The mafia left Naples in ruins. Can they do the same to Pompeii?

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21. Italian, French and Spanish are romantic languages. Your right about the food.

I remember where my aunt's family (big family) lived in their own Villa. They had a couple of apartment buildings they owned. Nonna lived on the first floor. On the other 3 floors lived her kids. Each home was an apartment size home. It was really nice. Nonna was old and very old fashioned. Even though she wasn't my Nonna I called her that. I was around 16 and I would go visit her because honestly I really like her and before I left she open a drawer and pulled out a gift and would give it to me. I mean it was wrapped with pretty paper and ribbon. I'd thanked her and then go home. It was so cute because it was a giant candy bar, lol. But usually it was stale. I would always thank her never letting her know that. It was the thought of it. They also grew fields of carnation flowers and when they were ready we'd take them to market. Then they had field of the italian tomatoes. At the end of the summer we pulled the tomatoes to make home made sauce. What a job. What fun we had. They had one of these large drum barrels. Then they put the tomatoes him the barrels and let them cook then put the threw a strainer and then put the sauce in wine bottles and stored. At the end of the evening my uncle would bring his friends who played in his band and everyone would sit around the fire singing and dancing around. Oh I better stop I am boring you and it is making me sad to think of all my wonderful relative who have passed on. The people are really fun to be with. Love the hand waving and laughs