travel
Family travel is complicated. And sometimes fun.
Following My Father
In San Francisco, my parents rented a large flat on Funston Avenue, bordering Park Presidio Boulevard. The only furniture we had were our dining table and chairs, and beds, they pulled out of storage. What might have been a beautiful and comfortable flat had it been furnished and decorated properly, was cold, physically, and for me, emotionally.
By Caroni Lombard6 years ago in Families
Following My Father
The old brown-shingled house on Main Street had some fascinating features. The dingy laundry room at the back held a wringer washing machine. I loved to watch the sudsy water swish the clothes around. When the clothes were clean and rinsed, I pushed them through the wringer, then pulled them out the other side. Mom and I shook them out and loaded them into a basket to take outside.
By Caroni Lombard6 years ago in Families
My Daughter and Her Husbands' Holiday in Iceland
We arrived at Keflavik International Airport in November, from England where it was 12 degrees. When we landed, it was -12 degrees and the 24 degree difference could be felt in every bone in your body. Suffice to say it was absolutely freezing!
By Kaarina Vanderkamp6 years ago in Families
Peter Salzano - Wine suggestions to Increase Your Palette
When it concerns a glass of wine, you possibly recognize that it needs to simply taste great. Are you aware of all the means you can care for and choose the finest red wine? Otherwise, this post is jam-packed with terrific guidance by Peter J Salzano to help you get going with the world of a glass of wine!
By Peter Salzano6 years ago in Families
My days in self quarantine
After a few years back in the UK, deciding where to live, what job to do and just putting one step in front another, I decided to move back to Portugal and start a new job as a Drama Teacher at an International School near Cascais. This was in July 2020, when flights were being cancelled and everything seemed completely scary! This was a crazy time to move!
By Catherine Goulding6 years ago in Families
This is Not My Beautiful House
There is a moment before the sun wakes, the air is crisp, and my spot under the weight and warmth of the covers is cozy; I am happy and at home. So happy in this place that I don’t want to move; I don’t want to fully wake and face the reality of the day. I’m free in this half-asleep state, free to dream of a time taken for granted the little things. I remember the feel of the cold tile beneath my feet and the sound of my dogs tap dancing around between my room and the back door alerting me to let them out, the rich smell of coffee brewing in the kitchen, and that quiet time before the rest of the house wakes.
By Shelly Brooks6 years ago in Families
The Great Archipelagos
The Great Archipelagos Elle Kacey 10/09/2020 CHAPTER ONE - Seneca Portals Sunday afternoon, Sharice stood with her family around the oversized oatmeal colored, breakfast nook in the kitchen. Their kitchen is colorfully decorated as it has been passed down from father to daughter, mother to son, vice versa for centuries. Each ancestor has added something to the beautiful interiors and exteriors of each room of the greyscale home, and it shows off how incredibly, unique, and well-maintained this family has been since, the Nineteen-Nineties. Next, is Sharice whom, will inherit her family home. Sharice, is the youngest of the two siblings Mr. and Mrs. Bonfils. She does not possess ordinary looks, she is beautiful, her skin glows a pale yellow, her eyes smile generally, cheerful with a hint of mystery and intelligence behind them and twinkle of blue-green pigment somehow, matches her wavy strawberry blonde locks. The time was nearing Two O’clock, this was the beginning of a twisted future yet, somehow unexplained past that entwined them. Mr. Bonfils took the red ticket’s envelope off the counter, it felt smooth and yet heavy to him and immediately, made him feel ready to go. The Bonfils, are destined for some far-off Island with an interesting name “Seneca Islas”. This is a huge distance and very, exciting trip for the family as, they never have been out of Ontario. Somehow, making it through life always staying to their selves, working, living, being peaceful neighbors. Thus, their story is about to change and secrets of the family’s past on the daughters, fathers’ side will come to clarify they are not normal people in fact, they are distant offspring of a very powerful wizard.
By Elle Kacey6 years ago in Families
