<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095</id><updated>2012-01-25T12:28:40.306-08:00</updated><category term='Saturday Adventures'/><category term='Holland'/><category term='Province of León'/><category term='La Moda'/><category term='American Traditions'/><category term='Books and Films'/><category term='Hijos'/><category term='La Educación'/><category term='Gastronomía Española'/><category term='American Travel'/><category term='Balconies/Balcones'/><category term='Poesía'/><category term='Doors/Puertas'/><category term='Art'/><category term='Germany'/><category term='Spanish Life'/><category term='California Travel'/><category term='Música'/><category term='La Familia'/><category term='California Life'/><category term='Citas'/><category term='Mis Hijos'/><category term='Mi Esposo'/><category term='Spanish Traditions'/><category term='Domingos'/><category term='Journal'/><category term='Gastronomía Americana'/><category term='Meditaciones'/><category term='Quotes/Citas'/><category term='Canarias'/><category term='Mexico'/><category term='Healthy Living/Salud'/><category term='Spanish Travel'/><title type='text'>Freckled Philologist</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>371</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-2139359142509830246</id><published>2012-01-19T14:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T15:07:43.331-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mi Esposo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Citas'/><title type='text'>Estar Solo</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2d3f00; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.1-love-quotes.com/quote/43931" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"&gt;"The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration."&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2d3f00; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;"&gt;-Pearl S.Buck&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2d3f00; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;La persona que intenta vivir solo no tendrá éxito como ser humano. Su corazón se marchita si no responde a otro corazón. Su mente se atrofia si solo oye los ecos de sus propios pensamientos y no encuentra otra inspiración.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2d3f00; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;-Traducción nuestra&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_di0Ujx-CdY/Txieq3F1ziI/AAAAAAAADJo/UMFChFAbwzo/s1600/IMG_8853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_di0Ujx-CdY/Txieq3F1ziI/AAAAAAAADJo/UMFChFAbwzo/s320/IMG_8853.jpg" width="234" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;First moment in flat in Astorga, 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2d3f00; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;No es bueno que el hombre esté solo.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2d3f00; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;It is not good for man to live alone.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2d3f00; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;Genesis 2:18&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-2139359142509830246?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/2139359142509830246/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=2139359142509830246' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2139359142509830246'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2139359142509830246'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2012/01/person-who-tries-to-live-alone-will-not.html' title='Estar Solo'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_di0Ujx-CdY/Txieq3F1ziI/AAAAAAAADJo/UMFChFAbwzo/s72-c/IMG_8853.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-8002786771210508626</id><published>2012-01-17T15:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-17T17:58:44.846-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Books and Films'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poesía'/><title type='text'>Library</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2dRku9G0tQ8/TxX9lclbKWI/AAAAAAAADJY/OX-mLv5JiCo/s1600/IMG_0152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2dRku9G0tQ8/TxX9lclbKWI/AAAAAAAADJY/OX-mLv5JiCo/s320/IMG_0152.jpg" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Rastro in León, Spain, September 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 17px;"&gt;From classics to whimsical,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 17px;"&gt;biographies, poetry, art,Spanish, history, more. . .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13pt;"&gt;Literature rich; juvenile, English, American, shortstories, &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13pt;"&gt;anthologies&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 17px;"&gt;in volumes, hardbacks,tattered paperbacks,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 17px;"&gt;selections and topics galore.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13pt;"&gt;Collections of a lifetime,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13pt;"&gt;hours scanning rare-booksand second-hand stores. &lt;br /&gt;A surreal sign atop a can. .&amp;nbsp; .&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13pt;"&gt;“Alibrary for the giving, a library for the taking. . .&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13pt;"&gt;Donations at the door”. .. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OTW631cZ28I/TxYAc5HYq5I/AAAAAAAADJg/gfYUitZoyT8/s1600/IMG_7645.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="248" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OTW631cZ28I/TxYAc5HYq5I/AAAAAAAADJg/gfYUitZoyT8/s320/IMG_7645.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Sacramento, CA, March 2011&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13pt;"&gt;How does this feel? I do wonder. Months later, and still the numbness,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13pt;"&gt;will it subside while unpacking a few survivors?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13pt;"&gt;Here is George McDonald, here Joyce Kilmer's Letters and Browning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13pt;"&gt;’s Poetical Works.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 17px;"&gt;But, where was Martin Luther King’s collection of speeches,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 17px;"&gt;yesterday when I wanted it most?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 17px;"&gt;Where is Living with the Indians, and the many&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 17px;"&gt;memorable others&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 17px;"&gt;of which I was host?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mpf3wIVyB3o/TxX9iMPDI_I/AAAAAAAADJQ/HrXtBb33WzY/s1600/IMG_0139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mpf3wIVyB3o/TxX9iMPDI_I/AAAAAAAADJQ/HrXtBb33WzY/s320/IMG_0139.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Rastro in León, Spain, &amp;nbsp;September 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-8002786771210508626?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/8002786771210508626/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=8002786771210508626' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/8002786771210508626'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/8002786771210508626'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2012/01/library.html' title='Library'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2dRku9G0tQ8/TxX9lclbKWI/AAAAAAAADJY/OX-mLv5JiCo/s72-c/IMG_0152.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-8096376811029979690</id><published>2012-01-12T00:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-12T12:02:58.080-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='La Moda'/><title type='text'>Taking Back Fashion</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uwj1Y3zl5-A/TwwbD0a7lWI/AAAAAAAADIA/-NFFS9kh6vo/s1600/DSCN0968.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="250" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uwj1Y3zl5-A/TwwbD0a7lWI/AAAAAAAADIA/-NFFS9kh6vo/s320/DSCN0968.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Madrid, December 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;Fashion in Spain is bold and individual, especially in big cities like Madrid. Women enjoy their femininity, can wear heals as well as mid-thigh boots in simple unabashedness, and yet value comfort and personal style. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;La moda en España es audaz y personal, sobre todo en las grandes ciudades como Madrid. Las mujeres disfrutan de su feminidad, llevando tacones, así como botas hasta la mitad del muslo con una sencillez descocada y, sin embargo, valoran la comodidad y el estilo personal.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-udo98bC7Dp8/TwwbE5-o0NI/AAAAAAAADIE/n3a03FEapcg/s1600/corsetpinkspanish2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-udo98bC7Dp8/TwwbE5-o0NI/AAAAAAAADIE/n3a03FEapcg/s320/corsetpinkspanish2.jpg" width="183" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Turn of the century corset wearing&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rtve.es/mediateca/videos/20100421/arte-vestirse-desnudarse/751471.shtml"&gt;Women's fashion&lt;/a&gt; through the decades, however, has often been a form of enslavement. Corsets, feet binding. . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;La moda femenina a través de décadas, sin embargo, ha sido a menudo una forma de esclavitud. Corsés, pies constreñidos…&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;While at my aunt and uncle's house I was surprised to see that they had a divan, common in its day that would be expressly placed at the top of stairs so that the women wearing corsets could have a convenient place to faint and recover themselves by the time they reached the top of a flight of stairs. I've thought of this while bouncing up and down four flights of stairs in our new town-house and wondered how these women ever got through their day. Joy to be free to dress outside of social conventions that enslave.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Mientras estábamos en la casa de mis tíos me sorprendió ver que había un diván, común en su día, que estaría expresamente colocado en la parte superior de las escaleras para que las mujeres que usaban corsés pudieran tener un lugar preparado donde desmayarse y recuperarse tras llegar a la parte superior de cada tramo de escaleras. He pensado en esto mientras salto arriba y abajo los tres tramos de escaleras de nuestra nueva casa y me preguntaba cómo estas mujeres sobrevivían el día. Qué alegría ser libres para vestir prescindiendo de las convenciones sociales que esclavizan.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-euV5l6AEzpY/TwwcVnnR1nI/AAAAAAAADIY/nZkH9ck5sJg/s1600/IMG_9142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-euV5l6AEzpY/TwwcVnnR1nI/AAAAAAAADIY/nZkH9ck5sJg/s320/IMG_9142.jpg" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Placerville, CA, August 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-8096376811029979690?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/8096376811029979690/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=8096376811029979690' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/8096376811029979690'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/8096376811029979690'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2012/01/taking-back-fashion.html' title='Taking Back Fashion'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uwj1Y3zl5-A/TwwbD0a7lWI/AAAAAAAADIA/-NFFS9kh6vo/s72-c/DSCN0968.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-7242433374925191185</id><published>2012-01-11T05:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-12T11:27:53.754-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Quotes/Citas'/><title type='text'>The Washing</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fj9i2NXGkv0/Tw2KqbTHy2I/AAAAAAAADIg/NncRA8uGxKs/s1600/IMG_0595.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fj9i2NXGkv0/Tw2KqbTHy2I/AAAAAAAADIg/NncRA8uGxKs/s320/IMG_0595.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;Astorga, octubre 2011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;The days are very much ordered by the availability of resources.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;When you don't have a&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;clothes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;dryer, as most don’t, for example, you must hang everything on the line early to get the most drying done from the sun as it appears between the flats and buildings.  This is what we did while living in our flat; haul laundry up four flights of stairs to a hopefully sunny roof and shared&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;clothes-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;line.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333233;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Los días están muy ordenados por la disponibilidad de los recursos.&lt;br /&gt;Cuando no tienes una secadora de ropa, como la mayoría, por ejemplo,&amp;nbsp;debes colgar tu ropa temprano en el tendal para aprovechar al máximo el secado al sol desde que aparece entre los pisos y edificios. Esto es lo que hacíamos, viviendo en nuestro piso, pujar la colada cuatro tramos de escalera hasta el tendedero de la azotea compartida, esperando que el día fuera soleado.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yYEa0yx78cs/Tw2KsboMyVI/AAAAAAAADIo/qZP9ou9lzBE/s1600/IMG_0596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yYEa0yx78cs/Tw2KsboMyVI/AAAAAAAADIo/qZP9ou9lzBE/s320/IMG_0596.JPG" width="253" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333233; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333233; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;And, since the utility charges are less in the early morning&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333233;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;and late at night, one must put a laundry load in each night before bed to wash and collect first thing in the morning when you wake up to hang on the line.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333233;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Y, dado que la tarifa eléctrica es más barata por la mañana temprano y por la noche, hay que poner una carga de ropa por la noche a lavar antes de acostarse  y recogerla a primera hora de la mañana cuando te despiertas para colgarla en el tendal.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333233;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333233;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;Yesterday, among our English class prompts was. . . &amp;nbsp;"My favorite toy is. . ." &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;and my enthusiastic and immediate response was the amazing white BoschXX7 who is now nestled next to our narrow washing machine on the first floor of our townhouse. I love her. She has a sensor that registers how long clothes should continue to dry and then stops automatically when they're finished. She makes clothes smell so nice, warm and fresh. No more dampness, no moldy smells. &amp;nbsp;Clothes tumble warm on very cold days before putting them on. You don't know what you take for granted until you lose it. &amp;nbsp;Now I'm singing clothes dryer praises.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333233;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ayer, entr&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;e los estímulos d&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;e la clase de inglés estaba... "Mi juguete favorito es..."&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;y mi inmediata y entusiasta respuesta fue la blanca e increíble BoschXX7 que se encuentra ahora al lado de la estrecha lavadora en el primer piso de nuestra casa. Yo la amo. Ella tiene un sensor que detecta cuándo la ropa ya está seca y luego se detiene automáticamente. Ella hace que la ropa huela tan agradable, cálida y fresca. No hay más humedad, no huele a moho. La ropa gira hasta calentarse en los días muy fríos antes de ponérmela. Tú no sabes lo que tienes hasta que lo pierdes. Ahora estoy cantando alabanzas a la secadora.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-erRHNrk855E/Tw2LggxEhNI/AAAAAAAADI4/O10Q82ZqQ2k/s1600/s3d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="247" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-erRHNrk855E/Tw2LggxEhNI/AAAAAAAADI4/O10Q82ZqQ2k/s320/s3d.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333233; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333233; font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4d4d4f; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4d4d4f;"&gt;"Just lamb, hang Miss Raggedy on the line in the bright sunshine for half an hour," said Dinah, "an&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4d4d4f;"&gt;you won’t know her when she comes off!"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4d4d4f; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;So Raggedy Ann was pinned&amp;nbsp;to the clothes-line, out in the sunshine, where she was swaying and twisting in the breeze and listening&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;"&gt;to the chatter of robins i&lt;/strong&gt;n a nearby   tree.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4d4d4f; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4d4d4f; line-height: 18px;"&gt;From time to time Dinah went out and rolled and patted Raggedy until her cotton stuffing&amp;nbsp;was soft and dry and fluffy and her head and arms and legs were nice and round again.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #4d4d4f; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Then she took Raggedy Ann into the house and showed Marcella and Mamma how clean and sweet she was.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #4d4d4f; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Marcella took Raggedy Ann right up to the nursery and told all the dolls just what had happened and how sorry she was that she had been so cross when she dressed them. And while the dolls never said&amp;nbsp; a word they were looking at their little mistress with love in their eyes as she was sitting in the little red rocking chair&amp;nbsp;and holding Raggedy Ann tightly in her arms.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #4d4d4f; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;And Raggedy Ann’s remaining button eye looked up at her little mistress in rather a naughty manner,&amp;nbsp;but upon her face was the same old smile of happiness, good humor and love.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HKzDOFj0eyE/Tw2MY5TB1oI/AAAAAAAADJI/Cr6RQUeRuws/s1600/%2524%2528KGrHqQOKi%2521E3i%252COMRFJBOCKd%2528CNhQ%257E%257E_35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HKzDOFj0eyE/Tw2MY5TB1oI/AAAAAAAADJI/Cr6RQUeRuws/s1600/%2524%2528KGrHqQOKi%2521E3i%252COMRFJBOCKd%2528CNhQ%257E%257E_35.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;One of my all time favorites down to Marcella's (like my last name) &amp;nbsp;red rocking chair. Thanks Mom for buying and reading me all of the Raggedy stories we could find!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style="color: #4d4d4f; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-7242433374925191185?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/7242433374925191185/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=7242433374925191185' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/7242433374925191185'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/7242433374925191185'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2012/01/washing.html' title='The Washing'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fj9i2NXGkv0/Tw2KqbTHy2I/AAAAAAAADIg/NncRA8uGxKs/s72-c/IMG_0595.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-3620041929974700104</id><published>2012-01-06T01:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-11T01:24:38.903-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gastronomía Americana'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gastronomía Española'/><title type='text'>Takieng</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;Takieng_Thai_Cuisine: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;"Takieng" is a Thai word meaning old-fashioned oil lantern. It is also the name of the new Thai restaurant in Fair Oaks that I visited with Susan while still in California. Delicious!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/S_Xmeul5R6I/AAAAAAAAB-s/-ocaYJQLHRk/s1600/pad_thai.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473534337716144034" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/S_Xmeul5R6I/AAAAAAAAB-s/-ocaYJQLHRk/s400/pad_thai.jpg" style="height: 400px; width: 339px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Sacramento, California, April 2010&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;"Takieng" es la palabra tailandesa para un farol antiguo de aceite. Es también el nombre del nuevo restaurante tailandés en Fair Oaks que visite con Susan cuando todavía estaba en California. ¡Delicioso!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://takiengthai.com/"&gt;http://takiengthai.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hoy, día de Reyes visitamos otro restaurante delicioso, éste vegetariano y en León que se llamaba L'Unión.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Today, Three Kings Day (or Epiphany) we visited another delicious restaurant, this one vegetarian and in León called L'Unión.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.restaurantelaunion.es/"&gt;http://www.restaurantelaunion.es/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-djoNm0P4yyg/TwdcQ3nzffI/AAAAAAAADH4/1xRsS0UFIiI/s1600/PLATO4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-djoNm0P4yyg/TwdcQ3nzffI/AAAAAAAADH4/1xRsS0UFIiI/s320/PLATO4.png" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;L'Unión, León, 6 de enero, 2012&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Pedimos varios platos nuevos &amp;nbsp;y los compartimos para encantar nuestros paladares. El&amp;nbsp;mesero, hijo de padres catalanes y franceses, nos sirvió con cierta deferencia, pero empezamos a conversar de la tarta de calabaza que había en la lista de postres, comparándola con la muy buena pumpkin pie que hacemos en los EEUU, y terminamos riendo y pasándolo muy bien.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We ordered various new plates and shared everything to delight our palates. The waiter, son of a Catalán (Barcelona region) and French parents, served us with a certain deference until we began to talk about their pumpkin pie on the dessert list, comparing it with the really great pumpkin pie we make int he States. We ended up laughing about it &amp;nbsp;all, everyone having a good time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-3620041929974700104?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/3620041929974700104/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=3620041929974700104' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/3620041929974700104'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/3620041929974700104'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2012/01/takieng.html' title='Takieng'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/S_Xmeul5R6I/AAAAAAAAB-s/-ocaYJQLHRk/s72-c/pad_thai.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-416418370591096456</id><published>2012-01-03T01:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-03T01:00:01.081-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poesía'/><title type='text'>To Know Thyself</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TA7ecYj4liI/AAAAAAAACFc/So7AnubzryY/s1600/Picture+440.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480562375767135778" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TA7ecYj4liI/AAAAAAAACFc/So7AnubzryY/s400/Picture+440.jpg" style="height: 400px; width: 268px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On a hilltop in San Diego, at USD, May 20, 2010&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;El hombre del Espejo&lt;/strong&gt;-Anónimo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;“The Man in the Glass”- Anonymous&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cuando obtienes lo que quieres en tu lucha para encontrarte a ti mismo,&lt;br /&gt;Y el mundo te hace rey por un día,&lt;br /&gt;Sólo tienes que ir a un espejo y mirarte,&lt;br /&gt;Y ver lo que el hombre tiene que decir.&lt;br /&gt;Porque no es tu padre ni tu madre ni tu esposa,&lt;br /&gt;quienes deciden lo que tu debes pasar;&lt;br /&gt;El hombre cuyo veredicto que más cuenta en tu vida&lt;br /&gt;Es el que te mira fijamente detrás del espejo.&lt;br /&gt;Algunas personas podrían pensar que tu eres perfecto,&lt;br /&gt;Y te definan como alguien maravilloso,&lt;br /&gt;Pero el hombre en el espejo dice que eres sólo un vago,&lt;br /&gt;Si no puede mirarlo fijamente a los ojos.&lt;br /&gt;Él es el hombre para complacer, no importa todo lo demás,&lt;br /&gt;Porque es claro con usted hasta el final.&lt;br /&gt;Y usted ha pasado su más peligroso, difícil prueba&lt;br /&gt;Si el hombre en el espejo es tu amigo.&lt;br /&gt;Usted puede engañar a todo el mundo por la vía de años,&lt;br /&gt;Y recibe palmaditas en la espalda al pasar.&lt;br /&gt;Pero, la recompensa final será angustias y lágrimas&lt;br /&gt;Si usted ha engañado al hombre en el espejo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you get what you want in your struggle for self,&lt;br /&gt;And the world makes you king for a day,&lt;br /&gt;Just go to a mirror and look at yourself,&lt;br /&gt;And see what that man has to say.&lt;br /&gt;For it isn’t your father or mother or wife,&lt;br /&gt;Whose judgement upon you must pass;&lt;br /&gt;The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life&lt;br /&gt;Is the one staring back from the glass.&lt;br /&gt;Some people might think you’re a straight-shootin’ chum,&lt;br /&gt;And call you a wonderful guy,&lt;br /&gt;But the man in the glass says you’re only a bum,&lt;br /&gt;If you can’t look him straight in the eye.&lt;br /&gt;He’s the fellow to please, never mind all the rest,&lt;br /&gt;For he’s with you clear up to the end.&lt;br /&gt;And you’ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test&lt;br /&gt;If the guy in the glass is your friend.&lt;br /&gt;You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years,&lt;br /&gt;And get pats on the back as you pass.&lt;br /&gt;But, your final reward will be heartaches and tears&lt;br /&gt;If you’ve cheated the man in the glass.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-416418370591096456?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/416418370591096456/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=416418370591096456' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/416418370591096456'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/416418370591096456'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2012/01/to-know-thyself.html' title='To Know Thyself'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TA7ecYj4liI/AAAAAAAACFc/So7AnubzryY/s72-c/Picture+440.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-8588780884828451667</id><published>2011-12-31T10:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-31T10:05:00.137-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mi Esposo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poesía'/><title type='text'>Auld Lang Syne</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;My Heart is ravisht with delight,&lt;br /&gt;When thee I think upon;&lt;br /&gt;All Grief and Sorrow takes the flight,&lt;br /&gt;and speedily is gone;&lt;br /&gt;The bright resemblance of thy Face, so fills this, Heart of mine;&lt;br /&gt;That Force nor Fate can me displease,&lt;br /&gt;for Auld Lang Syne.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Letras de Auld Lang Syne - James Watson, 1711.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Canción escocés y la oficial aquí de la Noche Vieja.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cDz0BTFN7S8/Tv8vV88EODI/AAAAAAAADHw/TNBqA3akJxQ/s1600/Felicitacio%25CC%2581n+2012.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cDz0BTFN7S8/Tv8vV88EODI/AAAAAAAADHw/TNBqA3akJxQ/s400/Felicitacio%25CC%2581n+2012.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wishing you a Very Happy and Blessed New Year!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;¡Deseándoles un Año Nuevo Muy Feliz y Próspero!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-8588780884828451667?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/8588780884828451667/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=8588780884828451667' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/8588780884828451667'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/8588780884828451667'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/12/auld-lang-syne.html' title='Auld Lang Syne'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cDz0BTFN7S8/Tv8vV88EODI/AAAAAAAADHw/TNBqA3akJxQ/s72-c/Felicitacio%25CC%2581n+2012.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-291826371338603799</id><published>2011-12-14T12:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-31T00:58:03.903-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Life'/><title type='text'>Muñeca Navideña</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FPeXB6ACn8w/TueHfw4KfJI/AAAAAAAADHA/qI0tpQTNjtw/s1600/Marta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FPeXB6ACn8w/TueHfw4KfJI/AAAAAAAADHA/qI0tpQTNjtw/s1600/Marta.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Astorga, diciembre 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN//acircleofquiet-20"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marta, daughter of some good friends is a true Spanish doll&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-291826371338603799?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/291826371338603799/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=291826371338603799' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/291826371338603799'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/291826371338603799'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/12/muneca-espanola.html' title='Muñeca Navideña'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FPeXB6ACn8w/TueHfw4KfJI/AAAAAAAADHA/qI0tpQTNjtw/s72-c/Marta.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-7770529027714757766</id><published>2011-12-13T01:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-13T01:00:06.074-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mi Esposo'/><title type='text'>Almohadas</title><content type='html'>&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RjV6MbUCNsw/TsBJs7NZhhI/AAAAAAAADDQ/lbXXY2uPiy8/s1600/IMG_8941.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RjV6MbUCNsw/TsBJs7NZhhI/AAAAAAAADDQ/lbXXY2uPiy8/s320/IMG_8941.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Ampuero, Cantabria, España&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pillows and pillowcases in Spain are not single, but joyfully double in length. What a romantic and lovely discovery!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Almohadas y almohadones en España no son individuales, sino doble en alegría. ¡Qué descubrimiento más romántico y hermoso!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hace cuatro meses hoy leímos estas palabras en la ceremonia de nuestra boda:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Nos entendemos y nos comprendemos; nuestras almas hablan el mismo lenguaje: El lenguaje de la Fe, la Esperanza y el Amor. Hemos sufrido sin perder ni la Fe ni la Esperanza; sin renegar del Dios Providente, del Dios que es Amor.&lt;br /&gt;Nos casamos porque seguimos confiando en Dios, como Job, que en medio de sus desgracias tampoco renegó de Dios, ni siquiera cuando a ello le incitaban sus amigos.&lt;br /&gt;También a nosotros nos hablan los amigos diciéndonos lo que tenemos que hacer.&lt;br /&gt;Algunos solo ven problemas, otros nos invitan a vivir la libertad sin mayor compromiso que el interés inmediato, sin esperanza de futuro estable. Nos han dicho, “Ya estuvieron casados ¿No se han quedado ya escarmentados del matrimonio?”&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Pero nosotros miramos y escuchamos en último término al Espíritu Santo de Dios.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Por eso no hemos quedado escarmentados del matrimonio; sino que creemos en el Amor, pues Dios es Amor, y creemos en el compromiso serio que conlleva el amor.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tenemos seis hijos entre los dos. Y esperamos que nuestro matrimonio sea también también un testimonio para ellos; para ellos y para nuestra comunidad de amigos, vecinos y conocidos.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Four months ago we read these words during our wedding ceremony:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We understand each other fully; our souls speak the same language: It is the Language of Faith, Hope and Love. We have suffered without losing faith or hope, without denying our caring and loving God, our God who IS Love.&lt;br /&gt;We are marrying because we trust in God, like Job, who chose God. Even in the midst of his misfortunes. Job never turned away from God, even when his friends incited him to do so.