Two years after the death of his father, John Ciardi moved with his family from the North End out to the "country" (i.e., Medford) and into a house they shared with Aunt Christina and Uncle Alec.

Together, the families struggled to make ends meet. Echoing the lives of many North Enders, Christina worked at Schraff's as a candy dipper while Alec was a barber on Causeway Street. The mother kept the house with its chickens and giant garden, and then worked some nights on the late shift as a men's tailor. The children also helped out, working various jobs after school during the summer.

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Fonte: Bostoniano