It’s been a busy week here at Rambling with the Barba. I had two, yeah 2, guest post as well as the normal great content. This week I have some goodies from near our house. Some of these I took today, others I’ve had a while. I hope you enjoy them.  If you’re a fan of pickled eggs, and who isn’t, then your going to love these bite-sized dainties. These are pickled Quail eggs made from the variety of Quail known locally as Cordoniz. Yummy! You could pop, like, 5 or 6 in your mouth at once. It’s like yolk-filled [...read more and comment...]

If you’ve found something good recently, drop me a comment or an email and give me a quick run-down. I might add it to the next round-up. Picture of the Week Great Blogs this Week Expect the Exceptional-More of You Means More of Me The Assembling of the Church-Numbing Our Souls with Church Activities Confessions of a Funeral Director-As If There Is No God The Skipping Stone-Going Outside with No Clothes On. The Church of No People-You Don’t Need My Tolerance Good Articles I Guest Posted This Week Shameless self promotion Provoketive Magazine-Are You Sure? Look into the mirror and listen Tamara [...read more and comment...]

Over the last few days the Barba has been cyber traveling a little. Satruday I had an article featured over at Provoketive.com and yesterday the ever-smiling and overworked Tamara Lunardo ised a guest post of mine at Tamara Out Loud. Not wanting to rest there I give you Everyday Lies:   We all want to believe we are honest, upstanding individuals. We want the world to think we are little Jesuses wondering around looking for someone to be The Truth to. The problem is we are all party to a series of Everyday Lies that tarnish our image. What are [...read more and comment...]

It’s been a busy few days here at Rambling with the Barba. On top of my normal post last week I had an article featured over at Provoketive Magazine on Saturday. If you didn’t get the chance to take a look at that run over there and give it a gander. Today, however, is a new day and a new week. I have the giddy middle school girl-like pleasure of guest posting at Tamaraoutloud. *SQUEELS like a miniature pig* I know, you’re excited too. If you’re not familiar with Tamara Lunardo then head on over and give her blog the [...read more and comment...]

I have the extreme pleasure of featuring over at Provoketive today. The post is called “Are You Sure?” go check it out.Below you will find an excerpt. Click over to Provoketive to read the rest and drop some comments. Are You Sure? It was the last week of April and, as usual, we were taking our weekly walk down the tiny trails trying to get to know our neighbors.  We had been in Paraguay about seven months when talk of Mother’s Day rolled around. While we visited that day I noticed a lot of small children. It’s not uncommon for [...read more and comment...]