&lt;br /&gt;Just like him we have had friends tell us what we should do. Some of them can only see problems ahead for us, others have invited us to live together without the commitment of marriage, without a stable future together. They have said, “You’ve been married once already. Haven’t you already been burned?”&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But, we look and listen to the final word of the Holy Spirit of God.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;That is why we haven't been burned by marriage; rather, we believe in Love, for God is Love and we believe in the serious commitment that comes with Love.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Together we have six children. For them, for our community of friends, neighbors and acquaintances we hope that our marriage will be a testimony of Love.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-7770529027714757766?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/7770529027714757766/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=7770529027714757766' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/7770529027714757766'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/7770529027714757766'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/12/almohadas.html' title='Almohadas'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RjV6MbUCNsw/TsBJs7NZhhI/AAAAAAAADDQ/lbXXY2uPiy8/s72-c/IMG_8941.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-2161598367302953627</id><published>2011-12-06T01:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-06T03:10:31.820-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Art'/><title type='text'>Fresh Paint</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YKN41EWWXuA/Tt0tm5WnnBI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9cCOtSYsoqY/s1600/IMG_0193.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682748451065404434" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YKN41EWWXuA/Tt0tm5WnnBI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9cCOtSYsoqY/s320/IMG_0193.JPG" style="float: left; height: 241px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;New house paint, Astorga, December, 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;La pintura es poesía muda.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Painting is silent poetry.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;-Leonardo da Vinci- &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There's something exciting, really exciting about new paint. Fresh white on ceilings and stairwells and splashes of color throughout the house. Like a new palettes, walls become canvases for paintings, shelves, glassware and more. Wrapped in the joy of it all was my first day without homesickness and that was very surprising and nice indeed. A day of poetry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hj-JDS7VJPo/Tt0wPTwE9oI/AAAAAAAAAGw/diEEPIhmqsw/s1600/IMG_0184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="234" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hj-JDS7VJPo/Tt0wPTwE9oI/AAAAAAAAAGw/diEEPIhmqsw/s320/IMG_0184.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Hay algo emocionante, realmente emocionante en la pintura nueva. Blanco fresco en los techos y escaleras y salpicaduras de color por toda la casa. Como la paletta de un pintor, las paredes se convierten en lienzos para pinturas, estanterías, cristalerías y más. Envuelto en tanto gozo llegó mi primer día sin morriña y eso fue realmente sorprendente y agradable. Un día de poesía.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-2161598367302953627?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/2161598367302953627/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=2161598367302953627' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2161598367302953627'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2161598367302953627'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/12/fresh-paint.html' title='Fresh Paint'/><author><name>Freckled Philologist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05249352979695529622</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YKN41EWWXuA/Tt0tm5WnnBI/AAAAAAAAAGo/9cCOtSYsoqY/s72-c/IMG_0193.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-5500443337064648459</id><published>2011-12-04T10:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-05T13:09:28.595-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Meditaciones'/><title type='text'>Como Aguilas</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;"Cuando se acerca una tormenta, el águila vuela a un lugar alto y allí espera a que llegue el viento. Mientras la tormenta golpea, el águila coloca sus alas de modo que el viento levante su cuerpo por encima de la corriente enfurecida. El águila no huye de la tormenta; la usa para elevarse más alto. Se conduce por encima de la tormenta. Si nosotras esperamos en el Señor, también podemos elevar las alas como águilas. Dejándole a Él que las coloque para aprovechar el viento." &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OMibqIpJsI4/TsWSLZwvdWI/AAAAAAAADEI/6SHz6ZH-1Zc/s1600/Eagles-2.21.2010_022110_2232.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="211" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OMibqIpJsI4/TsWSLZwvdWI/AAAAAAAADEI/6SHz6ZH-1Zc/s320/Eagles-2.21.2010_022110_2232.1.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GH22U8hvtX8/TsWTq9HoRlI/AAAAAAAADEQ/1dDAL4jL4vE/s1600/IMG_0063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GH22U8hvtX8/TsWTq9HoRlI/AAAAAAAADEQ/1dDAL4jL4vE/s320/IMG_0063.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;When a storm is approaching, an eagle flies to a high spot and waits for the winds to come. As the storm hits, the eagle sets its wings so the wind lifts its body up to soar above the raging currents.  The eagle does not escape the storm; it uses the storm to lift it higher.  It rides upon the storm.  If we wait upon the Lord, we also can mount up with wings as eagles (Isa. 40:31). Letting go sets our wings to catch the wind.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-5500443337064648459?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/5500443337064648459/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=5500443337064648459' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/5500443337064648459'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/5500443337064648459'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/12/como-aguilas.html' title='Como Aguilas'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OMibqIpJsI4/TsWSLZwvdWI/AAAAAAAADEI/6SHz6ZH-1Zc/s72-c/Eagles-2.21.2010_022110_2232.1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-1729114034818675172</id><published>2011-12-01T01:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-01T04:06:57.941-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Life'/><title type='text'>Mira Quien Se Queja</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uWyKOvX00h0" title="YouTube video player" width="480"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Un día con la tormenta afuera estaba con unos minutos libres durante los cuales tuve la suerte de conocer a este personaje, &lt;b&gt;Enjuto Mojamuto&lt;/b&gt; - ¡que risa!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;One day with a raging storm outside I was free for a few free minutes and had the luck to get to know this character, &lt;b&gt;Enjuto Mojamuto&lt;/b&gt; - what a laugh!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-1729114034818675172?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/1729114034818675172/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=1729114034818675172' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/1729114034818675172'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/1729114034818675172'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/12/mira-quien-se-queja.html' title='Mira Quien Se Queja'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://img.youtube.com/vi/uWyKOvX00h0/default.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-5875328823622212243</id><published>2011-11-29T01:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-29T12:53:36.968-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mi Esposo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Quotes/Citas'/><title type='text'>Los Libros</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5BVAPawwnsk/TsV1fQdXLWI/AAAAAAAADDo/9YH2FBYl-Vc/s1600/IMG_0388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5BVAPawwnsk/TsV1fQdXLWI/AAAAAAAADDo/9YH2FBYl-Vc/s320/IMG_0388.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Book signing, Astorga, 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;A los ignorantes los aventajan los que leen libros.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;A estos, los que retienen lo leído.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;A estos, los que comprenden lo leído.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;A estos, los que ponen manos a la obra.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;(Proverbio Hindú)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q5BWqJL6wQI/TtU-YWGmdAI/AAAAAAAADGo/52-qEKnPZGE/s1600/IMG_0382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q5BWqJL6wQI/TtU-YWGmdAI/AAAAAAAADGo/52-qEKnPZGE/s320/IMG_0382.jpg" width="271" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;I think I'm going to love this! &amp;nbsp;Astorga, September 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Readers of books have an advantage over the ignorant.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;Over those are the ones who remember what they've read.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;Over those, are the ones who understand what they've read.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;Over those, are the ones who put it to practice.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y0mJCHMdHPA/TtU-kkrSNOI/AAAAAAAADGw/v0-hqYgv-8Q/s1600/IMG_0386.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="246" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y0mJCHMdHPA/TtU-kkrSNOI/AAAAAAAADGw/v0-hqYgv-8Q/s320/IMG_0386.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Is it really true about your book and your wife? &amp;nbsp;Astorga, September 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;OK, so this is a total plug for my husband who is an excellent writer. He has written editorials, book reviews and presentations, city plans as the vice-mayor, and published his own works. He is most know for his book Pasión Leonesa, a book that details the life and often forgotten past of the Leonés people, those from one of the oldest kingdoms in Europe.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xa-JD5QVCJY/TtU-B-ptYfI/AAAAAAAADGY/Cs52Q4IJzWk/s1600/4933935431_3c77a293b2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xa-JD5QVCJY/TtU-B-ptYfI/AAAAAAAADGY/Cs52Q4IJzWk/s320/4933935431_3c77a293b2.jpg" width="203" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;OK, este es una publicidad total para mi esposo que es un escritor excelente. Ha escrito editoriales, prólogos y presentaciones de libros, planes para la ciudad durante su etapa de teniente alcalde y ha publicado sus propias obras. Se ha destacado principalmente por su libro Pasión Leonesa, un libro que detalla la vida y frecuentemente olvidado pasado del pueblo leonés, cuyo reino es uno de los más viejos de Europa.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AZdz8edXd1s/TtU-OOhqi7I/AAAAAAAADGg/dH1Qt6C4hKs/s1600/IMG_0373.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AZdz8edXd1s/TtU-OOhqi7I/AAAAAAAADGg/dH1Qt6C4hKs/s320/IMG_0373.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Another box of books to sell, September, 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;This year he sold more books than ever at the Festival of the Banners. It couldn't have had anything to do with the fact that I mentioned to those who browsed the stand that it was first because of that book that I fell in love with him. I was enchanted with his writing, with his descriptions, anecdotes and love for the people with a tone intelligent and humble at the same time. I told them that it was because of this book that I was standing there as his wife. So, like hotcakes they sold and we had to go back into town to get more. That was fun, and more so because it was all true.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aWPcdIR3lbY/TtU7_6vVBtI/AAAAAAAADFw/whYEsFDjlD4/s1600/IMG_0378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="224" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aWPcdIR3lbY/TtU7_6vVBtI/AAAAAAAADFw/whYEsFDjlD4/s320/IMG_0378.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Crowd at the stand, Astorga, &amp;nbsp;September 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Este año vendió más libros que nunca en el Festival de los Pendones. Seguro que no tenía nada que ver con el hecho de que les mencioné a los que echaban una ojeada los libros en el puesto que fue primero a causa de ese libro que me enamoré de él. Me cautivó su manera de escribir, con sus descripciones,&amp;nbsp;anécdotas&amp;nbsp;y amor hacia su gente con un tono inteligente y humilde al mismo tiempo. &amp;nbsp;Les dije que fue a causa de ese libro que estaba yo delante de ellos como su esposa. &amp;nbsp;Así, se vendieron como rosquillas y tuvimos que regresar al centro para reponer más ejemplares. Eso fue divertido y aún más porque fue la verdad.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Y0ur5Da8Q4/TtU-ma_DzbI/AAAAAAAADG4/k6Jhr9XJXXk/s1600/Photo0001+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="257" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Y0ur5Da8Q4/TtU-ma_DzbI/AAAAAAAADG4/k6Jhr9XJXXk/s320/Photo0001+3.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Budding author, age 6&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-5875328823622212243?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/5875328823622212243/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=5875328823622212243' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/5875328823622212243'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/5875328823622212243'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/11/los-libros.html' title='Los Libros'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5BVAPawwnsk/TsV1fQdXLWI/AAAAAAAADDo/9YH2FBYl-Vc/s72-c/IMG_0388.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-2046132535725212039</id><published>2011-11-25T01:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-25T01:00:06.482-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gastronomía Americana'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mis Hijos'/><title type='text'>Pumpkin Spice Latte</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uN3xDwFTG8A/TsrfCTmwehI/AAAAAAAADEg/ctZAyBDOq-c/s1600/pumpkin+latte.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uN3xDwFTG8A/TsrfCTmwehI/AAAAAAAADEg/ctZAyBDOq-c/s1600/pumpkin+latte.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #545454; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black;"&gt;When I was commiserating that there is no Starbucks in all of León (just imagine an area the size of Southern California) and in particular my withdrawals (and I'm not the only&amp;nbsp;one)&amp;nbsp;from pumpkin spice lattés, that's like no more mostos if you are Spanish and a&amp;nbsp;mosto&amp;nbsp;lover, I mentioned the fact on facebook. While most just laughed and said, "You're in Spain. I'm sure that makes up for it" (they must have seen my chocolate and churros pictures) a couple kind souls sent a home-made recipe of the same said delicious drink. Bless your hearts!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cuando yo estaba lamentando que no hubiera ningún Starbucks en todo de León (imagínate una área del tamaño del Sur de California) y en particular mi “mono” (y yo no soy la única) de lattés de calabaza con canela y especias, y eso es comparable a si ya no existieran más mostos si eres español y un aficionado de mosto. Mencioné esto en facebook. Mientras la mayoría solo se sonrieron y me dijeron: “Estás en España; seguro que eso te recompensa”. (Tuvieron que haber visto mis fotos de chocolate y churros). Sin embargo un par de almas dulces gemelas me mandaron una receta casera de la mismita bebida deliciosa. ¡Bendíceles Señor!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5jh42u7CswI/TsrfQkWyZ4I/AAAAAAAADEo/MFl88N-yoHI/s1600/pspicelatte.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5jh42u7CswI/TsrfQkWyZ4I/AAAAAAAADEo/MFl88N-yoHI/s1600/pspicelatte.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #545454; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Sooo, today, on my own I decided to try the recipe out, ecstatic at considering the possibilities to further endear my husband to me, find myself befriended by new friends galore in my new Spanish town, and mostly to satisfy my own Californian palate when, low and behold. . . &amp;nbsp;to my dismay. . . I discovered that Spanish store do NOT stock canned pumpkin puree! They don't even know what it is! *gasp* And, good luck finding vanilla extract, especially the pure kind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Asííííí, hoy, estando sola en casa decidí experimentar con la receta, eufórica al considerar las posibilidades de enamorarle aún más a mi esposo, hacer más amigos en mi nueva ciudad española, y más que todo, satisfacer mi proprio paladar californiano cuando, he aquí los resultados, y . . . . a mi consternación ... descubrí que los mercados españoles ¡NO tienen puré de calabaza en lata! ¡Ni saben lo que es!!!! *grito ahogado* &amp;nbsp;Y, mucha suerte encontrando extracto de vainilla, especialmente en forma pura.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-McDtneL0plA/TsrfWuKj_5I/AAAAAAAADEw/3KcZ3-AJ3_k/s1600/psl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-McDtneL0plA/TsrfWuKj_5I/AAAAAAAADEw/3KcZ3-AJ3_k/s1600/psl.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #545454;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #545454;"&gt;So, Santa's list from &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #545454;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;yo&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #545454;"&gt; is getting long, really long. Now those suitcases lugged by dear Risa and Mark at Christmas coming to Astorga will have to contain pumpkin puree and pure vanilla as well. Wait! Christmas?! Now we have to think about Peppermint Lattés and Egg Nog and Gingerbread Lattés, and. . . .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DhUtrhOvZ6M/TsK6iy8EAwI/AAAAAAAADDg/cryUhxi6gg4/s1600/IMG_9816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="265" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DhUtrhOvZ6M/TsK6iy8EAwI/AAAAAAAADDg/cryUhxi6gg4/s320/IMG_9816.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Starbucks, Sacramento, CA, &amp;nbsp;August 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style="border-collapse: collapse;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Pues, mi lista para “Santa” sigue creciendo y es larga, muy larga. Ahora, esas maletas que arrastrarán Risa y Marcos en la Navidad en ruta a Astorga tendrán que contener puré de calabaza y vainilla pura entre todo lo demás. ¡Espera!!! Jolín! Tendremos que pensar también en los lattés de Hierbabuena y de Egg nog y . . . &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sara can you just take your Starbucks Lear jet over with the fixings?!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-collapse: collapse;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Sara, ¿no puedes coger tu avión Lear Jet para acá con todos los fixings?!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2CG4RIQUtZw/Tr_BsRRBhfI/AAAAAAAADCI/_BMkVppo5wg/s1600/1293307875llWzM8V.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="187" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2CG4RIQUtZw/Tr_BsRRBhfI/AAAAAAAADCI/_BMkVppo5wg/s320/1293307875llWzM8V.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #545454; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Pumpkin Spice Lattes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: list 11.0pt left 36.0pt; text-indent: -36.0pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD"&gt;•&lt;span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #414141;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 2 tablespoons canned pumpkin puree&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: list 11.0pt left 36.0pt; text-indent: -36.0pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD"&gt;•&lt;span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #414141;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: list 11.0pt left 36.0pt; text-indent: -36.0pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD"&gt;•&lt;span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #414141;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 2 tablespoons white sugar&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: list 11.0pt left 36.0pt; text-indent: -36.0pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD"&gt;•&lt;span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #414141;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1 cup milk&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: list 11.0pt left 36.0pt; text-indent: -36.0pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD"&gt;•&lt;span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #414141;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: list 11.0pt left 36.0pt; text-indent: -36.0pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;•&lt;span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #414141;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) brewed espresso&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; 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tab-stops: list 11.0pt left 36.0pt; text-indent: -36.0pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #414141; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;For more reading about Pumpkin Spice Lattés (just IF you hadn't had your fill) here's&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: list 11.0pt left 36.0pt; text-indent: -36.0pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #414141; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;an interesting &lt;a href="http://ionrestaurant.com/thesexycarrot/?tag=soy-milk"&gt;entry&lt;/a&gt; about Starbuck's soy milk option in the lattés.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #414141; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"&gt;Para leer más acerca de los Lattés de Calabaza Canela (por SI&amp;nbsp;acaso no te has llenado) aquí está un post interesante&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #545454;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #545454;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The spirit of gratitude is grounded in me nonetheless. Just as my family and I would pass the little orange pumpkin basket around the table, each taking out three kernels of corn and sharing his or her three biggest blessings, I've reflected on the gifts God has bestowed on me this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Cuando vive en el otro lado del mundo una americana tiene que vivir el Día de Acción de Gracias vicariamente a través de las entradas y posts de otros. El espíritu de gratitud es firme en mí no obstante. Igual que como mi familia y yo pasábamos la pequeña cesta de calabaza naranja alrededor de la mesa, cada uno tomaba tres granos de maíz y compartía sus tres más grandes bendiciones, yo he reflexionado en los regalos que Dios me ha otorgado este año.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you,"that would suffice. &lt;/b&gt;- Meister Eckhart&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hoIKxcTVjFs/Ts2AwdoEW4I/AAAAAAAADFI/SPzYuXPArew/s1600/IMG_0628.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hoIKxcTVjFs/Ts2AwdoEW4I/AAAAAAAADFI/SPzYuXPArew/s400/IMG_0628.JPG" width="317" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Tabuyo del Monte, España, October 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kernel of Corn - Grano de Maíz 1&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am thankful that all of my children are well and all four are going to be with each other, with cousins and family to celebrate the day. I love being in contact with them on an ongoing basis, especially on days like this one. I would like to be with them, because I miss them terribly, but they assure me and I believe that they are well and thriving. I'm very thankful, as well, for Christmas vacation and Easter break when we will hug each other and be together in person.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Estoy agradecida por que todos mis hijos están bien y todos los cuatro estarán juntos, con primos y familia celebrando el día. Me encanta estar en contacto con ellos de continuo, especialmente en días como éste. Me encantaría estar con ellos, pues les echo de menos terriblemente, pero ellos me aseguran y yo les creo que están bien y creciendo. Estoy muy agradecida, además, por las vacaciones de Navidad y Semana Santa cuando nos abrazaremos y estaremos juntos en persona.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. &amp;nbsp;No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving.&lt;/b&gt; - H.U. Westermayer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x-5rGtuY_wU/Ts2CEtHdujI/AAAAAAAADFQ/5ffCzHpFjPc/s1600/IMG_0641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x-5rGtuY_wU/Ts2CEtHdujI/AAAAAAAADFQ/5ffCzHpFjPc/s320/IMG_0641.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Tabuyo del Monte, España, October 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kernel of Corn - Grano de Maíz 2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am thankful for the kind and attentive Spanish husband with whom I am privileged to share the rest of my days. He writes. He loves reading me poetry, scripture, and excerpts from favorite reads. He likes to analyze films and books. All in my love-language, Spanish, which sounds like music since my early childhood days of bonding with my Mexican nanny. He makes me fresh squeezed orange juice in the mornings not to mention many delicious meals, photographs with me wherever we go and puts a heater under our feet on cold nights. He is enthusiastic about many things, but most of all, about being with me. I never imagined such a different and lovely life. I never imagined feeling so loved.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Estoy agradecida por el cariñoso y atento esposo español con quien tengo el privilegio de compartir el resto de mis días. Él escribe. Le gusta leerme poesía, la Escritura, y extractos de lecturas favoritas. Le gusta analizar películas y libros. Todo en mi amado lenguaje español, que me suena como música desde los días de mi tierna infancia vinculada a mi niñera mexicana. Él me exprime zumo de naranja cada mañana, sin mencionar muchas comidas deliciosas, fotografía conmigo dondequiera que vamos y pone un brasero bajo nuestros pies en las noches frías. Es entusiasta de muchas cosas, pero más que nada de estar conmigo. Nunca imaginé tan diferente y hermosa vida. Nunca imaginé sentir tanto amor.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. &lt;/b&gt;- John F. Kennedy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4mpOjyTsAwU/Ts3ie1RMLPI/AAAAAAAADFg/ShvKQZh1QD0/s1600/IMG_0841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4mpOjyTsAwU/Ts3ie1RMLPI/AAAAAAAADFg/ShvKQZh1QD0/s320/IMG_0841.jpg" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Cooking in our flat, October 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kernel of Corn - Grano de Maíz 3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am thankful for the new home we will have beginning next week. We will continue to live in the center of a Roman walled city that boasts a fabulous cathedral, a bishop's palace designed by Antonio Gaudí, a section of the pilgrimage road to Santiago de Compostela where the remains of St. James are said to be buried, a wonderful museum and heritage of chocolate, balconies, tiled roofs, plazas and more. This place is eye candy and my camera is with me wherever I go.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Estoy agradecida por la nueva casa que tendremos al principio de la próxima semana. Continuaremos viviendo en el centro de una ciudad romana amurallada, que luce una fabulosa catedral, un palacio episcopal obra de Antonio Gaudí, un tramo del camino de peregrinación a Santiago de Compostela donde se dice que están los restos del Apóstol Santiago, un maravilloso museo y patrimonio de chocolate, balcones, tejados de teja, plazas y más. Este lugar es dulce para los ojos y mi cámara está conmigo donde quiera que yo vaya.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- Native American Saying&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K68V83DnR4Q/Ts1_4VL9YfI/AAAAAAAADFA/zQVZPoScpyU/s1600/IMG_0811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K68V83DnR4Q/Ts1_4VL9YfI/AAAAAAAADFA/zQVZPoScpyU/s400/IMG_0811.jpg" width="300" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Astorga, Spain, &amp;nbsp;October 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;So, what are your Kernels of Corn this year? &amp;nbsp;I hope you share them here.&lt;br /&gt;Hoping you have a VERY BLESSED THANKSGIVING!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Así que, ¿Cuáles son tus Granos de Maíz este año? Espero que los compartas aquí.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Deseando que tengas un DÍA DE ACCIÓN DE GRACIAS MUY BENDECIDO!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-3389192221789940967?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/3389192221789940967/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=3389192221789940967' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/3389192221789940967'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/3389192221789940967'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/11/passing-pumpkin.html' title='Passing the Pumpkin'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hoIKxcTVjFs/Ts2AwdoEW4I/AAAAAAAADFI/SPzYuXPArew/s72-c/IMG_0628.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-2874087708904444947</id><published>2011-11-21T01:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T17:01:55.020-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mi Esposo'/><title type='text'>Coffee, Tea or Me</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TUdxDLE1UMI/AAAAAAAACgk/8wJDQ8ys5io/s1600/IMGP3677.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568543763593515202" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TUdxDLE1UMI/AAAAAAAACgk/8wJDQ8ys5io/s400/IMGP3677.JPG" style="height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Sacramento, California, January 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN//acircleofquiet-20"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Remembering with a smile. . .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;we walked during my teacher's prep&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;to this cozy café to enjoy a chai tea and a latté&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;while&amp;nbsp;talking of our plans and future together.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Recordándo con una sonrisa . . .&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"&gt;caminábamos durante mi descanso de maestra&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"&gt;a esta acogedora cafetería para gozar de un té chai y un latté&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"&gt;mientras hablábamos de nuestros planes y futuro juntos.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-2874087708904444947?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/2874087708904444947/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=2874087708904444947' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2874087708904444947'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2874087708904444947'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/11/coffee-tea-or-me.html' title='Coffee, Tea or Me'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TUdxDLE1UMI/AAAAAAAACgk/8wJDQ8ys5io/s72-c/IMGP3677.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-2671422852817471087</id><published>2011-11-18T01:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-19T00:46:52.588-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Meditaciones'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Quotes/Citas'/><title type='text'>The Smallest Details</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H6KhaQo-8Us/TqffUctQkxI/AAAAAAAAC7U/-4lB16RkGsY/s1600/IMG_0819.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667744198465458962" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H6KhaQo-8Us/TqffUctQkxI/AAAAAAAAC7U/-4lB16RkGsY/s400/IMG_0819.JPG" style="height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Astorga, Spain, &amp;nbsp;November 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;i&gt;Hay quienes piensan que lo que sucede al ser humano es fruto de la casualidad, el hado, el destino. Pero el creyente acepta la providencia de Dios. Nada escapa a su soberanía. Nada sucede fuera de su control. Aún los eventos que no entendemos, por inesperados e insignificantes que pueden ser, tiene un propósito en el plan de Dios para nuestras vidas.&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN//acircleofquiet-20"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" style="cursor: move;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;There are those who think that what happens to a human being is the fruit of chance, fate, destiny. But, the believer accepts God's providence. Nothing escapes his sovereignty. Nothing happens outside of His control. Even the events that we don't understand, as unexpected and insignificant as they might be, have purpose in God's plan for our lives.