No matter how carefully I read every morning El País, the Spanish newspaper, and how attentively I listen to the suggestions of my colleagues on both sides of the Atlantic, it seems that I am forever playing catch up with the publications of new Spanish authors. It’s the same with films; the Goyas (the Spanish […]
Happy New Year!
I hope your holidays were great, full of fun, family, friends, food and all the things you value. Mine were mixed; Covid raised its ugly head and some of our plans were changed, postponed and even canceled, but I think that I found the proverbial silver lining. My two granddaughters, home from college, insisted that […]
A Match Made in Heaven
I have to admit that I have been watching the World Cup 2022 and it brought back all kinds of memories from Franco’s Spain when my father and my brother were big soccer fans. The fact that I watched it on the Telemundo channel, I’m sure had a lot to do with the time warp. […]
Musings on Films
If you had a chance to attend the Philadelphia Film Festival, you probably saw some of the provocative French movies highlighted this year such as Brother and Sister (directed by Arnaud Desplechin) with a luminous Marion Cotillard; The Passengers of the Night, directed by Mikhaël Hers, the supposed heir to Éric Rohmer, with a radiant […]
Magical Morocco II
In preparation for my trips abroad to new places I usually read short stories written by women, history books and watch films about the country, but this last time, I devoured Moroccan cookbooks: Tagines & Couscous by Ghillie Başan and The Food of Morocco by Tess Mallos my two favorites. I already had a beautiful […]
Magical Morocco I
We arrived in Marrakesh after a long, hot drive from Fes. Despite the comfort of the Mercedes van with our private guide and driver, we were tired and eager to settle down in the last destination of our trip in Morocco. The northern entrance to the city is not as magnificent as the one to […]