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Author Archives: martykaplan
The Close-up Magic Store
Thursday, September 5, 2013 The Jewish New Year began at sundown yesterday and Susan went to services that were being held in a nearby hotel for lack of a synagogue here in Valencia. I left at 5:00 yesterday afternoon for … Continue reading
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Biff Smith
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 It’s raining hard in Valencia and, ironically, I am listening to Harry Chapin singing taxi that starts off, “It was raining hard in Frisco…” The temperature has fallen into the 70’s and, when the rain … Continue reading
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Our 48th!
Friday, August 23, 2013 As many of you already know, yesterday was our 48th wedding anniversary. Given the heat and the humidity our only foray during the day was to Mercadona to pick up a few basics. In anticipation … Continue reading
High Diddlie Dee A Bachelor’s Life For Me…Temporarily!
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 Susan is currently in the New World where she had been for the last two weeks or so. She spent a week in LA visiting with a number of friends and then moved on to … Continue reading
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Viva Valencia!
Sunday, July 28, 2013 Susan is all packed and ready for her California/Colorado adventure. She leaves on Tuesday and returns on August 19th. The hot and humid weather has limited our activities, but has not gotten in the way of … Continue reading
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Summertime And The Living Is Easy!
Sunday, July 21, 2013 It’s not just the weather that lets you know that it is summertime here in Valencia. Temperatures that are flirting with the 90’s provide helpful clues, but there are other indicators. Smaller stores are no … Continue reading
No One Takes The Blame!
Monday, July 15, 2013 While the weather has been heating up here in Spain, so has the political scene. The papers each day are filled with new revelations about the bribes and illegal payments made to the Partido Popular … Continue reading
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My, Oh My! It Was The 4th of July?
Friday, July 5, 2013 July 4th was just another day here in Valencia, Spain. We got a call from Jordi around 11:00 AM asking if Susan could come by the MuVIM to take a few shots of a special … Continue reading
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The Lion King Roars Again!
Saturday, June 22, 2013 The weather continues to be most bizarre here and, so it seems, in many other parts of the world. There has been flooding in some of the mountain regions of Catalonia. Madrid had a high … Continue reading
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Our Visitor From Colorado
Saturday, June 15, 2013 Rachel arrived Tuesday afternoon after what must have seemed to be an eternal flight. She flew from Denver to Dallas, Dallas to Madrid and then Madrid to Valencia. The flight from Madrid was delayed so … Continue reading
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