poco a poco

poco a poco

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A Kitchen Full of Other People’s Choices 🍳

Borrowed dishes, small apartments, and dreaming of permanence.

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Jen Cook
Oct 20, 2025
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A kitchen with a stove top oven and a sink
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Lately, I’ve been thinking and dreaming about what owning our own home here in Spain might look like. Mostly, it comes down to my current kitchen, which, if I’m honest, I loathe.

I have specific tastes — items I loved in the U.S. and want to find replacements for here. Most of them are kitchen-related — the space wher…

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