Postcard From Valencia #10
Of Fallas, Fatherhood, and the First Trip to A Spanish Doctor 15 March 2023 The Fallas festival is upon us. And this is such a big deal...
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- Mar 18
- 5 min
Postcards from Valencia #8
Of Rainy Days, Repairs and Getting to Know the Neighbors Forty-two days after our arrival in Valencia, Spain, we had our first rainy day....
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- Jan 16
- 4 min
Postcard from Valencia #5
Tomorrow evening will mark the end of our third week in Spain. Time to take a small step back and assess where we have been and how well...
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- Jan 10
- 4 min
Postcard From Valencia #4
Is there something about living overseas that introduces paralysis in making decisions? A few days ago, The Husband and I were in the...
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- Jan 6
- 3 min
Postcard From Valencia #3
06 January 2023 Buenos Dias everyone, and happy Three Kings Day or Dia de Reyes. Today’s holiday remembers the arrival of the three wise...
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- Jan 6
- 4 min
Postcard FromValancia #2
Part of adapting to a new place is structuring your life around a new schedule and we expected we would have to make some serious...
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- Jan 6
- 3 min
Postcard from Valencia #1
Sabado, 31 de Diciembre, 2022 We reached arrived at a milestone yesterday. After four days in Valencia, we reached the end of the list of...
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DCRobeline
- Dec 16, 2022
- 3 min
Nine Days
We are coming down to the wire now. Nine days until we board a plane to live in Spain. The Husband and I are like boys on Christmas Eve,...
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- Dec 2, 2022
- 2 min
Ending 2022 On A High Note
Happy Holidays Readers, I know my greeting is early for most of you, but today's big news has me humming carols despite the calendar. The...
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- Sep 10, 2022
- 2 min
Sabado, 10 Septiembre, 2022: Have to Learn New Skills
This week's brand new challenge came in the form of an email from my publisher, Bold Strokes Books, with the message that before they...
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- Sep 8, 2022
- 2 min
Jueves, 8 Septiembre, 2022: Apostilles! Get your fresh, hot, Apostilles
Yesterday was apostille day for our household. What's an apostille? Well, it's not an incredible new form of taco or enchilada. Nor is...
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- Sep 5, 2022
- 2 min
Lunes 5 Septiembre, 2022 - Visa Update
Our preparation for applying for Spanish long-term residency visas got underway in August, and I thought an update might be good to do -...
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- Sep 4, 2022
- 3 min
Domingo, Cuatro de Septiembre: Yeah, It's Been a Minute...
Okay. First things. An apology. I've spent months doing all sorts of things that would have made great fodder for blogging, but was too...
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- Jun 25, 2022
- 2 min
Sabado, 25 Junio 2022: Time to Go
When The Husband and I decided to sell almost everything we own and move abroad, we did so because we wanted a more exciting, diverse,...
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- Feb 13, 2022
- 3 min
Domingo 13 Febrero 2022: Why Not Mix Some Acknowledgment with the History?
This African-American History Month, I have been particularly conscious of the role ignorance plays in sustaining and deepening our...
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- Feb 10, 2022
- 2 min
Jueves, 10 Febrero 2022: Goodbye to an Old Friend
This week, our pending emigration became even more real when we finally buckled down and sold The Husband's 2003 Mini Cooper S (pictured...
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- Feb 3, 2022
- 2 min
Jueves 03 Febrero 2022: A Modest Suggestion
First, my apologies for not writing anything for a couple of days. My editor sent me his changes to my novel, and going through them is...
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- Feb 1, 2022
- 3 min
Martes 01 Febrero 2022: To My Fellow White Americans
Dear fellow white Americans, Today, February first, is the first day of Black History Month and the day when we should start...
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- Jan 31, 2022
- 3 min
Lunes 31 Enero 2022: Time Slows in Emigration Details
The Husband and I think we have identified something about how we experience time; once you decide to do something in the future, such as...
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- Jan 29, 2022
- 1 min
Sabado 29 Enero 2022: Monopoly Not Just A Board Game
If you're a history lover as I am, the phrases 'consolidation in business' or 'consolidation in industry' might bring to mind a situation...
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