Category: Holidays

Hope we’ll make time to fill in on details, but until then, here are pictures. Jacob’s birthday, Tyrus’s birthday, Natalie’s

Tonya Tingen April 20, 2024

Spain has a long history of connection with the Catholic church. I would venture to say many if not most

Tonya Tingen February 22, 2024

We were lucky to have my parents come out for the last half of winter break. The most important event

Tonya Tingen January 30, 2024

Christmas in Madrid is very merry and bright–Christmas decorations and trees in every plaza, along every major thoroughfare, and even

Tonya Tingen January 29, 2024

All of our kids had school Christmas performances this year. Natalie and Hazel participated in their school choirs and got

Tonya Tingen January 29, 2024

Christmas this year was pretty much the same as Christmas is Virginia. Well except that we’re living in an apartment,

Hazel Tingen January 28, 2024

We had an eventful month during November. We went to the suburbs to check out the mall at Plenilunio, which

Tonya Tingen January 5, 2024

So, Halloween is becoming a thing in Madrid, apparently. I was not surprised we had Halloween activities and decorations in

Tonya Tingen November 12, 2023

September was the craziness of still waiting for visas, finally getting them and flying out here, finding a place to

Tonya Tingen October 29, 2023

Summer and fall with the Tingens. I found that when I was looking at other people’s blogs recently (after a

Tonya Tingen October 26, 2015