There’s no place like gone

A friend asked me at a party if there’s anywhere in the world I dream of living. I couldn’t answer. … More

No Exit

It’s been a while. Let’s seen, where was I? Oh yeah: Malaga, Seville, Faro, Lisbon, Sintra, Nîmes, Aix-en-Provence… Things have … More

Yesterday, Mark and I had “the talk”, as we are wont to do every New Year’s Eve. It’s how we … More

Did you know you can’t find pre-made chicken soup in France? No broth either. And it’s not terribly common to … More

Newton’s first law of motion: a body at rest tends to remain at rest; a body in motion tends to … More

Right now is a time to be in-between places. Neither here nor there. We’re moving, but our new apartment won’t … More

El Palmar is a small town near Valencia. It’s in the Albufera National Park and on the shore of the … More

We know some people who are the antithesis of who we want to be as we get older. (No, it’s … More

We don’t make resolutions, but we do mark each big turning of the calendar with a theme or a phrase … More

Here we are, back in the land of the “free”. How surreal it seems. We’ve been in the US for … More