I'm not sure if I have ever shared photos of my family's pastry shop here before. It is the one place that truly defines my childhood and I love visiting every time I come home. My grandparents opened it in 1949 and my uncles and cousins run it today. Every year, it closes for the ...
One of my favorite things to do in the whole world is to look out the window while taking a drive along the Basque coast. The sharp green cliffs diving into the blue water are spectacular. The vibrant colors of nature and old buildings make this incredible palette of eye candy. We wake up in ...
We arrived in Bilbao last week and we have spent every single moment with our friends and family. It is beautiful to see my children with their grandparents and cousins speaking the language I grew up speaking. I realized how much I missed the countryside and how much it draws me in. The Basque countryside ...
These past few days have been all about friends and family. J.'s summer camp is over and we have been trying to come up with new activities every day to keep him occupied. Full time job, that is. As a child I was quiet, calm and studious. A book or a puzzle was enough for ...
Saturday morning as J. was getting dressed to go out, he opened his eyes and he screamed, "amatxu, the herbs!". He seemed so upset over something. I asked him to explain it to me calmly. It turns out, he had forgotten the herbs he had picked at school the day before in his cubby. "Don't ...