Monthly Archives: September 2009

The rain lasted most of the day on Tuesday and that mean that they activity of the day would be limited to working on the computer and reading.  Jonathan Tropper’s THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU.  It deals with a … Continue reading →

The rain continued through the night and we woke up to a very rainy morning that would turn into a very rainy day.  That being the case, I decided that it would be a good day for me to stay … Continue reading →

Sunday had the makings of a lazy day.  We got up about 10:00, got dressed and headed out to find some breakfast.  We settled on Café Lisboa, which is located on one of the side streets near the Central Market.  … Continue reading →

Pepe came by at 11:15 this morning and we headed out to the train station, which is all of five minutes away from the house.  We bought our tickets to Gandía, passed through the turnstiles and boarded our train.  It … Continue reading →

On Fridays the rental company that manages our apartment sends in someone to clean the apartment and change out the sheets and towels.  They finished up about 1:30 and we decided to take advantage of the sunny day and head … Continue reading →

The sun peeked through the cracks in the persiana gently waking us a little before 9:00.  A quick trip to the bakery and breakfast was underway.  We made a quick trip to El Corte Inglés to replenish our supply of … Continue reading →

Tuesday night’s showers turned into Wednesday’s rain.  It was a good morning to stay at home, spend time on the computer and catch up on our reading.  Susan is currently reading RUN by Ann Patchett and I am reading Richard … Continue reading →

We started our day yesterday with fresh baked croissants.  There is something wonderful about having a bakery 200 feet away from your front door.  After breakfast we headed out to the Central Market to replenish our supply of fruits and … Continue reading →

Pepe came by last night at 7:30 and we headed off to the Monday night meeting of the CIVAC.  CIVAC is an abbreviation for Círculo de Ilusionitas de Valencia, Alicante y Castellón.  It is the local chapter of the national … Continue reading →

Sunday evening turned out to be a time to just kick back and relax and so some reading.  The Kindles are getting a good workout and sure beat hauling around sufficient reading material to last until the end of October.  … Continue reading →