Today it is 70 years since my Italian grandparents, Nonno Anni and Nanna Francesca signed the lease on premises to start up their fruit shop and milk bar in Australia.
And so began many years when they opened the shop from 7am until 11pm, only the two of them working there (with a baby in tow) and closing just two days a year at Christmas and Easter.
Thinking of them with much gratitude for all their hard work and sacrifice to make it such a success.
Zoë Boccabella 
It’s hard to imagine the sacrifices our families made, moving so far away from their families with no support and not knowing the language. Viva la Famiglia!
Absolutely, Cristina! Such a common theme for so many migrant families of all cultures but no less remarkable in every case.