I’m Back!

I spent the past year as a House Director/Mom at a large sorority house on the campus of UC Berkeley (better known as Cal) where I oversaw the daily lives of a group of 19 to 22-year-old young women, managed a staff of cleaners, maintenance people, cooks, and kept a huge old house built in the 1920’s from falling down.

I loved the girls. I loved what living on a big, liberal campus offered in the way of continuing education for seniors, and best of all, I loved the easy access to my 2nd favorite city in the entire US, San Francisco! (Chicago, you are still my favorite!)

I used my Clipper Card to go everywhere – bus, BART, Caltrain, and ferry! You cannot beat a city with great public transportation! One of the best things was it allowed me to attend the monthly meetings of Menlo Mornings, a fantastic group of couture sewists, who recharged my love of sewing and textiles. Thanks you ladies!

But good things do come to an end. The election results were the impetus for me to realize there was still a whole, big world out there with lots of places I haven’t seen yet. But before I tell you where I am going, I will to have to catch you up on where I have been….and still need to blog about.

The first place, which will take much time to write and be filled with LOTS of photos was my trip to Japan in March.

Then, when I left Berkeley in mid-December, I hopped on the Coral Princess in LA for a cruise through the Panama Canal.

We docked in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and I spent 2 weeks with my dear friends in Dunedin, visiting the neighboring pink elephants, and getting my paperwork all in order for my big move back across the pond.

Today I am starting to once again write about my life on the roam from the same little fishing village in the Algarve region of the southern coast of Portugal.

This is my 4th, or it could be my 5th time back in Ferragudo. I am in the same little house I have always rented and where my friend Joyce and I lived for months during the outset of Covid. It feels like coming home and the only hardship was staying awake until 3:45 a.m. this morning to watch the Chefs-Bills playoff game. The 5-hour time difference is a bitch! So if there are type-os in this blog, blame my lack of sleep!

I hope you will join me during my journey over the next four years – or as long as this old body stays standing. We will explore new places and revisit old ones together. You can always drop me a note, ask me questions, and even stop in for a visit if you happen to be in the neighborhood!

Until next time…..