I’ve driven a car only handful of times in Spain–and most of those were in the past month. Under the supervision of a driving instructor. Even though I’ve been driving for 30 years. Some Spaniards I talk to are surprised to learn there is no reciprocity with the United States on the matter of drivers’…
Month: March 2024
The Best Laid Plans
In December, 2022, I printed out a monthly calendar for 2023 and started filling it in. “If I can just make it ’til August,” I thought. I made it ’til March. Planning my parents’ visit had nearly done me in. Probably because planning trips to New York and California hadn’t been the easiest thing to…
Things Learned on The Queen Mary 2
Sleep on a cruise ship can come in a variety of forms. Level 0 would be no movement at all: you and your bed would easily stay in the same position the entire night. Level 0 is never actually experienced on a cruise ship, unless you are sleeping in one that has been dry-docked for…
Signs of Spring
On our terrace, the first poppy has bloomed and the irises are only days away from bursting open. The afternoon sun makes our living room so warm that Michael has to pull down the shades. But my favorite sign of spring’s impending arrival? The local artisanal ice cream shop has opened. When I walked in…
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