In 1980 or 1981, I'm not sure which, my grandma married Frank Faselli. This would be the only grandpa I'd ever know as I was born in January of 1980. Both Frank and Jennie were widowed and met years before while he was married to Rose. For years my Grandpa Frank wooed my grandma and as stubborn as she is/was, she wasn't havin' it. But she could only play this game for so long. He absolutely loved and adored her and just wanted to care for her. He had no children of his own and just loved her family. Through the years there have some many cute little Frank or Jennie "-isms". Hopefully you find them as entertaining as I do.
When my Grandpa Frank was married to Rose, "she took every dime they had", according to the way my grandma tells it. Living that way taught my grandpa to be very frugal, as well as living through Depression. He crushed cans and recycled them for most of my childhood. It was actually something that he and I did together after dinner. I always thought it was great one-on-one time, he just couldn't throw them away. Although Jennie Mae gave Frank a terribly hard time, she showed her love and adoration for him in her own way, most times in ways that no one but the two of them knew. My grandma never wanted Frank to feel the want for anything, to feel that he didn't have two dimes in his pockets. To ensure that he never felt that way, one day she gave him a $100.00 bill to keep in his wallet. He never spent that bill but he always knew that he had far more than a few dimes in his pocket. I never knew this until years later. I just smile at the idea that that small gesture made him feel rich with love.
-isms.............
Frankie Mae
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