Sun.-Thurs., April 13-17, 2025
Amid virulent cajoling from at least one reader of this blog as to the author's lack of updates, I humbly bring you back up to date on my goings on in sleepy Camarillo.
On Sunday, we had a combined belated birthday celebration for Jacob and Michael whose birthdays occurred while we were living the high life in Gijón.
Though not her birthday, Mary was
shocked when she opened the box
containing our newest Christmas
ornament, Spain's infamous El Caganer
You can find out more about this, shall we say offbeat, Spanish Christmas tradition by clicking here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caganer
Jacob with Spanish Army
helicopter patches given to him
by our friend Alberto Talavera
What could this be?
A Purple and Gold blanket
crocheted by his Gigi
Michael also received . . .
. . . a Civil War period correct
non-colored blanket crocheted by
his Mother
A Mariners' sweatshirt was a MUST!
So was a Mariners' flag football jersey
Needing MORE SNACKS is an
ongoing issue with this growing lad
Vanessa took a good photo of us
but we . . .
. . . still had a song to sing, wishes to make,
candles to blow out and cake to eat
While we were celebrating . . .
. . . the Mariners' flag teams
were in action on the road in
wondrous Santiago de Compostela
Our Senior team beat the Cambre Towers, 40-34, and the Santiago Black Ravens, 42-0.
The Mariners' Junior squad had mixed results in earning a win over the Santiago team, 34-12, but losing to the Towers, 28-25.
Liga Norte Open Mixta
Flag Football Standings
1. Gijón Norteños 8-1
2T. Gijón Mariners 7-1
Oviedo Madbulls 7-1
4. Cambre Towers 6-3
5. Oviedo Phoenix 5-4
6. Cantabria Bisons Juniors 4-5
7T. Gijón Mariners Juniors 3-6
Cantabria Bisons 3-6
9. Santiago Black Ravens 1-8
10. Oviedo Phoenix Old Rookies 0-9
On Taco Tuesday, we joined Koreen and Brian FitzGerald at a, at least for me, new Mexican cuisine spot in Camarillo called Rosa Madera.
The BVM overlooking our
meal was a plus
By the way, the food here was delicious. I hope that this last incarnation of a restaurant at this location makes it this time.
Since it was Mexican food that we were eating, it also allowed me to work on my art skills.
Amazingly, I added no art work to my
vast collection of Mexican Food Art
The four of us discussed our future
travel plans while dining
A February cruise in the Gulf of Mexico may be in our future.
Mary and Jacob were enjoying their Easter Week vacation from school this week while both Michael and Vanessa were still at work as their school districts' Spring Breaks were not in sync with the kid's.
Thus, we got the joyous opportunity to have Mary and Jacob with us!
We had Mary on Monday and Tuesday and had a marvelous time playing dominoes and watching some of her favorite TV shows.
Wednesday and Thursday, Jacob joined us. The first day we analyzed my recent results on Ancestry.com and built a family tree together on their website. We all had great fun doing family research.
As for Ancestry.com's analysis of my DNA, here were their findings as to the origins of my ancestors:
87% Spain
6% Indigenous Americas - Mexico,
a.k.a, Aztec Warriors
2% North Africa
2% Basque
2% Cornwall
1% Sephardic Jews
That last 1% explains my kinship with Joanne Sabolić.
On Thursday, we headed to Long Beach
to further nurture Jacob's dream of one
day becoming a Marine Biologist
He was in Hog Heaven!
One of the Aquarium's interactive
displays lets you paint your own
version of various species . . .
. . . like this that then appears . . .
. . . on this huge artsy fish tank along
with several other artistic designed fish
Whales are big
Jellyfish are my favorites
Jacob happily gave me many insights as to their many varieties and dangers.
Native Americans have deep
connections to the Pacific Ocean
What red blooded American boy
wouldn't want to pet a Devil Ray?
Jacob supporting the penguins in their
fight against Trump's ridiculous tariffs
Even more jellyfish to
spellbind both of us
He was enthralled more than once
Finding the food at the Aquarium's restaurant to be quite expensive, we took advantage of their re-entry stamp to find a better option for lunch at The Pike Mall.
Ominous clouds greeted us as we
walked across the street to . . .
. . . to Bubba Gump's for a burger
for Jacob and a Jambalaya for me
Good eats at a much better price.
Sated, we re-entered the Aquarium.
More research
Seahorses are interesting to me
We both touched the leathery
feeling tops of these jellyfish
We had a GREAT day at the Aquarium!
Truthfully, four days with these two was a blessing. Let's do it again soon!
Spanish Bowl XXXI is all set
Saturday, May 3rd at 7:00 p.m. in the Barcelona suburb of Badalona, the Western Conference Champion Las Rozas Black Demons (9-0) will take on the Eastern Conference Champion Badalona Dracs (8-1).
The Black Demons have now earned a total of six Spanish Bowl appearances, all in the last six consecutive seasons having won two of them in 2023 and 2024.
The Dracs are in the Spanish Bowl for a record 19th time with 11 previous wins, the latest in 2021.
Spanish Bowl XXXI should be a real corker!
I love traveling!
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