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His pupil seems a bit fed up! The team has an artery hardening session! The chocolate was delicious but I confined myself to one of those deep fried delicacies. It’s very foggy and so a bit chilly but .. the washing must get done. For my dear friends worried that my clothes were stolen off…
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Sometimes! Last year we four hospitaleras/os made a schedule that gave 2 people an alternative short day. If your day was long on Monday, it was short on Tuesday…and so on. This allowed for exploring the town and surroundings. Now the priorities of one team is not exploring but rather sleeping in every second day.…
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I’m sure someone will be able to correct me if I am wrong… I believe this translates to “marrows”. It took me a while to figure it out but I think it refers to the Roman gold mines that operated here during the period when they ran things here in Spain. Somehow they discovered that…
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It was an eventful day to day the least. I discovered that Anna, an Italian hospitalera of many years experience is to stay here for many days. I begin to understand the blessings of deafness because there can sometimes be a question of volume control in a situation where terrazzo floors meet heave wooden chairs…
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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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