Month: August 2010
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Buttons – part 2
Today I decided to head out to the barrio of San Telmo – the Sunday market was in full gear and I wanted to stop and get a hot chocolate and walk around. I chanced on a booth called “Al Divino Buton” (notice the first 4 letters are ALDI !!) – YES, the Divine button! […]
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Stop and Smell… the Buttons ???
Many of my close friends and of course, my family members, know of my fascination with buttons. I have to indulge and share a story with you. When I was very young my mother opted to buy me a doll house and a doll carriage that she had to order in August from the Sears […]
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Chance or destiny?
Imagine yourself in a space approximately 20 by 25 feet, mostly in the dark and covered with a low ceiling. The heat, more than 29 C or 85 F and the smell of sweat , dirt and the confines of limited personal space is where you might be spending the next 4 months of your life – […]
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Out of our comfort zone
Many know of my attitude towards “going for it”: Trying new things, crossing boundaries and getting out of our comfort zone. I advise this, I support this, I celebrate this, but alas – I have to admit I was faced with such an opportunity not once, but twice in one day. Monica and I decided […]
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Making the Best of a Situation
My childhood friend Monica and I undertook a one hour train ride to visit a location called Tigre just 18 kilometers from downtown Buenos Aires. When we boarded the train, every seat was taken so we settled on standing in a general open area. At one of the stops a young man came in, and […]
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Shopping anyone?
So today, I would like to share with you my weekend shopping experience – more specifically, my fabric shopping! I must tell you I didn’t end up buying anything since I didn’t really have the patience to wait since most stores had at least eight people waiting in line. My focus was primarily fabric stores. […]
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Appearances can be deceiving…
On my first day back from work, my good friend was pointing out things to me. “Here is the tower, here is the pink house, here is one of the “girls for hire”! I looked at this seemingly regular person, wearing a regular jacket, regular boots and regular soft make up. “She’s is not a “girl […]
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Cake, anyone for cake?
This weekend was an eye opener. I walked through the streets of “Once” the barrio with a multitude of stores. I walked by the windows of this one store that seemed at first to be a craft store. Styrofoam castles and settings were featured in the front windows and I was drawn by their colors. […]
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Visiting the departed
Today I decided to visit the Recoleta Cemetary, resting place of many generals, presidents and very-loved Eva Peron (Evita). It took me about 20 minutes to get to my destination with the help of the hotel’s map and my notes. It is a location that once was a vast garden, but now is home to […]
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