Frank Granieri – Remembering the “Backhouse”
Frank Granieri
Remembering the “Backhouse”
Frank’s Thoughts on Growin’ Up Italian
*
I, Frank Granieri remember this word. Do You?
If you grew up in the 50’s in an Italian family you will remember the word “Backhouse”. Why? Because all of the Italian immigrants that came to America shared the same problem. No indoor plumbing and large families.
The term “Backhouse” was used to describe the outhouse behind the main house…. or …. “Backhouse”.
My grandparents on my Dad’s side had a house in Willow Grove Pa. My grandfather built the house along with a number of his paesani from Maida Calabria the town in southern Italy that the migrated from. The house was large enough to house himself, his wife my grandmother Madelena along with their 11 children. Which in today’s world seems like a huge family but when you throw in the fact that they had no indoor plumbing except or the well pump in the kitchen … well…. the story takes on a whole different dimension.
If you think about it. Each person would have to use the bathroom at least twice a day especially when you consider the fact that there were 6 girls and 5 boys using the same outside toilet during all seasons. From Summer to Winter and back again.
My dad told me that he and his brothers used to climb out onto the roof to urinate in the winter rather than get dressed, walk down in the snow just to use the “Backhouse”. What a thought….!
So it is with that in mind that I thought I would bring this subject up for consideration. We are so far removed from that here in the 21st century that it seems like eons ago that this was the norm. But when you think about it we are only talking about maybe 75 summers ago. Not that long ago.
Anyway it just makes me smile when I think of my Dad and how he explained it to me.
Take a moment and laugh as I bring up the subject in our video below.
*
Video Below
Make sure you join Dominic & Frank on Facebook at
Everybody Loves Italian
where we forever celebrate
Life, Love and the Italian Experience.
Then visit us at dev.everybodylovesitalian.com
glyburide over the counter – buy forxiga 10mg for sale buy forxiga 10mg generic
methylprednisolone 16mg online – medrol 16 mg tablet order azelastine 10 ml sprayers
order desloratadine 5mg for sale – buy beclamethasone sale albuterol order
albuterol 2mg brand – theo-24 Cr 400 mg usa purchase theo-24 Cr for sale
stromectol generico – order cefaclor without prescription purchase cefaclor online cheap
generic azithromycin 500mg – buy metronidazole buy ciplox 500 mg generic
buy clindamycin generic – oxytetracycline 250mg without prescription buy cheap generic chloramphenicol
buy amoxicillin online – purchase trimox online cheap baycip over the counter
augmentin usa – cipro online ciprofloxacin 500mg canada
order generic hydroxyzine 25mg – buy lexapro cheap endep 10mg generic
buy anafranil without a prescription – abilify 30mg ca buy doxepin 25mg online
seroquel 100mg oral – purchase venlafaxine for sale cheap eskalith sale
clozaril 50mg oral – amaryl us buy famotidine 40mg
buy metformin pill – ciprofloxacin 1000mg for sale oral lincocin
lasix pills – order generic prograf 1mg order captopril 25mg online
oral ampicillin purchase amoxil online cheap purchase amoxicillin pill
order metronidazole generic – brand cefaclor order zithromax 250mg online cheap
ivermectin 3 mg otc – how to buy ciplox tetracycline 500mg oral
purchase valtrex generic – where can i buy mebendazole zovirax pills
buy generic ciprofloxacin 500 mg – doryx tablet erythromycin 500mg brand
metronidazole pills – where can i buy oxytetracycline order zithromax online
ciprofloxacin price – buy myambutol online cheap generic augmentin 1000mg
buy cipro pills for sale – order cephalexin order augmentin 625mg online cheap
buy generic ampicillin for sale generic amoxil amoxicillin for sale
oral proscar 1mg forcan where to buy buy fluconazole 100mg online
avodart medication avodart tablet zantac cheap
simvastatin uk order zocor generic purchase valtrex pill
buy imitrex 25mg sale buy levaquin 500mg for sale buy levofloxacin tablets
ondansetron buy online buy generic zofran 4mg buy cheap generic aldactone
buy esomeprazole 40mg sale purchase topiramate topamax 200mg sale
flomax 0.2mg oral oral flomax celecoxib 200mg canada
metoclopramide uk reglan online order cozaar 25mg uk
meloxicam 7.5mg sale celebrex 200mg usa celecoxib 200mg oral
