Victors Valiant
C arrived back in Valencia last Monday night. It was a long 3 weeks while he was back in the US, but we knew that this was part of the...
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Aug 28, 20182 min read
The Last Wednesday of August
Tomorrow is a day that may go down in the family history as the greatest day ever. Spain, and in particular Valencia, is known for its...
Jun 28, 20182 min read
Our place in the sun
I am very excited to say that we ended up renting the apartment that I was hoping for . Our agent, Anthony, was recommended by friends...
Jun 6, 20181 min read
Waiting with baited breath
Once we know for sure, we will fill you in on the details. #moving #Valencia
Jun 4, 20182 min read
T-minus 48 days
Quite a bit has happened since my last blog update, not the least of which is that last Friday, 1 June, we received our visas. As has...
Apr 30, 20182 min read
On the cusp of homelessness...
There are a few things that I've found during the Great Purge of 2018 and one of them was my library card. I've belonged to the...
Apr 24, 20182 min read
Good buy & goodbye
Saying goodbye can be challenging for me, especially when I know that it is a final goodbye. I will not gloss over the fact that--though...
Apr 16, 20182 min read
Handy
This past weekend, we officially moved out of our house/home. While closing doesn't happen for 11 days, we are having our Estate Sale...
Apr 10, 20181 min read
When words fail
“Photography is the story I fail to put into words.” — Destin Sparks For the next few days, I will likely be putting up few worded blog...
Apr 9, 20182 min read
Embrace life
It is interesting to me how a single message can impact me differently depending when I hear it. This weekend, I went through my closet,...
Apr 3, 20182 min read
Stuff & stuff
C and I will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary towards the end of the month, and for the majority of those years, we have been...
Apr 2, 20183 min read
Calendaring as an art
As I mentioned a few weeks back, I'm swimming in a ton of actions right now for so many projects: the sale of the house, getting our...
Mar 15, 20182 min read
Momentum
This week has been full of activity for visas, dog transportation, storage locations, and Estate Sales because we've crossed another...
Mar 9, 20183 min read
Too long
My apologies for disappearing for so long. I can't believe that my last post was almost 2 weeks ago! I've been fully engulfed in the...
Feb 26, 20182 min read
Make this place your home
Today we hit two big milestones in the process of getting ourselves over to Spain: we had photographs taken of our home for the real...
Feb 12, 20183 min read
Love & laughter
It's only been a weekend, and so much has changed. Most exciting and important, my Mom is now here. She came out on Saturday and I've...
Feb 7, 20182 min read
Creating a life
The last few days have been chock full of things outside of my Spanish classes. Yesterday was a trip to one of the schools that we are...
Jan 22, 20183 min read
Raindrops from your eyes
Today is a holiday in Valencia though I'm not entirely sure for which Saint. It is not a national holiday, just a holiday for those in...
Jan 3, 20181 min read
Smoke & mirrors
Last week I posted about my powder room including a picture taken as the wallpaper was coming down, and now it is Sherwin Williams...
Dec 26, 20171 min read
Amarillo y rojo
I hope everyone had a nice Christmas doing whatever it is that you do to celebrate. Since we do not observe Christmas as a holiday, we...
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