I have been visiting at my Parent's house in Portland for a week now. I've eaten more in the last week than I usually do in a month. My Mom's favorite phrase 'Are you hungry? Wound you like xyz?' rolls off her tongue like the those mythical Greek Sirens who tempted ancient sailors to wreck … Continue reading How Far I’ve Fallen
You know I’m 52
I am 52 years old. After several days at my parent's house I feel the need to state it out loud. In fact, I've already told other people this since I've been here. I know it sounds strange but it's necessary. In Valencia, or when I've lived in any other city, I never felt the … Continue reading You know I’m 52
A Special Treat
We are continuing to checking things off our lists. This trip was really all business and we've been making a plan for months now. All those little things that we would buy in the US, and Oregon more specifically (no tax), that we can't easily get back home in Valencia. Jeff had ordered some recumbent … Continue reading A Special Treat
7000 miles and Counting
I have to admit when I'm beaten. And after breaking a phone and losing all my contacts, and dropping my laptop to the point where it looks like it's been wrestling with a bear, I've been offline for more than a week or so. In the meantime, we made our way across the world, ate … Continue reading 7000 miles and Counting
Yup – It’s Purple
They say never do anything at the last moment before you travel or have an important event. I was once at a Spa in Chicago and there was a woman there getting a facial the morning before her afternoon wedding. She came out looking like she'd been beaten up and was crying. She hadn't told … Continue reading Yup – It’s Purple
More in Morella
We are home from Morella. Just pulled in after a long weekend of new sights, new sounds and ALOT of ground covered. Morella is north of Valencia by about 2 hours on a motorcycle. I've been interested in Spanish prehistoric cave painting for decades and I've never indulged in taking the time to seek them … Continue reading More in Morella
Doing a Little Shopping
Never mind the fact that we are heading to the US for most of September. Jeff is shopping for real estate. Well, why not. We have nothing else going on. We have been married for a long time, so I know him well. For all those years, if there was ever a gap in Jeff … Continue reading Doing a Little Shopping
In Thru the Out Door
We are less than a week from our 6 month anniversary of moving to Valencia. In that time, we've learned how to navigate public transport. Which super markets and restaurants we like. How holidays are celebrated and that fireworks will be our constant companion. We have started to understand how the bureaucracy works and when … Continue reading In Thru the Out Door
Getting to Normal
'August is the loneliest month that you'll ever do'. Ok, I know there are too many syllables but it's still true. Not because there are not people in the city. It's because all our neighbors fled somewhere else. The streets have been clogged with tourists and students from other places. And most of our regulars … Continue reading Getting to Normal
Tough Nut to Crack
Sometimes things take us longer to accomplish than we might like. It's been a month since our stuff arrived and even with all my whining that it took so long to get here, I still hadn't hung the pictures, art and asundry other things that should have long since adorned our walls by now. I'll … Continue reading Tough Nut to Crack
