Vetusta Morla This blog post is dedicated to my late Tia Gloria who left the world last week. She was loved and will be missed. Have you ever become obsessed with a singer or band (in a good way)? I have, several times in my life. Billy Joel was the first one that I clearly …
The serendipitous discovery of Eurasian Eagle Owls just a few minutes from my home.
Just a quick follow-up to the blog post from last week: the taxi drivers are back, safe and sound. They took over 25 tons of supplies to the Ukrainian border, and returned with 135 Ukrainian war refugees, mostly babies and small children, their mothers and some senior citizens. On their return, more than 100 taxis …
It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post and I’ve been super-busy, but I don’t want to wait to share a story with you about how everyday Spaniards are reacting to the war crisis in Ukraine and doing their bit to help out. This is not your everyday story about people donating food, …
Exploring some of the beautiful countryside just outside of Madrid
I wanted to take a moment and give a shout out to some people who mean so much to us and who have really been there for us this past year. I’ll start with our kids, four terrific human beings who have continually given us so much joy. I’ll extend it to their spouses and …
Well, it’s looking like our furniture and household goods won’t get here until mid-October at the earliest. So, onto more adventures! One of the things about living in another country whose language is different is that you have to learn a lot of vocabulary. I’m fortunate in that I learned Spanish quite well when I …
Getting to know the birds of Central Spain is easier if one already knows some birds in the US.
A short day trip into Madrid to see the Royal Botanical Gardens (Real Jardin Botanico)
Two years ago we decided to move to Madrid. We packed boxes, put the house on the market and then Covid-19 hit. So we waited until now to make our dream come true. This is the first in a series of posts about moving (back) to Spain.
