Days like yesterday are one of the reasons that Californians put up with all that we do to live here (wildfires, earthquakes, droughts,...

It's been four months since I've written a post. It's hard to believe, given there was a time, not so long ago, in 2020, when I wrote...

When the kids returned to school last Wednesday, everything seemed run-of-the-mill. The days leading up to the first day of school were...

My babies turned ten last weekend. It's almost impossible to comprehend. Where did the time go, is all I can ask. I remember the hot...

Where is it 75 degrees and breezy 365 days a year? Carlsbad, California (North San Diego Country), that's where! That may be a slight...

Let's face it, it's a bit hard to top three weeks in Portugal. Coming home from any vacation is always a bit of a let down, but coming...

On Saturday morning we were out at the pool swimming, in the backyard. The kids were in the pool and I was attempting to read my book. ...

After three weeks, we began to feel like we lived in Portugal, which was quite nice, I admit. We had become acclimated to so many...

Our last day in Porto was a bit sad, but we kept ourselves busy, checking things off on our to-do list that had not yet been checked. ...

The day started with a little light rain and shopping. It was lovely to have some summer rain, since this is something that we never...

My cousin Sara booked this special day trip, months ago, to the Douro River Valley. We were so excited to go and also relieved that...

Feeling badly that Garin had been cooped in the house for so long, yesterday, Pedro, my late-cousin Sylvia's husband, suggested that we...

With the help of my cousin Sara, who made a lot of wonderful suggestions, Garin planned a great day for us today. He mapped out the...

The morning we were leaving Lagos, Garin tested positive for Covid. He had not been feeling 100% for a few days, but a home test, a few...

With the weather finally improving in the Algarve, we spent our last three days pursuing the best beaches we could find. However, that...

Miles lost the first tooth in Lisbon and then the next day, when we arrived to the Algarve, he lost the second one. What are the chances?...

I awoke (early) to this stunning sunrise view out of our apartment window. Back to Padaria Central for our favorite morning pastries....

With the weather starting to improve, we decided to try our luck at a beach today. The morning's forecast was still a bit iffy, so we...

Apparently there is some debate whether "the edge of world" (the most western most tip of Europe) is in Cabo da Roca, where we visited a...

Leaving Lisbon was sad, especially since we had to cut our stay there short by a day or two when we were doing our planning, due to some...

Garin got a much-deserved day off from his tour guide duties. When planning our trip to Portugal, nearly six months, we planned to take a...

Alfama is one of Lisbon's oldest areas, filled with steep streets and magnificent history. The area is charming - restaurants and shops...

Today we visited Belem. Belem is a parish within the municipality of Lisbon, best known for landmarks that harken back to Portugal's...

Garin planned this day out as impeccably as he did our first day. There were a lot of moving parts and he didn't miss a beat, other...