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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Even here…
Micheal Jackson Died… Even here they can’t leave me alone, those lookalikes…
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I’m back home…
The vacation is over and I arrived back home safely and on time. Nothing major has happened while I was away, just a power-cut that left the freezer without electricity for 10 days… the smell warned my Dad something had … Continue reading
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40 Years Ago Today…
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969 at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. They … Continue reading
Posted in Daily life, Gay, GLBT, History, Human Rights, Pride
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Doing [almost] nothing…
Today was a day of rest after coming home last night from Cherokee [NC]. I slept like a log during the night but had a starter on the last leg of our trip [!]. After waking up and a pot … Continue reading
Posted in Daily life, USA, Vacation
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Art in the valley…
I just finished the day with a delicious dinner, more about that later. Today was a day of culture and art, we came down from the mountain to the valley, in this case Ashville [NC]. At Pack Place Arts & … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Daily life, Food, USA, Vacation
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Recipes from the New World #5
Smokey Black Beans Makes 4 servings Shopping List: 225 gram or 1/2 pound dry black beans, soaked overnight 10 gram or 2 teaspoons bacon drippings 1/2 onion, chopped 5 ml or 1 teaspoon hickory-flavored liquid smoke 15 ml or 1 … Continue reading
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From the dome to the cove…
Or in better English, from the top of the mountain to the valley. We started this afternoon at Clingmans Dome, At 6,643 feet, Clingmans Dome is the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the highest … Continue reading
Posted in Daily life, USA, Vacation
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Off the beaten path…
This morning we left on a tour to see the Smokies from nearby, from Oconaluftee [NC] to Gatlinburg [TN] over the Newfound Gap Road. We made several stops on the way just to admire the scenery and landscape, while in the … Continue reading
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Last week on tour…
I just realized I’ll be stepping on Dutch soil in a weeks time. One or two of the things that is memorable, food-wise, is biscuits and gravy made by Josh, not the stuff you get in restaurants or hotels. Even … Continue reading
Posted in Daily life, Food, USA, Vacation
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