And no, I´m not talking about my hips, I´m talking about Phoebe. I´m still trying to figure out how she managed to go from 1 pound to 64 pounds in just a year, and from adorable puppy to adorable adult dog… or semi-adult really, especially if we take her behavior into account.
But anyways, she turned [...]
Entries from December 2007
December 28, 2007
How did you get so big?
December 23, 2007
My very own magic mushrooms
Phew! That was close! I´m barely managing to get my Yule log (also known as Buche de Noel in French and Brazo Gitano in Spanish) done in time for posting… in fact, at this point, I haven´t even tried it, I just know it looks pretty, I´ll tell you if it tastes good later tonight.
I´m [...]
December 21, 2007
After the cookies are gone…
Oh yeah, I have been caught amidst the craze that is Christmas and the approach of the new year as well. But the good news is that I´ve been receiving plenty of work lately, which being a freelancer means more money for my pockets and for the trip I´m making to the US in April [...]
December 6, 2007
Buenos Aires in bits and bites IV
Today we are starting with the “bites” section.
Here is some delicious ice cream from Persicco (I had white chocolate and something called tarta di limone, which is basically a deconstructed lemon meringue pie.)
Modern Palermo:
Older, and definitely more charming, Palermo:
Art, trying to resist the war against time and the weather:
The hilarious sign of an eye doctor [...]
December 3, 2007
Frutillitas
Do you guys remember Strawberry Shortcake? Well, she was Frutillitas in Argentina, which would be something like Fresita in most of the Spanish-speaking world (Frutilla meaning strawberry, the shortcake part was eliminated, because, believe it or not, there´s no tradition of eating something like strawberry shortcakes here.)
Yes, I do know that´s terrible, but what can [...]
