Through a Glass Lightly
The last few years have been traveling years for me. This means time in restaurants. Sometimes alone. Waiting for food. Or with a crowd out eating, but alone inside. Either…
Summer Grass
In the traffic island in the middle of our Morning Glory Circle, as spring turns to summer the grass is drying and turning a California brown. I cut and carefully…
Atlantic Coast of Galicia
The Atlantic coast of Galicia is rugged. Sheer cliffs reach down to the ocean at the end of long peninsulas. Skies are often gray, and waves can be large. No…
I Hugged an Apostle
As I wandered about the interior of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, I noticed a sign saying "Embrace the Apostle." There was a line of people waiting behind a…
Triple-Spiral Stair
The Vatican has its famous and grand two-spiral Bramante stair, and there are other examples of double-spiral stairs throughout the world; for example, Calling Alice (San Francisco) and Edificio Cuervo Rubio (Havana, Cuba)…
Compostela Haraldum Davis
Today I trudged into Santiago de Compostela, having completed my Camino, tired and footsore, but happy. At the queue in the cloisters waiting for our certificates we all compared blisters…
Music in My Head
Yesterday I wrote about group singing along the Camino. It turns out that my biggest mistake in preparing for my Camino was musical. By way of background, I like to…
The Art of Being Alone with Oneself
I fear the art of being alone with oneself has been lost. Oh, I am no saint! In the evenings I catch up with family via FaceTime, news from the…