So I tried fava bean falafel, and I was … underwhelmed.
So I tried another recipe: Egypt Arabic Salad.
Continue reading “VAL: Another try at Egyptian food”Travels Revisited: Williamsburg Virginia
In 2021 we weren’t going many places. Not many places were open, and if they were, one might have been hesitant to take shared transit options to get to them.
Continue reading “Travels Revisited: Williamsburg Virginia”(Un) broken windows
The window in the spare room had cracked.
Continue reading “(Un) broken windows”VAL: Did I say Egypt?
Okay so, Gringita, you made it to (virtual) Egypt.
And there’s a Conqueror challenge set in Giza. And you usually do the challenges, don’t you?
Continue reading “VAL: Did I say Egypt?”Whiff
Just now and then, as I’m going into my house, there’s a whiff of natural gas on the breeze.
Continue reading “Whiff”Virtual Japan: Okagi
Japan keeps moving up my short list of places to go in real life. Meanwhile: a new postcard:
Continue reading “Virtual Japan: Okagi”VAL: Entering Egypt
By the time you read this, I’ll have crossed another virtual border… into Egypt!
Continue reading “VAL: Entering Egypt”Blind rage
For the very first time ever my country just took a legal right away from its citizens.
Just ruled that was happens to some people’s bodies is allowed to be under state control.
Continue reading “Blind rage”Daylily days
It’s that time of year. Only a few of the day lilies here are blooming but in a few days it should be quite a riot of color at the top of my hill. Where I can’t see them without effort , but even so.
Continue reading “Daylily days”Happy birthdays and anniversaries
Wishing every good thing from above!
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