'll wait for
Tony to come home from Blood work and we'll go.
talk soon
don't work too hard....hope your cold is better.
take care
Love Aunt Ev
Monday, February 4, 2008 8:03:33 AM [View Source]
Hello:
Oh how sad that they lost.....we, as so many others were really wishing for
them to win.
So many sad people at work today......
You sure are something, as I said before I could never ever do anything like
that, toilets, repairs, no way.....
That's great......
Weather has been so nice here, yesterday it hit 60 in the sun......
Getting rain today and for a few days...then colder weather.....just two
more months then spring.....
Not looking forward to the hot weather....
Our Red Hats group have so many things planned this year......Saturday a
Bunco Part 26 of us going, this one we can take our husbands....should be
good...never heard of it but it is a card game played with dice.....popular
in California I understand....
4 People sit at a table then I guess, after so long they switch around and
go to other rooms....
This member has a beautiful home very large, Tables set up in the Family
room, Dining Room and Living Room.....I'll update you later.
I am taking Spinach pies and they want a squash omelet......everyone is
taking a picky....
Men are supposed to wear Red Hats.....I would love to make a paper hat from
the Sunday Journal with Panties and bras from the different stores and have
tony wear that...
Not sure he will......
Today I need to go to get the wallpaper for my bathroom....So I'll wait for
Tony to come home from Blood work and we'll go.
talk soon
don't work too hard....hope your cold is better.
take care
Love Aunt Ev
On Red Hat Club
Good morning:
up early today....
A friend who we travel with started her own group of Red Hatters....she did not carry it on for more than a year, however; I met one of the other woman there and she then started her own chapter.....ASKED ME TO JOIN.
I joined her group and she is very active.
This year though, she is giving each member a month to plan an activity....
My month will be May and I will be having an English Tea.....One of our members gives them.
We each pay so much, it's a fun time....
Just like the Typical English Tea.....We all dress up and all kinds of tea is served.
Small sandwichs cut into small shapes, then some delicious pastries, small and dainty.
Last Tea we had fruit cup and other goodies....
We sit and have fun...
This is the 10th year the Red Hatters are in exsistance...All over the globe....France, GErmany
Italy and all over the United States....Quite a big thing.....Anyone who is under 50 years of age is called a Pink Hatter....after 50 they become Red Hatters.
I had some pictures but cannot locate them at this time...I will send them when I do.
Today is lunch with a couple of friends....should have some rain.....warm but cold weather is on the way.
Tony is going to the doctor so I chose today so as not to leave him alone.....
My bathroom wallpaper will not be busy, some blue, some pink some beige, not loud, the border is so pretty, scalloped bottom with the same colors but some flowers on it.
Not too busy....I love it.
I have blue tile 1/2 way up the wall so I have to keep it simple
I probably am a little more like you..I like pretty too. although not fussy like I used to be.....getting older and some things have less meaning....with my diabetes I tire so easily....Wake up a lot too.
As they say, WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT.....
My coffee is ready and smells so good.....
will write soon, have a nice day and don't overdue...
Love
aunt ev
up early today....
A friend who we travel with started her own group of Red Hatters....she did not carry it on for more than a year, however; I met one of the other woman there and she then started her own chapter.....ASKED ME TO JOIN.
I joined her group and she is very active.
This year though, she is giving each member a month to plan an activity....
My month will be May and I will be having an English Tea.....One of our members gives them.
We each pay so much, it's a fun time....
Just like the Typical English Tea.....We all dress up and all kinds of tea is served.
Small sandwichs cut into small shapes, then some delicious pastries, small and dainty.
Last Tea we had fruit cup and other goodies....
We sit and have fun...
This is the 10th year the Red Hatters are in exsistance...All over the globe....France, GErmany
Italy and all over the United States....Quite a big thing.....Anyone who is under 50 years of age is called a Pink Hatter....after 50 they become Red Hatters.
