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Continue reading →: dear friends and delicious bites………
At the beginning of the summer Luna and I were blessed and invited to the beach with some dear friends. We had a wonderful time enjoying great food, laughter and plenty of “mini-people” conversations. The big people conversation usually happened after midnight and only if we lasted that long after a day of…
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Continue reading →: Ham or Jam, however you want to spell it…………
The only thing more important in Spain than futbol (soccer) is ham. Jamòn, be it Ibèrico, Serrano, Pata Negra, de Trevèlez, let ham live! I have to be honest and admit that I pretty much avoid the average tapas bars in Granada that slap down a piece of ham and…
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Continue reading →: got the mojo…………………
I’ve expressed before my obsession with spicy food and the lack there of it in Spain. I am eternally searching for the exceptions. After 20 years of searching I get extra excited when I find a good spicy dish in a typical place. Because finding spicy food in an Indian…
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Continue reading →: The Madroño, it’s not just a legend…..
Everyone who has visited Madrid has seen, photographed or met up with friends at the famous Bear and Madroño Statue. A cute little bear trying with his paw to grab a bit of this unusual and fairly unknown fruit. This symbol, along with the seven stars that have been known…
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Continue reading →: wine, history, and nature……….
Is there anything better than the smell of a wine cellar? For me, there are few smells that are equal to that complexity. A sweet yet profound passion that slowly intoxicates your soul. Usually the first thing I do when I step into a wine cellar is close my eyes…
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Continue reading →: more photos………….
A great hair do at a wedding in Salamanca! Wow! And……….a sign for El Camino in Salamanca.
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Continue reading →: My Favorite Places in Spain #2……………..Salamanca Part 1.
For me, Salamanca is a city of great extremes. Intense heat and bone chilling cold. Polished intellectuals and laid back Bohemians. Extreme joy and happiness mixed with rigidity and formality. Passionate love and melancholy. Salamanca is also home to the oldest University in Spain which was founded in 1218. The stone facades…
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Continue reading →: from the couch………….
Since my new friend Influenza introduced me to her friend Pneumonia about a week ago, I’ve had to spend way too much time in the house and on my comfy couch. I’ve read at least 10 books and had time to do about three different meditations a day. Since we…
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