Wow! What a day! Bob left this morning for a conference in London for a couple of days. On the way to the airport we stopped and picked up our friend Mark. Once we saw Bob off at the airport Mark and I headed to IKEA. Mark still has a bum knee and can't drive… Continue reading A Shopping Spree (kind of) with Mark
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A Quiet Week
It has been a fairly quiet week here as pretty much everything shut down for 2 holidays this week. Wednesday was Spain's Constitution Day. Thursday was a "bridge" holiday where some shops closed and some did not. Let's be real...who wants to go back to work for one day. Friday was Immaculate Conception Day. So… Continue reading A Quiet Week
Sant Sadurní market and beach time
Thursday was Dani's last full day here. Gosh, that went too fast. We took the back roads to Sant Sadurní as it was market day. Sant Sadurní d'Anoia is the center of cava (sparkling wine) production. We first discovered it several years ago when we booked a tour at Freixenet. The tour was wonderful. On that… Continue reading Sant Sadurní market and beach time
Shopping in America
Another exhausting day but not from packing. From driving and shopping. I drove Donna to their NJ office for work yesterday. Then I had the rest of the day to do what I wanted until I picked her up at 4pm. My original plan was to find a Starbucks (read: free Wi-Fi) and write my… Continue reading Shopping in America
A little gem in Moja
Today we were going to head to the market in Vilanova but changed our minds because we only needed to pick up some meat. We decided to go to the butcher in Moja a little village very near ours. Our neighbors/friends Kim and Virginia had recommended this butcher and it was our first time to… Continue reading A little gem in Moja