Inspirations from Artists and Authors, Friends and Family, People and Places

From around home to around the world

We’re jubilados (Spanish for retirees) on the alert for inspiration from our travels be they near (the kitchen) or far (Cape Horn)

“Before you go to Fogo again” 

Both times I’ve been to Fogo Island, the odds of what happened precipitated a trip to The Rooms in St. John’s to find the paintings

“The Visitors”

Many years ago, we arrived in San Francisco on Hallowe’en night, unaware of the annual street-party in the Castro every October 31, which, back then,

Things to Enjoy at Thingvellir

Visiting Þingvellir, spelled Thingvellir in English because the Icelandic letter Þ is pronounced like th in English, was one of the highlights of our trip.

Something to Celebrate

How much did you drink yesterday? Habitually, Magellan and I each have two in the morning and one mid-afternoon. You might be thinking, “You two