I had some pictures but cannot locate them at this time...I will send them when I do.
Today is lunch with a couple of friends....should have some rain.....warm but cold weather is on the way.
Tony is going to the doctor so I chose today so as not to leave him alone.....
My bathroom wallpaper will not be busy, some blue, some pink some beige, not loud, the border is so pretty, scalloped bottom with the same colors but some flowers on it.
Not too busy....I love it.
I have blue tile 1/2 way up the wall so I have to keep it simple
I probably am a little more like you..I like pretty too. although not fussy like I used to be.....getting older and some things have less meaning....with my diabetes I tire so easily....Wake up a lot too.
As they say, WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT.....
My coffee is ready and smells so good.....
will write soon, have a nice day and don't overdue...
Love
aunt ev
On her WV trip
Charlotte:When we came to West Virginia I was not impressed at all. Your mom lived way down in what I would call a valley...High mountains all around....Not possible to walk out of there....Could not understand why anyone would want to live like that....but being from a city it was understandable.Driving over the mountains it was so foggy we could hardly see the road....Uncle Joe would pull over if there was someone in back of us hoping they would pass so we could follow their rear lights.....Thinking maybe they were from the area and knew the road....it was very frightening. I don't remember how many days we stayed there....I really don't know if my father felt better or worse her living there....Guess it is all what you get used to.I do not have many pictures of myself alone.....Most of the pictures are on slides....Tony used to use that type of camera and I have not seen them or know where they are.... Moving 4 times items have been misplaced...if I do come across them for sure I will send them to you.Doctor's visit for Tony's eye exam today....I have to go with him, they use drops and it is hard for him to drive home.....talk soonAunt Ev
Family Description per Aunt Evelyn/July2007
:
Tuesday, August 7, 2007 8:08:09 PM [View Source]
EVERYONE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY TAKES ON A ROLE. SOME PEOPLE ARE THE CLOWN, THE BOSS, THE TROUBLEMAKER, THE BRAIN; WHO WAS WHO AMONG YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS? the clown would be my father...he was so much fun.
the boss was Dora,
troublemaker....well I'll leave that alone
the brain of course was Uncle Joe....with only a high school education, which in those days 70 years ago was like college. look what he accomplished.
Uncle Louie was such a kind and loving person, always ready to help Such a brave man, battled lung cancer for 25 years never heard him complain.
Etta and Anna well I was young when they got married. They both loved to dance and taught me. Taught me every dance going at that time....I was ever
thankful to them....I love to dance also.
Aunt Julia, well you were blessed to have met such a wonderful person, quiet, kind, loving, giving....very unselfish....took me everywhere with her...Even when she went to the movies with her boyfriend she would take me.....I would sit sideways, even at a young age, knowing they probably would have liked to hold hands, Her boyfriend would say, tell Evelyn to sit foward in her seat, it's ok....I was just so happy to be with her..... I miss her so much, I lost half of me when she died.....she lived only for us....helped us every way she could.....
Then there is me,
well you know about me, the youngest,
they taught me all I know about looking nice, dressing up.....I still love all of that and of course the dancing, skating, movies and as I got older the traveling.....some things never change.....I must admit, I was able to do more than the others, I was able to stay out later....my father was quite strict with the others....Never laid a hand on us.....Such a good man....was with us all the time....cooked for us when the others were at work....Just loved all of us.
WHEN YOU CAME TO WEST VIRGINIA, YOU WERE 17 AND IT MUST HAVE MADE AN IMPRESSION. WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE
COUNTRY LIFE? No hard feelings but I decided that life was not for me.
