Monthly Archives: January 2011

Water Water Everywhere…

So yesterday we headed down to that lake we’ve been getting friendly with hoping for more of this… But that 24-hour rainfall decided Sunday morning was as good a time as any to get going… Ice grey sky. Ice grey … Continue reading

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Welcoming The Rabbit…

So the Poinsettias have yet to fade in our home. But MAKE WAY MAKE WAY the reds the golds … the oranges … have arrived. The New Lunar Year is on the rise and with it this… And My Little … Continue reading

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Change…

… is pervading our home these days. My still-new iPhone 4 was nicked in Manila last weekend. And though I mourned the loss of my constant companion, she who captured & recorded snippets of my life on-the-go; she who kept … Continue reading

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Days That Make Me Go Hmmm…

The discipline of keeping this blog on track has been eluding me lately. It hasn’t been a lack of material. It hasn’t been a lack of time. There has been a reluctance on my part to … share … I’ve … Continue reading

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Smooth…

… is how skin feels after 150 minutes of holistic spit and polish  at the Karabuning Spa in BangsarHood. I’ve been steeped in oriental flowers, burnished in their essence, sipped the healing nectar. I’ve had a Thai waif with elbows … Continue reading

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Eat Pray Love…

Hey KL … whassup in 2011? Touched back down on homeground yesterday with so much s.t.u.f.f. our cabbie on Juncal was bitching like a freshly manicured chipped nail at having to take us to Ezeiza International Airport when we left … Continue reading

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Paper Love…

The more you read, the more things you will know.   The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go. – Dr Seuss – I’m a bit of a bookshop whore and will admit to having loved indiscriminately. But … Continue reading

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I HEART San Telmo…

So I may not be a bona fide Portena after all. Portenos as a rule dislike San Telmo apparently. It’s seen as rundown, filthy, crime-ridden. A barrio largely occupied by immigrant families living in conventillos converted from the crumbs of … Continue reading

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Feliz Nuevo Ano…

We’re just waking up to 1.1.11 here in Buenos Aires. And as I said earlier on my FB page, through the good the bad the ugly and the gorgeous, 2010 has been an amazing growing experience for me. I am happiest … Continue reading

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