kiss and tell friday

Where are your grandparents from?

Mine were from Kiev. I often wonder how an American with ancestors from the Ukraine ended up in Spain...

P.S. Thank you for all your sweet comments. By the way, when I know that company is coming, I usually shove all the clutter under the beds. Ahhhh.... maybe that´s where the dog has been for the past two days...

P.S.S You can find the funky magnets here.

Happy weekend!

¡Dos besos!

corner view "home"

Welcome!

Mi casa es su casa. Just ignore the dust, the kids´ backpacks on the floor, and the dishes in the sink...

Next week´s theme is "evening." Thanks for stopping by!

¡Dos besos!

tolosa

This, my blogging buddies, is where I lived my first 8 years in Spain. Tolosa is where I learned Spanish, had a small English academy, my children were born (ok, they were actually born in San Sebastian- the anesthesiologist in Tolosa only worked from 8 am till 3 pm- I couldn´t risk it...), had every Sunday lunch with the in-laws, and walked up a mountain every day. (You should have seen my derriere...)

I shot these really quickly before lunch. But you get the idea...

¡Dos besos!

kiss and tell friday

Any plans for the weekend?

DIY around the house, Sunday lunch with Jorge´s family.... and rain....

P.S. Daniel wanted to take a picture of me... so I jumped... We didn´t even notice The Cocster... This photo makes us laugh- Hope it makes you laugh too!

¡Dos besos!

corner view "menu del día"

I find that the majority of restaurants in the Basque Country all serve the same dishes. I always joke that I never have to look at a menu, because I already know what´s on it... Mixed salad, vegetable medley, blood sausages, beans with chorizo, fish, lamb, steak, rice pudding, egg custard, and apple pie.... The locals think that they have the best cuisine in the world, so why bother trying anything else... Even the McDonald´s ended up closing... (OK McDonald´s is a poor example- but you know what I mean...) The following is Daniel´s school lunch menu for this week.... but it could be any restaurant´s menu del día...

White beans with vegetables, chicken breast, fruit.

Fresh peas, steak with fries, yogurt.

Potatoes with chorizo, pork chop, fruit.

Vegetable medley, fish, yogurt.

Lentle soup, fish, fruit.

...My kingdom for some Pad Thai....

Next week´s theme is "corners of your home." I got this idea from Caitlin when she posted corners of her home a while back. So thanks Caitlin for the idea!

P.S. Thanks for all your well wishes! They really made me feel better!

¡Dos besos muy gordos!

achoo!

Hi guys! I finally went to Sara´s horse lessons to take some pictures. I usually don´t go, because when I get within a mile of the stable my throat starts to itch, I start sneezing, and my eyes swell up. I convinced Berta to come with me, so we could take double the pictures in half the time. I had only been there for 15 minutes when it hit me, and had to spend the rest of the lesson watching from the car. Thanks to Berta, we now have some great shots of Sara jumping. All in all, we made it out of there unscathed.... That is, if you don´t count Berta freezing her petunias off, me sneezing for about half a day... And Sara being angry with me...Hey! She smelled REALLY horsey... and making her run next to the car until home isn´t so unfair... My eyes were starting to swell... You´d have done the same thing...;)

P.S. I´m sick and am writing this from bed... Hope this makes sense, because I´ve been downing lots of cough medicine which makes me a little loopy....

P.S.S. Have I told you lately how much I love hanging out with you on Fridays?... Just in case I don´t make it through the night...

I´d send you two kisses, but don´t want you to catch my cold... Hugs...

kiss and tell friday

What are you wearing?

Jeans, black turtleneck sweater... and my trusty boots. (Yes, it´s that time of year again...)

P.S. Does anyone know where I can find a good yoga practice online? Thanks!!

Have a great weekend!

¡Dos besos!