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;- Amaro Rodríguez García -&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;u&gt;Condenado por Roma, Bendecido por Dios&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;I do love the Lord because he hears me,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;he listens to my prayers.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;he listens to me&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;every time I call to him.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Amo al Señor porque escucha mi voz suplicante,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;porque inclina su oído hacia mí&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;el día que lo invoco&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Psalms/&lt;i&gt;Salmos 116:1-2&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Surely you don't disbelieve the prophecies, because you had a hand in bringing them about yourself? You don't really suppose, do you, that all your adventures and escapes were managed by mere luck, just for your sole benefit? &amp;nbsp;You are a very fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I am very fond of you; but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1540236"&gt;The Hobbit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;¿No dejarás de creer en las profecías sólo porque ayudaste a que se cumplieran? &amp;nbsp;No supondrás,¿verdad?, &amp;nbsp;que tuodas tus aventuras y escapadas fueron producto de la mera suerte, para tu beneficio exclusivo. &amp;nbsp;Te considero una gran persona, Señor Bolsón, y te aprecio muchoñ pero en última instancia ¡eres sólo un simple individuo en un mundo enorme!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667744210743152274" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9oUg9Nrxt8U/TqffVKcfTpI/AAAAAAAAC7s/9jUKnM-B_-k/s400/IMG_0813.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 386px;" /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-2671422852817471087?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/2671422852817471087/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=2671422852817471087' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2671422852817471087'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2671422852817471087'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/10/smallest-details.html' title='The Smallest Details'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H6KhaQo-8Us/TqffUctQkxI/AAAAAAAAC7U/-4lB16RkGsY/s72-c/IMG_0819.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-1793480584340842580</id><published>2011-11-16T01:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-19T00:46:12.480-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='La Familia'/><title type='text'>Make a Wish</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rAzp6qBlU14/ToOJnBlkQ9I/AAAAAAAACyc/za8xgkZyANY/s1600/IMG_8837.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657516860441379794" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rAzp6qBlU14/ToOJnBlkQ9I/AAAAAAAACyc/za8xgkZyANY/s400/IMG_8837.jpg" style="height: 286px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Astorga, León&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;One of the first things I saw when arriving to Astorga, These patio umbrellas in the café alongside the Cathedral made me smile.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Una de las primeras cosas que vi al llegar a Astorga. Estos parasoles de patio en el café al lado de la Catedral me hicieron sonreír.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Little John, my sister, Naomi and Stephen's son, was accepted as a recipient for the Make a Wish Foundation. Being a total clothes horse, he has chosen to go by limousine with a friend to dinner and on a shopping spree. He is elated with these plans before he has his next surgery to straighten his spinal column. God has blessed us so much with John these 13 years. Thanks for your prayers and love sent his way.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;A Little John, el hijo de mi hermana Naomi, le aceptaron como beneficiario de la Fundación Pide un Deseo. Siendo un chico a quien le chifla la ropa, ha pedido lo que ha querido y le van a llevar en una limosina con una amiga a cenar y después a una sesión de compra libre. &amp;nbsp;Está exultante con estos planes antes de su próxima cirugía para enderezar su columna. El Señor nos ha bendecido mucho con John estos 13 años. Gracias por las oraciones y el amor hacia él.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-1793480584340842580?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/1793480584340842580/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=1793480584340842580' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/1793480584340842580'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/1793480584340842580'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/11/make-wish.html' title='Make a Wish'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rAzp6qBlU14/ToOJnBlkQ9I/AAAAAAAACyc/za8xgkZyANY/s72-c/IMG_8837.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-380515800614464153</id><published>2011-11-14T01:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-15T11:08:58.320-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mi Esposo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gastronomía Española'/><title type='text'>Patatas a la Importancia</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-stjarcMhToo/Tqcn8cAD8qI/AAAAAAAAC7I/BX_klaWnERs/s1600/IMG_0833.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667542575331144354" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-stjarcMhToo/Tqcn8cAD8qI/AAAAAAAAC7I/BX_klaWnERs/s400/IMG_0833.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Patatas a la Importancia o Patatas a lo Pobre&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;De Recetas de la Abuela -Se pelan las patatas y se parten en rodajas como para tortilla pero un poco m&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;ás gruesas. Se pasa cada una de las patatas por harina y luego por huevo batido y se fríen en abundante aceite caliente. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;En el aceite restante se echa una cucharada de harina, el perejil picado, los ajos machacados, el vino blanco y el agua. Se incorporan a este caldo las patatas y se dejan cocer durante 10 ó 15 minutos.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;-10 patatas pequeñas/small potatoes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;-4 huevos/eggs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;-1/4 vaso de vino blanco/cup of white wine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;-2 dientes de ajo/cloves of garlic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;-harina/flour&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;--aceite y sal/oil and salt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;-1 pizca de pimienta/pinch of pepper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;-perejil/parsley&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;*La Gastronomía del Ajo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;/Garlic Gastronomy – La Feria de Santa Marina del Rey&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"&gt;*LaCocina con Buen G&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"&gt;usto/Cooking with Style – Dosi Nistal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667535042999892802" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1EqDiOhYioA/TqchF_4WO0I/AAAAAAAAC60/kP8n2T_MvXg/s400/IMG_0847.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;Poor Man’s Potatoes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;From Grandmother’s Recipes - Peel the potatoes and cut them into rounds, like for a frittata, but a little thicker. Dip each potato round into flour and then into beaten egg and fry in plenty of hot oil. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;In the remaining oil throw in a spoonful of flour, chopped parsley, cut up/smashed garlic, white wine and water. Add the potatoes back in and let them cook for 10 to 15 minutes. &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667535054166988626" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TxTiQuju3ZU/TqchGpeyl1I/AAAAAAAAC68/MigPsXqTlps/s400/IMG_0848.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 385px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;Amongst the things I’ve learned about my new husband is that he is not to be disturbed when he is in “chef mode”. When he’s in the kitchen, with the public radio discussing the issues of the day, with ingredients to his right and left and the cook books thrown open, it is best to not disturb him. Furthermore, it could be very dangerous trying steal a morsel from his pan or pot, even with the excuse of getting the utinsils to set the table. He scolds, ¡Quieta! ¡Fuera de aqu&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;í! And I protest, but smile secretly in anticipation of something wonderful to eat that I &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;didn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;’t have to cook myself. What a treat!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667535031006568802" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1TE6T9xcWcc/TqchFTM6oWI/AAAAAAAAC6k/e2y99IpT4iA/s400/patatas-a-la-importanciajpg.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;Entre las cosas que he aprendido acerca de mi marido es que no hay que molestarle cuando está en “modo chef“. Cuando está en la cocina, con la radio encendida con debates sobre la actualidad del día, los ingredientes a su derecha e izquierda y libros de cocina abiertos, lo mejor es no molestarlo. Podría ser muy peligroso tratar de robar un trozo de la sartén o la olla, aunque tuvieras la excusa de ir a buscar los platos para poner la mesa. Él regaña, ¡Quieta! ¡Fuera de Aquí! Y yo protesto, pero me sonrío en secreto con la anticipación de algo maravilloso que comer, y que yo no tengo que cocinar. ¡Qué lujo!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667496009361542386" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tm30GNukj7M/Tqb9l8PwTPI/AAAAAAAAC6Y/j5lzmne5qRg/s400/IMG_0574.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 317px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-380515800614464153?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/380515800614464153/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=380515800614464153' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/380515800614464153'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/380515800614464153'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/11/patatas-la-importancia.html' title='Patatas a la Importancia'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-stjarcMhToo/Tqcn8cAD8qI/AAAAAAAAC7I/BX_klaWnERs/s72-c/IMG_0833.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-2751288819451501179</id><published>2011-11-13T13:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T17:16:46.953-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mi Esposo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poesía'/><title type='text'>Saying Yes, Three Months Ago</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652461916127657570" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LHNiRd6r6FM/TnGUKik2fmI/AAAAAAAACvk/izXJ_z8cfy4/s400/DSC_0129.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 268px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today -&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Pack suitcases, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;get ready for our wedding,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;a reunion, a baptism, a coming of age, an estate sale;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;faith in love, reconnects, joy, commitment and giving. . . &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;California.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hoy -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Haciendo maletas,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;arreglándonos para nuestra boda,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;una reunión, un bautismo, una puesta de largo, una venta de casa;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;fe con amor, reencuentros, gozo, compromiso y entrega. . .&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;California&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652461909785751954" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uQ9TYBCZ0r4/TnGUKK80sZI/AAAAAAAACvU/rhljmD3STN0/s400/DSC_0038.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 268px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Unpack suitcases,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;make a new home,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;meet and see friends and family, teach, learn a new language and way of life;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;courage, openness, to encourage, live and love&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;. . . &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Leon Province, Spain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Deshaciendo maletas,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;haciendo un nuevo hogar,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;encontrando y viendo amigos y familiares, enseñando y aprendiendo una nueva lengua y forma de vida;&lt;br /&gt;valentía, apertura, ánimo, vida y amor. . .&lt;br /&gt;Provincia de León, España&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652463031603243906" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9gmq0bx3uos/TnGVLeC9K4I/AAAAAAAACvs/2Yw0TFO2_Rc/s400/DSC_0099.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 268px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN//acircleofquiet-20"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-2751288819451501179?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/2751288819451501179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=2751288819451501179' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2751288819451501179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2751288819451501179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/11/saying-yes-three-months-ago.html' title='Saying Yes, Three Months Ago'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LHNiRd6r6FM/TnGUKik2fmI/AAAAAAAACvk/izXJ_z8cfy4/s72-c/DSC_0129.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-4836420499474199650</id><published>2011-11-13T00:49:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-22T12:21:25.024-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Domingos'/><title type='text'>Sunday with Nuns</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8D9ZywoO_6c/Tr-EVwp1h7I/AAAAAAAADCA/sH_6eNx96oM/s1600/IMGP6051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8D9ZywoO_6c/Tr-EVwp1h7I/AAAAAAAADCA/sH_6eNx96oM/s320/IMGP6051.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Astorga, León, España, noviembre 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Home-made buñuelos, Huesos de Santos (Saints' Bones - available only before All Saint's Day) and assorted Tea Cookies. Such a&amp;nbsp;sweet time had with sisters in Christ.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-4836420499474199650?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/4836420499474199650/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=4836420499474199650' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/4836420499474199650'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/4836420499474199650'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/11/sunday-with-nuns.html' title='Sunday with Nuns'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8D9ZywoO_6c/Tr-EVwp1h7I/AAAAAAAADCA/sH_6eNx96oM/s72-c/IMGP6051.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-2209355821401825109</id><published>2011-11-12T08:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-22T12:23:04.906-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poesía'/><title type='text'>Arrogancia</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hOwLkkQE3mg/Tr6jo5YgMDI/AAAAAAAADB8/sD51SnZy8LQ/s1600/IMG_0425.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674152503527092274" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hOwLkkQE3mg/Tr6jo5YgMDI/AAAAAAAADB8/sD51SnZy8LQ/s400/IMG_0425.jpg" style="height: 400px; width: 300px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Astorga, León, 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Arrogance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Central ingredient&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Leaving a wake of pain and ruin.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cruel words. Violence. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Confusion at good moments,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Fun with pain wrapped in looks. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Arrogance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Much trying. Much Hoping.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Determination to embrace brokenness.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Trusting God. He can do all things.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Forgetting the sovereignty of Man's Will.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;God given Choices.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674152496545676354" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Tgy-PYN2lTY/Tr6jofYAPEI/AAAAAAAADBs/15Fmv-9uhF0/s400/IMG_0476.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Arrogance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Years of Waiting. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Decisions made. Abandonment again. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So sacrifice Family. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Don't deal with Anger. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Arrogance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Fumbled pieces,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Grieving and wondering at&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This picture; past, present and future.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674152487965359410" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GWvPykvwQ9U/Tr6jn_aS_TI/AAAAAAAADBg/wvZkmrpghZ8/s400/IMG_0569.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 291px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Arrogance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There is no problem. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If and only if, then you're all it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Get&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt; over it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'm the way I am. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thank you &lt;a href="http://splendorinaplasticworld.blogspot.com/"&gt;Life Unexpectedly&lt;/a&gt; for The Murder of Magnificent&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What was meant to be a spontaneous comment to you suddenly became a post. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Astorga, Spain, October, 2011.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There is a lovely house, a flat just across from ours. The second floor balconies, windows, doors and galleries are all being replaced. They, with their Baroque &amp;amp; Art Nouveau architecture represent a lovely time, but now are all damaged, rusted, broken. I've looked at them a lot and thought how sad it is that they can't be restored instead of torn down. The work is painful to watch. There are obviously personal parallels, but then rebuilding means taking a good look at what you have in front of you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-2209355821401825109?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/2209355821401825109/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=2209355821401825109' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2209355821401825109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2209355821401825109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/11/arrogancia.html' title='Arrogancia'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hOwLkkQE3mg/Tr6jo5YgMDI/AAAAAAAADB8/sD51SnZy8LQ/s72-c/IMG_0425.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-1237685714121643109</id><published>2011-11-10T23:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T13:30:49.440-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='American Traditions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Meditaciones'/><title type='text'>For Today's Veterans</title><content type='html'>Thinking of all of you Veterans on Veterans' Day:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673639522070235970" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gAVTrIFKDls/TrzRFcidC0I/AAAAAAAADBU/fyuMexdVqkk/s400/IMG_9753.JPG" style="height: 300px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"&gt;Tahoe, CA, August 2011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am so grateful to the millions of veterans who have served our country faithfully and sacrificially to ensure the preservation of our political and social freedoms.  Because you served us, we are able to enjoy an even greater freedom.  A freedom that, even today, many around the world are forbidden to enjoy - the freedom to worship our Creator.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the service of your country you were called to do difficult things under stressful circumstances and you faithfully answered that call.  Many of you were placed in situations where you were forced to make split-second decisions.  You willingly and courageously stepped into harms way so that we could rest, work and play in relative safety.  You risked your lives in ways none of us may ever know.  Thank you for embracing the risk.  Thank you for your faithful service to our country.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My prayer for you this weekend is...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"May the LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;~Numbers 6:24-26&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;-Reiterating the last part of &lt;a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=6qtrvncab&amp;amp;v=001T6qkBtjSWrPvC43-fwxHbl48v4VtIxxLwypbLF8S1slZ_z-4SXGUhAAdcARpwHgmWP6Md93LXusfk7AMDPeMKcfpYKTZl6D04AdL0nAxVncbhm7SAMkSyQ5zEPpeX9E3IGO4pCwc6GA%3D"&gt;message&lt;/a&gt; by Pastor Craig at Arcade Church, Sacramento-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-1237685714121643109?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/1237685714121643109/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=1237685714121643109' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/1237685714121643109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/1237685714121643109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/11/for-todays-veterans.html' title='For Today&apos;s Veterans'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gAVTrIFKDls/TrzRFcidC0I/AAAAAAAADBU/fyuMexdVqkk/s72-c/IMG_9753.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-8699973410336311113</id><published>2011-11-10T09:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-06T03:15:11.024-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Life'/><title type='text'>Just Out for a Walk</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OsIAhbyN7wc/TrwJgcLsRMI/AAAAAAAADA8/lt8ffNcAQAg/s1600/IMGP6014.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673420083505677506" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OsIAhbyN7wc/TrwJgcLsRMI/AAAAAAAADA8/lt8ffNcAQAg/s400/IMGP6014.JPG" style="height: 400px; width: 300px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;De paseo -&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;Catedral de Astorga, León,&amp;nbsp;noviembre, 2011&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-8699973410336311113?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/8699973410336311113/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=8699973410336311113' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/8699973410336311113'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/8699973410336311113'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/11/just-out-for-walk.html' title='Just Out for a Walk'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OsIAhbyN7wc/TrwJgcLsRMI/AAAAAAAADA8/lt8ffNcAQAg/s72-c/IMGP6014.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-2248639987685453704</id><published>2011-11-07T04:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T13:24:38.771-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poesía'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Traditions'/><title type='text'>Abuela</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FYUvyJF-07I/TrfsuJGyDPI/AAAAAAAADAA/xjv-mtOLQVA/s1600/IMG_0038.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672262533158931698" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FYUvyJF-07I/TrfsuJGyDPI/AAAAAAAADAA/xjv-mtOLQVA/s400/IMG_0038.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Shops close early, there’s hastening in the brisk autumn air&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;talk of clothes, of next days’weather, flowers ordered to be picked up,&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;of travel, a nostalgic return to the small villages of ones' parents and grandparents.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Family. Home.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Grandma, I remembered you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672266813820876130" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QyeWxhHhy6E/TrfwnT0HtWI/AAAAAAAADAY/sTjt_7Ws3Ac/s200/todos_santos02.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 160px; width: 200px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Familiar marbled &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;tombs surveyed, loving hands in annual tradition&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;brush off dust, twigs, little branches, al&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;l that might litter the site or memory&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;wiped clean, a time of memories, these days and others.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Respect. Faithfulness.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Grandma, I remember you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672260105685856882" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G-uqDx_UWZE/Trfqg2EGcnI/AAAAAAAAC_c/5XkqK3lsIrM/s400/IMG_0031.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Wreaths and floral arrangements,richly dressing each resting place&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;quiet discussions, families and friends greet, kisses on the cheeks, occasional hugs, gathering with news about loved ones rarely seen, family reunion amidst tombstones.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Tradition. Peace.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Grandma, I remember you.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672260090166638834" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EBnP1ffGn5g/Trfqf8QB-PI/AAAAAAAAC_U/zfIMV5xId0M/s400/IMG_0035.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 398px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Walk to village church, filing in for mass to the ringing of tower bells&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;rustic wooden benches, incense, believers, a communion of the saints&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;liturgy sung, celebrating those here and those who have gone before.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Collective. Reverent.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Grandma, I remember you.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672265539194897090" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t1eE_RpC5A0/TrfvdHdmwsI/AAAAAAAADAM/EidlFQEVy8c/s200/vela.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;A candle burns for you, it’s light bright all day in my mind. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;November, All Saints’ Day, November, today, your birthday. You left on my birthday, October. Because of you, so much of what I know and who I am. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Wisdom. Love.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Grandma, I remember &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672260082745149442" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8QgKmM9XA1w/TrfqfgmnCAI/AAAAAAAAC_E/MMCZSobc_m8/s400/IMG_0039.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tiendas ansiosas de cerrar, hay actividad en el fresco aire del otoño.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Se habla de la ropa, del tiempo para los próximos días, de recoger las flores encargadas, &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;del viaje; un regreso nostálgico a los pequeños pueblos de los padres y abuelos. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;La familia. La casa.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Abuela, me acuerdo de ti.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672266812974998690" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mak6n4tLSU8/TrfwnQqcpKI/AAAAAAAADAg/FNGJWLvBxMw/s200/Todoslossantos-wk.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 138px; width: 200px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Pasar revista a las tumbas de mármol conocidas. Manos amorosas en la anual tradición de sacudir el polvo, quitar hojas y ramitas; todo lo que pueda ensuciar el sitio o la memoria es limpiado. Un tiempo de recuerdos, en estos días y otros.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Respeto. Fidelidad.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Abuela, me acuerdo de ti.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672257036043492802" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_GJquD7qEmc/TrfnuKwVHcI/AAAAAAAAC-s/GqNo0Zk3Dp8/s400/IMG_0040.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Coronas y arreglos florales, ri&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;co aderezo de cada lugar de descanso. Tranquilas conversaciones, saludos a familiares y amigos, besos en las mejillas, abrazos ocasionales, recopilación de noticias sobre seres queridos pocas veces vistos, una reunión familiar en medio de las lápidas.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tradición. Paz.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Abuela, me acuerdo de ti.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672257023555980418" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x8O6Rf7B-Ro/TrfntcPEzII/AAAAAAAAC-g/wmdOAklpEqA/s400/IMG_0042.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Paseo hasta la iglesia del pueblo para la misa cuando tocan las campanas en la torre, rústicos bancos de madera, incienso, creyentes, la comunión de los santos, liturgia cantada, la celebración de los que están aquí y los que se han ido antes.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Colectividad. Reverencia.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Abuela, me acuerdo de ti.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672257013501073538" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BCwXfUsRdN4/Trfns2xzGII/AAAAAAAAC-U/sL4GJREjZ0o/s400/IMG_0043.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Una vela se quema, es una luz que brilla para ti todo el día en mi mente. Noviembre, Día de Todos los Santos, día de hoy, tu cumpleaños. Me dejaste el día del mío, en octubre. Gran parte de lo que sé y lo que soy es por ti.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;La sabiduría. El amor.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Abuela, me acuerdo de ti.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Californian FB', serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672257007353848578" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AMS20m9pY9U/Trfnsf4L4wI/AAAAAAAAC-I/hkwFdyIM9Q4/s400/IMG_0041.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Californian FB', serif; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;*Cementerio de Trobajo de Cerecedo, León, España - 1 de noviembre,  Día de Todos los Santos, 2011&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Californian FB', serif; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;All Saints' Day, Cementery and Soto family site, Trobajo de Cerecedo, Leon, Spain, November 1, 2011&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-2248639987685453704?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/2248639987685453704/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=2248639987685453704' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2248639987685453704'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2248639987685453704'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/11/abuela_07.html' title='Abuela'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FYUvyJF-07I/TrfsuJGyDPI/AAAAAAAADAA/xjv-mtOLQVA/s72-c/IMG_0038.