I just realized. I know I’ve been posting lots recently about dining and drinking here in Spain. I hope you don’t mind, but I suppose this falls under the category of another one on that general topic. Until his retirement a few years’ back, a cousin of my (now late) mother’s owned two of these … More “How are your pistachios?”
WARNING: If you are under age 21 and in the United States, click away now. 😉 After a 4 mile trek along an edge of Tenerife yesterday afternoon, sometimes working our way through meandering groups of multinational holiday makers often drifting around aimlessly, a bit tired and warm we decided refreshments were in order. We … More Sí, An Old Fashioned
“Are you from around here?” I asked her. She grinned and revealed, “Uh, Serbia.” That was a surprise to us, and it must have looked like it on our faces, for she had answered me as if she knew it would be.
Pre-arrival, I had been looking forward to working on Conventions – the next book – while we’re here. After all, coastal Spain? Could there be a better spot in the world? I have my manuscript-in-progress awaiting me in my trusty Microsoft Surface. I brought along two vital paperback histories for background research. I even have … More And Red Roses, Too
As you know, we are borrowing our friends’ holiday apartment here in Tenerife, in Spain’s Canary Islands. The clocks went forward last night here in Western Europe. So it was darker an hour later this morning than it was yesterday….
“Hola,” a guy greeted me as we strolled by his restaurant along the promenade. After I acknowledged him, as we walked on my wife shook her head. “In these places [Italy, France, and now Spain], they don’t know what to make of you,” she smiled. “You look like you belong here and they talk to … More Viva España
Wandering around yesterday, I thought about my late uncle. He loved Spain. It fascinated him: This part of it (where he’d never been) really would have intrigued him, but perhaps not entirely in “a good way.” Here in the Canaries, this island of Tenerife – it’s volcanic – is largely dusty and treeless. However, it … More Where Northern Europeans Gather
Like you, we’ve heard about the horrors in Brussels. We were sitting at London’s Gatwick Airport early on Tuesday when we read on the net what was happening in Belgium – minutes before boarding a flight of our own. However, since our departure, except for flashes courtesy of the expensive data on our phones, we … More Password Change “Specialist” Arrives
Writing romance is one thing. Friendship is something else. Compared to romance on the pages, it can be trickier to capture and convey friendship’s warmth and intimacy, as well as differences and disagreements. We are so often lectured in media about the role of “family, family, family” in us avoiding being “alone.” Family, too, often … More No One Is An Island
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