As I am going through my packing list, which changes frequently, I am amazed that this trip is reality now. I am actually going. Two more weeks. When I awoke, very early again, due to those nerve-wracking crickets, I lay
A new creation and my friend Bonnie came over to volunteer for taste testing. I am glad to report that not only did she survive but pronounced this dish, ‘very, very good’. Potatoe Nest with steamed Veggies and Portabella ‘Burger’. (Serves
My days are spent walking, cleaning and getting everything ready. Went to Doc’s office yesterday to set appointment for P.E.T scan and bloodwork, etc. when I return. Asked him about his Cyberknife input and he says it’s the same problem,
I am not a mean, hateful nor bloodthirsty person BUT if I catch that cricket that took up residence in my house and brought some relatives, I can’t promise anything! The chirrrrrrping woke me up at 3:17 A.M. It’s also
Yesterday, I was running last errands, getting things ready and house sitter in place. I whittled 3.5 more pounds off my back pack. The sleeping bag was too bulky and heavy and I exchanged it for a nice, light, small,
It wasn’t I who actually decided to walk across Spain. That was decided, in a manner of speaking, for me. My mother, whose ovarian cancer of a decade ago appears to have returned in unknown measure, told me in July
The Voice of the Boss To take time off for the Camino, I first had to get permission from my boss. It wouldn’t be easy. My boss is what Yiddish speakers call a nudge. What’s a camino? he said. A
Lisbon. The adventure begins. It was a six-hour flight from Newark, which left early, at 6p.m., so that we could start the day when everyone was beyond ready to go to sleep, at midnight Newark time. I caught maybe an
On the bus to Bayonne, 7:30a.m. The rain continues, but the fog and mist add a cozy spice to the mountainous terrain and lush forest of the Pyrenees. Julio took us to a wok restaurant last night, in a largely