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-7688917655292526880</id><published>2011-10-29T17:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T12:47:05.332-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Doors/Puertas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Province of León'/><title type='text'>Puertas</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CRxUYACbUSc/Tq050XV6B5I/AAAAAAAAAGg/2dN0rUXF8XY/s1600/IMG_0668.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669251077711202194" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CRxUYACbUSc/Tq050XV6B5I/AAAAAAAAAGg/2dN0rUXF8XY/s320/IMG_0668.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 240px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Se abrió una puerta y entré por ella&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 130%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"&gt;A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"&gt; door opened and I went through it.  - Temple Grandin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669251069150906338" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vxbZR6wKXEA/Tq05z3c-R-I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/W6DIjx4wR5g/s320/IMG_0716.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 266px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 100%;"&gt;*puertas en Santiago Millas, oct. 2011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Había la posibilidad de regresar a California esta semana para un trabajo de profesor de español en el mismo instituto donde están estudiando mis hijos. Mi corazón de madre añora estar más cerca de ellos y poder verles a diario. Sin embargo, Enrique y yo tendríamos que vivir separados durante cierto número de meses y tendríamos que hacer muchos otros sacrificios. Y estamos justo ahora comprando una casa. Así que, hicimos una lista de pros y contras, lo dormimos, tomamos chocolate, café y churros hablándolo, lo rezamos y lo sufrimos.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Puertas. Mucho en la vida tiene que ver con puertas. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Entrar por una puerta delante de ti o no, o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;tener que escoger cual puerta es la que vas a abrir&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;para la próxima estación de tu vida.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669251054793251378" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-voKnDmaT4Jc/Tq05zB912jI/AAAAAAAAAGE/VzVjM277NWc/s320/IMG_0703.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 216px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;There was a possibility of returning to California this week for a sudden Spanish teaching position in the same high school school where my boys are. My mother's heart longs to be close to them and see them every day. Enrique and I would have to live apart for a number of months, however, and many other sacrifices would have to be made. And we are just now in the middle of buying a house. So, we made a list of pros and cons, we slept on it, had chocolate, coffee and churros over it, prayed about it and suffered it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Doors&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;b&gt;So much of life is about doors. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To go through a door in front of you or not, or &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;to have to choose which door is the one you will open &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;for the next season of your life.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669082502119632594" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mmAuUaELgTc/Tqygf-U5LtI/AAAAAAAAAFg/opkbP7DS0bk/s320/foto02.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 185px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;*foto del internet buscando ideas para mejorar la puerta de nuestra nueva casa.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-7688917655292526880?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/7688917655292526880/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=7688917655292526880' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/7688917655292526880'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/7688917655292526880'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/10/puerta.html' title='Puertas'/><author><name>Freckled Philologist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05249352979695529622</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CRxUYACbUSc/Tq050XV6B5I/AAAAAAAAAGg/2dN0rUXF8XY/s72-c/IMG_0668.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-3457407332948650452</id><published>2011-10-23T10:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T05:40:01.731-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Healthy Living/Salud'/><title type='text'>En Buena Forma</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TVrH8adGBSs/TqRT433R-SI/AAAAAAAAC54/RKrz92CuVpQ/s1600/IMG_9536.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666746467672520994" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TVrH8adGBSs/TqRT433R-SI/AAAAAAAAC54/RKrz92CuVpQ/s400/IMG_9536.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Ya no puedo dar ninguna excusa; Ni que tengo que adaptarme más, ni que tengo que estar en internet para que apareza uno de los míos del otro continente, ni que tengo que hacer ninguna otra cosa. Por muy gandula que quisiera ser, el cuerpo lo necesita, me lo pide, me lo exige. Así que, en tres días voy a apuntarme a una clase de pilates. Aunque sea todo en castellano, aunque sea yo la abuela de la clase, aunque se congelen mis nalgas caminando al gimnasio. . . . me voy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;A ver si logro estar en mejor forma que estas velas en una tienda de velas y cera en California, verano 2011.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666746459585911314" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fMlub0Zwck4/TqRT4ZvSGhI/AAAAAAAAC5o/O8V_TIgLO1w/s400/IMG_9537.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;I have no more excuses. Not that I have to get better adjusted, not that I have to be on the internet in case one of mine from the other continent appears online, not that I have to do any thing else. As lazy as I would like to be, my body needs it, it's asking for it, it's demanding it. So, in three days I am going to sign up for a pilates class. Although everything will be in Spanish, although I may be the grandmother of the class, although my bottom might freeze walking to the gym. . .  I'm going.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Let's see if I manage to get in better shape than these candles in a candle shop in California, summer 2011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-3457407332948650452?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/3457407332948650452/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=3457407332948650452' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/3457407332948650452'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/3457407332948650452'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/10/en-buena-forma.html' title='En Buena Forma'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TVrH8adGBSs/TqRT433R-SI/AAAAAAAAC54/RKrz92CuVpQ/s72-c/IMG_9536.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-4224222279501569654</id><published>2011-10-22T10:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-12-06T03:17:18.178-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mi Esposo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Saturday Adventures'/><title type='text'>Saturday, Spanish Style</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666378524560538418" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tH-OfCVuzcQ/TqMFPw9VOzI/AAAAAAAAAE4/pir_O3fGcqs/s320/IMG_0788.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Saturday in Spain, best plan No. 1. . . &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;El sábado en España, el mejor plan Nº 1 . . .&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666378534587488146" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Oi0nqDak7Co/TqMFQWT8V5I/AAAAAAAAAFI/2OWcMLwJd-0/s320/IMG_0786.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;First, begin the day by sleeping until 9 or later.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Primero, comienza el día durmiéndo hasta las 9 o más tarde.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666378521127909410" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ra8CBL97tNM/TqMFPkK7eCI/AAAAAAAAAEs/EMwocc1WDSg/s320/IMG_0784.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;then dress before skipping down the cobbled street  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;for breakfast of chocolate and churros &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;while reading travel magazines,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;luego os vestís y a unos unos pasos de tu portal&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;desayunáis chocolate con churros&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;mientras hojeáis unas revistas de viajes,  &lt;/i&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666378505040316978" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x7E7pnp4B20/TqMFOoPWSjI/AAAAAAAAAEk/i6qVO3ebl1A/s320/IMG_0787.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;en vuestra cafetería favorita.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;in your favorite café.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666372306731276066" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7h3YBc2Nvag/TqL_l1vUFyI/AAAAAAAAAEM/Mk7ciq5RE24/s320/IMG_0811.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 240px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Entonces, tomados de la mano, tú y tu amor &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;dais un paseo por la ciudad.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666372280384381826" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nLXLhfN4qb8/TqL_kTluY4I/AAAAAAAAAD0/EmRisSY3qu8/s320/IMG_0810.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then, holding hands, you and your love&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;take a walk around town.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666372275636011186" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z7WePIe46co/TqL_kB5oALI/AAAAAAAAADk/P6lyTi28YHE/s320/IMG_0812.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;A los dos os encanta la fotografía, &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;así que es fácil pasar muy agradablemente toda la mañana juntos.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666367284188752354" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zMH_1_LLstE/TqL7BfT3KeI/AAAAAAAAADc/pYWt6STEU4E/s320/IMG_0813.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 309px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You both love photography,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;so it's easy to enjoyably spend all day together.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666372304828484722" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zJtS0_xrTD8/TqL_luppzHI/AAAAAAAAAD8/cm6K0I1OWmM/s320/IMG_0794.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 254px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Your noses direct you to nearby a grocery store with a bakery with fresh baked bread that just came out of the oven. The wonderful aroma fills the entire store.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Vuestras narices os dirigen al supermercado cercano que tiene una panadería con pan recién sacado del horno. El aroma maravilloso llena el mercado entero.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666367275948726546" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zQlme8oztPo/TqL7BAnSWRI/AAAAAAAAADM/MYcobUjSlWA/s320/IMG_0795.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; width: 253px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Of course you have to get a picture of the seafood counter even though it unfortunately doesn't show the gigantic octopi legs. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You, however, enjoy a vegetarian meal of vegetables and rice topped with sauteed red pepper, steamed cabbage with garlic and herb seasoning, and Gouda and regional cheese.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Por supuesto tienes que sacar una foto del mostrador de mariscos aunque desafortunadamente no sale en la foto los tentáculos gigantes de los pulpos. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Vosotros, sin embargo gozáis de una comida vegetariana de arroz con vegetales guarnecido con pimiento rojo asado, berza al vapor con hierbas &lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;provenzales y&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt; ajo, y quesos Gouda y del país. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666367262593763474" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1i-_utfTIxo/TqL7AO3NyJI/AAAAAAAAADE/GnaxtZ7Ydag/s320/IMG_0820.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 221px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt; Dessert is a huge surprise. After two days of boiling, cooling, peeling, &lt;/span&gt;soaking in sugar y &lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;cooking again, etc. . .   Chef Enrique serves his wonderuful "exquisite membrillo," something you have to write more about later because now you can't stop eating it!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;El postre es una sorpresa enorme. Después de dos días cociendo, enfriando, pelando, macerando y volviendo a cocer, etc. . .  Chef Enrique sirve su "membrillo exquisito," algo de que tendrás que escribir más en adelante porque ahora estás tan aficionada que no paras de comerlo!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666378500249471538" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TVGtjhCN578/TqMFOWZHyjI/AAAAAAAAAEU/k7o0SGn21qM/s320/IMG_0780.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You finish the evening listing to the Kingdom Choirs of León,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;music sung by the choirs of Zamora, Oviedo and Astorga.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A very, very lovely day, Spanish style.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Termináis esta la tarde escuchando el Festival Coral Reino de León &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;música cantada por corales de Zamora, Oviedo y Astorga.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Un día muy, muy hermoso, estilo español.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666367254497438306" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HLir_ZB0Ex0/TqL6_ws5qmI/AAAAAAAAAC0/RB6UsJIomzc/s320/IMG_0819.JPG" style="height: 240px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;All photos from a Saturday in Astorga, October 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-4224222279501569654?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/4224222279501569654/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=4224222279501569654' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/4224222279501569654'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/4224222279501569654'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/10/saturday-spanish-style.html' title='Saturday, Spanish Style'/><author><name>Freckled Philologist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05249352979695529622</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tH-OfCVuzcQ/TqMFPw9VOzI/AAAAAAAAAE4/pir_O3fGcqs/s72-c/IMG_0788.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-6988224389981499595</id><published>2011-10-21T04:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T23:00:18.775-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mis Hijos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='California Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='American Traditions'/><title type='text'>Halloween</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--N3LZWmYo_Y/TqH6zegTfzI/AAAAAAAAC44/lU28zyC-pbI/s1600/October%2B003.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666085568477626162" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--N3LZWmYo_Y/TqH6zegTfzI/AAAAAAAAC44/lU28zyC-pbI/s400/October%2B003.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Me he sentido muy sorprendida de ver aquí escaparates decorados con los mismos colores negro y naranja, esqueletos, arañas y más. El comercialismo de esta fiesta en los EE.UU. ha crecido cada año, desde cuando algunos porches se decoraban con telas de araña hasta hoy que se decoran las casas con motivos cada vez más macabros incluso con luces de color, algo que antes sólo se hacía durante Navidad, pero ahora también para Halloween y en vez de luces de muchos colores o blancas son de color naranja.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666083203668407330" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5d5pI2stVcQ/TqH4p052dCI/AAAAAAAAC4Q/Idgn9WmZ7XI/s400/October%2B159.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;Un par de amigos californianos han bromeado diciendo que al menos ahora en España no tendría que sufrir los fantasmas y vampiros de Halloween y sus oscuros orígenes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666087959195128178" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vy4jzUxIwsQ/TqH8-onxkXI/AAAAAAAAC5c/vbFf1e9o92M/s400/October%2B058.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;A mí siempre me ha gustado el Carnaval. Hablando de Halloween, Enrique me ha mencionado que el Carnaval ha tenido también su lado oscuro, algo que yo no había pensado y lo cual me hizo pensa&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;r que en un país extranjero Halloween igualmente debe parecer maravilloso .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666080898138849890" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jkrXgyhfOyU/TqH2joIxQmI/AAAAAAAAC38/RPeA7AQJUZg/s400/October%2B040.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Y realmente tiene algo muy bonito esta fiesta: Elegir las calabazas, a menudo de las fincas, extraerles  las semillas y tostarlas con sal y aceite a fuego lento, tallar la cara en las calabazas y poner los Jack-o-lanterns a cabo en el frente de los porches a brillar en la noche. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Ayer, por la tarde, tres de mis estudiantes necesitaron ayuda con un ensayo de su clase de inglés de Jack-o-lanterns. Les encantó la idea de hacer todo lo dicho.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666083200995081442" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X0ueWoaaNxA/TqH4pq8evOI/AAAAAAAAC4I/8K58sDYCd38/s400/October%2B155.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;A los ni&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;ños les encanta vestirse con trajes y recorrer sus barrios pidiendo dulces, diciendo “Dulce o Susto”. A los adultos les encanta tener una excusa para dar una vuelta para hablar con sus vecinos, mostrar a sus hijos y quitarles de sus bolsas su pieza favorita entre los dulces que habían conseguido - hahaha - todos los padres estadounid&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;enses saben de qué hablo!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666078669156928834" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f55UGj2OJt0/TqH0h4iETUI/AAAAAAAAC3Y/w9qRb6sjFr4/s400/October%2B158.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 370px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;Mi favorito es hacer pasteles para servir con sidra caliente en la estufa a cualquiera que quiera venir. La casa huele a especias y se siente llena de cálida hospitalidad. Por supuesto, algunos se quedan a jugar a las cartas o un juego y nos divertimos en la noche. ¡Un montón de buenos recuerdos!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666085574484750194" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-thkkycQzfnc/TqH6z04g73I/AAAAAAAAC5U/OMOcLyhuu5Y/s400/October%2B055.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;I have been so surprised to see store fronts here decorated with the same black and orange colors, skeletons and spiders and the like. The commercialism of this holiday in the USA has grown yearly from spider-webbed porches to more morbid decorations with many people now even trimming their houses in orange lights.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666078662960134402" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w1rZvjuP8Gg/TqH0hhcouQI/AAAAAAAAC3M/__IwUDE5ht8/s400/October%2B160.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="color: windowtext;"&gt;A couple of Californian friends joked that at least now in Spain I wouldn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="color: windowtext;"&gt;’&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="color: windowtext;"&gt;t have to suffer the ghosts and ghouls of Halloween and its dark origins.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665917658084542946" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s8B295mGm_I/TqFiFzi-CeI/AAAAAAAAC3A/3hgVtM21Vdg/s400/October%2B163.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="color: windowtext;"&gt;I've always liked Carnival.  However, when talking about Carnival, Enrique mentioned that, like Halloween, Carnival has had its dark side, too, something I hadn’t thought about. It made me think that in a foreign coun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;try Halloween must look wonderful, too.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665917650202492562" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xtw--rLLJaE/TqFiFWLvfpI/AAAAAAAAC20/SLW3fG0eFZM/s400/October%2B167.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;Last night three of my Spanish students needed help with an essay from their English class about Jack-o-lanterns. They loved the idea of doing all of the above.&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt; yet, there is a nice side to this holiday: Picking out pumpkins, often from the farms, cleaning out the seeds and roasting them with salt and oil in a slow oven, carving the faces and putting the Jack-o-lanterns out on the front porches to glow at night. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665917640570113602" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X_SL-o-leJ0/TqFiEyTNDkI/AAAAAAAAC2o/X31GbFcOQJ0/s400/October%2B178.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 306px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Children love to get dressed in costumes and roam their neighborhoods for candy, saying Trick-o-Treat. And adults love to have an excuse to go around to talk to their neighbors, show off their kids and raid their bags for their favorite piece of candy - hahaha- all of you American parents know you’ve &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;done this some time!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665917637492096274" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WxNHBfoUnvw/TqFiEm1WPRI/AAAAAAAAC2c/phFRW1RVex0/s400/October%2B181.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="color: windowtext;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;My favorite part is making pies to serve with hot cider on the stove to anyone who wants to come over. The house smells of spices and feels full of warm hospitality. Of course, some stay top lay cards or a game and we have fun into the night. Lots of good memories!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;*fotos del otoño 2009 en Sacramento, California&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-6988224389981499595?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/6988224389981499595/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=6988224389981499595' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/6988224389981499595'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/6988224389981499595'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween.html' title='Halloween'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--N3LZWmYo_Y/TqH6zegTfzI/AAAAAAAAC44/lU28zyC-pbI/s72-c/October%2B003.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-2109797090446705464</id><published>2011-10-17T02:55:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T12:49:29.593-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Province of León'/><title type='text'>Alegría Maragata</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--V-EGOPk9tU/Tpv75twyQlI/AAAAAAAAC2Q/_06B6LGE80g/s1600/IMG_0712.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664397925303861842" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--V-EGOPk9tU/Tpv75twyQlI/AAAAAAAAC2Q/_06B6LGE80g/s400/IMG_0712.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN//acircleofquiet-20"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-2109797090446705464?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/2109797090446705464/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=2109797090446705464' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2109797090446705464'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2109797090446705464'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/10/alegria-maragata.html' title='Alegría Maragata'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--V-EGOPk9tU/Tpv75twyQlI/AAAAAAAAC2Q/_06B6LGE80g/s72-c/IMG_0712.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-3422536615064070932</id><published>2011-10-15T02:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T12:52:21.943-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mis Hijos'/><title type='text'>Right Brains</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ln-7SSqfjzU/TplXfoqenmI/AAAAAAAAC2E/2jEQV8k9_B4/s1600/Right%2BBrain.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663654207398256226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ln-7SSqfjzU/TplXfoqenmI/AAAAAAAAC2E/2jEQV8k9_B4/s400/Right%2BBrain.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 282px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"&gt;Sara, thinking of you and all of the other right-brained people I know - Just loved this!&lt;br /&gt;Pensando en mi hija, Sara, y todos los del hemisferio derecho. Dice: Los artistas están en su hemisferio derecho y Los artistas tienen el pensamiento correcto, claro que es un juego de palabras en inglés. Me ha encantado!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-3422536615064070932?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/3422536615064070932/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=3422536615064070932' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/3422536615064070932'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/3422536615064070932'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/10/right-brains.html' title='Right Brains'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ln-7SSqfjzU/TplXfoqenmI/AAAAAAAAC2E/2jEQV8k9_B4/s72-c/Right%2BBrain.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-5174264104812073894</id><published>2011-10-13T10:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T01:50:51.023-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mi Esposo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journal'/><title type='text'>Encerrada</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fQzKHGxfU3s/Tpcomi9ncYI/AAAAAAAAC14/wexVTvd5zA0/s1600/IMGP5811.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663039699127071106" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fQzKHGxfU3s/Tpcomi9ncYI/AAAAAAAAC14/wexVTvd5zA0/s400/IMGP5811.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN//acircleofquiet-20"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;Enclosed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;First day of not being able to go anywhere. Third day of headache, nausea and fatigue. You know, that "every bone in your body" aching feeling? Woke up this morning with every good intention of rising to greet the waiting day and haven't left this bed for anything other than the basics. &lt;b&gt;Fifty and the Flu!  &lt;/b&gt;This is NOT the way to bring in your Over the Hill years, let me tell you!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;Still, if I felt well enough to take pictures and blog better, you would see the bouquet: lovely pink, burgundy and white flowers on the little bedroom table, fragrant irises, lilies of different varieties and roses. And you would see the letter that accompanied the bouquet that begins. . . Amor Mio. . .   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;"&gt;My Love,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                      &lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: Georgia;"&gt;Today marks one month since we arrived to Spain as husband and wife, the day when you turn fifty, and two months since our wedding ceremony. . . .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Well, &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;maybe more for the next post. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;Time to keep sleeping now. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Encerrada.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;Primer día sin poder ir a ninguna parte. Tercer día con dolor de cabeza, náuseas y fatiga. ¿Sabes lo que es sentir que te duelen todos los huesos del cuerpo? Me desperté esta mañana con la mejor intención de levantarme para saludar el día esperado, pero no he dejado esta cama para otra cosa que lo básico.  &lt;b&gt;Cincuenta y la Gripe! &lt;/b&gt;Esta no es manera de llagar a la cumbre de los años, ¡déjame que te diga!  Sin embargo, si me sintiera lo suficientemente bien, como para tomar fotos y escribir mejor en el blog, verías el ramo de unas hermosas flores de color rosa, burdeos y blancas sobre la mesa pequeña del dormitorio; lirios fragantes de diferentes variedades y rosas. Y podrías ver la carta que acompañaba el ramo que comienza. . . &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;Amor Mio. . . My Love . . .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;Hoy, un mes desde que llegamos a España como marido y mujer, cuando cumples cincuenta años, cuando cumplimos dos meses de nuestra ceremonia de boda. . .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;Bueno, tal vez más para la próxima entrada.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;Es hora de seguir durmiendo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-5174264104812073894?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/5174264104812073894/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=5174264104812073894' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/5174264104812073894'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/5174264104812073894'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/10/encerrada.html' title='Encerrada'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fQzKHGxfU3s/Tpcomi9ncYI/AAAAAAAAC14/wexVTvd5zA0/s72-c/IMGP5811.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-4641009559969130489</id><published>2011-10-11T16:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-12-06T03:20:01.191-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Healthy Living/Salud'/><title type='text'>Martes Means Mercado</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5DqFoyTviLs/TpTcGPpPkWI/AAAAAAAAC1U/ZnK_jdUDFp0/s1600/IMG_0433.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662392631348400482" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5DqFoyTviLs/TpTcGPpPkWI/AAAAAAAAC1U/ZnK_jdUDFp0/s400/IMG_0433.JPG" style="height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;Fresh baked and warm bread of all kinds&lt;br /&gt;Mercado in Astorga, Spain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Una risa va&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;le cien lamentos en cualquier mercado - Anónimo&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ckI9PeI3m84/TpTaF1C6INI/AAAAAAAAC0U/sbwdqzjVKCA/s1600/IMG_0426.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662390425185034450" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ckI9PeI3m84/TpTaF1C6INI/AAAAAAAAC0U/sbwdqzjVKCA/s400/IMG_0426.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 301px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;There is an extra bustle and more voices in the street below our balconies as shoppers make their way to the plaza where produce and flea market stands are set up. This morning the sun is out, but there’s already a distinct chill in the early fall air, and people have layered their clothes with sweaters and scarves. It’s pleasant to see the number of elderly in the street, men with their tucked-in buttoned down shirts, v-necked cardigans and berets, sometimes with canes, and women in their skirts and t&lt;/span&gt;rousers, purse and earrings to match and most always in their cushioned shoes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 16.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662392625074219698" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tRcZD8o8phI/TpTcF4RXKrI/AAAAAAAAC1E/yhFgc9Qp9MU/s400/IMG_0432.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 292px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 16.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"&gt;*Ristras of garlic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 16.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;There is something absolutely wonderful about buying fresh produce. It’s especially exciting to find fruit and vegetable stands that boast a bounty of local, small farm and home-grown harvests. I so look forward to Tuesdays, this mercado in Astorga.