Category: FYI

Need Advice? Ask Apricot!

One of  my blog friends, Ev’Yan, is launching a new project, an advice column over at  askapricot.com. If you are in need of any kind of advice about love, fashion, beauty, or anything else you’re having trouble with, this is a place you can go. Ev’Yan is a lovely, sensitive...

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Pork Belly

On Tuesday, I went to another meeting of the German Meetup group. We had coffee at a Starbucks and best piece of information of the evening was: I was told about a German butcher shop where I can get “Bauchfleisch” (pork belly). Oh, if you could see me drooling right...

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At the coffee shop

I went to a Starbucks last week to make my first use of Sanni’s birthday present: a personalized Starbucks Gift Card. The following situation unfolded. Cashier-Barista welcomes me and I order a grande latte macchiato. Cashier-Barista gives me a funny look, turns to Barista#2 and asks “Have you prepared a latte macchiato...

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