Monthly Archives: October 2009

Saturday was a very low key day with not a lot happening.  The big event of the day was lunch at Palace Fesol, a restaurant that is celebrating its 100th anniversary.  We had a lovely meal.  We began by sharing … Continue reading →

Today is going to be a kickback day.  We get up at 9:00 have breakfast and we are off to the market.  We buy some salad ingredients, some olives and boquerones and we head back home.  We have decided to … Continue reading →

It has rained overnight, but the sun is beginning to peek through as we begin a new day.  We have breakfast, clear the table and wash the dishes.  We both turn on our computers and catch up on our e-mail, … Continue reading →

Today is going to be a day for me to catch up on a number of things.  I need to work on a blog entry, take care of some college recommendations that I have agreed to write and work on … Continue reading →

We awake today with a goal in mind.  We want to go to the market and find all the vegetables in yesterday’s puchero that we were unable to identify.  We also need to pick up some food for lunch today … Continue reading →

It appears that 9:00 AM is our wake up time now that we are retired.  I dress quickly and pay a visit to the bakery and get some breakfast pastry.  After breakfast we busy ourselves with a variety of computer … Continue reading →

I am up and out by 9:00AM.  The bakery next door is closed on Sundays so I decide to head for Sal y Azúcar, which is a good fifteen minute walk away.  The good news is that I can work … Continue reading →

We beat the alarm by a good half hour and we are up and about at 7:30.  We both shower and get dressed in leisurely fashion and we are out the door at 8:55.  We are headed for a new … Continue reading →

It is a cool cloudy morning and I pop into the bakery to buy myself a napolitana de crema for my breakfast.  We have been hankering to see the Sorolla exhibit that is currently in Valencia.  It is titled VISIÓN … Continue reading →

At 5:00 AM this morning the skies opened up and because we had neglected to close the kitchen window Susan had to get up and mop up the substantial puddle of water that had accumulated.  I slept blissfully through the … Continue reading →