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE CHURCH THAT YOU ATTENDED GROWING UP? WERE ALL OF YOU CHRISTENED AND MARRIED IN THE SAME CHURCH? I used to go to THE HOLY GHOST CHURCH, we moved when I was nine and started going to ST. MARY'S PARISH BROADWAY, PROVIDENCE
I was married in St. Mary's'. Joe Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Provdence, Louie I believe the same.
not sure about the others
HOW MANY CHILDREN DID YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS HAVE? ANNA AND JULIA HAD NONE, YOU HAD ONE, ETTA HAD SEVEN,
Joe had 1 girl Joyce, 2 boys, Joseph Jr., Robert Pat Terino
Annie had none
Dora has two Dennis DeMarco and Carol Ann
Louie Had , Gerard, Connie Rose, Joseph Died at age 10, Basalar Meningitis, and one stillborn
BUT HOW MANY DID THE OTHERS HAVE AND WHAT ARE THEIR NAMES? YOU WROTE THAT YOU MET THE SON OF YOUR MOTHER'S SITER, DID YOU EVER MEET HER BROTHERS? CAN YOU REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE PRIEST? DID HER BROTHERS EVER VISIT THE UNITED STATES?
I met one brother in Pisa, his name was Raffalle Raoto He was an executive of the Pisa Telephone Company
no I do not remember the name of the priest.
the other brother was Michael he was a tax collector in Pisa
No her brothers did not visit....Raffalle was coming to the United States, his wife took a heart attack at the airport in Italy....
My aunt Giulia's son Ruggiero De Ruggiero I met in Pisa. YOUR FATHER'S MOTHER AND TWO SISTERS STAYED IN ITALY, DID YOU EVER MET THEM? No I never met them, I know Uncle Joe did and also Uncle Louie and Aunt Julia
WHAT WAS YOUR FATHERS FAVORITE OPERA? DID HE EVER SEE THEM PERFORMED ON THE STAGE, OR DID HE LISTEN TO THEM ONLY ON THE RADIO?
Do not know his favorite opera... no I don't probably Figaro that was a comedy, It is the only opera I saw on stage, because my father loved to laugh and make people laugh...He was a real story teller. My nephew is much like him.
.No he never saw them performed here in the U.S.
Listened to the opera on the radio....Sundays was the day for Italian music on the radio in our home.
Hope this helped
Tuesday, August 7, 2007 8:08:09 PM [View Source]
EVERYONE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY TAKES ON A ROLE. SOME PEOPLE ARE THE CLOWN, THE BOSS, THE TROUBLEMAKER, THE BRAIN; WHO WAS WHO AMONG YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS? the clown would be my father...he was so much fun.
the boss was Dora,
troublemaker....well I'll leave that alone
the brain of course was Uncle Joe....with only a high school education, which in those days 70 years ago was like college. look what he accomplished.
Uncle Louie was such a kind and loving person, always ready to help Such a brave man, battled lung cancer for 25 years never heard him complain.
Etta and Anna well I was young when they got married. They both loved to dance and taught me. Taught me every dance going at that time....I was ever
thankful to them....I love to dance also.
Aunt Julia, well you were blessed to have met such a wonderful person, quiet, kind, loving, giving....very unselfish....took me everywhere with her...Even when she went to the movies with her boyfriend she would take me.....I would sit sideways, even at a young age, knowing they probably would have liked to hold hands, Her boyfriend would say, tell Evelyn to sit foward in her seat, it's ok....I was just so happy to be with her..... I miss her so much, I lost half of me when she died.....she lived only for us....helped us every way she could.....
Then there is me,
well you know about me, the youngest,
they taught me all I know about looking nice, dressing up.....I still love all of that and of course the dancing, skating, movies and as I got older the traveling.....some things never change.....I must admit, I was able to do more than the others, I was able to stay out later....my father was quite strict with the others....Never laid a hand on us.....Such a good man....was with us all the time....cooked for us when the others were at work....Just loved all of us.
WHEN YOU CAME TO WEST VIRGINIA, YOU WERE 17 AND IT MUST HAVE MADE AN IMPRESSION. WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE
COUNTRY LIFE? No hard feelings but I decided that life was not for me.
