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