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Local shopping and foods

March 7th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Food

Our last post reflected on the comfort derived from our familiar foods, most of which were brought from home.  But those won’t last forever, so we’re trying to learn to shop locally for things we need.  As we’re staying in the hotel, our “local market” happens to be a convenience store in one of the […]

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My Friends–the Teapot, Instant Oatmeal and Coffee Bags

March 4th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Food

I don’t know what we’d do for breakfast without the oatmeal packets and coffee bags we brought from home.  Hopefully,  we’ll be able to cook something else when we get out of the hotel.  We also use the boiling water from the teapot to rinse our toothbrushes.  We’ve talked with some people who do this […]

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