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About Becky Goldsmith

I am a quilt designer/teacher/author, a wife/mother/grandmother, and certified yoga instructor who is searching for balance, strength, and happiness in all things.

Swimming with the fishes…

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Well, I swam with little tiny fishes :-). But first, we walked a bit along the coastal paths near Sa Tuna.

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The Mediterranean Ocean is amazingly clear and blue. Actually, it is many shades of blue depending on the sunlight, the depth of the water, etc. The color changed all day long.

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There are a lot of ups and downs on this walk but it’s not all uphill. You do get to go downhill as well.

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And there is so much to look at that will make you smile!

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There were a lot of topless ladies of all ages and sizes on the beach. So many that really, who cares. There were lots of men in speedos… not a look I love but, again, who cares. These folks appear to embrace the bodies they have. I like that.

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The beach at Sa Tuna is wider than you see here, but that little tiny bit of sand (really, it was smooth gravel) next to the rock in the lower right is where Steve and I sat in the shade. The kids sat more in the sun.

We got there early, while parking was easy and the beach was empty. By the time we left at 1:30, the beach was full!

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We have one more full day of vacation and we are going to another beach. I have so many photos to show you once I get back home. The vacation will live on :-).

Up with the sun…

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You know, we are surprisingly busy for four people on vacation. We are in bed around 11:00pm and up at 6:30am, and we have been doing a whole lot of stuff in between. I would not change a single thing! That said, I am way behind on downloading photos so today I’m going to share this morning’s sunrise view from our front porch.

We are staying at Mas Blanc, a holiday apartment. Our lovely 2 bedroom, 2 bath space is part of a remodeled farm building. It is so very lovely and you can see photos here: https://www.instagram.com/masblancc/ and here at booking.com

There are ruins on the hill in the distance that we’re going to visit on Saturday.

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As busy as we are, we took time to watch the light change and that is wonderful all by itself.

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And then the sun was up, we saw balloons flying over the fields, and we headed out!

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Wednesday Giveaway

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Joan Figlar is this week’s winner. She will be getting an Under Thimble. It’s a dandy adhesive metal protector for your under-finger.

UnderThimbleI’ll be back next Wednesday with another Giveaway. Happy stitching!

You can always find this and more at pieceocake.com!

 

Palau De la Musica Catalana

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After our food tour, we went to the Palau De la Musica Catalana. It is a beautiful space where choirs sing. Not just any choirs… magnificent choirs. And not just classical music, but all kinds of amazing music.

I wish I knew more about music, but I don’t. We are here because it is a famous, wonderful space. I want to come back to hear choirs sing right here.

Side note: Since I’ve been in Spain, when I google something, it is in Spanish. I don’t want to link to a site you may not be able to read so, if you want to know more, google Palau De la Musica Catalana. You’ll be glad you did.

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Mosaics are everywhere. This space was designed by a contemporary of Gaudi, Lluís Domènech i Montaner,

There are muses that surround the stage, to inspire the musicians. Honestly, doesn’t that sound wonderful? To be surrounded by muses?

And then there is the stained glass, on the outside of the building…

But the best piece is inside, above the stage. It is not flat, but dips down in the center. The space if lit by lovely, colored light…

After this, we went to see the inside of the Sagrada Familia. That visit deserves its very own post!

What do you do on a food tour?

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If you go on a good food tour, you do more than just eat. You learn about the local culture. In this case, we learned about how people shop for food at the markets in Barcelona. As I said in my last post, Pauline, our guide from Devour Tours, was wonderful and and I learned a lot!

We took the Boqueria Market tour. It is an old market that has been renovated over the years. I had to google it to help me remember dates, but the roots of the market go back to 1200. There are many markets in the city, and people tend to shop their local market where they get to know the stall owners, and meet and visit with their friends. I do so wish there was something like this at home… the grocery store is just not the same.

We started at the front with coffee…

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We moved through the market, and outside it a bit, and then back in, eating and talking.

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I learned a lot about jamon, very thinly sliced ham. We got to try some of the expensive ham, from pigs that live in the forest and eat acorns… I’d eat a bit of the every day if I could afford it. You really can taste the difference!

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There is a lot of seafood here…

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I like fish better when it isn’t looking at me :-).

I’ll share more from the rest of the day in a few hours. We are about to head out to Park Guell now!

 

 

Day 3…

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We have been on the go all day long. First we went on a food tour with Devour Tours and it was fantastic! Many thanks to Pauline, who was our very own guide.

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Hot chocolate, after

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And there is so much more that we did today but it is 11:00PM and everyone is going to bed. INcluding me! I’ll be sharing more from today, tomorrow. Until then, sweet dreams!