This post is part of a series called Rome 2025 A man alone in the city of Rome… summertime, when men and women dress for comfort rather than modesty. Yes,…
This post is part of a series called Rome 2025 A man alone in the city of Rome… summertime, when men and women dress for comfort rather than modesty. Yes,…
This post is part of a series called Rome 2025 If you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans. That’s what they say, right? (Don’t look it up,…
This post is part of a series called Evora 2025 We love living in Portugal; we really, really do. One thing we’re still getting used to is just how blasted…
This post is part of a series called Evora 2025 On our first day in the environs of Évora we were hitting up ancient stone arrangements that were by and…
This post is part of a series called Evora 2025 You may recall from an earlier set of posts that I got a serious crush on the Alentejo region when…
The services we render to our family and friends can run in all different kinds of ways: watch their cats. Water their plants. Help move a couch. I’ve done all…
In the popular zeitgeist the “Rocky Statue” is right at the top of the list of attractions in Philadelphia. Who doesn’t want to get their picture taken with a statue…
… is another man’s impressionist-stuffed museum. The man in question is Albert Barnes, a native Philadelphian who made a fortune with a drug you’ve never heard of (unless your baby…
So as not to completely bury the lede, Lisa’s father passed away a couple of weeks ago. As a result, we’ve been back in the United States – Philadelphia to…
[We’re a bit busy and out of sorts this week, so we’re pulling out quite an old post from 2007; it’s an old favorite and Lisa’s father, the “Terry” in…