My Italian nonna! She was awesome!
I am 1/4 Italian.
I remember spending wonderful days being looked after/baby sat by my Italian nonna
The food - so delicious .. pasta, polpetti (meat balls), deep fried zucchini flowers, lasagna, baccala, tirramisu, the music - opera, Verdi, Puccini, !960s Italian pop - Gianni Morandi, Mina, Patti Pravo, Lucio Battisti etc ... good times ...