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE CHURCH THAT YOU ATTENDED GROWING UP? WERE ALL OF YOU CHRISTENED AND MARRIED IN THE SAME CHURCH? I used to go to THE HOLY GHOST CHURCH, we moved when I was nine and started going to ST. MARY'S PARISH BROADWAY, PROVIDENCE
I was married in St. Mary's'. Joe Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Provdence, Louie I believe the same.
not sure about the others
HOW MANY CHILDREN DID YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS HAVE? ANNA AND JULIA HAD NONE, YOU HAD ONE, ETTA HAD SEVEN,
Joe had 1 girl Joyce, 2 boys, Joseph Jr., Robert Pat Terino
Annie had none
Dora has two Dennis DeMarco and Carol Ann
Louie Had , Gerard, Connie Rose, Joseph Died at age 10, Basalar Meningitis, and one stillborn
BUT HOW MANY DID THE OTHERS HAVE AND WHAT ARE THEIR NAMES? YOU WROTE THAT YOU MET THE SON OF YOUR MOTHER'S SITER, DID YOU EVER MEET HER BROTHERS? CAN YOU REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE PRIEST? DID HER BROTHERS EVER VISIT THE UNITED STATES?
I met one brother in Pisa, his name was Raffalle Raoto He was an executive of the Pisa Telephone Company
no I do not remember the name of the priest.
the other brother was Michael he was a tax collector in Pisa
No her brothers did not visit....Raffalle was coming to the United States, his wife took a heart attack at the airport in Italy....
My aunt Giulia's son Ruggiero De Ruggiero I met in Pisa. YOUR FATHER'S MOTHER AND TWO SISTERS STAYED IN ITALY, DID YOU EVER MET THEM? No I never met them, I know Uncle Joe did and also Uncle Louie and Aunt Julia
WHAT WAS YOUR FATHERS FAVORITE OPERA? DID HE EVER SEE THEM PERFORMED ON THE STAGE, OR DID HE LISTEN TO THEM ONLY ON THE RADIO?
Do not know his favorite opera... no I don't probably Figaro that was a comedy, It is the only opera I saw on stage, because my father loved to laugh and make people laugh...He was a real story teller. My nephew is much like him.
.No he never saw them performed here in the U.S.
Listened to the opera on the radio....Sundays was the day for Italian music on the radio in our home.
Hope this helped
On Ballet
This is my first love, ballet....have not been to one this season....if I have to go with someone who does not like it, I prefer to go alone.....I get mesmerized by the dancers and feel like I am the only one in the theatre......I do have a collection of ballerinas Aunt Julia used to buy them for me......I have sent a couple to my friend in Seattle.....
At Christmas time they have the Nutcracker Ballet, The Prima Ballerina used to be Christina Hennessey........Christina lived across from Uncle Joe she than became a prima Ballerina and danced for the Ballet Russe.
Her husband was also a Ballet star....they had a daughter and she also became a ballerina.... Christina founded the Ballet Company here in Rhode Island....THE FESTIVAL BALLET
She danced in many countries.....Christina retired from ballet as she got older, of course she directed the company and her daughter's name was Cory.....cannot remember her first name.....
Christina died about 10 years ago...I believe she was only 62.
At Uncle JOE'S wake, my niece Joyce introduced me to one of the Uncle's I believe that's who it was.....
The Hennesseys owned a Dairy......
Such an honor she bestowed on her family.....
Now someone by the name of Mihalo Jurick continues to manage the Festival Ballet......He is wonderful,,,,,,,I saw a few of his ballets and truly a genius.....
When I worked at the bank as a teller, two of the ballerinas were my customers.....two sisters......they are so cute...one had a baby and I don't think she dances now......
I have seen the Nutcracker about 10 years in a row....I also took Aunt Jula to see the Russian Company's version of it....
It was a benefit for Diabetes.....the costumes were so colorful and beautiful.
