4: (grocery) shopping
With all of the fantastic shopping, specialty shops, and colorful markets that fill Italia, it may seem a mundane choice for corner view #4. However. . . 3 minutes on foot from my front door & always a warm welcome --- that's what makes this shopping option top on my list:
One shopping option in Lumignano is La Bottega.Although it is part of a chain of small grocery stores that dot my area of Italy, this one is a family run business: Nonna is always at the register, her son Matteo acts as the butcher, and Matteo's very reserved wife can be found stocking shelves. Of course, the two little girls Elena & Angela are the reason to visit. . . . that and Matteo's salsicce (sausages).
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14 comments:
Short distance, warm people, and ... those beautiful green wooden shutters, I would add!
Why is blogger making decisions for me and automatically assigning me a profile I don't have?!?!
Aren´t family run businesses the best?!? Sounds like many of the shops I have here. Un beso-Jane
It looks like a wonderful corner shop.
this shop reminds me of an corner store growing up. A great little shop you have. enjoy! xoxo
So nice to have found your corner of the world. These kind of shops are my favorite kind.
I will come back soon and read the rest of your blog!
Jeannette
lucky you!
thanks for sharing!
Yes, it seems the personal experience always makes it worth while. Thanks for you Corner View!
Oh, I would love to go shop here!! Family run shops are so great and are starting to be fewer and fewer! All the more reason to support them!! Love this!! Thanks for sharing!
...Lisa
It is a jam-packed little store with all the essentials. The produce is a bit iffy on some days, but, hey, you can get a pack of t-shirts there as well -- a little mutli-purpose stop. Oddly, it always has what I need, what I've forgotten.
I think it important to patronize the local places in my efforts to gain acceptance in this little rural town.
I love that you know everyone in the store. We don't have that much here. Nice post!
Oh I would love to meet Nonna, Matteo, his wife and Elena & Angela. You made me feel like I was tagging along with you.
Your corner view is anything, but mundane!... it's stores like this that would fill the pages of a story book of the beauty of every day life... working together as a family, life at a slower pace, getting to know the people in your community instead of rushing past everyone as if they were just another number, just another clerk. I know that this place is full of character and charm... love it!
sounds divine - now I feel hungry...
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