Kenric, his grandma, aunt, uncle, and I visited Kenric’s sister in San Diego before heading to Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial in La Jolla. His sister has the biggest TV I have…
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A Strip Mall Rat
What does an unemployed 40-something-year-old who’s living with his Grandma do on a Tuesday afternoon in Redlands, California? Be a strip mall rat. We’ll be staying here with Kenric’s Grandma through Christmas….
Lynn L. Wilbur, 1925-2018
While still in the air this past Saturday, we received news from Kenric’s sister that Grandpa had passed away. We were devastated. The next few days in Kenric’s grandparents’ home alternated between…
We’ll See You Soon, Grandpa.
A few nights ago, we bought air tickets to fly back to California for Thanksgiving as Kenric’s grandfather’s health has deteriorated. Tonight is our last night in Sarajevo. We spent yesterday doing…
The Best Dessert in Bosnia: Tufahija
We went to Hotel Europe for a special Bosnian dessert called Tufahija (pronounced Tufaheeya). It’s apple poached in simple sugar syrup and stuffed with walnut or almond. It’s topped with whipped cream…
An Overnight Trip to Banja Luka
Taking the 06:30 train to Banja Luka, the de facto capital city of Republika Srpska. We are supposed to get in at 11:45. It was a beautiful day in Banja Luka, the…
With Love, Sarajevo
Kenric had to stick his head out to make sure it was raining while I was trying to take a picture of the free jar of orange jam I got last night…
100th Anniversary of Armistice Day
The bridge in the photo is the Latin Bridge in Sarajevo. On June 28th, 1914, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, Duchess Sophie were driven across it….
Lukomir
Last Monday, after visiting Umoljani village, we drove to the most remote village in Bosnia and Herzegovina called Lukomir. It took about two hours on unpaved roads. Lukomir seemed out of this…
The Kindness of Strangers in Republika Srpska
The Berlin Wall came down on November 9th, 1989 (29 years ago, today). A few weeks later, the non-violent Velvet Revolution ended Communism in Czechoslovakia. Among the six republics that made up…