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 16.0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662392645898903234" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yhJSEkiKya4/TpTcHF2WnsI/AAAAAAAAC1c/7r7TOQrH_tw/s400/IMG_0435.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 16.0px;"&gt;*Chestnuts and walnuts by the bin and basket&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 16.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333233; font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Hay más barullo de lo normal y más voces en la calle bajo los balcones por los compradores que se encaminan hacia la plaza donde se encuentran las frutas, verduras y demás puestos del mercado. Esta mañana, el sol brilla, pero ya hay un fescor notable que acompaña el aire del otoño, y la gente ya se ha puesto más ropa como suéteres y pañuelos. Es agradable ver tantos mayores en la calle, hombres con sus camisas, jerseys de pico, boinas y a veces con bastones y mujeres con sus faldas o pantalones, bolsos y pendientes a juego y casi siempre en zapatos cómodos.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 16.0pxcolor:#333233;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662390442253435682" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sZ40TSHaasA/TpTaG0oVQyI/AAAAAAAAC0w/ot-kZgD7CCI/s400/IMG_0428.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662390464613748610" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MhCHI38aT5k/TpTaIH7cj4I/AAAAAAAAC04/MkJH0ZcrtVQ/s400/IMG_0455.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 16.0pxcolor:#333233;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;*Onions and salted cod&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div color="#333233" style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 16.0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div color="#333233" style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 16.0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Hay algo absolutamente maravilloso en la compra de productos frescos. Es especialmente emocionante encontrar puestos con frutas y verduras que exaltan las bondades de las huertas locales, pequeñas y de cosecha propia. Siempre espero los martes y este mercado de Astorga.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div color="#333233" style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662390431497175042" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UKfiUJ9-6m8/TpTaGMj1wAI/AAAAAAAAC0g/JwxrGrqBA8o/s400/IMG_0427.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div color="#333233" style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;*Fresh, hand-picked beans&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div color="#333233" style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333233; font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #0d2099; display: inline !important; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMzIJaa0tzY"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMzIJaa0tzY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Poesía en el mercado-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-4641009559969130489?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/4641009559969130489/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=4641009559969130489' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/4641009559969130489'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/4641009559969130489'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/10/martes-means-mercado.html' title='Martes Means Mercado'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5DqFoyTviLs/TpTcGPpPkWI/AAAAAAAAC1U/ZnK_jdUDFp0/s72-c/IMG_0433.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-9136284159815158508</id><published>2011-10-09T01:37:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T01:52:59.273-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='La Familia'/><title type='text'>Like a Cathedral</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IRvT7VoEMXo/TpFeTxRUjXI/AAAAAAAAC0E/xZcwOlxj0PA/s1600/IMGP5560.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661409900317937010" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IRvT7VoEMXo/TpFeTxRUjXI/AAAAAAAAC0E/xZcwOlxj0PA/s400/IMGP5560.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I adore Enrique’s mother, my new mother-in-law.  On the last visit, she bubbled over in an enthusiastic greeting of kisses, hugs and a favorite comment I won’t ever forget. She said I love you like a cathedral. I’ll think of her every time I see a cathedral. What a great saying.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;Adoro a la madre de Enrique, mi nueva suegra.  En la &lt;span lang="ES-TRAD"&gt;última visita ella se desbordó en saludos entusiastas, besos, abrazos e hizo un comentario precioso del que no me voy a olvidar. Dijo, &lt;/span&gt;“te quiero como una catedral.” &lt;span lang="ES-TRAD"&gt;Siendo la primera vez que yo oía eso voy a pensar en ella cada vez que vea una catedral. Qué frase más bonita.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661409905248417154" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K9SDrivZaYo/TpFeUDo1tYI/AAAAAAAAC0M/KMEHKLWB41s/s400/IMGP5561.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 325px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;She made this delicious paella for lunch. Today we go back to Le&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD"&gt;ón to see her and celebrate, along with &lt;/span&gt;family, Tinia’s 86&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; birthday.  I just put the top crust on my first apple pie here in Spain to let her know I love her back, just like a cathedral.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;Preparó esta deliciosa paella para comer. Hoy regresamos a León a verla y celebrar con la familia su 86 cumpleaños. Acabo de poner la cubierta en mi primera tarta de manzana aquí en España para que sepa  que también le quiero, como una catedral. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-9136284159815158508?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/9136284159815158508/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=9136284159815158508' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/9136284159815158508'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/9136284159815158508'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/10/like-cathedral.html' title='Like a Cathedral'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IRvT7VoEMXo/TpFeTxRUjXI/AAAAAAAAC0E/xZcwOlxj0PA/s72-c/IMGP5560.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-2579573406663248199</id><published>2011-10-07T00:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T01:27:52.062-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mis Hijos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journal'/><title type='text'>Letter to my Daughter</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4P8yR505x1M/To6k88lmAdI/AAAAAAAACz0/GjNWi4_aB08/s1600/312800_2389525413093_1099561087_32906283_366629377_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660643148614205906" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4P8yR505x1M/To6k88lmAdI/AAAAAAAACz0/GjNWi4_aB08/s400/312800_2389525413093_1099561087_32906283_366629377_n.jpg" style="height: 269px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Dorm room in San Diego, California, July 2010&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Risa,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Thoreau habla acerca de caminar al ritmo de un tambor diferente, y eso es lo que tú haces. Al mismo tiempo tú y yo siempre caminamos con un paso similar, tanto es así que a menudo parece que nuestros corazones cantan a un mismo compás.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Así que, no es sorprendente que ahora, una vez más, experimentemos un viaje similar. Ambas decimos adiós a nuestra casa de toda una vida y a tantos recuerdos y tesoros. Estamos limpiando, despojándonos, vendiendo y regalando todo y cada cosa, excepto lo más esencial. Con estas penas y alegrías entramos en una nueva vida. Es difícil y es emocionante. Es la materia de la que está hecha la vida.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;En mi propio esfuerzo para dar un desenlace satisfactorio a lo viejo y empezar lo nuevo en España, quise hacer algo con nuestras tristemente inacabadas colchas de bloques mensuales cuando los encontré hace unos meses. Entonces fue cuando tu Tía Michele ofreció acabar la tuya como un regalo mío para ti. Cosió los últimos bloques y el borde y la mandó acolchar para darte la bienvenida en San Diego.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Tus propios bloques son hermosos y el tiempo que tu empleaste en ellos inestimable, una parte preciosa de tu juventud femenina y del tiempo pasado conmigo. Espero que te cubras con esta colcha en cualquier momento y cada vez que ansíes confort o mis propios brazos alrededor de ti. Espero que cada vez que te acurruques en esta colcha sepas que estoy contigo en alma y corazón.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Te quiero siempre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Mamá&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660643145318859426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7O4-1NnZS8w/To6k8wT7AqI/AAAAAAAACz8/YqvbiOOgxnA/s400/319574_2389525693100_1099561087_32906284_2028696287_n.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 265px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2px;"&gt;View over La Jolla oceanfront from Risa's dormitory window&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2px;"&gt;Vista del oceano desde la ventana del dormitorio de Risa&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660643143918251490" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AZyRT0Ev-Xw/To6k8rF_beI/AAAAAAAACzs/wByeEtM6JTc/s400/307214_2389538853429_1099561087_32906288_792899700_n.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 269px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Risa, &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Thoreau writes about walking to the beat of a different drummer, and that you do. At the same time you and I have always walked to a similar beat, so much so that it often seems our hearts sing the same rhythm.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;And so, it’s less surprising that now, once again, we are experiencing a similar journey. We are both saying good-bye to our life-time home and to so many memories and treasures. We are cleaning, clearing out, selling and giving away, all and everything, but the most essential. In this pain and joy we are heading into a new life. It’s tough/hard/difficult and it’s exciting. It’s the stuff of which life is made.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In my own effort to put closure on the old to begin the new in Spain, I wanted to do something with our sadly unfinished block-a-month quilts when I found the blocks months ago. Then your Tía Michele offered to finish yours as a gift from me to you. She sewed the last blocks, bordered the quilt and had it quilted professionally to welcome you in San Diego. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your own blocks are beautiful and the time you spent on them invaluable, a lovely part of young womanhood and time spent with me. I hope you wrap yourself up in this quilt any and every time you crave comfort or my own loving arms around you. I hope every time you snuggle in this blanket you know I am with you in heart and soul. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;I Love You Always,&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Mamá&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660643142182363010" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O9hbSpao_4k/To6k8koH34I/AAAAAAAACzk/IOTxu5ixnPg/s400/297236_2389525173087_1099561087_32906282_911836713_n.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 269px;" /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-2579573406663248199?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/2579573406663248199/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=2579573406663248199' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2579573406663248199'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2579573406663248199'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/10/letter-to-my-daughter.html' title='Letter to my Daughter'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4P8yR505x1M/To6k88lmAdI/AAAAAAAACz0/GjNWi4_aB08/s72-c/312800_2389525413093_1099561087_32906283_366629377_n.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-3902605736932300853</id><published>2011-10-05T12:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T12:53:54.708-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mis Hijos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journal'/><title type='text'>Dulce</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yKeE1ro9vX4/Toy38XdlDtI/AAAAAAAACzc/dZsQiFXxB-U/s1600/IMG_0449.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660101079415983826" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yKeE1ro9vX4/Toy38XdlDtI/AAAAAAAACzc/dZsQiFXxB-U/s400/IMG_0449.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="color: #650603; font: 13.0px Georgia; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;Continuation. . .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #650603; font: 13.0px Georgia; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;The best has been that I've gotten to talk to all of my kids, and almost every day! I live for our talks! Sara said, when we were in Sacramento over the summer, that she likes our skype dates more than talking in person at home. I was a little surprised by this, but then realized that more often than not, being at home together entailed chores and obligations of some sort. The house and busy life we led needed taking care of, and we had a harder time setting aside time just for ourselves. The demands of full-time work and taking care of a big home didn’t allow for much else.  Now there is more time and now we purpose to talk. The same is true with for the others. Still, I really miss my kids. Every day. I want to hug them, catch them in between their activities and share something with them; a comment about a classmate, a grade on a paper, something they’ve read. . . This mode of  internet communication isn’t perfect, but it’s possible, it's sweet and I’m so thankful for it!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #650603; font: 13.0px Georgia; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Georgia; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0pxcolor:#650603;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Continuación. . .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #650603; font: 13.0px Georgia; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;Lo mejor ha sido que he podido hablar con todos mis hijos, y ¡casi todos los días! ¡Vivo por nuestras charlas! Decía Sara, cuando estábamos en Sacramento durante el verano, que le gustan nuestras citas en skype más que hablar en persona en casa. Estuve un poco sorprendida con esto, pero me di cuenta que muchas veces, estar en casa juntas conllevaba muchos quehaceres y responsabilidades de un tipo u otro. La casa y nuestras vidas tan ocupadas requerían mucho de nosotras y nos costaba más reservar un tiempo para otra cosa. Ahora tengo más tiempo y nos programamos a propósito tiempo para hablar. Lo mismo es cierto para los otros. Sin embargo extraño mucho a mis hijos. Todos los días. Quiero darles un abrazo, encontrarles entre sus actividades y compartir algo con ellos; un comentario acerca de un compañero de clase, una nota en su tarea, algo que han leído... Este modo de comunicación no es perfecto, pero lo hace posible, es dulce y estoy realmente agradecida!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-3902605736932300853?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/3902605736932300853/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=3902605736932300853' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/3902605736932300853'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/3902605736932300853'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/10/dulce.html' title='Dulce'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yKeE1ro9vX4/Toy38XdlDtI/AAAAAAAACzc/dZsQiFXxB-U/s72-c/IMG_0449.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-5647216580008350223</id><published>2011-10-03T12:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T12:34:09.945-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gastronomía Española'/><title type='text'>Flan for Breakfast</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ORgCxplilew/TooPYRb6I3I/AAAAAAAACzU/7VH7sjUH0yY/s1600/IMG_0437.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659352791416185714" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ORgCxplilew/TooPYRb6I3I/AAAAAAAACzU/7VH7sjUH0yY/s400/IMG_0437.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Enrique has put all of the carmel custard ingredients into the double-boiler.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-style: italic;"&gt;Breakfast this morning was the last of yesterday's homemade flan, melon, oranges, coffee and Our Daily Bread in Spanish/English.  White beans are on the stove for bean vegetable soup and the little washing machine is thumping through another load of clothes that I will take up to the rooftop to hang to dry. Forty stair steps up and forty steps back down to our first floor flat.  Enrique works today, so no morning mass, but instead quiet time to reflect.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;It's been a good week.  A very good week. More to follow. . .&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: 13.0px Georgia; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0pxcolor:#650603;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659350990080671826" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--CqwNcsDvj0/TooNva8DgFI/AAAAAAAACzM/PF2K_hNL44k/s400/IMG_0440.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #650603; font: 13.0px Georgia; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;It promises to be delicious!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #650603; font: 13.0px Georgia; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #650603; font: 13.0px Georgia; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: 100%;"&gt;El deayuno esta mañana fue el flan que sobró de la comida de ayer, melón, naranjas, café y Nuestro Pan Diario, un devocionario cristiano. Las alubias blancas están hirviendo para hacer una sopa vegetal y la lavadora está centrifugando lo que tenderé en la azotea a secar. Cuarenta peldaños de escalera arriba y cuarenta abajo a nuestro piso de primera planta. Hoy Enrique trabaja todo el día, por lo cual en vez de misa he tenido tiempo tranquilo para reflexionar. Ha sido una semana buena. Una semana muy buena. Continuará. . .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #650603; font: 13.0px Georgia; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659350965920884082" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GcCNzVsM-18/TooNuA76ZXI/AAAAAAAACys/U64zp-mSa3g/s400/IMG_0447.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #650603; font: 13.0px Georgia; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Breakfast today/ El desayuno de hoy&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-5647216580008350223?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/5647216580008350223/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=5647216580008350223' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/5647216580008350223'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/5647216580008350223'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/10/flan-for-breakfast.html' title='Flan for Breakfast'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ORgCxplilew/TooPYRb6I3I/AAAAAAAACzU/7VH7sjUH0yY/s72-c/IMG_0437.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-5990083268318110167</id><published>2011-09-28T13:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T01:28:53.826-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='La Educación'/><title type='text'>Class has Begun</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7LvlvI9Lpwc/ToOK0L7uUQI/AAAAAAAACyk/U9cIA3p6nXk/s1600/IMG_0318.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657518186068594946" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7LvlvI9Lpwc/ToOK0L7uUQI/AAAAAAAACyk/U9cIA3p6nXk/s400/IMG_0318.jpg" style="height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Astorga, León, Spain&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 5.0px 0.0px;"&gt;I arrived to the academy today to teach my first two English classes in Astorga and found out that this Friday I will now have four instead of two! Such eager and wonderful students, too. I'm SO happy about this news!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 5.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Llegué a la academia esta tarde para enseñar mis primeras dos clases de inglés en Astorga cuando me enteré de que este viernes tendré cuatro clases en vez de dos! Y más, los estudiantes son tan listos y maravillosos. ¡Estoy realmente contenta con esta noticia!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-5990083268318110167?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/5990083268318110167/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=5990083268318110167' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/5990083268318110167'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/5990083268318110167'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/09/class-has-begun.html' title='Class has Begun'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7LvlvI9Lpwc/ToOK0L7uUQI/AAAAAAAACyk/U9cIA3p6nXk/s72-c/IMG_0318.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-7171542749255440406</id><published>2011-09-24T15:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T12:50:23.830-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Province of León'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Traditions'/><title type='text'>VI Alcuentrude Cultura del Reino de Llión</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656067860645573282" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GM7sZkoZpfw/Tn5jwItIcqI/AAAAAAAAACc/HLWBFNzbCT8/s320/IMGP5602.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 31px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656067856112572450" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UstrLbLQhm4/Tn5jv30YWCI/AAAAAAAAACU/aYGyG7j9Xmo/s320/276904_205921082807271_1653132287_s.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 141px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; width: 100px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;Tomorrow, all day, will be the 6th annual Cultural Encounter of the Kingdom of León.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0n3y-Mozvfs/Tn5jwX6mbZI/AAAAAAAAACk/8E2S7OtP3zg/s1600/IMGP5601.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656067864728595858" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0n3y-Mozvfs/Tn5jwX6mbZI/AAAAAAAAACk/8E2S7OtP3zg/s320/IMGP5601.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 240px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 26px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 19px;"&gt;There will be displays of tall flags, processional banners from each age representing the reign of the Kingdom of León for over 1100 years with its capital here.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656067870965838482" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CN7dUm84wHc/Tn5jwvJrMpI/AAAAAAAAACs/FPBlJC6svNw/s320/IMGP5623.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 198px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 85%; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;books in Leonés and other items.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Enrique's book, Pasión Leonesa, will be for sale at the stands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-7171542749255440406?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/7171542749255440406/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=7171542749255440406' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/7171542749255440406'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/7171542749255440406'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/09/tomorrow-all-day-is-6th-cultural.html' title='VI Alcuentrude Cultura del Reino de Llión'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GM7sZkoZpfw/Tn5jwItIcqI/AAAAAAAAACc/HLWBFNzbCT8/s72-c/IMGP5602.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-6007100907882301069</id><published>2011-09-20T12:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-12-07T00:33:55.935-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Healthy Living/Salud'/><title type='text'>Tuesday Mornings</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;¡El mercado semanal en Astorga es una gozada!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;The weekly market in Astorga is a joy!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654557377246426802" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vT4-HAB8Crg/TnkF-bjWdrI/AAAAAAAACx8/7RYeYNZV8dM/s400/IMGP5563.JPG" style="height: 300px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Astorga, León, Spain, November 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Caminando hacia la plaza, serenata de obras clásicas para violín.&lt;/i&gt;Walking to the plaza, we are serenaded by classical violin pieces.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654557366839910338" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GcofboAbB6g/TnkF90yPn8I/AAAAAAAACx0/2brlPNsMZPs/s400/IMG_8883.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Buscamos los puesto que exhiben los mejores productos de los pequeños huertos y agricultores locales. Mi corazón de vegetariana latía violentamente a la vista de estas verduras.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: medium; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt; We look for stands that boast small farm and local produce like this one. My vegetarian heart thumped wildly at the sight of these greens.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: medium; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654557362225043074" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qJfJpYmYREE/TnkF9jl-VoI/AAAAAAAACxs/MN9BFWglK-E/s400/IMG_8885.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Un matemático impresionante, con quien tuvimos una dura negociación.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;An amazing mathmatician, she drove a hard bargain.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654555775429653730" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qEDOAJK_itk/TnkEhMUeNOI/AAAAAAAACxk/XVekFRucHrI/s400/IMGP5565.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Poniendo a prueba la madurez de los melones de la temporada.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Melons in season being tested for ripeness.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mLGf44WFliw/TnkEgjeqDpI/AAAAAAAACxc/sKH6eLhR7Zk/s1600/IMGP5569.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654555764466519698" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mLGf44WFliw/TnkEgjeqDpI/AAAAAAAACxc/sKH6eLhR7Zk/s400/IMGP5569.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 313px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Quesos de la zona, unos a partir de leche de vaca, otros de leche de oveja y otros una combinación de las dos. Hemos comprado queso de vaca de media curación y queso suave mezcla, mi favorito.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Local cheeses, some from cow’s milk, some from sheep’s milk and some a combination of the two. We bought a medium strength cow’s cheese and one light mixed cheese, my favorite.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eIhyhKZKcJc/TnkEgevGomI/AAAAAAAACxU/tP4GHrcQugw/s1600/IMGP5567.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654555763193324130" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eIhyhKZKcJc/TnkEgevGomI/AAAAAAAACxU/tP4GHrcQugw/s400/IMGP5567.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;Delicious sweet red peppers to color our salads.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;Deliciosos pimientos rojos para poner color a nuestras ensaladas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654555757348994594" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ablt37KI4bM/TnkEgI9tPiI/AAAAAAAACxM/t62tei89PoE/s400/IMGP5568.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Squash in abundance. Glad to have my bottle of sage and recipe for butternut squash soup.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Calabazas en abundancia. Me alegro de tener mi botellina de salvia y la receta de sopa de calabaza butternut.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-6007100907882301069?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/6007100907882301069/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=6007100907882301069' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/6007100907882301069'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/6007100907882301069'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/09/tuesday-mornings.html' title='Tuesday Mornings'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vT4-HAB8Crg/TnkF-bjWdrI/AAAAAAAACx8/7RYeYNZV8dM/s72-c/IMGP5563.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-8175011478600466456</id><published>2011-09-18T15:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T02:13:20.707-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Books and Films'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='American Traditions'/><title type='text'>Caballos Salvajes</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Recomendación escrita por Enrique, acerca del libro que estamos leyendo juntos, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Caballos Salvajes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt; de Jeannette Walls.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"&gt; &lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653836800335494034" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p3I_5eug5yA/TnZ2nVYHO5I/AAAAAAAACxE/KK8GDJnSVzw/s400/Picture%2B658.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Acabo de terminar de leer este libro. Se lo recomiendo a quien quiera disfrutar tanto como disfruté yo con él.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Es la dura vida de una mujer con agallas abriéndose camino en los tiempos de la colonización del oeste.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Aunque pienses que no te interesa el tema, te engancha por lo bien escrito que está.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Algunas frases escogidas:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;"Si yo fuera dueño del infierno y del oeste de Texas -afirmó-, creo que vendería el oeste de Texas y me quedaría a vivir en el infierno."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;"Cuando Dios cierra una ventana, abre una puerta. Pero te toca encontrarla a ti."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653836797605968002" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l-QmYMA1dsM/TnZ2nLNV-II/AAAAAAAACw8/KGJ9JCXA6AQ/s400/62611560_b.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 247px; width: 170px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Book Review written by Enrique, about the book we’ve been reading together, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Half Broke Horses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt; by Jeannette  Walls.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just finished reading this book.  I recommend it to anyone who might enjoy it as much as I did.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s the harsh life of a woman with guts, who helped to open the way in the settling of the west.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Georgia;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Georgia;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div color="#181818" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;Some selected quotes:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div color="#181818" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;“If I owned hell and west Texas, he said, I do believe I'd sell west Texas and live in hell.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“When God closes a door, he opens a window, but it's up to you to find it.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div color="#181818" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div color="#181818" style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653836795441120498" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nADLLALfgl4/TnZ2nDJNBPI/AAAAAAAACw0/fJiuInSSZBA/s400/Picture%2B652.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div color="#181818" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;*Fotos sacadas durante el viaje que hizo Mary con  los hijos por los estados del oeste, Colorado, Arizona y Texas, 2007&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-8175011478600466456?