Monthly Archives: May 2011

Sunday, May 15, 2011 | Washington YESTERDAY, ON MY way home from running a bunch of errands, I saw a sign that advertised an estate sale nearby. I had never been to an estate sale and, as I recalled tales … Continue reading →

Amor de Madre by Lydia Mendoza Saturday, May 7, 2011 | Washington WHEN I WAS about 11 or 12 years old, I bought my mother a glass for Mothers Day. That’s right, a drinking glass. I got it at El … Continue reading →

You know that ring that I lost? Yeah, the silver ring with the tiny green stone I found at a friend’s friend’s shop in San Miguel. It’s not lost. It was. Until I found it in one of my bags. … Continue reading →

AND SO, THIS great adventure comes to an end. It is about 3:30 Washington time (8:30 England time; 9:30 Spanish and Swiss time) and in less than four hours, I will land at Dulles Airport, and – I hope – … Continue reading →

May 5, 2010 Geneva From the very beginning, one of my main concerns about this trip was security. I had read too many warning signs, in guidebooks and newspaper articles, about bands of gypsies and hoodlums crowding around you, then … Continue reading →

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 | Neyruz, Switzerland IT RAINED MOST of the morning yesterday and so the bits of sight-seeing allowed a view of the Swiss countryside through a misty prism as we drove from place to place along narrow … Continue reading →

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 | Neyruz, Switzerland I WENT TO church again this morning, with Isabelle and Jean-Maurice. I had suggested to Isabelle when I arrived that it might be a good idea to honor our dead friend, Rogelio Reyes … Continue reading →

May 3, 2011 | Neyruz, Switzerland TONIGHT WE HAD raclet for dinner. Raclet is a firm, buttery Swiss cheese. The way my friends eat it is melted, using a heating contraption that melts the top portion of the cheese round … Continue reading →

Neyruz, Switzerland | Monday, May 2, 2011 I’M SITTING OUTSIDE, on my friends’ patio, looking west toward the setting sun and a lovely green meadow. A small woods, or forest, as my friends call it, is about a quarter of … Continue reading →

Sunday, May 1, 2011. Barcelona SEE WHAT I mean about this city? Hungry for something — anything — to eat after wondering around all morning, I finally saw an outdoor restaurant with an available table. So I took it, only … Continue reading →