Montevideo in photos, III

2012.Jan.14 Saturday

A good night’s sleep, and back into the streets early… perhaps too early. I don’t really sleep that much – generally I go to bed at 2 in the morning and wake up between 7 and 8. Henry makes fun of me because what I call “sleeping in” is when I get up at 8:15 [...]

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Montevideo in photos, II

2012.Jan.13 Friday

After my little pizza and beer indulgence it was back into the streets… well, first a stop back at the apartment to “freshen up” and take a quick catnap – figuring I wasn’t coming back until after dinner. So, back into the streets and a walk through the areas of Barrio Sur and Palermo, circled [...]

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Montevideo in photos, I

2012.Jan.12 Thursday

I needed a break. I realized I hadn’t had a real day off since my trip to New York and Louisville back in April. With a quartet of days looming free, the need to renew my visa anyway, it seemed a perfect time to get away for a short break. My first thought was to [...]

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Tweaks and Something New

2012.Jan.11 Wednesday

 Continual improvement is an unending journey.” – Lloyd Dobyns, news correspondent Catching up on the last week’s worth of postings. Last weekend we continued into a two-day menu of tweaks to four dishes and one new one that I’ve been playing with. Brought the goat’s milk feta cheese back to the chilled avocado and roasted [...]

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Hacked…

2012.Jan.11 Wednesday

I haven’t disappeared, but am on the road for a few days, new posts when I get back. Unfortunately, some time over the last couple of days someone apparently hacked into the blog and destroyed the Underground Dining Scene page, and who knows what else – could be older blog posts as well. I had [...]

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Pasta and Chocolate, Every Day

2012.Jan.06 Friday

 Over the years, Audrey Hepburn has become a symbol for class, elegance, and timeless style. Word has it that she had an hourglass figure, 34-20-34, a weight of never no more than 110 lbs. (except when she was pregnant), at a height of 5 foot 7. So how did she stay so slim, even after [...]

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Time is Flying

2012.Jan.03 Tuesday

 Time goes by so slowly for those who wait. No time to hesitate. Those who run seem to have all the fun. – from Madonna’s Hung Up It’s already halfway through January 3rd. Really. The year is flying by. So this holiday weekend started out with a conflict. Initially an internal conflict, but one that [...]

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The December Photos

2012.Jan.01 Sunday

 How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?” – Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) After the last post being a wrap-up of the year, it feels like I shouldn’t [...]

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2011 Tied Up in a Bow

2011.Dec.30 Friday

 Life isn’t tied up with a bow, but it is still a gift.” – Proverb So, once again time for that end of year wrap-up. The next few days look to be outrageously busy, so I thought I’d whip it into shape before we hit auld lang syne and all that. As usual, a bit [...]

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