Equal seasons

 So as our season for 2025-2026 draws to a close I found it interesting that we actually ended up with similar numbers as last year it was just that the distribution was different this year. Some people have visited us in Sevilla two or three times so we have shifted to meeting up with folks in various locations.

Here was our list for 2024-2025 a total of 20

16 (+ 4 who stayed other places)

Oscar✓

Jenny ✓ (+ Frank) ✓

Mike ✓

Lee✓

Larry & Jeremy in Tenerfie ✓✓

Ron & Mary ✓✓

Jean  (+ Tim) ✓✓

Jennifer & Dave ✓✓

Claus & Evi (+ Mac & Niti) ✓✓✓✓

Megan & Christian ✓✓

Oscar ✓

+ Lori and Julie day visits 

and here is the list from this season 2025-2026 - Total 20

2 who traveled with us, 3 stayed elsewhere, 6 with us in rentals and 9 at Bilbao 

With Larry, Angela & Lee in Paris✓✓✓

With Lee, Steve & Suzanne in Tenerife ✓✓✓

With Claus & Evi in Madrid and León ✓✓

Upstairs Mary ✓

David, Kelly & girls Emma* & Caroline*✓✓✓✓

Megan & Christian with Frank*✓✓✓

Ron & Mary✓✓

John & Stephanie ✓✓

So I hope I remember to get a photo of John & Stephanie with us while they are here but if not - well the memories will still be there. 

Life as ex-pats! 

gratitude

Finally some cooler weather. So on my way home from coffee I stopped for a few moments in Plaza Nueva. It's fall so the plane trees are going a bit yellow readying to drop their leaves. Our orange trees stay green during that time as do the palms scattered throughout this plaza perimeter. The oranges are just beginning - they will drop later after they are ORANGE 🍊🍊🍊 Then it will be time for the fabulous scent of orange blossoms to fill our city (March.) Today (despite a line of people fully encircling the Cathedral and  huge crowds - for unknown reasons) I am feeling particularly grateful that I get to live in this beautiful city.

Phil returns from his 2.5 weeks in Chicago tomorrow - so back to our regular routines. Stay tuned.