Category Archives: life

Family Style

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Liz

One of the things many of the chefs talked about at Alex’s graduation was how being a chef meant committing to a lifestyle where you miss a lot of family holidays – while everyone else is rubbing the sleep out … Continue reading →

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Project 365: One Month Retrospective

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Liz

With my photo of the sunset yesterday, I marked the successful completion of the first month of Project 365.  Out of 31 days in January, I took at least one photo every day.  So far, the project is at once … Continue reading →

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Peru – Cusco and Lima (day 7)

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Liz

“Two out of three travelers will catch some kind of stomach bug while traveling, and there are two of you so odds aren’t in your favor. You probably want to take these prescriptions along just in case,” the doctor told … Continue reading →

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Peru – Aguas Calientes (day 6, Part 2)

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Liz

After our hike, we went back to our rooms to clean up, then surrendered our bags to the front desk. They would be waiting for us at the train station that afternoon when it was time to head back to … Continue reading →

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Peru – Inkaterra Lodge (day 6, Part 1)

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Liz

We spent half of this day hiking on the lodge hiking trails, and the other half in the city of Aguas Calientes, so I decided to split the photos into two posts again. We woke up in the morning to … Continue reading →

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Weekend Project – Bedroom Makeover

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Liz

So, about that truck in my last post.  It’s actually a U-Haul pickup truck that we split with some friends over the weekend so we could, well, haul some stuff.  Matt and I decided to use the long weekend to … Continue reading →

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Spring Greenery

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Liz

Our yard is pretty typical for our area – small and mostly driveway – but we can still see signs of spring popping up all over the place. This winter seemed (and was, I’ve been told) particularly difficult. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Peru – Inkaterra Lodge (day 5, part 2)

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Liz

We caught our bus down the mountain, and were dropped off at the same bus depot we’d started at.  Setting off in the general direction of our hotel, we crossed a couple bridges and headed through densely populated city streets … Continue reading →

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Peru – Machu Picchu (day 5, part 1)

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Liz

It’s taken me a long time to get around to writing this blog post, partly because I’ve been busy, but also partly because it was difficult to decide what exactly I wanted to say.  In the end, I decided that … Continue reading →

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Peru – Ollantaytambo (day 4)

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Liz

Fair warning: this day has a lot of photographs.  We descended into the Urubamba Valley (the Sacred Valley of the Incas), and I was seized with the genetic need to take a lot of Mountains and Clouds photos as I … Continue reading →

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