Author Archives: lizcameron

Cross-cultural compromise – on potato salad (with recipe!)

Posted on September 3, 2011 by lizcameron

We stood, facing each other, with what can only be described as a glowering look.  Me – hand on my hip, mayonnaise in the other hand resting next to the bottom of my apron.  M. – hand on his hip, … Continue reading →

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2011 Interlude: Hurricane Irene, Chicken Little and the Tough Turk

Posted on August 31, 2011 by lizcameron

If the sound of shivering could be made into sound, that was what was emanating from my purse as the chorus of little dancing lady puppets huddled together upon hearing the sound of the tropical storm outside.  “Will we,” one … Continue reading →

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To burqini or not to burqini: A sea change floats my way

Posted on August 29, 2011 by lizcameron

…and there it was,  a young lady in her burqini, sweeping and swaying her way across the deck of the Kos Island-bound feribot I wrote about when I last saw you (you can catch up here). As we tried not … Continue reading →

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