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/8175011478600466456/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=8175011478600466456' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/8175011478600466456'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/8175011478600466456'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/09/caballos-salvajes.html' title='Caballos Salvajes'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p3I_5eug5yA/TnZ2nVYHO5I/AAAAAAAACxE/KK8GDJnSVzw/s72-c/Picture%2B658.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-4785648123208246749</id><published>2011-09-16T01:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T02:15:02.212-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journal'/><title type='text'>Italian Coffee &amp; Pablo</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652873609959745330" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uyZPtXhhlBA/TnMKmRnUpzI/AAAAAAAACwM/FaasDXqoHpU/s400/IMG_8839.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 130%; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pablo Dominguez&lt;/b&gt;-&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 130%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Tonight I couldn’t sleep. The change of time, the Italian coffee served to us too late into the evening by a couple of nuns, well. . . . I stayed up late in the internet looking for my kids and when I didn’t find them I finally went to bed.  Two hours later, I got up, checked on the garbanzos that I put on to boil over a low fire overnight and I returned to the internet when I saw a message from Enrique. He was at work, a night shift, and was experiencing the same insomnia. He had been watching the movie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Last Summit&lt;/b&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt; and told me how much he would like to see it again with me. After we finished talking on chat I pulled up some trailers of the movie when I immediately realized that it was the same one that Elena and I saw together in the Canaries in June. I’m really looking forward to seeing it a second time with Enrique because it is so good, so powerful and so full of love and God.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 130%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 130%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;Esta noche no pude dormir. El cambio de tiempo, el café estilo italiano que nos sirvieron un par de monjas cuando ya era demasiado tarde, bueno. . . me quedé tarde en el internet buscando a mis hijos y por fin me fui a la cama cuando no los encontré. Dos horas después me levanté, miré los garbanzos que había puesto a hervir a fuego lento durante la noche y regresé al internet cuando vi un mensaje de Enrique. Estuvo en el trabajo, un turno de noche y lo mismo le había pasado con el insomnio. Había estado viendo la película &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;La Última Cima&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;, y me dijo en chat que le gustaría volverla a ver conmigo. Al terminar en chat me puse a ver unos trailers de la peli cuando enseguida me acordé de que fue la misma que Elena y yo vimos juntas en Canarias en junio. La veré con muchas ganas con Enrique la segunda vez porque es tan buena, tan fuerte y tan llena de amor y de Dios.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 130%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 130%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Other links on Pablo Dominguez/Otros enlaces de la vida de Pablo Dominguez&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="color: #0e23a3; display: inline !important; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.magnificat.tv/pablodominguezconf.php"&gt;http://www.magnificat.tv/pablodominguezconf.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;http://www.laultimacima.com/es/#trailers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div color="#0e23a3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.religionenlibertad.com/articulo.asp?idarticulo=9034"&gt;http://www.religionenlibertad.com/articulo.asp?idarticulo=9034&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #0e23a3; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://tadurraca.blogspot.com/2009/03/in-memoriam-sara-de-jesus-y-el-p-pablo.html"&gt;http://tadurraca.blogspot.com/2009/03/in-memoriam-sara-de-jesus-y-el-p-pablo.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-4785648123208246749?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/4785648123208246749/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=4785648123208246749' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/4785648123208246749'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/4785648123208246749'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/09/pablo.html' title='Italian Coffee &amp; Pablo'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uyZPtXhhlBA/TnMKmRnUpzI/AAAAAAAACwM/FaasDXqoHpU/s72-c/IMG_8839.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-1930345018144577479</id><published>2011-09-15T22:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T12:48:06.901-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Province of León'/><title type='text'>Tomando Tierra</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QKVrJCOPhWw/TnLigwa1YtI/AAAAAAAACwE/Qpz1nYYWcjk/s1600/IMG_0094.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652829534684537554" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QKVrJCOPhWw/TnLigwa1YtI/AAAAAAAACwE/Qpz1nYYWcjk/s400/IMG_0094.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"&gt;We were on our way from Madrid to Astorga, when we saw this beautiful breathtaking &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;sunset behind the mountain Teleno. What a welcome to the province of León!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652829536267844242" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KRCgOq_sgGs/TnLig2UUupI/AAAAAAAACv8/ko9Mnq3khEg/s400/IMG_0107.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;Estábamos en camino de Madrid a Astorga, cuando vimos esta hermosísima puesta de sol detrás del Pico Teleno. ¡Una bienvenida impresionante a León! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652829533790661330" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K6khRkpL42I/TnLigtFt6tI/AAAAAAAACv0/jzIkhuPSixI/s400/IMG_0115.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 254px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-1930345018144577479?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/1930345018144577479/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=1930345018144577479' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/1930345018144577479'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/1930345018144577479'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-new-home.html' title='Tomando Tierra'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QKVrJCOPhWw/TnLigwa1YtI/AAAAAAAACwE/Qpz1nYYWcjk/s72-c/IMG_0094.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-180403063840522130</id><published>2011-09-13T01:00:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T22:52:49.318-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='California Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journal'/><title type='text'>Partir</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X2R0VBSaGAE/Tm8PnBq2UuI/AAAAAAAACuM/1Xzc7tKo2NQ/s1600/October%2B059.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651753220510733026" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X2R0VBSaGAE/Tm8PnBq2UuI/AAAAAAAACuM/1Xzc7tKo2NQ/s400/October%2B059.jpg" style="height: 268px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bridge over the Sacramento River, September, 2011&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 16px;"&gt;Leaving&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 100%;"&gt;I always try to stay upbeat here on my blog and on fb, but raw grief is the only thing that can describe tonight and the saying good-bye. Do you think if I don’t sleep all night that morning will never arrive? Leaving Sacramento at 6:00 am.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 5.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651753218660892738" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FJ7qJA_UX2A/Tm8Pm6x0AEI/AAAAAAAACuE/yooPUu85SFM/s400/IMGP3743.JPG" style="height: 300px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Painting by Sacramentan artist, Wayne Thiebaud, at the Crocker Art Museum&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 5.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Siempre intento mantenerme positiva aquí en mi blog y en fb, pero un desgarro de mis carnes es la única manera de describir lo que siento esta noche con las despedidas. ¿Piensas que si no me duermo toda la noche, no llegará nunca la mañana? Nos marchamos de Sacramento a las 6 de la mañana.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-180403063840522130?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/180403063840522130/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=180403063840522130' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/180403063840522130'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/180403063840522130'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/09/duelo.html' title='Partir'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X2R0VBSaGAE/Tm8PnBq2UuI/AAAAAAAACuM/1Xzc7tKo2NQ/s72-c/October%2B059.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-1763802176163965642</id><published>2011-09-10T23:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T22:49:59.744-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='California Travel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journal'/><title type='text'>UCSD Move-in Day!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yqauptD8UBs/TmxQT4hZBlI/AAAAAAAACt8/L88OS2FR6hU/s1600/IMG_9861.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650979934963304018" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yqauptD8UBs/TmxQT4hZBlI/AAAAAAAACt8/L88OS2FR6hU/s400/IMG_9861.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;Day before yesterday I was overcome with tears of joy at the beautiful and presitigious campus where Risa will be studying for the next couple of years. Thanking God for His providence and grace. Thanking God for the skills He’s given to this daughter to write, research, be resourceful. She’s so talented and I feel blessed. Yesterday I was overcome by tears again, but this time they were tears of sorrow and of separation for the next three months. Today I will try calm this mother’s spirit by helping her settle in and filling her cupboards - will she really use those bags of beans?  -  and give her lots of hugs before we fly out of the SD airport.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650979927376221378" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5FBZpnQ5eX8/TmxQTcQfVMI/AAAAAAAACt0/Cqdz6nNzpEg/s400/IMGP5417.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333233; font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;Antes de ayer fui sobrecogida con lágrimas de alegría en el hermoso y presitigioso campus donde Risa va a estudiar durante el próximo par de años. Le daba gracias a Dios por su providencia y gracia. Le daba gracias a Dios por las habilidades que le dio a esta hija para escribir, investigar y ser resolutiva. Tiene mucho talento y me siento bendecida. El día de ayer fui sobrecogida por las lágrimas de nuevo, pero esta vez eran lágrimas de tristeza por la separación de los próximos tres meses. Hoy voy a tratar de calmar el espíritu de esta madre ayudándola a instalarse y llenar sus armarios. . . ¿utilizará en realidad las bolsas de frijoles?  - y darle muchos abrazos antes de volar desde el aeropuerto SD.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-1763802176163965642?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/1763802176163965642/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=1763802176163965642' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/1763802176163965642'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/1763802176163965642'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/09/ucsd-move-in-day.html' title='UCSD Move-in Day!'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yqauptD8UBs/TmxQT4hZBlI/AAAAAAAACt8/L88OS2FR6hU/s72-c/IMG_9861.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-8220472746496524442</id><published>2011-09-07T00:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T23:03:37.287-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mi Esposo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='California Life'/><title type='text'>Te Quiero</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN//acircleofquiet-20"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-d031fc91dc7e6c0a" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"&gt;&lt;param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"&gt;&lt;param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v7.nonxt8.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dd031fc91dc7e6c0a%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329933791%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D3FBED0845BFFAEA3C430625DA249B1B1170010BB.8D571D2809201A6E90AF89CDB75A1F31F7E40D0%26key%3Dck1&amp;amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dd031fc91dc7e6c0a%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Diwquoy7tKmYH4vZKcpadFLVj7js&amp;amp;autoplay=0&amp;amp;ps=blogger"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v7.nonxt8.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dd031fc91dc7e6c0a%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329933791%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D3FBED0845BFFAEA3C430625DA249B1B1170010BB.8D571D2809201A6E90AF89CDB75A1F31F7E40D0%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dd031fc91dc7e6c0a%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Diwquoy7tKmYH4vZKcpadFLVj7js&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Hoy la empresa de la mudanza vino y recogió todo lo&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;destinado para España. Entre el cansancio, &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;las frustraciones y la mucha locura de estos últimos días &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;hay amor, &lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;y eso vale más que todo.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Today the moving company came and picked everything up &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;that's headed for Spain. In all the weariness, &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;the frustrations and the craziness of the last few days, &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;there is love, and that's more than enough.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-8220472746496524442?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/8220472746496524442/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=8220472746496524442' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/8220472746496524442'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/8220472746496524442'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/09/te-quiero.html' title='Te Quiero'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-3276819557954972989</id><published>2011-08-17T09:13:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-22T00:20:05.557-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mi Esposo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Balconies/Balcones'/><title type='text'>Haciéndolo Oficial</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;We're off to SF to the Spanish Consulate to register our marriage and validate my degrees and teaching certificate for Spain. A stack of documentation to be presented and completed.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641859384717874626" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l_c7Ee0p6mA/TkvpN_LQFcI/AAAAAAAACts/TtfJ0TDYVEI/s400/IMG_8960.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Salimos para SF al Consulado de España a registrar nuestro matrimonio y  convalidar mis títulos y certificado de enseñanza para que sea todo válido también en España.  Una montonera de documentación que hay que presentar y completar.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-3276819557954972989?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/3276819557954972989/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=3276819557954972989' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/3276819557954972989'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/3276819557954972989'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/08/haciendolo-oficial.html' title='Haciéndolo Oficial'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l_c7Ee0p6mA/TkvpN_LQFcI/AAAAAAAACts/TtfJ0TDYVEI/s72-c/IMG_8960.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-8639196830168313650</id><published>2011-07-16T11:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T13:34:53.192-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gastronomía Española'/><title type='text'>Churros, Chocolate y el Amor</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t1j53YT_W8M/TiHcL2hwlpI/AAAAAAAACtk/CAn2vmLqo38/s1600/IMG_8421.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630023105363613330" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t1j53YT_W8M/TiHcL2hwlpI/AAAAAAAACtk/CAn2vmLqo38/s400/IMG_8421.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 306px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Churros con chocolate en Toledo, 7/11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;¿He escrito que he ganado peso? No un poco, sino un pocazo! Nunca he tenido muchos problemas de sobrepeso, ni siquiera después de nacer mis bebés. De hecho, estaba de un esbelto 115 llbs, o 51.7 kilos cuando llegué a Madrid. Seis semanas después toda mi ropa me queda ajustada y peso casi 57 kilos o 126 lbs! ¡En seis semanas!  Bueno, he querido echar la culpa a muchas cosas, como el aceite de oliva que va regando todas las comidas de carne, queso, ensaladas, etc. . . , o la cantidad de pan bueno que comemos con cada comida, o a comer siempre a unas horas fijas y sanas con mucha atención*, pero seguro que la razón más lógica es el amor. Tendré que pensar en una estrategia pronto si quiero entrar en el vestido de boda. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Have I written that I’m gaining weight? Not a little. No, no. A lot! I’ve never had too much difficulty with my weight, even after having my babies. In fact, I was down to a trim 115 lbs. or 51.7 kilos when I arrived to Madrid. Five weeks later all my clothes are snug and I’m at 56 kilos or 123 lbs! In six weeks! Now I want to blame this on a number of things, like olive oil generously ladeled onto all kinds of delicacies, or fresh baked bread eaten with every meal, or frequent meals at a very regular schedule with much attention to eating them,* but I'm sure the most logical reason is love. I must think of a strategy soon if I am going to fit into my wedding dress this August.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;*Sí, hay un romance con la comida aquí. La comida es muy importante para los españoles. Este no es el sitio para “coger algo ligerito” en ruta a otro destino, o sobre la marcha. Ni es el mejor sitio para hacer dieta, especialmente mi dieta preferida de comida cruda, mayormente de vegetales y fruta. Sin embargo, me ha encantado todo.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;There IS a love affair with food going on here. Food is very important to the Spaniards. This is not the place for “grab a bit” on your way to, well anywhere an American might be going. And this is not the place for my raw food, mostly veggie and fruit diet either. Still, I've loved all of it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 18.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;The Churros&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Here's the ultimate recipe, just like those at the churrería stands. Then once the churros are made you can make the authentic chocolate dip to dunk them in.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Ingredients: (Makes one platefull)&lt;br /&gt;Vegetable or Olive Oil&lt;br /&gt;1 cup water&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup margarine or butter&lt;br /&gt;1/4 teaspoon salt&lt;br /&gt;1 cup all-purpose flour&lt;br /&gt;3 eggs&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup sugar&lt;br /&gt;1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Prepare to fry the churros by heating oil in a pan (1 to 1&amp;amp;1/2 inches) to 360 degrees F.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;To make churro dough, heat water, margarine and salt to rolling boil in 3-quart saucepan; stir in flour. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute; remove from heat. Beat eggs all at once; continue beating until smooth and then add to saucepan while stirring mixture.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Spoon mixture into cake decorators' tube with large star tip (like the kind use to decorate cakes). Squeeze 4-inch strips of dough into hot oil. Fry 3 or 4 strips at a time until golden brown, turning once, about 2 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. (Mix Sugar and the optional cinnamon); roll churros in sugar or dump the sugar on the pile of churros, like the pros. That churro taste will take you right back to your favorite summer days walking the paseos of Spain.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Note: REAL churros in Spain are made without cinnamon mixed with the sugar, but the cinnamon adds an extra nice flavor.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 18.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Chocolate for Churro Dunking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;4oz dark chocolate, chopped&lt;br /&gt;2 cups milk&lt;br /&gt;1 tbsp cornstarch (also known as cornflour and is the powder that causes the thickening)&lt;br /&gt;4 tbsp sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Place the chocolate and half the milk in a pan and heat, stirring, until the chocolate has melted. Dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining milk and whisk into the chocolate with the sugar. Cook on low heat, whisking constantly, until the chocolate is thickened, about five minutes. Add extra cornstarch if it doesn't start to thicken after 5 minutes. Remove and whisk smooth. Pour and server in cups or bowls for dunking churros. Do not pour over churros, but use the mix for dunking churros after every bite. Served warm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Dean Derhauk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Real Spanish Food Recipes - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.xmission.com/~dderhak/recipes.html"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;http://www.xmission.com/~dderhak/recipes.html&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-8639196830168313650?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/8639196830168313650/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=8639196830168313650' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/8639196830168313650'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/8639196830168313650'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/07/churros-chocolate-y-el-amor.html' title='Churros, Chocolate y el Amor'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t1j53YT_W8M/TiHcL2hwlpI/AAAAAAAACtk/CAn2vmLqo38/s72-c/IMG_8421.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-5290337283829154513</id><published>2011-07-14T08:20:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-12-07T00:38:17.391-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Traditions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journal'/><title type='text'>Pilgrimage</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AnhaQtm7HLg/Th8YJeKS56I/AAAAAAAACtU/4z1xbPC8p2A/s1600/IMG_8929.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629244610230544290" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AnhaQtm7HLg/Th8YJeKS56I/AAAAAAAACtU/4z1xbPC8p2A/s400/IMG_8929.JPG" style="height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, trebuchet, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;Bridge in Cantabria, arriving to Ampuero, Northern Spain, June 2011.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, trebuchet, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Santiago 1:5-6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, trebuchet, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;1:5 Y si alguno de vosotros tiene falta de sabiduría, pídala a Dios, el cual da a todos abundantemente y sin reproche, y le será dada.&lt;br /&gt;1:6 Pero pida con fe, no dudando nada; porque el que duda es semejante a la onda del mar, que es arrastrada por el viento y echada de una parte a otra.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629244604868229538" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dpzBZpkVCtA/Th8YJKL0eaI/AAAAAAAACtM/dAljTaYmzt4/s400/170px-Spain_Leon_-_Santiago_Shell.jpg" style="height: 272px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 170px;" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, trebuchet, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;The scallop shell, emblem of St. James worn by pilgrims&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, trebuchet, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, trebuchet, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;He recibido muchos mensajes electrónicos esta semana, algunos dando ánimos y brindándome la felicidad en el esfuerzo de rehacer mi vida, otros criticando y condenando las decisiones que he tenido que tomar. Si no fuera por Dios y su mano constante en mi vida podría sentirme igual que aquella onda del mar arrastrada por el viento y echada de un lado a otro. Santiago siempre ha sido mi libro favorito de la Biblia. Ahora, muy pronto estaré viviendo en Astorga, una ciudad que ha sido, y continua siendo, un punto clave en la ruta de peregrinación que desde el siglo IX lleva a la sepultura de Santiago; Santiago de Compostela. ¿Puede ser una coincidencia qué esté aquí donde tantos peregrinan el Camino de Santiago? No lo creo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629243496885453810" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-93kMv2_D3jo/Th8XIqoJA_I/AAAAAAAACs8/EgP2MBPhukQ/s400/IMG_8930.JPG" style="height: 300px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, trebuchet, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;Cantabria, Spain, June 2011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="display: inline !important; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, trebuchet, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;James 1:5-6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, trebuchet, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: 16.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, trebuchet, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt; I have received many emails this week, some encouraging and celebrating happiness with me in the remaking of my life, and a few criticizing and condemning the decisions that I have had to make. If it weren't for God and His constant hand on my life, I could feel exactly like that wave of the sea tossed and thrown about by the wind. James has always been my favorite book of the Bible. Now, very soon I will be living in Astorga, a city that has been, and continues to be, a central point on the 9th century medieval pilgrimage route in Spain to the burial site of St. James; Santiago de Compostela. Is it a coicidence that I am here where so many pilgrims walk The Way of Saint James? I don’t believe so.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629237499818785890" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dT0_RlWtUeA/Th8Rrl0BvGI/AAAAAAAACss/0H8pAfjKTCo/s400/Codex_Calixtinus_%2528Liber_Sancti_Jacobi%2529_F0173k.jpg" style="height: 278px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 170px;" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, trebuchet, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;Codex Calixtinus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, trebuchet, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-5290337283829154513?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/5290337283829154513/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=5290337283829154513' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/5290337283829154513'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/5290337283829154513'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/07/pilgrimage.html' title='Pilgrimage'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AnhaQtm7HLg/Th8YJeKS56I/AAAAAAAACtU/4z1xbPC8p2A/s72-c/IMG_8929.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-2114483657915400032</id><published>2011-07-13T15:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T14:00:12.649-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='La Familia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Travel'/><title type='text'>Reunión en Toledo</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ihhZYcQkNF0/Th4mqdwAxQI/AAAAAAAACsU/EusdK6alIh0/s1600/IMG_8385.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628979095242065154" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ihhZYcQkNF0/Th4mqdwAxQI/AAAAAAAACsU/EusdK6alIh0/s400/IMG_8385.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 311px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Martín came bounding into the girls’ room, grinning from ear to ear with a surprise he had at the bottom of the stairs. Last summer he, Irene and Eduardo stayed with us in Sacramento, CA and now I was on his turf in Toledo, Spain. He struggled up the stairs with an enormous box and carefully, so carefully handed it to me. We thought it was a puppy that was going to live in his new flat, but the weight was evenly distributed and didn’t move about. I set “the puppy” on the wooden floor and cautiously lifted the lid of the box to discover. . .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;this wildly decorated pink cake!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Martín ordered it specially made to celebrate our great love affair between the US and Spain. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628979090254928882" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MyNJFvavA98/Th4mqLK_G_I/AAAAAAAACsM/-pHc35BClrc/s400/IMG_8383.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Martín entró en la habitación de las chicas dando saltos de emoción, con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja, por la sorpresa que tenía en una caja al pie de las escaleras. El verano pasado él, Irene y Eduardo se quedaron con nosotros en Sacramento, CA, y ahora estaba yo en su territorio en Toledo, España. Luchaba por subir con cuidado una caja enorme y cautelosamente, muy cautelosamente, me la entregó. Blanca, Edu y yo pensábamos que sería un cachorrito que iba a vivir en su nuevo piso, pero el peso se distribuía uniformemente en la caja y no se movía de un lado al otro. Puse “el cachorrito” en el suelo de madera y cuidadosamente despegué la tapa de la caja para descubrir. . .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;esta tarta rosa locamente decorada!!!!  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Martín la encargó especial de una pastelería para celebrar nuestro gran amor entre los Estados Unidos y España.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628979085679796946" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GuY6mr0ylSk/Th4mp6IMItI/AAAAAAAACsE/OlLioyEedm4/s400/IMG_8381.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Risa who was talking with Blanca in Spanglish on skype got to admire it, Edu, who was napping the siesta got up to see it, I had to take pictures, off course, and we didn’t eat it for days so we could show it off,  its last day being at a lunch in Madrid.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Risa, que en aquel momento hablaba con Blanca en Spanglish en skype, pudo admirarla. Edu, quien tomaba la siesta, se levantó a verla. Yo la hice varias fotos, por supuesto, y no la comimos durante unos días para mostrarla a todos, gustándola el último día después de la comida con amigos en Madrid.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628971933170245058" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z4cLb6VNy7M/Th4gJk9BncI/AAAAAAAACrk/N4MLapPZ_M8/s400/IMG_8399.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-2114483657915400032?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/2114483657915400032/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=2114483657915400032' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2114483657915400032'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2114483657915400032'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/07/reunion-en-toledo.html' title='Reunión en Toledo'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ihhZYcQkNF0/Th4mqdwAxQI/AAAAAAAACsU/EusdK6alIh0/s72-c/IMG_8385.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-2074025536898845904</id><published>2011-06-28T13:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T13:51:09.755-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mi Esposo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Spanish Travel'/><title type='text'>Sanabria</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Because there is so much to tell and the making of so many changes in a very short time I won’t &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Begin at the Beginning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;, like the title of one children’s book of my kids suggests. So, with the flight from San Francisco, ten glorious days of visiting friends in the Canaries, and a first time visit to many places on the Spanish Peninsula such as Madrid, Toledo, Salamanca, Ávila and León, up to visits before me to Oviedo (Asturias) and Ampuero (Cantabría) before my flight back to California, I will simply return to blog somewhere in the middle. