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The Madrid bus station is a huge labyrinth. I knew what my bus-bay looked like but there was no person or sign to tell me which way it was. Fortunately I arrived verrry early( having slept very little for fear of just such a problem.) Finally I grabbed a security guard who was passing and…
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This is my partner from last year’s stint as hospitalera in Ponferrada. He and his wife, Esmeralda, met me for a walk around the open market and the antique shop district. Well, walk around? At certain moments if I had been that sort of person, a panic attack could have set in. The crush was…
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It comes in a chocolate little glass which you eat after! What could be better? He was the guide on the walking tour. Loved it If both hooves of the horse are up ( rearing) he died in battle. If the right one is up he died of wounds after the battle. If the left…
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People are still walking around with winter coats and scarves and then some runner zooms by in shorts. It’s sunny and 25 degrees. I’m staying in a hostel which means I have impeccable sheets and huge pillows and towels! ( unheard of on the Camino!) Off for a walking tour of the city tomorrow and…
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This morning for a few moments there was a dazzling sunrise . “ Red Sky in the Morning, Sailor’s Warning”’. I guess they weren’t kidding Yes, it froze over again! After feeding birds by hand and swooning over trees setting out buds! Heee’s back! Old Man Winter is not letting go! Ah, well better dig…
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Actually it’s from church but I’m celebrating because my flash fiction appears today in the online magazine Polar Borealis website. You can find it here https://polarborealis.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/POLAR-BOREALIS-33-March-2025.pdf My story is one of the first ones so if you’re not that into speculative fiction ….. but this is a really great Canadian magazine! I’m stoked today. Enjoy!
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The Montreal st Patrick’s Day parade is the oldest in North America. Oh well, they’re Celtic cousins after all Apparently this was a “ thing” in Mexico for indigenous people to mock the conquering Spanish The bands, the dancers, a quiet Ukrainian group, pub floats and one for Bain Magique, fire engines, police cars, dignitaries…
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It was impossible to walk through the park near my home recently so I forgot about whomever was living in the tent. I often wondered who this person was. Often it was obvious that he or she was sleeping somewhere else. The snow was deep and untouched. But sometimes, too the entrance would be cleared…
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I have not written much lately. We had crazy snowstorms but I have become aware that a lot of my posts talk about the weather. Yes, it’s a Canadian thing and writing about nature in Canada means ….writing about the weather. The other things that have been preoccupying me are the dizzying statements and denials…
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Up on the fourth floor of the building next to me. There are gusts of 60 km per hour right now and a temperature of -15 so my weather page says it “ feels like” -23. I am in awe of this man The snow isn’t even that deep up there. Buddy is just throwing…
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