Maybe There Will Be Cupcakes

Ginny Bartolone's Blog of Many Years

Month: April 2022

  • The Fourth Camino: Part 9

    The Fourth Camino: Part 9

    Hello! For those just joining, here is part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, and part 6, and part 7, and part 8! I want to start this post with a note about burnout. We’ve all been posting and talking about it recently, especially at this incredibly confusing and exhausting phase of the pandemic. I’ve been finding that I’ve been living…

  • Answering a Few Camino FAQs

    Answering a Few Camino FAQs

    Last week, I posted a question on Facebook and Instagram for a new writing project. Outside of these weekly blog posts, I’m outlining a book that attempts to pull off two things: tell the story of my 2017 Camino and directly address the reader as if they are on the verge of their own hike—even…

  • The Fourth Camino: Part 8

    The Fourth Camino: Part 8

    Hello! For those just joining, here is part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, and part 6, and part 7! After the experience with the erupting shower, the desire for normalcy overwhelmed me. You should expect challenges on these hikes, but there was something glaringly different about this one. I knew the pandemic would make this harder and I…

  • The Fourth Camino: Part 7

    Hello! For those just joining, here is part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, and part 6! Let’s take a moment to talk about plan A. I’ve always had an inexplicable attachment to the small village of O Cebreiro. It sits on the edge of a mountain just after you cross into the province of Galicia–a staggeringly…