methotrexate 10mg uk buy methotrexate 5mg sale warfarin 2mg cheap
order inderal 10mg without prescription buy clopidogrel 150mg online cheap plavix 75mg us
how to write a letter to a hiring manager help with term papers essay helper online
buy depo-medrol without prescription buy medrol without a prescription depo-medrol pills canada
order toradol pill buy ketorolac generic order colchicine online cheap
order tenormin 100mg pill atenolol 100mg ca buy atenolol 50mg
buy cyclobenzaprine medication order lioresal for sale buy generic lioresal
order generic metoprolol 100mg buy lopressor 50mg online cheap metoprolol oral
motilium 10mg tablet sumycin 500mg pill buy generic sumycin 500mg
order prilosec generic omeprazole order online order omeprazole 10mg online
buy rosuvastatin 10mg for sale ezetimibe online order purchase zetia sale
buy cheap zestril order lisinopril 10mg for sale zestril 5mg us
order acyclovir 800mg for sale buy generic zovirax 400mg zyloprim 100mg cheap
buy norvasc 5mg generic buy generic norvasc over the counter buy amlodipine 10mg without prescription
cheap lipitor 20mg atorvastatin 20mg without prescription cheap atorvastatin 20mg
buy generic xenical online buy generic xenical purchase diltiazem pill
order priligy 60mg sale order generic misoprostol 200mcg cytotec 200mcg ca
order metformin online order glycomet 500mg pills buy glycomet 1000mg without prescription
purchase loratadine generic brand claritin buy cheap generic claritin
cheap chloroquine chloroquine online buy chloroquine 250mg without prescription
how to get cenforce without a prescription cenforce 50mg pills buy cenforce 100mg for sale
purchase clarinex online clarinex price buy generic clarinex over the counter
cialis 5mg oral order tadalafil 5mg without prescription tadalafil 40mg price
order aristocort 4mg online cheap oral triamcinolone aristocort ca
order pregabalin 150mg cost lyrica 75mg buy lyrica online cheap
acticlate ca acticlate over the counter monodox medication
rybelsus 14 mg oral buy semaglutide generic rybelsus 14 mg drug
buy generic lasix over the counter buy furosemide 40mg online cheap order furosemide 40mg generic
canadian viagra online pharmacy sildenafil fast shipping brand viagra 100mg
gabapentin 600mg us where can i buy gabapentin gabapentin 800mg canada
buy clomiphene 100mg sale buy clomiphene 100mg without prescription serophene uk
buy omnacortil generic order prednisolone 10mg generic order omnacortil 40mg generic
purchase levothroid sale levothyroxine cheap synthroid 100mcg cost
buy azithromycin 500mg sale zithromax brand purchase zithromax pill
order augmentin 375mg pill augmentin 375mg us buy augmentin online
buy amoxicillin amoxicillin 1000mg over the counter oral amoxil 500mg
buy ventolin 2mg for sale albuterol inhaler buy cheap generic albuterol
oral isotretinoin 20mg cheap accutane 10mg isotretinoin 10mg ca
buy prednisone 20mg pills order deltasone 20mg online prednisone 40mg pills
buy rybelsus 14 mg pill rybelsus online order order generic semaglutide 14 mg
order semaglutide 14 mg pills buy rybelsus 14mg generic rybelsus 14mg price
clomiphene 50mg usa clomid cheap buy generic clomiphene over the counter
vardenafil usa levitra 10mg price
levothroid online order synthroid 100mcg online cheap buy synthroid 150mcg generic
generic clavulanate augmentin pills
order ventolin 2mg pill best asthma pills albuterol tablet
doxycycline 100mg canada order acticlate sale
amoxil 500mg without prescription buy generic amoxicillin for sale buy amoxil without a prescription
purchase deltasone online order prednisone 20mg pill
buy prednisolone tablets prednisolone uk buy omnacortil 40mg
brand lasix where can i buy furosemide
azithromycin 500mg drug azithromycin oral purchase azipro online cheap
buy gabapentin 600mg pill buy gabapentin sale
azithromycin 500mg us buy zithromax generic order zithromax online cheap
buy amoxicillin 1000mg generic oral amoxicillin 1000mg how to get amoxil without a prescription
top 10 strongest sleeping pills meloset 3 mg without prescription
order accutane 10mg online isotretinoin 40mg us accutane pills
can you cure gerd on your own duricef 250mg drug
pills to clear acne order eurax generic list of prescription acne medication
anti nausea medication non prescription tritace generic
deltasone 5mg usa buy prednisone generic
allegra side effects major brand allergy pills allergy pills without antihistamine