A full house
by Brian Tervenski
Aunt Jo and Uncle John lived in the flat upstairs in the two family house on Worrall Ave. On his return from World War Two Uncle Tato moved back to his old room. Gertrude, her husband and her two children lived there for almost a year to save enough money for a down payment on their own home.
Every Sunday between a dozen and two dozen members of the family arrived for dinner and an afternoon of talk and TV baseball or pinochle played on the dinning room table after the dishes had been cleared away.
Every Holiday in the yearly cycle was celebrated there. And it was not uncommon to spread mattresses on the living room floor for relatives from out of state staying over night. Everyday Nana cooked lunch and dinner for whoever was in the house and Sunday was the feast.
Every Sunday between a dozen and two dozen members of the family arrived for dinner and an afternoon of talk and TV baseball or pinochle played on the dinning room table after the dishes had been cleared away.
Every Holiday in the yearly cycle was celebrated there. And it was not uncommon to spread mattresses on the living room floor for relatives from out of state staying over night. Everyday Nana cooked lunch and dinner for whoever was in the house and Sunday was the feast.