I know jealousy isn't a good thing.  Ha!  But I'll say it,  I have been jealous of my American friends who have pumpkins, canned or the real thing!!  I had not seen hide nor hair of a pumpkin......until yesterday!!  I had to examine.  Go back and examine some more. ...

Here he is now! We've come along way, buddy...

I was determined after our trip down south, having spent a day (and a couple of hours another day) at the beach that we needed a vacation. We had not had one since the kids came along.  We are only about 5 hours from the beach and since we had already been down south, we thought we would trying...

The nice thing about Spain is the people love to spend the summer months outdoors by the pool.  In our area almost every apartment complex that we have seen has a pool.  Ours included.  We live in a suburb north of Madrid, close to the airport called Alcobendas.  It's actually...

To the beach we went!!  We were staying in the town of Benalmadena just south of the town of Malaga,  a city that attracts lots of British tourists and those looking to relocate.  It was a beautiful, glorious day in the midst of craziness!!  I had gotten away from home without packing...

Most holiday apartments that we've rented over the years have a coffee pot with coffee and sugar and a few other things to get you by.  This one had NOTHING!!  Ok, well...it did have a microwave and a stove, but that was it!!  I was getting a little more livid as time went on.  ...