Words From An Italian Grandmother

"It is only tomorrow that we understand the why of today"

Last Saturday evening while my family was in Hamilton I was watching TV, looking for something interesting and real.  I found a show that interviewing grandmother's from other cultures.  It always amazes me how much the same women are, no matter what part of the world they are from and how much we can all learn from each other. 

When I am alone at home or at work I will go through all the channels on the TV looking for something different and I usually find some documentaries that are informative and educational.  This one was especially so.  They interviewed women and their grandmother's.  Al the grandmother's were women who had integrated to Canada from counties all over the world.  These women had passed their knowledge, their culture and their language to their daughters and granddaughters.

I never knew my Mother's mother, she died when my Mother was 10.  I did know my Father's mother, but not well enough.  I realize now what a fascinating woman she was.  She had 5 husbands and at the end of her life she lived alone.  She had a wonderful sense of humor and she had a good sense of money.  I hope I inherited a lot of her genes.  She taught me much and could have taught me more.

Afternoon Thoughts

Wednesday, June 6th, 2012.............1:11p.m.