Family · Food · Go Here, I say! · Spain · Trips

Summer Vacay

Well summer is in full swing here in Spain.  With temps reaching 110 degrees, and light lasting until well past 10 PM we have been doing a lot of swimming, BBQs and laying in the air conditioning.  2 weeks ago my parents came to visit and we met them down south in Marbella for a… Continue reading Summer Vacay

Family · State College · USA · Yapping Away

Happy Father’s Day

I’m not ashamed to be called a “Daddy’s Girl.”  As the first born and the only girl, it was inevitable I would be stuck with that title and it suits me just fine.  Many men father children but not all of them are “Dads.”  My father was not one of those men – he was… Continue reading Happy Father’s Day

Cultural Musings · Spain

How You Know It’s Going To Be Really Hot In Spain…

It’s June and in the high 70s. I’m in shorts, a t-shirt, and flip-flops standing at the produce aisle in the supermarket getting funny looks from two women in jeans and cardigans. If this is “chilly”, I’m not looking forward to the heat of summer.

Festivals & Ferias · Food · Spain · Utrera

Utrera Tapas Festival

Last week was the Utrera Tapas Festival.  You may remember when Joe and I ventured out to the Moron Tapas Festival a few months ago with some friends.  Utrera is a larger town just west of Moron and probably twice as large so it was fitting that their Tapas Festival was as well.  Joe and… Continue reading Utrera Tapas Festival

Thankful Thursdays

Two Weeks of Thankful Thursdays Delivered on a Sunday

I haven’ been on the ball about my thankful Thursdays lately so here are two weeks worth for you to enjoy! Lunch al fresco Looking for seashells like I did when I was a little girl. Mini melons – the perfect size for lunch. Memorial Day trip to Portugal The yummiest ice cream crepe sundae.… Continue reading Two Weeks of Thankful Thursdays Delivered on a Sunday