Delora in España

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Copy Editors Needed...

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This is the t-shirt that's not on sale...
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The Royal Cougar

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In the United States, Hollywood is the closest thing to royalty; but in Spain, we have actual royals to obsess over.  Most of the time, t...
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Friday, October 23, 2009

Hemingway's Madrid

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“In Madrid on cold nights you can drink sherry brandy and go to bed. To go to bed early at night in Madrid marks you as a little queer. F...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Best Dinner Ever (For Foodies)

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Another meal, another 3 star Michelin tasting menu -- this time it's dinner at the famed Restaurante Martin Berasategui (#33 in the San ...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Best Lunch Ever! (For Foodies)

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Really, if you're happy with Burger King, don't waste your time on this post.  Re-watch Tina's video; you'll have more fun. ...
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Friday, October 16, 2009

If you see this woman, run!

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I haven't posted much lately because I've been a binge -- a glutinous foodie binge -- through San Sebastian on the Northern coastal ...
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Speed Friend-ing

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You know speed dating: 5 minutes at a table with a stranger blurting out your deepest secrets before the bell rings and you move to the next...
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Monday, October 5, 2009

Apropos absolutely nothin'

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Sometimes when you move to a new country you find yourself with some extra time on your hands. You can't talk to your old friends, you d...
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Keep It Short

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If you plan on calling me, just know that there's a 98% chance that we'll be disconnected after a minute or two. The electricity c...
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Friday, October 2, 2009

Shopping Sleuth

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Millions visit the city of Madrid to see the traditional tourist attractions -- the exquisite museums, the gorgeous architecture, the open a...
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Language "Barrier"

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I drank the Berlitz Kool Aid.  I believed that if I applied myself for 2 and a half hours a day, twice a week, for 4 months this past Spring...
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

The Addams Family

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The Spanish are wringing their hands over this picture that appeared recently in the local Spanish papers after being leaked from the U.S....
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Saturday, September 26, 2009

Urban Cowboy

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We've been city dwellers for 6 weeks now, so I don't expect to hear cows mooing in my apartment.  Yet, there it is again, coming fr...
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Friday, September 25, 2009

Man in White Heels

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(Forward to minute 2 when he loosens his jacket and the fun begins) Recently, Chip and I were lucky enough to be given tickets to see ...
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Friday, September 18, 2009

Our Irish Twins

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You may know that we have teenaged triplets; you might not know that we have Irish twins.  Lucia, Clark and Sam's brotha-from-another-...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Someone in Spain is Making a Living on Misprints

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T-shirts seen while walking the streets of Madrid: Daddy's Bitch Huge like that! (on a body builder type) Abercrambie NYS (New York ...
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Monday, September 14, 2009

Shopping with Giranimals

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Would you rather purchase this meat -- whatever it is... Or this one? Or this one?
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Sunday, September 13, 2009

Foot Fault

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List of Perkins' Childrens' Transgressions on their First Day of Spanish School 1. Loosening  shoe .  Clark was reprimanded for l...
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

First Day of School!

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School started today.  You can see for yourself the kind of excitement we all felt.  We received several different answers about when and wh...
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Sunday, September 6, 2009

Sauteed Police

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We decide to dine at a place in our hood tonight - Fabula.  It reminds us of a hip restaurant from home with modern art, dark walls and elec...
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I'm a mother of triplets, who thought moving to Spain to learn the language and fulfill my dreams of living abroad would be a whole lot easier.
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