Saturday, March 26, 2011 (Part 2)As we walked through Stradella this morning, I was struck by the wonderful benefits of growing up and living in a small town like this one. Everyone knows everyone! We could not walk 10 steps without Niki seeing someone she knows and stopping to exchange a few words. Often, those stops included great hugs and kisses and greetings that might suggest that Niki had not
seen her friends for weeks or months -- when, in fact, she probably saw them last only a week or several days ago. Everyone is so genuinely glad to see each other. It is a really wonderful thing, and it is so unlike anything I have every experienced in any of the places where I have lived.
After our little bit of shopping, we continued on our walk through town
and met Rosita walking with a friend. She invited us to join her for a cup of tea or coffee at her favorite cafe in the center of town. Roberto and Dad met us there. What a wonderful place was this cafe. And, once again, everyone knew everyone else. Rosita and Niki greeted everyone warmly, and the waitress also was a close friend - of course!
After our coffee/tea break, we all headed back to Ca' Rosa. But on the way, we made one small detour to see a beautifully restored, small theater where Paolo will be performing a play in May. It was a wonderful place - very intimate. And then we really did head back to Ca' Rosa where everyone had started to congregate for our excursion to lunch.
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