Missing faces

In looking over my posts for the summer, I found three very important people missing, in terms of pictures. This is simply an opportunity to rectify that. First of all is the couple that live next door with their daughter Giulia. Giussi (Giuseppena) and Melito (Carmelo) are the strength behind all of the plays that are put on here, and all of the shows put on by the young ones. Giussi is a middle school math teacher, and often reminds me of Fran with her unbounded enthusiasm for everything the kids want to do. Melito goes along with it all, and when he has a chance to be on center stage, watch out, as he is liable to do and does do just about anything to embarrass anyone who is on stage with him. They are a fun loving couple, and it is always a pleasure to have them as my closest neighbors.

Of course, Giussi would not be able to spend the time that she does with the entertainment committee without a lot of help. That is where La Signora comes in. She is Giussi's mother. She takes charge of the house all summer, as well as the apartment next door, where Giussi's sister Lili and her husband Enzo live. She also does some of the cooking. Well, more than some. Besides the two sisters, she also visits her son who is a Phamacist in the middle of Sardegna, so she gets around pretty well. Fran and I spend a few nights in her apartment in Palermo, which she rarely uses, as she shuttles back and forth between staying with Giussi and Lili. She is usually the first one up in the morning, and I bid her 'Buon Giorno' each morning as I sit on my terrace enjoying my coffee in the quiet time before others are up, and she is sweeping her terrace, in the quiet time before everyone is up to track more dirt on it. She is a wonderful woman, who always has a smile for me.

So here is to you three. Sorry your pictures did not get into the blog earlier.