I don't have a toothbrush and other stories

I felt at home in the United States, I loved everything about it, the people, my new family, the food, the space, the nature, the roads,...

"NINO!" Patricia's eyes were sparkling, her face glowing and screaming happiness, and she smiled from ear to ear, it looked like she was...

I love to walk in Paris in the early morning, I had to search a little to find a café which opened already, it was just a little before 8...

You don't need much if you live on the beach, it's sunny every day, the sunshine makes you happy and makes life way less complicated, you...

I loved it when she forgot our anniversary because then I remembered it, and it got an extra dimension, so I was kind of hoping for it. I...

I started my new job at the Black Orchid in Indian Harbor Beach, it was family-owned by the Pettica Family, nice people. Let me introduce...

And then I got this phone call: "Can I speak with the owner?" That will be me, what can I do for you". "Now Sir, we have a great...

"Patricia!!! Come outside, what in the fuck is going on, is there an earthquake or so?" I was watering the lawn and I heard a deep...

"Heeeeyyyyy Ninooooooo" It was moving day and John came to help me to load up the Ryder truck we rented. My brother-in-law John was my...

Patricia decided that we should move to a warmer climate and to a cheaper area, as Maryland, and especially Howard County, was quite...

After the Covid virus brought traveling to a stop, we are finally in Israel again! During that unwanted travel stop, I found myself one...

Idaho has potatoes, Iowa has beef, Virginia has history, Maine has lobsters, Utah has Mormons, Florida has early bird specials,...

Patriciaaaaah, Jane is here! I was just heading out to go to the Safeway to get some bread when Patricia’s sister Jane pulled up on our...

I just finished work that day, and as usual, after work, the kitchen colleagues and I went for a drink at the bar of the restaurant where...

I don’t know how Tim became the chef of Russels Restaurant in Catonsville, as he had no culinary skills, but there must have been...

"Which perfume does your wife wear? "Youth Dew from Estee Lauder” “What is her favorite food?” “I think leg of lamb” “You think or you...

Patricia was driving the Dodge, kids in the back, sandwiches in a cool box, and me sitting next to her in the front, loving her with...

I ENVIED THEM FOR THE LIFE THEY BUILT UP IN THE FIVE MONTHS WITHOUT ME, BUT I ALSO FELT BLESSED THAT I WAS GOING TO BE PART OF THEIR...

I was thinking back on just days before, saying goodbye to my sister who lived in Spain, and to my mother, my grandmother, and good...