Travels with Valerie

Before we get to the important subjects of fish salting and modern art, I want to discuss the 5 million people who are in Malaga with me this week for Semana Santa. My initial research indicated a mere 400,000 visitors for Semana Santa and information I have received here firmly states that there are an […]

Well I’m here in Malaga and I already feel the first impact of how traveling without Ron is going to limit sightseeing for all of us. Normally, on an airplane, the cabin crew got to know us right away because Ron ordered this drink he designed all by himself. The flight staff liked to ask […]

It feels like the central current of my life has been severed. Where I used to have a buddy, a dinner companion, Ted Lasso partner, yogurt run assistant, Seahawks critic…I have, instead, this silence. It is both similar to what I expected and completely different. I was able to envision the general feel of this […]

One good thing about architects vs. Washington governors is that, when they offer to host a reception, they pre-slice the cheese so that I don’t have any issues serving myself this plate: And although the conversation of the esteemed MCHAP Prize architecture panel was generally above my understanding, I did gather something that my Chicago […]