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Month: October 2022

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Happy Halloween

October 31, 2022October 29, 2022 aka gringita

If that’s your thing. It’s not mine, but whatevs.

Enjoy your creepy holiday
Replay: Holiday appropriate humor
Tagged Holidays
@myvmission / @TheConqueror

Virtual Brazil: Nearly There

October 30, 2022October 26, 2022 aka gringita

Day by day I’m making my way toward the end to the Estrada Real virtual challenge. I’ve not been sharing all the postcards along the way, by any means, but this one looks too pretty not to…

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Tagged @myvmission / @TheConqueror
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VAL: Final Border Crossing

October 29, 2022October 25, 2022 aka gringita

Just over 25 months ago, I began my Virtual African Loop in Morocco, in Casablanca.

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Tagged @myvmission / @TheConqueror
experiments in cooking, flotsam

Strike while the …

October 28, 2022October 26, 2022 aka gringita

Not being a blacksmith — or a laundress for that matter — I’m less worried about the heat of the iron but in this case, the oven is hot. And I’m making the most of it.

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Tagged cooking, food2 Comments
@myvmission / @TheConqueror, flotsam

Learning Milestone

October 27, 2022October 23, 2022 aka gringita

Some things continue no matter what else is happening. And with having had my position eliminated, a lot – and in another way nothing – is happening.

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Tagged duolingo, languages, learning
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Virtual England: Sudeley Castle

October 26, 2022October 22, 2022 aka gringita

The newer challenges from The Conqueror have added – to the emailed postcards and street view maps – places of interest.

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Tagged @myvmission / @TheConqueror
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Vote!

October 25, 2022October 22, 2022 aka gringita

It’s two weeks until Election Day here in the USA. In some states, early voting is underway. Or vote-by-mail ballots have been delivered and need to be returned soon. Or there’s two weeks to make plans for in-person voting.

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Tagged politics
@myvmission / @TheConqueror, experiments in cooking

VAL: An Algerian Inspired Meal

October 24, 2022October 21, 2022 aka gringita

Although I did recently make (and then eat for days) Maakouda, I made another meal for Algeria. Like a whole meal. For company and everything.

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Tagged @myvmission / @TheConqueror, cooking, food1 Comment
photography, reviews, travel

On Sailing

October 23, 2022October 22, 2022 aka gringita

From the old ships to the new ones, I miss the library, and the night club. I miss the Wake Bar and the signature circular pool at the back of the ship. I liked multiple pools (sometimes even an indoor and outdoor version, excellent for Alaskan, Scandinavian, and Antarctic cruise itineraries – or for poor weather).

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Tagged cruise, Photography, Travel and Tourism
@myvmission / @TheConqueror

TLR: Just north of Kazakhstan

October 22, 2022October 18, 2022 aka gringita

The virtual path along “The Longest Route” trudges inexorably on.

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Tagged @myvmission / @TheConqueror

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