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Month: February 2022

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Sunflowers

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 aka gringita
Photo from my trip to North Dakota
Sunflowers for the people of Ukraine
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Tagged Photography2 Comments
photography, travel

Travels revisited: Mexico

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 aka gringita

The cruise pulled into Cozumel, and the excursion took us over the ferry to visit Tulum.

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Tagged memories, Photography, travel, Travel and Tourism
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Clove-scented

February 26, 2022February 20, 2022 aka gringita

Yesterday I made the Zanzibar Palau and my house is still faintly clove-scented.

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Tagged cooking3 Comments
@myvmission / @TheConqueror, experiments in cooking

VAL: Zanzibar Pilau

February 25, 2022February 19, 2022 aka gringita

So here I am in virtual Tanzania, pulling out my copy of In Bibi’s Kitchen for a regional recipe.

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Tagged @myvmission / @TheConqueror, cooking, food
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Virtual Great Wall: Yulin

February 24, 2022 aka gringita

I’m slacking off quite a bit lately. Not making the progress I hope for from day to day.

Still, an postcard arrives to encourage me…

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Tagged @myvmission / @TheConqueror
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Dark and way too early

February 23, 2022February 20, 2022 aka gringita

I wake up ahead of the alarm, which considering it’s a commute day, borders on the miraculous.

Also kind of appalling, just on paper. But let’s go with miraculous.

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Tagged commute2 Comments
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I should probably be better at this by now

February 22, 2022February 16, 2022 aka gringita

Apparently I’ve been learning languages with Duolingo for 1700 days in a row.

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Tagged duolingo
photography, travel

Travels Revisited: Costa Rica

February 21, 2022 aka gringita

In 2009 I joined a tour that took me from East to West of Costa Rica.

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Tagged memories, Photography, travel, Travel and Tourism
@myvmission / @TheConqueror

Virtual Great Wall: Chinese Dragon

February 20, 2022 aka gringita

As I swing past the 40% virtual milestone (and another real tree planted), another postcard arrives:

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Tagged @myvmission / @TheConqueror5 Comments
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This would Cheer me up

February 19, 2022February 11, 2022 aka gringita

I’m not a user of (insert 4-letter ocean-themed name of the top laundry detergent in the USA).

Never have been.

But my detergent brand of choice is by the same company.

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Tagged flotsam, silliness

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