Joe was a fruit lover as long as he lived and attributed his good health to his fruit eating ways. He remembered seeing his first banana and asking his mother what it was on the boat to America. She told him it was an American fig! The most common fruits where he spent his early years in Sicily were grapes and figs. Figs were his lifetime fruit favorite and he would eat large quantities of the fruit at a sitting. He also enjoyed the prickly pear cactus fruit and said with a quick laugh that because of their many seeds they acted like a roto-rooter in keeping one
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Stories by Cupajo..............
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Hey Mikie,
Missed you! Joe ate every one of those figs so there was no jam!
They were perfectly ripe and he being the streetwise character he was, took advantage of the young man's ignorance.
I don't consider what he did was "right", but it was funny!
I could never do such a thing, however I have tasted a grape to determine if I wanted to buy the whole bunch!
I would never eat half a bunch and then go pay for the rest!
Best to Ya Friend,
CJ
Missed you! Joe ate every one of those figs so there was no jam!
They were perfectly ripe and he being the streetwise character he was, took advantage of the young man's ignorance.
I don't consider what he did was "right", but it was funny!
I could never do such a thing, however I have tasted a grape to determine if I wanted to buy the whole bunch!
I would never eat half a bunch and then go pay for the rest!
Best to Ya Friend,
CJ
When Joe moved back to Hartford from New York he worked at various jobs, but found the manufacturing industry suited his talents. During this period he started courting the sister of the friend with whom he had headed to Florida only a few years earlier.
He had seen the girl a bit younger than he and thought at the time she looked like a Chinese child. His older sister told him to get acquainted with this nice girl and when he met her he realized it was the same little
He had seen the girl a bit younger than he and thought at the time she looked like a Chinese child. His older sister told him to get acquainted with this nice girl and when he met her he realized it was the same little
Wayne in BC
New member
another well told and appreciated story!
Thanks Wayne,
I knew this man for forty years and met many people that knew him longer than that and not one person in all those years had a negative word to say about Joe!
The only thing that he might have done differently that I can think of was to allow a little more freedom for his children.
They need growing room and a chance to stretch and grow in this life and he hoovered over them a bit too much!
His intentions were good, but things could have turned out differently for the whole family had his children been given wings instead of having their wings clipped!
This is not something evident to a casual observer and I only came to this realization after he moved in with us and we had a chance to really get to know one another!
Now, there you have it folks ---the one negative thing about Joe!
CJ
I knew this man for forty years and met many people that knew him longer than that and not one person in all those years had a negative word to say about Joe!
The only thing that he might have done differently that I can think of was to allow a little more freedom for his children.
They need growing room and a chance to stretch and grow in this life and he hoovered over them a bit too much!
His intentions were good, but things could have turned out differently for the whole family had his children been given wings instead of having their wings clipped!
This is not something evident to a casual observer and I only came to this realization after he moved in with us and we had a chance to really get to know one another!
Now, there you have it folks ---the one negative thing about Joe!
CJ
Kelley (Texas)
New member
He also appeared to be a leader, not a follower. Good story, I enjoyed it. Kelley (Texas) 
Hi Kelley,
Yes Joe was all that and much more as a bit of reflection on his life reveals.
He came to this country as a six tear old child living in near poverty and rose above all obstacles to become a man respected and liked by all who knew him.
Each of those that have been left behind him, miss him!
What more meaning can a well spent life have?
Thanks for your observations Friend,
CJ
Yes Joe was all that and much more as a bit of reflection on his life reveals.
He came to this country as a six tear old child living in near poverty and rose above all obstacles to become a man respected and liked by all who knew him.
Each of those that have been left behind him, miss him!
What more meaning can a well spent life have?
Thanks for your observations Friend,
CJ
Wayne in BC
New member
you done good and made that lady very happy
So, there may be more to find? Best of luck!
So, there may be more to find? Best of luck!
Kelley (Texas)
New member
and do not find very much. After yesterday, you are now one day closer to finding that last ring and lost coin. Kelley (Texas)