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Traditions. I think its safe to say that we all love them. Certain times of the years, holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, we have traditions to hold onto and help us remember why we love those days and, sometimes, why they’re not that special. Events in our lives shape these traditions. I use to make a popcorn…
One thing that surprised me on my trip to Spain was learning about all of the American cultural influences—the artists, writers, even an American bullfighter, who visited, lived, wrote in and wrote about, Spain. American writers have a long literary tradition in that country. Since I’m a writer and a reader, I found those connections…
There is a long tradition around food and cooking in Spain. Anyone who knows me, knows I love to eat. And I found a lot to love in Spain. My favorite dish was the seafood paella. I also ate a lot of gazpacho. We had some great meals in Spain and I’ll mention just a…
My sister Elaine and I took a one week Tauck tour to Spain this summer which took us to Barcelona, Granada, the south of Spain (Ronda and Andalucia), Seville, Cordoba and Madrid. We saw the oldest bullring in the world in Ronda; took a horse-drawn carriage ride and saw a private flamenco performance in Seville;…
