GRANPA LOVED ITALIAN SOCCER/CALCIO AND HIS ITALIAN FLAG

 World Cup 1982 and Italy was doing well.

So in 1982 when flags were not available everywhere like they are today, I decided to buy the material and make Adolph an Italian Flag. I made smaller ones for the girls to pin on their tops.

I did not tell him I was making the flag. I was on a week's vacation so had the time to shop for the material and then sew it into the flag.

I put it up in the living room window at our house on Woodward Ave in Thornhill.

I knew when he was coming home. It was also a busy construction season for him. He was tired but enjoying the soccer matches.

 So I waited inside to see his reaction. 

Adolph drove up our small driveway. He looked at the house and saw the flag.

The smile on his face just kept getting bigger and bigger as he got out of his car and approached the house. It was one of those moments when a simple thing brought so much joy.

Sonya with her little Italian flag and bag.

July 1982 Natasha waving the flag with Adolph on the front porch. It was the day Italy won the World Cup.

We watched at Mama's house and afterwards got in the car with the flag to go beeping around Willowdale where the Italians from the Ciociaria area lived in Toronto. We went to Nino D'Aversa which was on Steeles near Yonge so we joined up with others who were celebrating there.

A fun day and memory for the Di Mambro family.

FORZA ITALIA!

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