Milano, Italy VIII

When I was walking in a residential neighborhood in the city of Milan, a waiter popped out of a bar with a cup of espresso on a tray.  He was on an important mission of delivering this tiny ceramic cup to a regular customer.  He hurriedly disappeared into one of the buildings nearby so whoever ordered the coffee would still see the steam rising from the cup.

It happened so quickly (maybe 2 or 3 seconds) but it did bring me back to about 20 years ago when I was an officer worker in Tokyo, Japan.

My colleagues and I normally sipped coffee made in our coffee machine, but once in a while we indulged ourselves by ordering coffee from a nearby coffee shop.  It was usually the youngest one among us to take orders from everyone and pick up the phone to call the shop.  When the waitress arrived with a tray, our office was filled with a nice aroma of freshly brewed coffee...


"No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odor to the nostrils."  -- Henry Ward Beecher


Milano, Italy VIII

A larger image of this painting is available on request.

Media: Original watercolor on paper
Image Size: 8.25 x 11.5 in.
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