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Porque hay tanto que contar y tantos cambios en tan corto espacio de tiempo, no voy a empezar desde el principio como sugiere el título (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Begin at the Beginning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;) de uno de los libros infantiles de mis hijos. Así pues, desde el vuelo de San Francisco, diez días gloriosos con amigos en Canarias, y visitas a muchos lugares nuevos en la Península Ibérica como Madrid, Toledo, Salmanca, Ávila y León, y con visitas a Oviedo (Asturias) y Ampuero (Cantabría) próximamente antes de volver a California, simplemente regresaré a blogear en algún punto intermedio.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i7WPkESN0cE/TguiEKWFwRI/AAAAAAAACqo/8DWNK1G7Xb4/s1600/IMGP4374.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623766752082379026" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i7WPkESN0cE/TguiEKWFwRI/AAAAAAAACqo/8DWNK1G7Xb4/s400/IMGP4374.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 400px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 300px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; 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margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;When Enrique told me that in Lake Sanabria, in the Province of Zamora, the little fishes come and kiss your feet, I thought he was only speaking figuratively of the largest glacial lake on the Iberian Peninsula. But, after an early breakfast of tostadas/toasted bread and homemade cakes with café con leche we headed to the lake before the summer crowd descended, trekked through the lush ferns in a forest of oaks, and found an isolated spot to experience the little fish together. Small trout and bogas, shy at first, did, in fact, come and gently nibble at our legs and toes. Such a surprising moment; so quiet, peaceful and full of the feel and sounds of nature.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Cuando Enrique me dijo que en el Lago de Sanabria, en la Provincia de Zamora, los peces vienen y besan tus pies, yo pensé que hablaba poéticamente del lago glaciar más grande de la Península Ibérica.  Pero, después de un temprano desayuno con tostadas, bizcocho casero y café con leche, nos dirigimos al lago antes de que los veraneantes lo invadieran, tomamos un sendero de helechos en medio de un bosque de robles y encontramos un rincón aislado donde comprobar juntos lo de los peces. Pequeñas truchas y bogas, tímidas al principio, sí, vinieron a tentar nuestras piernas y los dedos de los pies. Un momento asombroso, tanta quietud, tranquilidad y plenitud de los sentimientos y sonidos de &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;la&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt; naturaleza.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623766737160980642" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qp06B9VgT4g/TguiDSwjSKI/AAAAAAAACqg/RZ2UfM6z2Ac/s400/IMGP4358.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Leaving the lake we headed up the winding road, stopping to photograph and take in the carefully hand-tended gardens lush with local produce, the little cemetery covered with real and artificial flowers and finally the Church of San Martín de Casteñeda. We sat to quietly pray under the damp and sometimes dripping tiled roof of this X century church.  The overall feeling here is peace. Peace; time to reflect on changes and time to take in all that is new.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623766733057989858" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZNWEG0-2g9o/TguiDDeUnOI/AAAAAAAACqY/X1T66PIDGu4/s400/IMGP4366.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Saliendo del lago ascendimos por una sinuosa carretera, parándonos a fotografiar diminutos huertos fértiles de productos locales, el pequeño cementerio con flores frescas y artificiales y, por fin, la Iglesia de San Martín de Casteñeda del siglo  X . Entramos a orar silenciosamente bajo el techo de piedra del que goteaba agua.  El sentimiento dominante aquí es la paz. Paz; tiempo para reflexionar en los cambios, y tiempo para asumir todo lo que es nuevo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623763444180448402" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7blkFJbS3dQ/TgufDncz9JI/AAAAAAAACqQ/188O1mFEXWk/s400/IMGP4373.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 282px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623763433417213746" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q-nHHRInOcA/TgufC_WqBzI/AAAAAAAACqA/MNmadYnTGZI/s400/IMGP4377.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-2074025536898845904?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/2074025536898845904/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=2074025536898845904' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2074025536898845904'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2074025536898845904'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/06/sanabria.html' title='Sanabria'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i7WPkESN0cE/TguiEKWFwRI/AAAAAAAACqo/8DWNK1G7Xb4/s72-c/IMGP4374.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-4722237519863923966</id><published>2011-06-03T19:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T14:08:06.009-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='La Educación'/><title type='text'>Last Day of School</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M8Dlr6aUZic/TemVRp0xCiI/AAAAAAAACpY/N6Mb4HTYbUc/s1600/243040_2025880723325_1133224095_2372483_4920272_o.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614182541011520034" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M8Dlr6aUZic/TemVRp0xCiI/AAAAAAAACpY/N6Mb4HTYbUc/s400/243040_2025880723325_1133224095_2372483_4920272_o.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 266px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;No new contract made yesterday my last day as a teacher at Sacramento High School. This joke underscores all the hats a teachers wears. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Ayer fue mi último día en el Instituto, Sacramento High- la despedida fue la resulta de la crisis económica que hemos experimentado todos. Este chiste me ha encantado.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-4722237519863923966?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/4722237519863923966/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=4722237519863923966' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/4722237519863923966'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/4722237519863923966'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/06/last-day-of-school.html' title='Last Day of School'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M8Dlr6aUZic/TemVRp0xCiI/AAAAAAAACpY/N6Mb4HTYbUc/s72-c/243040_2025880723325_1133224095_2372483_4920272_o.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-1308630874860701527</id><published>2011-05-02T23:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T13:52:54.331-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Books and Films'/><title type='text'>Dulces</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c3OxGJJaliU/Tb-dBHgl1EI/AAAAAAAACpM/paHY4hkqed0/s1600/IMG_7748.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602369103993361474" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c3OxGJJaliU/Tb-dBHgl1EI/AAAAAAAACpM/paHY4hkqed0/s400/IMG_7748.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 316px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"&gt;Every word of Quijote (Don Q. de la Mancha by Cervantes) is like a piece of candy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt; "¡Oh Dulcinea del Toboso, día de mi noche, gloria de mi pena, norte de mis caminos, estrella de mi ventura, ansí estaré hasta el término en que correspondas al que a mi fe se le debe." &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;- Cada palabra del Quijote es un pedacito de dulce.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-1308630874860701527?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/1308630874860701527/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=1308630874860701527' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/1308630874860701527'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/1308630874860701527'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/05/dulces.html' title='Dulces'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c3OxGJJaliU/Tb-dBHgl1EI/AAAAAAAACpM/paHY4hkqed0/s72-c/IMG_7748.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-4408761788089687065</id><published>2011-04-28T18:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T22:55:08.479-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='California Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Meditaciones'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Quotes/Citas'/><title type='text'>De Todas Maneras</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hZIxWROxB7g/TbOYsgnFxyI/AAAAAAAACpA/qMW9GFZNRcY/s1600/IMG_7814.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598986652187215650" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hZIxWROxB7g/TbOYsgnFxyI/AAAAAAAACpA/qMW9GFZNRcY/s400/IMG_7814.JPG" style="float: left; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Sacramento, California, April 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Posiblemente sea la última primavera en este jardín que hemos atendido durante tantos años. Celebro la alegría de las flores. A ellas, en homenaje, ofrezco Análisis Final, de Madre Teresa.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Possibly the last spring in this garden that we’ve tended for so many years, I celebrate the joy of flowers. To them, in tribute, I cite Mother Theresa’s &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Final Analysis:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;La gente comúnmente es incomprensible, ilógica&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;People are often unreasonable, illogical, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;y egoísta,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"&gt;and self-centered;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;perdónales de todas maneras.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;forgive them anyway.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598972860749959538" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cbzvWg6aRw0/TbOMJvgN0XI/AAAAAAAACoI/6t_4BVGaScM/s400/IMG_7670.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 225px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Si eres amable, la gente podrá tildarte de egoísta&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;If you are kind, people may accuse you of being selfish,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;y con motivos ocultos,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;ulterior motives;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;sé amable de todas maneras.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;Be kind anyway.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598973327499741618" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WuQ3x84ADDM/TbOMk6SCSbI/AAAAAAAACoY/C7c4ArnV38w/s400/IMG_7682.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 291px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Si eres un triunfador, ganarás algunos falsos amigos&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;If you are successful, you will win some false friends&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;y algunos verdaderos enemigos,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;and some true enemies;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;triunfa de todas maneras.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;Succeed anyway.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598971638732935602" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-joMmnl4S9rM/TbOLCnIp0bI/AAAAAAAACn4/esxGQ9Yg9U0/s400/IMG_7809.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Si eres honesto y sincero, la gente podrá&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;If you are honest and frank, people may&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;engañarte,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;cheat you;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;sé honesto y sincero de todas maneras.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;Be honest and frank anyway.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598971632329964418" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-obCundpD9g8/TbOLCPSEO4I/AAAAAAAACnw/bylB6vX0Dr4/s400/IMG_7805.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lo que has invertido años en construir, alguien&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;When you spend years building, someone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;lo podrá destruir de la noche a la mañana,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;may destroy overnight;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;construye de todas maneras.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;Build anyway.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598968962419787810" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0jEswasJhHk/TbOIm1F4CCI/AAAAAAAACno/G7sQ67XHZbY/s400/IMG_7755.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Si encuentras serenidad y alegría, ellos&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt; te&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;If you find serenity and happiness, they may&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;podrán tener envidia,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;be jealous;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;sé alegre de todas maneras.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;be happy anyway.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598968959799061746" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i-xgslCmvmM/TbOImrVC7PI/AAAAAAAACng/I942f5HgWvE/s400/IMG_7812.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;El bien que puedas hacer hoy, la gente lo podrá&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"&gt;The good you do today, people will often&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;olvidar mañana,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;forget tomorrow;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;haz el bien de todas maneras.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;Do good anyway.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598966934767549970" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oZUObCxJ1f4/TbOGwzf6PhI/AAAAAAAACnI/Ijg9_vjvv5s/s400/IMG_7816.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dale al mundo lo mejor que tengas y eso nunca&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;Give the world the best you have, and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;it may never&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;será suficiente,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;be enough;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Da al mundo lo mejor que tengas de todas&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;maneras.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;Give the world the best you've got anyway.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598966931885059426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3u2Cm1J4VPM/TbOGwowq7WI/AAAAAAAACnA/4EeiA_5J6Zs/s400/IMG_7669.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 225px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Como ves, en el análisis final, es algo entre tú y&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dios.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;You see, in the final analysis, it is all between you and God;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598963082602429954" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VjoMqLUc90w/TbODQlELPgI/AAAAAAAACmo/tsUwbnpKYF8/s400/IMG_7819.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nunca fue entre tú y ellos de todas maneras.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;It was never between you and them anyway.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;b&gt;- Madre Teresa de Calcuta&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-4408761788089687065?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/4408761788089687065/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=4408761788089687065' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/4408761788089687065'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/4408761788089687065'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/04/de-todas-maneras.html' title='De Todas Maneras'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hZIxWROxB7g/TbOYsgnFxyI/AAAAAAAACpA/qMW9GFZNRcY/s72-c/IMG_7814.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-2636463295835587225</id><published>2011-04-23T19:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T13:54:56.780-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Meditaciones'/><title type='text'>Indeed!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JG9CF2mwFyA/TbORXPDcwYI/AAAAAAAACow/AawAH_GcDPQ/s1600/IMG_7844.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598978590115676546" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JG9CF2mwFyA/TbORXPDcwYI/AAAAAAAACow/AawAH_GcDPQ/s400/IMG_7844.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 311px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;¡El Sepulcro está Vacío; Él ha Resusitado!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;The Tomb is Empty; He is Risen!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-2636463295835587225?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/2636463295835587225/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=2636463295835587225' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2636463295835587225'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2636463295835587225'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/04/indeed.html' title='Indeed!'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JG9CF2mwFyA/TbORXPDcwYI/AAAAAAAACow/AawAH_GcDPQ/s72-c/IMG_7844.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-6738739444372483897</id><published>2011-04-16T14:41:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T13:59:06.848-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='La Educación'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Healthy Living/Salud'/><title type='text'>Living Heathy</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DNuEjs2yZzc" title="YouTube video player" width="640"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vivir Saludablemente, Sacramento Charter High School&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;Fabulosas lecciones de cocina, enseñanza en el jardín de un enfoque orgánico para comer y vivir mejor, y clases de gimnasia para mantener el cuerpo sano. Entre todas, fue la clase de Zumba la que más me encantó.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Fabulous cooking lessons, learning in the garden with an organic focus on eating and living better and exercise classes to keep the body healthy. Out of all of them, I loved the Zumba class best.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-6738739444372483897?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/6738739444372483897/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=6738739444372483897' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/6738739444372483897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/6738739444372483897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/04/living-heathy.html' title='Living Heathy'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://img.youtube.com/vi/DNuEjs2yZzc/default.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-462231525683819635</id><published>2011-04-13T21:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T13:01:35.739-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Quotes/Citas'/><title type='text'>Macetas</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7Oi1fB6tCMY/TaZ6W6u8LtI/AAAAAAAACmU/nvHcVUi2hu8/s1600/IMG_7750.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595294121196269266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7Oi1fB6tCMY/TaZ6W6u8LtI/AAAAAAAACmU/nvHcVUi2hu8/s400/IMG_7750.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;El que nace para maceta no pasa del corredor - &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A person born to be a flower pot will not go beyond the porch -&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Proverbio Mexicano&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595294130604889074" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-noRGpGyPobY/TaZ6XdyIU_I/AAAAAAAACmc/qMGOL-oYS-M/s400/IMG_7789.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN//acircleofquiet-20"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-462231525683819635?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/462231525683819635/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=462231525683819635' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/462231525683819635'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/462231525683819635'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/04/macetas.html' title='Macetas'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7Oi1fB6tCMY/TaZ6W6u8LtI/AAAAAAAACmU/nvHcVUi2hu8/s72-c/IMG_7750.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-2429091811355499617</id><published>2011-04-09T01:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T01:26:10.273-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mis Hijos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='California Life'/><title type='text'>La Audición</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1Bj-knC2fqI/TaFgJQf-o5I/AAAAAAAACmM/VeguCUWG-u8/s1600/IMG_7772.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593857924335051666" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1Bj-knC2fqI/TaFgJQf-o5I/AAAAAAAACmM/VeguCUWG-u8/s400/IMG_7772.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1Bj-knC2fqI/TaFgJQf-o5I/AAAAAAAACmM/VeguCUWG-u8/s1600/IMG_7772.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Best Eye Shadow&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EDGsfXHIbw4/TaFgJDh1kpI/AAAAAAAACmE/vie3I09G50g/s1600/IMG_7764.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593857920853185170" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EDGsfXHIbw4/TaFgJDh1kpI/AAAAAAAACmE/vie3I09G50g/s400/IMG_7764.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 283px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EDGsfXHIbw4/TaFgJDh1kpI/AAAAAAAACmE/vie3I09G50g/s1600/IMG_7764.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Camera Crews&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l-t6rwSZrrU/TaFfeemwtVI/AAAAAAAACl8/4t8cv1-XXIA/s1600/IMG_7759.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593857189387220306" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l-t6rwSZrrU/TaFfeemwtVI/AAAAAAAACl8/4t8cv1-XXIA/s400/IMG_7759.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P I N K ! ! !&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Mark ofreció esta mañana una audición para el programa X-Factor de la FOX 40 en el &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Wells Fargo Pavilian &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;en Calle H (Sacramento). Fue uno de 200 preseleccionados y aunque él, como la mayoría, no pasó al segundo nivel merece un  fuerte “Bravo” (shout out) por su coraje y valor  para cantar delante de los jueces y de tanta gente habiendo sido convocado solamente con dos días de antelación.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593857179246057202" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EZ98047I--g/TaFfd4061vI/AAAAAAAACls/uxk90Pd7kOc/s400/IMG_7762.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;My Favorite Blue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Mark a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;uditioned for the FOX 40, X-Factor at the Wells Fargo Pavilian on H St. this morning. He was one of 200 pre-invited guests and like most didn’t make it to the second level evan though he gets a “shout out” (BRAVO) for courage to sing in front of judges and somany people at a last minute notice.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593857176595315698" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d1_AIAeHlHc/TaFfdu87u_I/AAAAAAAAClk/vmS0qaSpKso/s400/IMG_7761.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Legs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593855735131724114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e4kOkSmvn2s/TaFeJ1FO2VI/AAAAAAAAClc/1WlmBR_RnsM/s400/IMG_7774.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Mark's New Shoes &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593855732751794770" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vNOQ-PHzuic/TaFeJsN0AlI/AAAAAAAAClU/e41l2zxpPSQ/s400/IMG_7770.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;Mug Shot Jacket!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593855727510802498" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UKMqSGQChDU/TaFeJYsQ0EI/AAAAAAAAClM/p1o0dxjz9qE/s400/IMG_7782.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 284px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Waiting for the moment &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593855722838280962" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WpsFQ6L-uTU/TaFeJHSPywI/AAAAAAAAClE/6vUs1YHGnBA/s400/IMG_7781.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 295px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-2429091811355499617?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/2429091811355499617/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=2429091811355499617' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2429091811355499617'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2429091811355499617'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/04/la-audicion.html' title='La Audición'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1Bj-knC2fqI/TaFgJQf-o5I/AAAAAAAACmM/VeguCUWG-u8/s72-c/IMG_7772.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-9135172579190981182</id><published>2011-04-06T21:37:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-13T13:58:13.572-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Canarias'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='La Familia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journal'/><title type='text'>Just One Week</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WKXximWNjjk/TZ0_-0_YbaI/AAAAAAAACk8/5s0ZL2jYCJI/s1600/IMG_7751.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592696660872949154" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WKXximWNjjk/TZ0_-0_YbaI/AAAAAAAACk8/5s0ZL2jYCJI/s400/IMG_7751.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 314px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WKXximWNjjk/TZ0_-0_YbaI/AAAAAAAACk8/5s0ZL2jYCJI/s1600/IMG_7751.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;In just one week a lot can happen. Here are two events in our life here&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;5.4.2011 - April 5, 2011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;My nephew, Little John, now a big guy of 12, will undergo delicate brain surgery tomorrow morning. The surgery is scheduled for 6+ hours to remove a growth at the base of his skull. If successful he has a smaller chance of paralysis and further impaired motor.&lt;br /&gt;See him on my blog: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;http://dichossuaves.blogspot.c&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;om/2009_08_01_archive.ht&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;ml&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and on Fox News Report: 3.8.11, Garage Sale for Local Boy Struggling to Survive&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;En una semana pueden pasar muchas cosas - aquí adjunto estas entradas en facebook de dos cosas muy impactantes . . .&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi sobrino, Little John, ahora un chico grande de 12 años, se someterá a una cirugía delicada del cerebro mañana por la mañana. La intervención, de más de 6 horas, es para quitar un crecimiento en la base de su cráneo. Si tiene éxito tiene menos posibilidades de parálisis motora y otros problemas.&lt;br /&gt;Vedlo en mi blog: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;http://dichossuaves.blogspot.c&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;om/2009_08_01_archive.html&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;y en Fox News Report: 3.8.11, Garage Sale for Local Boy Struggling to Survive (Un Rastro para un Chico que Lucha por Sobrevivir)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0mlzJ0MfO0s/TZ0_-slusVI/AAAAAAAACk0/AN10lft-DVg/s1600/Picture%2B042.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592696658617872722" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0mlzJ0MfO0s/TZ0_-slusVI/AAAAAAAACk0/AN10lft-DVg/s400/Picture%2B042.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;Grieving the untimely and sad death of the 18 year old son of my close friends in Agaete, Gran Canaria. Please pray for them and their community of family and friends.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;Desconsolada con la prematura y triste muerte del hijo de 18 años de mis amigos íntimos en Agaete, Gran Canaria. Por favor de orad por ellos y su comunidad de familiare&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;s y amigos. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;1.4.2011  -  April 1, 2011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-9135172579190981182?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/9135172579190981182/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=9135172579190981182' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/9135172579190981182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/9135172579190981182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/04/just-one-week.html' title='Just One Week'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WKXximWNjjk/TZ0_-0_YbaI/AAAAAAAACk8/5s0ZL2jYCJI/s72-c/IMG_7751.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-4381456927969302816</id><published>2011-03-24T16:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T01:18:29.253-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mis Hijos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='California Life'/><title type='text'>Eye Pencils</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ogw7Pm8ao1k/TYvSnwrasBI/AAAAAAAACks/7kqnErrlXCk/s1600/DSCN0239copy.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587791343206969362" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ogw7Pm8ao1k/TYvSnwrasBI/AAAAAAAACks/7kqnErrlXCk/s400/DSCN0239copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 393px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;"Les femmes ne doivent plus etre obliées de suivre de canons esthétiques uniques, vieux de plusieurs décennies. Les produits colorés et captivants étant alors plutot rares, nous décidons de nous lancer dans la création dárticles résolument féminins, quelque pe&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;u audacieux, mais surtout ultra-fun."&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 1ex;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587791331542134194" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_J_64kXxFOA/TYvSnFOTbbI/AAAAAAAACkc/EkNqzr1tZWM/s400/urban-decay-super-stash-pencils.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 266px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 1ex;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Hoy de vacaciones fui de compras y derroché comprando una colección alemana de lápices de ojos blandos que me llamaron la atención con su apariencia tan semejante a mis lápices de dibujo&lt;/i&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;  Este conjunto de quince lápices proviene de la empresa &lt;/i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Urban Decay&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt; con nombres pocos atractivos como &lt;/i&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;moho&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;, &lt;/i&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;cocido&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;i&gt; y &lt;/i&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;corrupto&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;i&gt; o curiosos como &lt;/i&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;perro callejero&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;,&lt;/i&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;i&gt; vaquero de medianoche&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;i&gt; y&lt;/i&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;rescate&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;. Los escondí detrás otra caja en mi baño, pero solo unos minutos después vino corriendo una de mis chicas mostrando su descubrimiento de dichos lápices y rogándome uno o dos de ellos, que decidamente sabía que no me harían faltan si se los regalara. La otra chica estaba muy de acuerdo, también a punto de tomar posesión de mi nuevo tesoro. Entornando mis ojos, tomé posesión rápidamente de mis lápices. Moraleja: cuidado con una mujer y sus lápices de ojos.