# @themarkobrienteam on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHNDPhJzFV
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64230573-themarkobrienteam-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/79de5217ff.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-14T12:45:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Mark O’Brien Real Estate (@themarkobrienteam) — https://gondola.cc/themarkobrienteam

## Caption

Working on my new motorcycle today got me thinking about my grandfather. He was a gardener. Simple, honest work that kept us connected to the earth and each other.

Family was just down the road and cousins nearby. Who else misses that kind of community?

PS: Using this hand file vs my power tools made me think of my Italian Grandfather. I had all his old tools they recently disappeared in New Zealand. I wanted to give them another 80 yrs of sweat. 

#MarkOBrien #Nostalgia #FamilyRoots #Storytelling #italianamerican

## Stats

- **Views:** 22,554
- **Likes:** 1,885
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 107

## Tags

italianamerican, nostalgia, storytelling, markobrien, familyroots

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