We gathered together over the week of the 4th of July at my brother’s place in Texas for the first Caveney Clan Summer Reunion. At our last Christmas gathering (2021) we decided that we wanted to meet more frequently than once-every-five-years. I’m glad we did as it was fun to see and spend time with everyone–we had 28 people in attendance on the peak days (family photo above). It started on Saturday, July 1, with…
After spending a couple of days at home after visiting the Kingdom (previous post), then I was off to Vienna, Austria, where my friend Laura resides. SunExpress offered direct flights on Fridays and Mondays making it the perfect weekend getaway. And pretty darn affordable at around $260. Laura had visited me in Izmir back in October and offered a reciprocal visit. I didn’t hesitate to take her up on the offer. I always prefer to…
I can confidently say that I never thought in a million years that I would travel to Saudi Arabia. In fact, after watching the documentary “The Dissident” I told my good friend, Kate, that I would “never” visit her in Saudi. This is one more example of why we should not use the word “never.” It makes a liar out of most of us, and it’s why I won’t say that I will “never marry…