Lights! Camera! Action!

I’m off to the U.S. for a month of seeing friends, doctors’ appointments, and loads of family time with the kiddos. But first, I had a stopover in Barcelona for the night to enjoy some of my favorite tapas, shopping at the big Corte Ingles, and holiday lights! I did the same last year and it was a very special way for me to head out to America.

I read in someone else’s blog about a fantastic holiday light show at the old Hospital of Sant Pau in Barcelona. I have seen the hospital from the outside before and I knew it was designed by Lluís Domènech I Montaner, an important architect of Art Nouveau in Catalunya. But I discovered that it is not just one hospital building. There are a total of 27 buildings over 9 blocks. The outlier buildings were hospitals designed to hold various specialties. The lights on the beautiful buildings were spectacular! A true wonderland!

Shamefully, I have to report that I left my carry-on bag unzipped on the bed in my guest room where I was packing two nights before leaving. I forgot that there were some chocolate turrón bars in it. She (Cassie) of course found it. It looked like this (below) and she ate the WHOLE thing and she only weighs 11 pounds, tops. The vet said the dosage could have been fatal. Luckily, I discovered the evidence within a couple of hours of ingestion and the Vet was able to give her a vomit-inducing injection to get the chocolate out of her. There were about 10 piles of dark brown goo that came out of her. I won’t include the photo, but it looked really bad. The Vet said he thought they had gotten to her in time, but he suggested she stay overnight. I was happy to have her be under observation! All this of course took place around midnight, so I got little sleep that night. She is thankfully back to normal, no thanks to my forgetfulness. I would never have forgiven myself if she had not recovered.

I hope everyone has a lovely, merry Christmas time and a very happy new year…cheers to 2025!!!