Art History Museum We recently went to Vienna’s Art History Museum, an impressive structure built “under Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph to accommodate the collections acquired by the emperors and archdukes of the House of Habsburg over the centuries,” according to its brochure. The museum is known by locals as KHM, short for the Kunsthistorisches (Art … Continue reading Discovering Pieter Bruegel
The Albertina Museum
The Albertina Museum is splendid both in terms of its wide-ranging collection of artists and its location inside a former palace in the heart of Vienna. Before you enter the museum, you will notice many older buildings of interest that surround it. It sits between the Hofburg palace complex and the State Opera House, for … Continue reading The Albertina Museum
The Hot Topic of Immigration
Since the issue of immigration is much in the news these days, especially in the US, I thought it would be a good time to remind my dear readers about my well-reviewed novel Torn Between Worlds. (It has a score of 4.7 out of five on Amazon.) It’s about a 12-year-old Mexican named Isabel who … Continue reading The Hot Topic of Immigration
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
US Author Nancy Klein in Spain 