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Recipe of the Week | Around the World in 180 Days
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Around the World in 180 Days. A journey across the Atlantic and into matrimony. Recipe of the Week March 4, 2010. Filed under: tastebud tinglers. 8212; rhet @ 1:41 pm. See the heart shape in the pit of the squash? Hehe We were too excited to taste the salad for me to remember to take a picture of it.which seems to happen more often then not, whoops! I’ve been trying a few new recipes a week and I thought maybe I’d start sharing some of my favorites! Plus healthy, fairly easy to make and inexpensive!
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TXT | Around the World in 180 Days
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Around the World in 180 Days. A journey across the Atlantic and into matrimony. TXT March 28, 2010. Filed under: daily life. 8212; rhet @ 12:13 pm. Brits are text crazy. I noticed this first when I moved here and all of the plans the hubby made with friends were via text. Obviously, Americans text a lot too. For example, one of my friends from high school sent enough messages to win $10,000 from AT&T in a texting contest. The hubby and I were even able to donate to the British charity S port Relief.
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NYC Part 1: Funkytown | Around the World in 180 Days
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Around the World in 180 Days. A journey across the Atlantic and into matrimony. NYC Part 1: Funkytown October 4, 2010. 8212; rhet @ 9:14 pm. Where my family vacations tend to be the ‘lounge by the beach’ types, T’s family goes for the ‘itinerary full to the max’ variety. Our all yellow bathroom, complete with floor to ceiling glass wall in the shower! Another one of my favorite things about the area was Babycakes Bakery. They had a huge selection of beer on tap, I had the Speakeasy Prohibition Ale! We we...
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Get Sprung | Around the World in 180 Days
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Around the World in 180 Days. A journey across the Atlantic and into matrimony. Get Sprung April 7, 2010. Filed under: daily life. 8212; rhet @ 12:21 pm. Window box and teacup flowers. So with no more windows to put a box in, we scrounged around for anything to stick them in and came up with mason jars and teacups to a pretty lovely result if I do say so myself! It only took more than a dozen phone calls to the letting agency’s maintenance department. And we’ve finally acquired a toaster! That does look ...
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Summer Highlights | Around the World in 180 Days
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Around the World in 180 Days. A journey across the Atlantic and into matrimony. Summer Highlights October 1, 2010. Filed under: daily life. 8212; rhet @ 2:30 pm. I know it’s been a while folks, I kind of lost my zeal as is wont to happen to us mercurial Geminis, but as my 1 year anniversary of being in the UK approaches, I thought I’d pop back in and update! I absolutely love a few Hobnobs. With a cup of tea on a rainy day, lemon curd. On toast and a steamy steak and ale pie. I wish we had a picture of u...
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Class Culture | Around the World in 180 Days
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Around the World in 180 Days. A journey across the Atlantic and into matrimony. Class Culture March 17, 2010. Filed under: daily life. 8212; rhet @ 5:23 am. It dawned on me the other day when I was thinking about how something as simple as a haircut could demonstrate ones class here. With certain styles, sporting X cut means you are of X class. I’m sure there are exceptions to the rule, but generally if you wear a c. Chav is a term applied to certain young people in the United Kingdom. The stereotypi...
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Vienna (Preview Note) | miss chicago
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An expat in England who occasionally misses Chicago. Asymp; Leave a comment. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. The calendar pages are indeed flying off like crazy. A week ago we came back from a long weekend in Vienna, and next week we go to Normandy/Brittany. Still haven’t written my notes on Vienna. That will come shortly. Meanwhile, here’s a visual overview :. Vienna, view from St. Stephen’s Bell Tower. Larr; Previous post. Next post →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Tweeted 1 day ago.
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The Right To Bare One’s Arms | miss chicago
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An expat in England who occasionally misses Chicago. The Right To Bare One’s Arms. Asymp; 4 Comments. Or are they cameras with a phone feature really? Per se, I have nothing against The Pose. I just don’t think it is an entirely flattering stance or look to affect, at any age:. 2 The pose doesn’t look good on college kids and younger adult women either, especially if they do it ALL THE TIME. Diane Von Furstenberg once tweeted the advice that the hands on hip look makes one look like a starlet, ...3 The p...
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missChicago | miss chicago
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An expat in England who occasionally misses Chicago. Lost In Translation, Yet Again. Life On The Road. Asymp; 4 Comments. Once in a while the strangest blonde moment creeps up — no offense to the blondes, just using it as a cliche — that truly embarrasses me. We were driving along the dusty backroads of the French countryside (Normandie! When the Hubby looks skywards sharply, poin ts a finger, and says “Hawk! Me (puzzled and looking up): PORK? Hubby (even more puzzled): HAWK! Big bird. Hawk! This is the ...
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ON MY BOOKSHELF | miss chicago
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An expat in England who occasionally misses Chicago. NEW LIST FOR 2015. 1 THE MINIATURIST by Jessie Burton. Fiction. This book is good exercise for your imagination. The author writes vividly. 2 A KIND MAN by Susan Hill. Fiction. Author of Woman in Black which was made into a film starring Daniel Radcliffe. Again, excellent writing. I finished the book on a flight to the US. And it is now in the hands of a very dear friend. I made her read it. :). 3 MRS HEMINGWAY by Naomi Wood. Based on true story. 9 YOU...