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587791336302009618" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K5Raa_mtqi4/TYvSnW9JXRI/AAAAAAAACkk/Tsi5PZxddco/s400/Urban_Decay_24-7_Super_Stash.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 387px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-4381456927969302816?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/4381456927969302816/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=4381456927969302816' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/4381456927969302816'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/4381456927969302816'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/03/eye-pencils.html' title='Eye Pencils'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ogw7Pm8ao1k/TYvSnwrasBI/AAAAAAAACks/7kqnErrlXCk/s72-c/DSCN0239copy.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-6652062693884301629</id><published>2011-03-24T02:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T01:19:14.540-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='California Life'/><title type='text'>A Escondite</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d0pzh8TR7XE/TYsQAaLBUrI/AAAAAAAACkU/Y0r_bNu6gwo/s1600/IMG_7724.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587577361894822578" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d0pzh8TR7XE/TYsQAaLBUrI/AAAAAAAACkU/Y0r_bNu6gwo/s400/IMG_7724.JPG" style="height: 266px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Sacramento, California, marzo, 2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d0pzh8TR7XE/TYsQAaLBUrI/AAAAAAAACkU/Y0r_bNu6gwo/s1600/IMG_7724.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;Buscando parejas entre un montón, no, una montaña de calcetines le descubrí a alguien escondido, el Señor Andrés.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Looking for pairs amongst a ton, no, a mountain of socks I discovered someone hidden, Mr. Andrés.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN//acircleofquiet-20"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-6652062693884301629?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/6652062693884301629/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=6652062693884301629' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/6652062693884301629'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/6652062693884301629'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/03/escondite.html' title='A Escondite'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d0pzh8TR7XE/TYsQAaLBUrI/AAAAAAAACkU/Y0r_bNu6gwo/s72-c/IMG_7724.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-6529451083193315371</id><published>2011-03-19T10:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T12:41:56.727-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poesía'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='American Traditions'/><title type='text'>Baby Shower</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dIgykQNF42A/TYTvXPBjA9I/AAAAAAAACkM/oNcQmgFeoP4/s1600/IMG_7660.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585852620295308242" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dIgykQNF42A/TYTvXPBjA9I/AAAAAAAACkM/oNcQmgFeoP4/s400/IMG_7660.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 225px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Baby Shower Here Today&lt;br /&gt;Such a Happy Event!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Hoy, aquí: &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Lluvia de regalos para un bebé que llega. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;¡Qué acontecimiento tan feliz!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;BABY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where did you come from, baby dear?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Out of the everywhere into here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where did you get those eyes so blue?&lt;br /&gt;Out of the sky as I came through.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What makes the light in them sparkle and spin?&lt;br /&gt;Some of the starry twinkles left in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where did you get that little tear?&lt;br /&gt;I found it waiting when I got here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What makes your forehead so smooth and high?&lt;br /&gt;A soft hand stroked it as I went by.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What makes your cheek like a warm white rose?&lt;br /&gt;I saw something better than any one knows.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whence that three-cornered smile of bliss?&lt;br /&gt;Three angels gave me at once a kiss.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Where did you get this pearly ear?&lt;br /&gt;God spoke, and it came out to hear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where did you get those arms and hands?&lt;br /&gt;Love made itself into bonds and bands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feet, whence did you come, you darling things?&lt;br /&gt;From the same box as the cherubs' wings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How did they all just come to be you?&lt;br /&gt;God thought about me, and so I grew.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But how did you come to us, you dear?&lt;br /&gt;God thought about you, and so I am here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;George McDonald&lt;br /&gt;Scottish Novelist, 1800s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-6529451083193315371?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/6529451083193315371/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=6529451083193315371' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/6529451083193315371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/6529451083193315371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/03/baby-shower.html' title='Baby Shower'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dIgykQNF42A/TYTvXPBjA9I/AAAAAAAACkM/oNcQmgFeoP4/s72-c/IMG_7660.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-8060784533534997957</id><published>2011-03-17T02:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T01:19:47.312-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='California Life'/><title type='text'>La Camelia</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d5fKyKlStvY/TYHVnnVtOFI/AAAAAAAACj8/a46QMgOVm4I/s1600/IMG_7673.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584979889467766866" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d5fKyKlStvY/TYHVnnVtOFI/AAAAAAAACj8/a46QMgOVm4I/s400/IMG_7673.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 225px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;¿Qué atrae a más de 2,000 visitantes anualmente que vienen a Sacramento en estas fechas de floración? La respuesta es la &lt;b&gt;Exposición de Camelias de Sacramento &lt;/b&gt;que ha llegado a su &lt;/i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;87º edición&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;exponiendo esta flor en su gloria completa y haciendo este evento la más impresionante y mayor muestra de Camelias en América. Las camelias son algo realmente especial para Sacramento. La camelia es nuestra flor emblemática.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;"&gt;What attracts more than 2,000 guests annually who come to see thousands of blooms? The answer is the Sacramento Camellia Show that has just hosted its 87th year of displaying the flower in all its glory and making this event the biggest Camellia show in America. Camellias are a really special thing for Sacramento - it's our city flower.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-8060784533534997957?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/8060784533534997957/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=8060784533534997957' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/8060784533534997957'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/8060784533534997957'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/03/la-camelia.html' title='La Camelia'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d5fKyKlStvY/TYHVnnVtOFI/AAAAAAAACj8/a46QMgOVm4I/s72-c/IMG_7673.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-913410128057637135</id><published>2011-03-13T10:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T12:44:22.842-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='La Educación'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journal'/><title type='text'>Already March Continued</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C325SSVgEOg/TXz7iFdMcxI/AAAAAAAACjA/Fuc6Mix5-kE/s1600/IMGP3695.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583614201031324434" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C325SSVgEOg/TXz7iFdMcxI/AAAAAAAACjA/Fuc6Mix5-kE/s400/IMGP3695.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 283px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Sin embargo, hay nuevos despertares en esta vida y en mi corazón. Si no hubiera habido divorcio, yo nunca, nunca, habría buscado empleo como profesora de español en un instituto duro  del centro de la ciudad, donde, incluso ahora, mirando mis propias manos a veces me choca cuán blanca soy, tanto física como culturalmente. He tenido que hacer frente a todos mis peores temores como madre, maestra y persona. Y no he fracasado. Soy más de lo que solía ser para nuevas caras. Hay un cajón en mi escritorio para emergencias médicas y femeninas de mis estudiantes porque a menudo los recursos no están en sus casas. Hay un armario para platos de papel, utensilios para el uso de la comida extra que les llevo de casa. Hay un cajón con envases con el nombre de cada estudiante así puedo llamar a cada uno, con la excusa de que "he sacado su nombre" todos los días, para interactuar. Hay música, las bromas, la seriedad y el objetivo: una oportunidad para la reforma. Una esperanza para cambiar profundamente una comunidad.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583614192576756018" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mNq9ZTZi6b8/TXz7hl9d-TI/AAAAAAAACi4/ch3sQaM2kJM/s400/IMGP3684.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 202px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;Still, there are new awakenings in this life and in my heart. Had there been no divorce I would never, repeating never, have sought employment as a Spanish teacher at a tough inner-city high school where. Even now, I look down at my own hands an am shocked at how white I am, both physically and culturally. I have had to face all of my worst fears as a mother, a teacher, and a person. And I haven't failed. I am more than I used to be for a different set of faces. There is a drawer in my desk for my students’ medical and feminine emergencies because often those supplies are not at their homes. There is a cabinet for paper plates, utensils to use for the extra food that I bring them from home. There is a drawer with containers with every student’s name so I can call on each one, with the excuse of “drawing his or her name” daily, to interact.  There is music, silliness, seriousness and purpose - a time for reform. A hope to impact a community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-913410128057637135?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/913410128057637135/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=913410128057637135' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/913410128057637135'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/913410128057637135'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/03/already-march-2.html' title='Already March Continued'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C325SSVgEOg/TXz7iFdMcxI/AAAAAAAACjA/Fuc6Mix5-kE/s72-c/IMGP3695.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-4273560551665123246</id><published>2011-03-13T01:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T01:20:28.013-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='California Travel'/><title type='text'>The City Up Close</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-idXL8V9FsSU/TXyK9DGdADI/AAAAAAAACiw/BdlAPqbrSjw/s1600/IMG_7569.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583490419441598514" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-idXL8V9FsSU/TXyK9DGdADI/AAAAAAAACiw/BdlAPqbrSjw/s400/IMG_7569.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 225px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Paper Stars at Pier 39&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EcQ4v6Ys4jM/TXyKkALQxWI/AAAAAAAACig/7GrVG7ALKdc/s1600/IMG_7573.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583489989159732578" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EcQ4v6Ys4jM/TXyKkALQxWI/AAAAAAAACig/7GrVG7ALKdc/s400/IMG_7573.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 225px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EcQ4v6Ys4jM/TXyKkALQxWI/AAAAAAAACig/7GrVG7ALKdc/s1600/IMG_7573.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Iced Crab at Fisherman's Wharf&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BE3no4EJ1q4/TXyKjmhyc7I/AAAAAAAACiY/TG_ahnblLRk/s1600/IMG_7570.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583489982274892722" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BE3no4EJ1q4/TXyKjmhyc7I/AAAAAAAACiY/TG_ahnblLRk/s400/IMG_7570.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 225px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BE3no4EJ1q4/TXyKjmhyc7I/AAAAAAAACiY/TG_ahnblLRk/s1600/IMG_7570.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Kite Shop at Pier 39&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2WtpNofZ2Cg/TXyKjf-Bo5I/AAAAAAAACiQ/kWZMEmCT7mc/s1600/IMG_7572.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583489980514280338" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2WtpNofZ2Cg/TXyKjf-Bo5I/AAAAAAAACiQ/kWZMEmCT7mc/s400/IMG_7572.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 232px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2WtpNofZ2Cg/TXyKjf-Bo5I/AAAAAAAACiQ/kWZMEmCT7mc/s1600/IMG_7572.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I LOVE San Francisco,  January 2011&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN//acircleofquiet-20"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-4273560551665123246?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/4273560551665123246/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=4273560551665123246' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/4273560551665123246'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/4273560551665123246'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/03/san-francisco-up-close.html' title='The City Up Close'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-idXL8V9FsSU/TXyK9DGdADI/AAAAAAAACiw/BdlAPqbrSjw/s72-c/IMG_7569.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-2824366108196311698</id><published>2011-03-10T16:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T13:07:10.299-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journal'/><title type='text'>Already March</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;It’s been quiet here on my blog for some time. It hasn’t been the normal inclusiveness into a Day in the Life Of...a Slice of American Pie.  This is not because divorce from a spouse has been so traumatic. On the contrary; the peace in my heart, in my home, in my daily dealings has continued to heal me. Divorce from the extended family of community as I knew it has, on the other hand, been paralyzing. I have felt immobile without real connection to social gatherings; book studies, speech tournaments, animated, sometimes late-into-the night discussions with friends about parenting, teaching, church doctrine and theology while our young people gathered together. I have struggled to support the needs of my four children as they disperse, my parents as they age, and maintain a house whose upkeep requires more than the meager abilities of a middle-aged, often fatigued single-mother. . . &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; min-height: 13.0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582619759028062098" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XLU6xeWnjVo/TXlzF8Txx5I/AAAAAAAACiI/o-jnWflyc_8/s400/Picture%2B005.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ha habido poca actividad en mi bl&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;og desde hace algún tiempo. No ha habido la normal inserción de “un día en la vida de…”, retazos de “American Pie”… Esto no ha sido porque el divorcio de mi cónyuge haya sido tan traumático. Todo lo contrario; la paz en mi corazón, en mi casa, en mi trato diario ha llegado a sanarme. Sin embargo, el divorcio de la familia extensa de la comunidad tal como yo la conocía ha sido paralizante. Me he sentido inmóvil, sin conexión real con las reuniones sociales, estudios literarios, debates, animaciones, algunas tertulias vespertinas con amigos sobre crianza y educación, sobre la doctrina de la iglesia y teología, mientras nuestros jóvenes se reunían entre ellos. He luchado para resolver las necesidades de mis cuatro hijos que se dispersan, mis padres que se hacen mayores, y mantener una casa cuya conservación requiere más habilidades que las de una madre solitaria de mediana edad a menudo cansada. . .&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-2824366108196311698?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/2824366108196311698/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=2824366108196311698' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2824366108196311698'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2824366108196311698'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/03/already-march.html' title='Already March'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XLU6xeWnjVo/TXlzF8Txx5I/AAAAAAAACiI/o-jnWflyc_8/s72-c/Picture%2B005.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-4861060911191588199</id><published>2011-02-04T21:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T13:09:10.039-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Quotes/Citas'/><title type='text'>Present Mindedness</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TUzZ1gPz3qI/AAAAAAAACg4/YpVLzToVI9c/s1600/DSC_0173.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570066352363003554" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TUzZ1gPz3qI/AAAAAAAACg4/YpVLzToVI9c/s400/DSC_0173.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 268px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TUzZ1gPz3qI/AAAAAAAACg4/YpVLzToVI9c/s1600/DSC_0173.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;Añorar el pasado es correr tras el viento&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To wish for the past is to run after the wind - Proverbio&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN//acircleofquiet-20"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-4861060911191588199?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/4861060911191588199/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=4861060911191588199' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/4861060911191588199'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/4861060911191588199'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/02/present-mindedness.html' title='Present Mindedness'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TUzZ1gPz3qI/AAAAAAAACg4/YpVLzToVI9c/s72-c/DSC_0173.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-6009318611024408858</id><published>2011-01-13T18:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T01:21:35.122-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='California Travel'/><title type='text'>Horizontes Nuevos</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TS-6O4PdmxI/AAAAAAAACgc/jOIxJ46W13U/s1600/IMG_7484.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561868829604027154" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TS-6O4PdmxI/AAAAAAAACgc/jOIxJ46W13U/s400/IMG_7484.JPG" style="height: 225px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;San Francisco Coastline, California, enero 2010&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN//acircleofquiet-20"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-6009318611024408858?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/6009318611024408858/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=6009318611024408858' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/6009318611024408858'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/6009318611024408858'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/01/horizontes-nuevos.html' title='Horizontes Nuevos'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TS-6O4PdmxI/AAAAAAAACgc/jOIxJ46W13U/s72-c/IMG_7484.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-8256630927977132132</id><published>2011-01-03T22:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T13:17:57.013-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Música'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mis Hijos'/><title type='text'>Tienen mi Voto</title><content type='html'>&lt;object height="385" width="480"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LJcTNYuTsxA?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LJcTNYuTsxA?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Mis hijos se están muriendo de risa viendo que esto me ha gustado un montón.  De nuevo he probado que no soy tan guay como ellos- jajaja. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;My kids are dying of laughter that I really like this. Once again I've proved that I'm not as cool as they are - hahaha&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-8256630927977132132?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/8256630927977132132/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=8256630927977132132' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/8256630927977132132'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/8256630927977132132'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2011/01/tienen-mi-voto.html' title='Tienen mi Voto'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-2279404953994142234</id><published>2010-12-26T22:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T01:22:31.249-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='California Travel'/><title type='text'>¡Super Padre!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TRl2sseWGzI/AAAAAAAACgE/239HpUPVDAE/s1600/de-yurt.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555602125562977074" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TRl2sseWGzI/AAAAAAAACgE/239HpUPVDAE/s400/de-yurt.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 260px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Hace tiempo vi en una revista de Sunset (la revista de la vida de lujo en la Costa del Oeste) un artículo acerca de unas viviendas que se llaman Yurts. Me encantó y lo recorté para "algún día." Pues, una semana antes de Navidad todavía no había decidido los regalos para mis cuatro hijos cuando apareció entre mis correos electrónicos una oferta para. . . . un Yurt! Sin exceder mi presupuesto pude comprar un Yurt para quedarnos dos noches y tres días en Yosemite Lakes.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555608307818101682" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TRl8UjK0-7I/AAAAAAAACgM/DGlEi4UN2eo/s400/half%2Bdome.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote style="display: inline !important;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote style="display: inline !important;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"&gt;Some time ago I saw in Sunset magazine (magazine of luxurious living on the West Coast) an article about some dwellings called Yurts. I loved it and I cut it out for "some day." Well, a week before Christmas I still hadn't decided on gifts for my four kids when an offer appeared amongst my emails for . . .  a Yurt!  Without exceeding my budget I could buy a Yurt to stay two nights and three days at Yosemite Lakes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555602118660106978" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TRl2sSwkquI/AAAAAAAACf8/Vubvq28LuLk/s400/buck-mdws-yosemite-lakes-yurt-interior-700w.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 270px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;El anuncio dice que son duplicados exactos de aquellos en los que vivía Genghis Khan durante su pillaje por Eurasia, menos el micro-ondas, la tele y la ducha con agua caliente, por supuesto. A la moda del siglo XIII, si Genghis hubiera tenido una así de lujo se habría quedado en casa y habría dejado la China en paz. El estar tan cómodo contrarresta la ambición. Solo diciendo. . .  tal Yurt hubiera cambiado la historia del hombre.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555608308200347298" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TRl8Ukl9lqI/AAAAAAAACgU/0ytEXZXObZ4/s400/Yosemite%2BLakes.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 183px; width: 275px;" /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"&gt;The ad says that these are exact duplicates of those that Genghis Khan lived in while pillaging through Eurasia, with the exception of the microwave, the satellite television, and full-shower with hot water, of course. In full 13th century fashion, if Gengis had had one so luxurious he would have stayed at home and left China in peace. Being so comfortable goes against ambition. Just saying. . .  such a Yurt would have changed history of man.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-2279404953994142234?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/2279404953994142234/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=2279404953994142234' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2279404953994142234'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/2279404953994142234'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2010/12/super-padre.html' title='¡Super Padre!'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TRl2sseWGzI/AAAAAAAACgE/239HpUPVDAE/s72-c/de-yurt.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-262214443060818120</id><published>2010-12-24T10:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T01:23:13.072-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='American Traditions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Meditaciones'/><title type='text'>And So This Is Christmas</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TRTl9z4N3LI/AAAAAAAACfc/RgnBnCrGERA/s1600/DSC_0341.jpg"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554317090515442866" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TRTl9z4N3LI/AAAAAAAACfc/RgnBnCrGERA/s400/DSC_0341.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 268px;" /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 14px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Gloria a Dios en las alturas, y en la tierra paz, buena voluntad para con los hombres! -Lucas 2:4&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 14px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554317107474385346" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TRTl-zDiycI/AAAAAAAACf0/LPd6zWoPSss/s400/DSC_0331.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 268px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 14px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;De vez en cuando, descubro que estoy pensando en el sorprendente esquema de la fe. Por ejemplo, parado en un aeropuerto, observo personas de aspecto importante, vestidas con trajes de negocio y con portafolios a su costado, que se detienen en una cafetería antes de salir apurados hacia otra explanada. ¿Hay alguno que piense en Dios?, me pregunto.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 14px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554317105892894082" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TRTl-tKfJYI/AAAAAAAACfs/w1b3KDpklpI/s400/DSC_0334.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 268px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 14px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Los creyentes comparten una creencia extraña en universos paralelos. Un universo consiste en vidrio, hierro, ropa de lana, portafolios de cuero y olor a café recién molido. El otro está formado por ángeles, fuerzas espirituales y lugares de ubicación desconocida llamados cielo e infierno. De manera palpable, nosotros habitamos el mundo material; es necesaria la fe para que uno se considere ciudadano del otro mundo invisible.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 14px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;La Navidad cambia el rumbo de las cosas y alude a la lucha que se desencadena cuando el Señor de ambos mundos desciende a vivir según las reglas de uno de ellos. En Belén, ambos mundos se unieron, se alinearon. Lo que Jesús posteriormente llevó a cabo en el planeta Tierra hace posible que Dios, en un día futuro, resuelva todas las discordancias entre ambos sistemas. Con razón hubo un coro de ángeles que estalló en un cántico espontáneo; cántico que no sólo perturbó a algunos pastores, sino también a todo el universo (Lucas 2:13-14).&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 14px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 24px;"&gt;Inspiración de Nuestro Pan Diario - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 14px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 24px;"&gt;For Translation see Our Daily Bread with side link on this blog, December 21, 2010&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 14px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;¡MIS MEJORES DESEOS A TODOS -QUE SEA UNA NAVIDAD LLENA DE AMOR, GOZO Y PAZ!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 14px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;WISHING EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH MUCH LOVE, JOY AND PEACE!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-262214443060818120?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/262214443060818120/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=262214443060818120' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/262214443060818120'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/262214443060818120'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2010/12/and-so-this-is-christmas.html' title='And So This Is Christmas'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TRTl9z4N3LI/AAAAAAAACfc/RgnBnCrGERA/s72-c/DSC_0341.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-6684769210455279719</id><published>2010-12-24T02:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T13:33:33.241-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='American Traditions'/><title type='text'>Estrellas</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TRR23fep5jI/AAAAAAAACfQ/Gil_udwlC7s/s1600/DSC_0333.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554194936169621042" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TRR23fep5jI/AAAAAAAACfQ/Gil_udwlC7s/s400/DSC_0333.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 260px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN//acircleofquiet-20"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2836670061570175095-6684769210455279719?l=dichossuaves.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/feeds/6684769210455279719/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2836670061570175095&amp;postID=6684769210455279719' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/6684769210455279719'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2836670061570175095/posts/default/6684769210455279719'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dichossuaves.blogspot.com/2010/12/estrellas.html' title='Estrellas'/><author><name>Mary:</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15431271006134463742</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TQ1oxeEkMbI/AAAAAAAACc0/Mqdkpk9mQEk/S220/DSC_0150.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TRR23fep5jI/AAAAAAAACfQ/Gil_udwlC7s/s72-c/DSC_0333.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836670061570175095.post-604703332086572866</id><published>2010-12-22T20:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T01:25:44.368-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='California Travel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='American Traditions'/><title type='text'>Calles Navideñas de San Francisco</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TRLe8y0b1PI/AAAAAAAACfA/3_cVGSCHz2c/s1600/IMG_7480.JPG"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553746426516460786" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TRLe8y0b1PI/AAAAAAAACfA/3_cVGSCHz2c/s400/IMG_7480.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 225px; width: 400px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ygxYI8QlbzI/TRLe8y0b1PI/AAAAAAAACfA/3_cVGSCHz2c/s1600/IMG_7480.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;Sara y Chad delante del hotel. Incluyendo a Rubén fueron seis chicos y yo, todos ansiosos de explorar La Ciud
