Last week was Carnaval, the celebratory beginning of lent. Not a big event in our heathen household but a slightly bigger deal here in Spain, given the importance of Catholicism. The kids’ school celebrated with a party and costumes and a 4 day weekend. We didn’t really celebrate Halloween last fall because we were traveling… Read more

The weather is starting to get warmer with just a wisp of spring in the air. I think this is unusually early for Spain and another sign of the changing climate. But it did lead to a nice day trip to Cuenca, a historic town about an hour outside of Madrid. We took the high… Read more