Travel
Good food, togetherness, and joy and love for 2022
Español Good food, togetherness, and joy and love for 2022 In this post: I talk about my Christmas holidays in France, about good food and drink, and how I happened to add one more New Year’s resolution to my list. Between Lens and Paris, old boxes, new boxes and memories, some things change, one lives…
Read MoreThe streets of London under a skyline of construction cranes
Español The streets of London under a skyline of construction cranes. In this post: Our staycation exploring the streets of London under the new shopping arcades and the skyline dotted with construction cranes. Life is getting interesting; I am not going to explain the many ways in which that is happening but I am swamped…
Read MorePart IV: Farewell to the Ones I Love
Part IV: Farewell to the ones I Love In this post: In this blog post, my trek back to Qatar and how my trip became a goodbye pilgrimage in more ways than one. I debated whether I should finish this series or not; I am tired and the process is painful. I finished the text,…
Read MorePart III: Food and the Road to Memories
A Month in Puerto Rico Part III: Food and the Road to Memories In this post: The summer is almost over and so many things have happened. I don’t know if you follow the news, there had been, in my home island, pacific revolutions—I’d say big parties to effect revolutions, if such a thing is…
Read MoreA Month in Puerto Rico Part II: Land of Coffee and Beer
Terrace at “El Museo del Café” A Month in Puerto Rico Part II: Land of Coffee and Beer In this post: Coffee, beer, and shopping on the island of enchantment. My first outing while in Puerto Rico was for shopping. There is a new super Walmart in Toa Baja that is all the rage with…
Read MoreA Month in Puerto Rico Part I: Home and thereabouts
Dorado, Puerto Rico A Month in Puerto Rico Part I: Home and thereabouts In this post: I have spent about a month in Puerto Rico, mostly taking care of some family affairs like helping to take care of my mom and watching, with a lot of pride, my niece graduating from high school. In between family engagements, however,…
Read MoreBravery and a Heady Recklessness
Bravery and a Heady Recklessness In this post: What do driving in a construction zone, running errands, and Mission Impossible have in common? What happened last night? Nothing much. My husband called me early in the afternoon to tell me that the registration of the car was ready and that he had to go to…
Read MoreA Bonfire in the Desert
A Bonfire in the Desert In this post: Scorpions, snakes, fire, desert glory, sand, and secretive creatures. Also, I might have had MERS in 2018. A long time ago, somebody I knew told me that she only liked to go to places where she could be comfortable. We were talking about camping on the beach,…
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