My Mom – top – with her brothers and sisters arriving in Canada. In her early twenties living through the heart of the Second World War in Italy. She’s scared. Left to take care of her young children while her husband is off in Siberia fighting as a part of the Alpini (Italian Special Forces). She […]
“Live it up, because you don’t know tomorrow” – my Nona
My Nona comes down a few times a year and brightens up our lives with every visit. She grew up in Italy and started a family during the Second World War. She’s a tough woman who’s had a hard life by many people’s standards, although she’d never look at it that way.