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4 January 2026 Oh my! There’s so much that has happened and that hasn’t happened in the last two weeks. This is a long post. Thanks in advance for reading it all. Unfortunately, the one thing that hasn’t happened is that I was never able to get an appointment with the Spain consulate in a…

22 December 2025 I arrived in Denver on Tuesday, December 9. It’s been great to see friends and loved ones. I started my visit with a lovely dinner with my friend MK. We’ll spend a lot of time together over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I’m so grateful to my friends Kelly and Ray for…

7 December 2025 Greetings from Gran Canaria. I’m looking forward to seeing many friends and loved ones starting this week in Denver. Here’s a quick recap of the last week or two. Thanksgiving was very quiet. My Spanish school hosted a Thanksgiving “dinner” / party. There were just a few Americans there. Most were from…

23 November 2025 No news on the visa. I continue to look everyday, several times a day for an appointment in Los Angeles. As a Colorado resident, it’s where I have to apply for a Retiree visa. I leave for the US in two and a half weeks. I’m trusting that everything will be okay.…

16 November 2025 It was a quiet week. But I did have to have a confrontation with my attorney. I mentioned last week that I got my FBI background check back. So I sent it to my attorney and asked what I need to do next. He waited a week to reply and said simply,…

9 November 2025 It was a more routine week. Classes are going good. Because I was sick for three weeks in the Spring, and have done so much traveling this year, I’ve paid for more classes than I’ve used. So, I’m adding some private classes on top of my four hours per day to make…

2 November 2025 Whew! I’m home! And what a wonderful two weeks! Here’s a run down of my second week in Portugal. It’s another long…but photo rich blog post. On Monday morning, we woke in Porto. John (my friend from Denver who suggested this trip) and I met a tour group at 8:00 am for…

26 October 2025 Greetings from Porto Portugal. My trip to Portugal with my friend John continued this week. There’s a lot of detail here. I hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoy sharing the memories as we’ve traveled north from Lisbon. Monday: We took a ride share to the Belem neighborhood in Lisbon,…

19 October 2025 Greetings from Lisbon, Portugal. I’m here with my friend John from Denver. More on that after a weekly update. For my pending visa application, I finally got my fingerprints sent to the FBI this week. I had arranged for Fedex to pick up the envelope last Friday. But with the heavy rains,…

12 October 2025 It’s been a full week. The big news is that I got a new set of fingerprints for an updated FBI background check. I’ll get that mailed via FedEx tomorrow. I have no idea what impact there will be, nor for how long, the US government shutdown will affect that process. But…