January 11, 2012
A Room of One’s Own
When we arrived in Aix-en-Provence, after changing trains several times since we left Barcelona in…
January 7, 2012
Map It
One of the first things John and I have done as we have reached each…
January 2, 2012
Advice to a Traveler
I wanted to visit Granada during John’s and my European adventure because I wanted to…
December 31, 2011
Cancion Familiar
Here I was in Madrid, on the first days of my long-anticipated European travel adventure…
December 21, 2011
Between the Lines
Americans are notorious for wanting more. More meat in their sandwiches, more legroom around their…
December 16, 2011
The Kitchen Sink
I moved the other week. Moving is so challenging, so chaotic. So BIG. There’s the…
December 6, 2011
Stands Alone
Last Friday, I received the news I had been dreading. My friend Chris passed away…
November 21, 2011
Everyday Wine
When I was fifteen or so, my father used to open one of those squat,…
November 17, 2011
Crunch
Crunch, crunch. I love fall. I love walking through layers of leaves, leaves that have…