I think moving here in Spring was perfect timing. A time for new beginnings. A time for growth. A time to "bloom where you are planted." Some people assume that Bob and I have moved here to retire but that is not the case. As long as we are doing something we love and we… Continue reading Spring and new beginnings
As I have told you we sold or gave away pretty much everything we owned to make this move. 12,000 lbs. down to 70 boxes. I’m sure a lot of you are thinking that we must have been hoarders or something to have that much stuff. However, if you don’t move a lot (like we… Continue reading What do we take and what do we leave?
I have mentioned the Baja Consular in a couple of my previous posts. Here is the full story of this elusive document. So we are moving to Spain. We are not taking much of the 12,000 lbs. that we usually ship around the U.S. and we arrange with an international shipper to handle it. We… Continue reading The Baja Consular Saga & Citizenship
We enjoyed a relaxed Easter weekend. Our new neighbors, Kim and Virginia invited us over for coffee after lunch on Monday. So at 4pm we wander next door to their garden where another neighbor, Gloria, has joined them. Kim and Virginia speak very little English and we speak very little Catalan and Spanish. Thankfully Gloria… Continue reading Week 3 – 4: we progress
As we were avoiding Sitges and the beach on Easter weekend we decided to explore the Olèrdola Castle Historical site which sits on the mountain opposite Finca Viladellops. In fact the tower which gives our house, Torre Casa, its name was built so that it could signal the castle during the period when the City… Continue reading Exploring the neighborhood
The Winery Woman 