The Way of Saint James

April 25, 2021

The Camino: A Personal Journey

Something Is Amiss It’s been a few short weeks since we returned to California. The hummingbirds are still where we left them–at their feeders. The red-tailed hawks are soaring above the hill behind our house, doing what hawks do best. Everything is as we left it. Yet something was amiss—we had just returned from an epic journey, a sacred pilgrimage, […]
July 15, 2019

The Saddest Sheep in the World

Things Going Our Way We headed out once more along the Way of Saint James feeling as if things were starting to go our way—the day before, the heavy rains subsided and the sun made a brief but welcome appearance.   On that day, a small snack shop appeared along the Jacobean route raising our spirits considerably.  While our raincoats dripped puddles […]