One day a friend of mine gave me a gift, It is a necklace with the Ballerina holding up a Nutcracker...I was so surprised and I love it.....
Well that is a little bit of Rhode Island......I have taken Vanessa to see the ballet, I also took her mom.
One year I took an ex neighbor of ours and her mom and Vanessa to dinner and the ballet....Well that did cost me a small fortune LOL
I wanted to do it just to introduce her to the ballet......especially at Christmas time.
I think at one time each child should see one performance......I feel sad when I think of some children who can never get to experience it.....
Ballet is hard for some people to enjoy, they find it boring,
Me, I find it relaxing and just so wonderful.....
Tony kids me, he says when I die, he will have the philharmonic orchestra on one side of the church and the Ballet stars dancing on the other.
I will say one thing, we went to have our stone made and he told the young man I wish I could have a ballerina on the stone,
Well guess what, when we received the bill and went to see the stone
there was the ballerina.......
We thanked the stone maker and he said WELL THAT IS NOT ALLOWED BUT WHO IS GOING TO TELL.....
iT IS A FLAT STONE.....THE GRAVE IS ONLY FOR TWO OF US....NO LARGE STONES ARE ALLOWED.....UNLESS IT IS FOR 6 GRAVES.
He spoils me Charlotte, what did I do in this world to get someone so wonderful......
Thank GOD!!!!!
At Christmas time they have the Nutcracker Ballet, The Prima Ballerina used to be Christina Hennessey........Christina lived across from Uncle Joe she than became a prima Ballerina and danced for the Ballet Russe.
Her husband was also a Ballet star....they had a daughter and she also became a ballerina.... Christina founded the Ballet Company here in Rhode Island....THE FESTIVAL BALLET
She danced in many countries.....Christina retired from ballet as she got older, of course she directed the company and her daughter's name was Cory.....cannot remember her first name.....
Christina died about 10 years ago...I believe she was only 62.
At Uncle JOE'S wake, my niece Joyce introduced me to one of the Uncle's I believe that's who it was.....
The Hennesseys owned a Dairy......
Such an honor she bestowed on her family.....
Now someone by the name of Mihalo Jurick continues to manage the Festival Ballet......He is wonderful,,,,,,,I saw a few of his ballets and truly a genius.....
When I worked at the bank as a teller, two of the ballerinas were my customers.....two sisters......they are so cute...one had a baby and I don't think she dances now......
I have seen the Nutcracker about 10 years in a row....I also took Aunt Jula to see the Russian Company's version of it....
It was a benefit for Diabetes.....the costumes were so colorful and beautiful.
One day a friend of mine gave me a gift, It is a necklace with the Ballerina holding up a Nutcracker...I was so surprised and I love it.....
Well that is a little bit of Rhode Island......I have taken Vanessa to see the ballet, I also took her mom.
One year I took an ex neighbor of ours and her mom and Vanessa to dinner and the ballet....Well that did cost me a small fortune LOL
I wanted to do it just to introduce her to the ballet......especially at Christmas time.
I think at one time each child should see one performance......I feel sad when I think of some children who can never get to experience it.....
Ballet is hard for some people to enjoy, they find it boring,
Me, I find it relaxing and just so wonderful.....
Tony kids me, he says when I die, he will have the philharmonic orchestra on one side of the church and the Ballet stars dancing on the other.
I will say one thing, we went to have our stone made and he told the young man I wish I could have a ballerina on the stone,
Well guess what, when we received the bill and went to see the stone
there was the ballerina.......
We thanked the stone maker and he said WELL THAT IS NOT ALLOWED BUT WHO IS GOING TO TELL.....
iT IS A FLAT STONE.....THE GRAVE IS ONLY FOR TWO OF US....NO LARGE STONES ARE ALLOWED.....UNLESS IT IS FOR 6 GRAVES.
He spoils me Charlotte, what did I do in this world to get someone so wonderful......
Thank GOD!!!!!
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