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Mary Kay Wall's avatar

This is transporting. Riveting. Tear-producing. Hanging in the edge till next week…

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Michael Rossini's avatar

Hi Tino, always great stories. It is interesting the feelings that were awakened within you when you started visiting Italy, that you knew that you belonged. In English “Morherland” captures that quite well. You and I and millions of others left our motherlands as children and lived wonderful lives elsewhere, but being back in the motherland awakens something. I was reminded, reading your story this morning, after I separated from my then wife I would go to my parent’s home for Sunday dinner. After a satisfying lunch that my mamma had served us, I would lie on the couch and have a nap. The feeling of security and comfort I felt being there was wonderful. When I visited San Vittore with my family , almost 20 years ago, walking around on a Sunday morning, the familiar cooking smells and our dialect being spoken, I truly felt at home. This is a bit corny, but to paraphrase some old saying “ You can leave Italy, but Italy never leaves you”.

Looking forward to next week. I used to read the Gazette religiously every Saturday morning, now I read you. Don’t stop😊.

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