just a quick hola!

I thought I´d show you my other corner view...

¡Besos!

a little more vitoria color...

I´ve been living on lists lately... so why mess up a good thing...

1. Philadelphia- I´m off to "mi pueblo" (Spanish joke) for a few weeks and won´t be around. I´ll be posting some Philly snaps on Flickr. That´s the plan anyway...

2. Corner View- The lovely Dana will be hosting Corner View while I´m gone. Thanks again Dana!

3. Bagels- My first meal when getting home is a sesame bagel with cream cheese, tomato, and white fish salad... What´s "white fish salad"? One of those things that is so delicious, but better off not knowing what it is exactly...

4. 5:00 am- When I get up because of the time difference. The best time to catch up with back issues of Architectual Digest, W Magazine, and Rowan Knitting Magazine (don´t laugh at me Vanessa!). Just realized that these three magazines basically sum up my stepmother. Yes, she´s pretty cool!

5. Mochachino- My coffee of choice.

6. Barnes and Noble- Where you can find me camped out in the cookbook section.

7. Pentax K7- Playing with my new camera. Sorry to all you NFN (Nutty for Nikon) people, but I´m sticking with my Pentax... Hey someone has to...

8. Thank you- (Don´t say it nearly enough.) Thank you for all your (funny, kind, generous, inspiring, inquisitive- to name a few) comments and emails. As JGY eloquently put it - you are a group of "beautiful spirits." And I couldn´t agree more!

9. I´ll miss you!

10. ¡Dos besos muy gordos!

P.S. I´m thinking of getting The Coco a little lifting around the mouth... What do you think?

sunday...

We had a lazy morning, followed by lunch at out favorite Indian restaurant, and a walkabout through town. Now I´m trying to convince Jorge that a film on iTunes would be more fun to watch than the Formula One... Wish me luck...

kiss and tell friday

(We´ve had two days of autumn and have gone straight to winter... We lit the fireplace for the first time last night...Look Aimee fuzzy socks!)

What are you looking forward to?

I have two trips coming up. I´m going home to Philadelphia next week, (yes, after living in Spain for umpteen years, I still call Philly my home.) and I´m going to Egypt at the end of December. I already have my bags packed, and have been sitting by the front door with my coat and my umbrella. (Just like Berta´s Auntie does...)

corner view "love"

This week´s theme comes from Jodi and is "love". I thought I´d go outside the box and post about a poem that I love, about love. I know it´s a stretch, but they say Shakespeare hung out with Cervantes for a time. So you see I can tie this to Spain... Enjoy.

Sonnet 29 (please clic)

Next week´s theme comes from the lovely Kay and is "My Dream". Trinsch do you mind going next? Thanks!

what happens when you get a bunch of spaniards together?

There are usually bulls involved...

(Francisco Marco)

Don´t you think bullfighters have the nicest... capes...?

P.S. No bulls were harmed in the making of this post... ¡Besos!

kiss and tell friday

What is something you do that makes you a happier person?

I´ve stopped watching the news. I live in ignorant bliss. OK, I do occasionally listen to NPR (public radio) just to make sure California is still where it´s suppose to be...

P.S. That was a great CV. I love learning more about all the places I´m going to visit some day!...( I´m still making my way around the world...) Thank you!

¡Dos besos!

corner view "souvenir"

This week´s theme comes from the lovely Epe and is typical souvenirs from your corner. So I bring you my friends "El Caminante" (The Walker). It is the most popular meeting place in Vitoria. Some of my friends call it "Cojones" as in "¡Cojones! ¿Qué es eso?" Roughly translated it means "¡Caramba! What is that?"... As you can see, he is sporting a lovely yellow and lime green ensemble. People like to dress him up... I have no idea who... or why... but I love their sense of humor...

So how about if we meet at the caminante? You name the time.

Next week´s theme comes all the way from Maine and it´s from Jodi. She had the idea of "love".

I´m up to my wimple in sewing. So i´m going to be a little late visiting you. And thank you again for all your sweet comments. They really make my day, especially when I´m in a total panic thinking I´m never going to finish...

¡Dos besos muy gordos!

the scenic route...

Jorge and I left the house with a map of northern Spain, a GPS, and written directions that a friend had emailed me. We still managed to get lost. So between veo veo (spanish kid´s game... hey- we can play too), Bruce Springsteen (I needed a little pick me up), a billion km of winding roads (it was only like a cm long on the map...), and me threatening to throw up in Jorge´s lap (his fault we got lost)... I shot some photos... We made it and we were only an hour late.... We are definitely getting better...

kiss and tell friday

One of your secrets.

I can´t spell S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y. I always have to think if it´s E-R or U-R. Now doesn´t E-R make more sense?...

Have a great weekend!

¡Dos besos muy gordos!

next week´s cv theme

Thanks again everyone for a great Corner View! Your creativity overwhelms!

I forgot to post a theme for next week, so thank goodness Epe, one of my favorite photography gurus, thought one up so quickly.

So next week´s theme is `¨typical souvenir of your city¨(because each city has its own typical souvenirs´

¡Thanks Epe!

¡Dos besos muy gordos!