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Continue reading →: Day 199–Golden DaysThe sunsets I love aren’t the dramatic ones. Just warm light on old stone, the walls turning amber, and a promenade quiet in the golden hour.
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Continue reading →: Cucumber/Lime SmoothieAt 35°C (95°F) and climbing, hydration stops being optional and becomes the first order of the day.
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Continue reading →: Day 177 — Hot!What to cook on a very hot day? PANZANELLA! No culinary skills needed.
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Continue reading →: Day 176–Uptown SunsetIt’s about that quality of noticing the beauty already there, without needing spectacle.
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Continue reading →: Day 173 — Espresso FirstI start the day with an espresso — short, dark, unsweetened. Then the news. Then I break the fast. (If the news allows it.)
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Continue reading →: Letter to an American FriendA heart-felt letter to my American friends. America—and Americans who expect better from their leaders—deserve far more than this.
Alexandra
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