Roma (Roman Lutskyi), his wife Nastia (Anastasiia Karpenko) and Roma’s children the phone obsessed Sofia (Sofia Berezovska) and the cartoon loving Fedir (Fedir Pugachov) are Ukrainians spending a vacation on one of the Canary Islands, Tenerife. Fun and good times and inevitably the departure back to Kiev. But the fun and games abruptly end withContinue reading “RKS 2025 Film: “Under the Volcano”: Metaphorical Streams of Lava!”
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Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: ? February1971: Palma de Mallorca, Spain (Red Roses from British Film Director!)
Dearest Barbara: I am leaving here tomorrow. I think I can stop over in Nice. I will see if I can. I will write at once. I would like stay a week there. Diane, bless her heart phoned me yesterday morning. She will phone you upon her return. She is a very thoughtful girl. IContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: ? February1971: Palma de Mallorca, Spain (Red Roses from British Film Director!)”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 4February1971: Palma de Mallorca, Spain: A $1 Lunch of Steak, Mushrooms, Spinach, Half a Bottle of Wine and Coffee
Dear Boys: Don’t throw envelopes out as I want to save the stamps. I am sitting in the sun and is 85 degrees. I wish I brought some lighter clothes. I have had such a nice time-today I visited the castle bult in 1300. I walked to it and it was a long one. IContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 4February1971: Palma de Mallorca, Spain: A $1 Lunch of Steak, Mushrooms, Spinach, Half a Bottle of Wine and Coffee”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: ? February1971: Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Dear Boys: Just having a rest before going down to dinner. Tired from all the walking I am doing. I went to the other side of the island with a couple my age. They are from New Jersey. We shared the expenses. Honestly, I have never seen such a beautiful country. The lemon trees areContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: ? February1971: Palma de Mallorca, Spain”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: ? February1971: Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Dear Barb: I went to the bank at 9:30 this morning to get my money situation fixed up and then I went to the market and bought 4 oranges huge and delicious for four cents. I ate some Mallorcian dish at a stand with a little beer for 39 cents. You should see this marketContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: ? February1971: Palma de Mallorca, Spain”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: ? February1971: Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Dear Barb: And what a night. V.T. the ATS hostess whom I insist you must write to thank for her being so good to me gave me a ticket to the welcoming BBQ for the incoming tour. A women’s conference. Sure pick the winners but some had their sons there. Mostly dear old women likeContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: ? February1971: Palma de Mallorca, Spain”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: ? February1971: Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Dear Barb: Just about ready to out to dinner with a couple I met. They are returning to New York tomorrow and they will mail this letter for me. My money came in today. I am staying here another week. I wish I could stay forever. There are only two flights a week to Amsterdam,Continue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: ? February1971: Palma de Mallorca, Spain”
“Travels to a Different Time” :10July1972: Fuengirola, Spain: Woken up by a Fly on My Lip: I’m Now in Spanish Language Classes
We are moving down the coast a bit from Torremolinos to Fuengirola. The day started with a fly on my lip waking me up. Denise’s brother-in-law was going to give us a lift to the apartment we have rented for two weeks called Perla 2 owned by Sofico. The suitcase was broken as it onlyContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” :10July1972: Fuengirola, Spain: Woken up by a Fly on My Lip: I’m Now in Spanish Language Classes”
“Travels to a Different Time ” : 6July1972: Torremolinos, Spain: Back to Malaga to Pick Up Lost Scrabble Game : Infernal Flies: Huge Steaks For Dinner: Off to Morocco?
A flock of flies has become our morning alarm clock. After lunch I took the bus back to Malaga to get the Scrabble game Mom had left at Hotel Las Vegas. It was a long trip but a delicious homecooked dinner of Coq au Vin was the reward. I creamed Mom in a game ofContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time ” : 6July1972: Torremolinos, Spain: Back to Malaga to Pick Up Lost Scrabble Game : Infernal Flies: Huge Steaks For Dinner: Off to Morocco?”
“Travels to a Different Time” : 4July1972: Torremolinos, Spain: Bloody Flies and A Finger Is Almost Cut Off! Donkey Poop vs. Traffic
4July1972: Awoken by the flies buzzing all around. I killed 11 of these pesky brutes. Eggs, ham and toast for breakfast. We then went over to our American friends, Gloria and Buddy, and met them at their hotel pool and we stayed until 6 and left. Coming home we had to cross a busy roadContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 4July1972: Torremolinos, Spain: Bloody Flies and A Finger Is Almost Cut Off! Donkey Poop vs. Traffic”
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