Visiting Jaen

Jaen is capital city of the province of Jaen, in the autonomous southern Spanish community of Andalusia. Although not as well known as some other Spanish cities, it has an interesting history dating back four centuries. This town first came to my attention when I broke my leg walking down the street in Mengibar, a … Continue reading Visiting Jaen →

One Thing I Love About Spain

If you have spent any amount of time in Spain, you will know that a typical breakfast for Spaniards is toasted bread slathered in olive oil and grated tomato with cafe con leche. There’s not much to it really. However, if you go to hotels in Spain for breakfast, they really go all out. They … Continue reading One Thing I Love About Spain →

Visiting Canada

My hubby and I have been wanting to show our Canadian brothers and sisters some love, especially in light of Trump’s belittlement of our Northern neighbor and his disrespectful suggestions that they should become our 51st state. That’s what motivated us to take a three day trip to the little community of Harrow, part of … Continue reading Visiting Canada →

Drive to Make a Difference in the World

What’s your favorite thing about yourself? I would say my favorite thing about myself is my drive to make a positive difference in the world. We retired to Spain almost eight years ago from Chicago. Since then I have written and published five books and rescued four kittens, three birds and two dogs. I am … Continue reading Drive to Make a Difference in the World →

No Kings Protest

Reporting from Toledo, Ohio Because family is important to us, hubby Rick and I flew back to the US a few days ago from Spain to attend the 100th birthday party of Rick’s aunt Peggy. She lives in Toledo, Ohio and is the younger sister of my husband’s father.I had not intended to go to … Continue reading No Kings Protest →

Teacher Anxiety Dreams

I bet you have had a dream at least once or more where you were a student taking a test and you hadn't studied and had no clue how to answer the questions posed. That's the classic anxiety dream for current or former students, I would think. Well, teachers have anxiety dreams too and some … Continue reading Teacher Anxiety Dreams →

Travel Favourites – The Isle Of Wight

Some good travel ideas on this blog, including Isle of Wight. My new series features some of my favourite holiday destinations. So far we’ve visited Dubai, Bournemouth, Harrogate and Dalaman in Turkey. This week… Travel Favourites – The Isle Of Wight

Lord of the Flies

A Book Review This is a novel I knew I would have to read someday because of all the times I would hear someone say, “It was a Lord of the Flies” situation. Until I read this classic, I never understood what they meant but I figured it must be something really bad.My mother was … Continue reading Lord of the Flies →

Mr Ikigawa

This is a touching post by Kelli who lives beside the Camino de Santiago. It deserves a reblog. Some days are hard. We all have them. I stamp passports at my gate. People stop and tell me stories. Often, they are stories of grief and loss. … Mr Ikigawa

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, A Book Review

This was an enjoyable and quick read about a widowed and grumpy owner of Island Books whose unhappy life turns around when he decides to raise a two-year-old girl abandoned at his bookstore named Maya. It’s a great book for book lovers too as it’s told in short stories with references to related books starting … Continue reading The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, A Book Review →