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Uncle LINEDDU

What I'm going to describe is one of the many characters who have somehow been part of my infanzia.Tziu Lineddu, but it was not a relative at home was considered tale.Nei early years of my childhood, until I can remember, came on foot load of gear he needed to adjust copper pots but also pots, pans and cans of milk (sas lamas) Of Peppino the times my brother went to get the cart in Torpoint (which I assume came by bus) In that case led to sell copper utensils, but also bells (marrazzos) its customers were mostly small in stature with pastori.Era a huge head compared to the rest of the body, completely calvo.Mi can almost see him again, while under the large olive tata Canedda, run the tool that was used for rattopare "or stagnate. In the evening, finished his work, shared dinner with us, that it was time for a chat, news of the family of which he was particularly proud, I remember that often told his brother Maurilio who lived in America and was the writer, and then the four children who were studying at a profit, his wife Hope to brag about the great skill in making Dolci.A What I really liked listening to his story with great emphasis
(sometimes with some naive exaggeration) I remember how much laughter we girls ( I and my grandchildren) commented on its small habit, coffee was overflowing from the cup and saucer .. as in a ritual of drinking the first cup then drank one with great concentration of the dish, we, every time it his eyes were following the various stages, to hold back her laughter ....
the late sixties, there un'improvisa Acelera of "progress" and Uncle Lineddu it adapts, and takes the license buy a car, a Multiple six hundred, also diversified its business by bringing products to sell sweets from Uncle Lineddu-wife has never become a great rider and when we stopped by during his rounds to towns and villages, it took half an hour to maneuver and put, as he put it, the machine in place to start. Over time
completely abandoned his old profession, but does not give to go around, the old customers of offers to buy fresh produce and that his wife has become a real Uncle attività.Ora Lineddu is qulche part, who knows maybe a better place than this world, where friendship and solidarity have a meeting valore.Sono sure my father will not fail to tell, who knows with the pride of his daughter Marie, the little girl, who a few years ago won the Grazia Deledda with the book in dialect lugolesu "MELEDDA"