October 24, 2013
Her name is Joy (Gioia in Italian, pronounced Joy-ah). You’ll find her serving up gioia in the form of happy smiles and cocoa flowers in the corner bar on the main piazza of Santa Croce Camerina.
Not only that, the lone pensioner on the bar stool–an ancient farmer with a single tooth–wanted to buy my coffee.*
Can you see what I love about Sicily?
*Couldn’t let him, though.
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Cute!
Ciao Andreas & grazie.
How appropriate! I have always associated joy with espresso!
🙂 me too xxxxx
I have never seen such a beautiful coffee made by such a pretty girl. Bellissima!
Ciao Anitre xxxxx
Beautiful xx
Grazie, Narelle.
What a special touch she’s added to the coffee! Bet you’d have gotten your ears full of stories if you’d let that sweet fella buy you a cuppa, though!
Yes, Debbie, you’re probably right. People are always offering stuff here, and it’s hard to know if you’re offending them by not accepting their hospitality and generosity. On the other hand, pensioners on tight budgets? It’s hard to allow them to be generous, if you know what I mean. A conundrum.
Yes.
I absolutely see why you LOVE living gin Sicily.
Gioia is a DOLL)))!
And I love the flower inside the white foam!
Love to you, Sweeeeet Jann. Xx
Much amore back across the wide blue sea to you, Kim. xxxxx
Ciao Jann, Ah,to be young again. The photo brings back the memories of the summer of 1959,spent in Ragusa Ibla surrounded by all those beautiful girls. By the way Jann, I was watching the History Channel/American Pickers in Sicily/Ragusa Ibla expecting to see you, only to be disappointed, however I enjoyed the show especially when the pickers bought a Top Hat, that was worn by a Noble with my last name,”Vincenzo Schinina”, who knew, maybe I was King in my past life.
I think there is a road in Upper Ragusa named Schinina, which no doubt means your family is nobility! 🙂 There was a show on History Channel about picking olives in Ragusa Ibla???????? Wow. We’ve been getting more tourists here. (Boo.) Now I see why.
Its always a gioia to read your posts and travel to Sicily, even just for un minuto.
Francesca, sei gentillissima. Grazie.
Look at that smile on her face! Yes I see why you love living there.
🙂