Author Archives: billybaba
FEBRUARY 18, TUESDAY
EATNG OUT I am happy doing one event a day and today I was invited by Jeff and Martha Nelson, who were with me on the 1986 Sri Lanka trip and last month’s San Miguel trip to have dinner at
FEBRUARY 18, TUESDAY
EATNG OUT I am happy doing one event a day and today I was invited by Jeff and Martha Nelson, who were with me on the 1986 Sri Lanka trip and last month’s San Miguel trip to have dinner at
FEBRUARY 17, MONDAY
PROTESTING Susie called me. There was a crowd meeting in Pack Square in Asheville to protest the Republicans trying win the election for a state Supreme Court justice, which they lost by a good deal, by claiming the election was
FEBRUARY 17, MONDAY
PROTESTING Susie called me. There was a crowd meeting in Pack Square in Asheville to protest the Republicans trying win the election for a state Supreme Court justice, which they lost by a good deal, by claiming the election was
FEBRUARY 16, SUNDAY
DEAD HONDA Cold grey Asheville with high winds all day. My blue Honda wouldn’t start, dead. To charge it up, I jump started it with cables and drove to Swannanoa and then back to Bojangles on Tunnel Road, driving through
FEBRUARY 16, SUNDAY
DEAD HONDA Cold grey Asheville with high winds all day. My blue Honda wouldn’t start, dead. To charge it up, I jump started it with cables and drove to Swannanoa and then back to Bojangles on Tunnel Road, driving through
FEBRUARY 15, SATURDAY
CARRY-ON BAGS I just read an article on Apple News by Business Insider explaining the problem of carry-on luggage on airplanes. The reasons the space for carry-on luggage is so limited are several. The first is that planes are squeezing
FEBRUARY 15, SATURDAY
CARRY-ON BAGS I just read an article on Apple News by Business Insider explaining the problem of carry-on luggage on airplanes. The reasons the space for carry-on luggage is so limited are several. The first is that planes are squeezing
FEBRUARY 14, FRIDAY
VALENTINE’S DAY I spent the day at home unpacking my treasures from Mexico, brilliant paper flowers and solemn Virgins of Guadeloupe. But at 5:30 p.m. Susie was in town and we joined my son, Tom, and his wife, Kathy, for
FEBRUARY 14, FRIDAY
VALENTINE’S DAY I spent the day at home unpacking my treasures from Mexico, brilliant paper flowers and solemn Virgins of Guadeloupe. But at 5:30 p.m. Susie was in town and we joined my son, Tom, and his wife, Kathy, for
FEBRUARY 13, THURSDAY
MARSHALL I slept like a baby at 6:30 p.m., woke at midnight and read and had boiled potatoes and soft boiled eggs for breakfast at 3, slept from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and napped again at 2 and then
FEBRUARY 13, THURSDAY
MARSHALL I slept like a baby at 6:30 p.m., woke at midnight and read and had boiled potatoes and soft boiled eggs for breakfast at 3, slept from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and napped again at 2 and then
FEBRUARY 12, WEDNESDAY
FLYING HOME All night in the Hampton Inn in Leon I lay in bed unable to sleep, or rather not sure when I was asleep and when I was awake, as the time slowly passed. Then we were up at
FEBRUARY 12, WEDNESDAY
FLYING HOME All night in the Hampton Inn in Leon I lay in bed unable to sleep, or rather not sure when I was asleep and when I was awake, as the time slowly passed. Then we were up at
FEBRUARY 11, TUESDAY
Today we let go of our colorful life in San Miguel. We packed up our bags for the flight, stripped our beds and washed the dishes and waited for the shuttle van to drive us to Leon for our flight
FEBRUARY 11, TUESDAY
Today we let go of our colorful life in San Miguel. We packed up our bags for the flight, stripped our beds and washed the dishes and waited for the shuttle van to drive us to Leon for our flight
FEBRUARY 10, MONDAY
On our last full day in San Miguel de Allende we walked downtown for lunch on the La Azteca rooftop and then walked down to the large park in the center of San Miguel to a luxurious hotel where we
FEBRUARY 10, MONDAY
On our last full day in San Miguel de Allende we walked downtown for lunch on the La Azteca rooftop and then walked down to the large park in the center of San Miguel to a luxurious hotel where we
FEBRUARY 9, SUNDAY
In the morning I walked through the Artisan Market with the women in the group. The men stayed in the mansion on the hill. For the first time for me is the realization that shopping is a form of exploration,
FEBRUARY 9, SUNDAY
In the morning I walked through the Artisan Market with the women in the group. The men stayed in the mansion on the hill. For the first time for me is the realization that shopping is a form of exploration,
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 