Moničino kreativní tvoření

comfort food

2012-01-20T10:50:00.000-08:00

Pro me snih patri nejenom k zime ale hlavne k vanocnim svatkum. A protoze ty letos byly jak se rika na blate, vubec by mi nevadilo, kdyby zustalo u prvni snehove nadilky, ktera nas potesila v listopadu. Jenze nas tento tyden pocasi prekvapilo ( i kdyz v pulce ledna snih vlastne zadne prekvapeni neni ), teploty klesly pod nulu a zeleny travnik prikryla snehova perina. Dnes rano to u nas vypadalo takhle.

For me, snow means not just winter, but mostly Christmas holidays. And because we didn't have white Christmas and saw first and last snow in November, I was content with our ( almost) snow less winter :) I guess I can not, in the middle of January, get surprise, by a snowfall. And so it happened at the beginning of the week, temperature dropped below zero, green grass is gone, and this is how are yard looked this morning.

K zime patri nejenom snih ale take jidlo, ktere zasyti a uspokoji tzv. comfort food. Varim rada a dobre ( v mych letech a hlavne v tomto pripade se uz nemusim stydet za samochvalu :)) Tady je jeden z mych "co je po ruce " receptu.

Naporcovane kure (nebo jakekoli kureci casti) osmahneme na olivovem oleji se strouzky cesneku (klidne celou palickou) a cibuli, nakrajenou na velke kusy- osminky, "po ruce" byla cervena. Pridame nejradeji cerstve ( susene jsou samo sebou take fajn) bylinky. Bazalku, rozmarinku, dobromysl obecnou - neboli oregano, bobkovy list, osolime, opeprime a ted to nejdulezitejsi, co prida na vuni a chuti. citron. Ja doporucuji bio, protoze do pekacku prijde cely i s kurou. Rozkrojim, jednu pulku vymackam na kure a z druhou, nevymackanou polovinou nakrajim na dilky a pridam k masu. Vse jeste rychle osmahnu podleju troskou vody a dusim. Casto kontroluji a dolevam vodu. Protoze byl pekacek plny, pockala jsem az se maso trosku "srazi" a pridala jeste na kostky nakrajenou zlutomasou dyni. Kdyz je kure hotove, dam chvilku zapect do trouby aby cele jidlo dostalo krasnou zlatavou barvu . Dobrou chut!

To me winter also means comfort food and I love cooking and am a good cook ( yes, at my age and in this case I can brag :)) Here is one of my recipes. Chopped up whole chicken or any chicken parts you prefer. Fry in olive oil with cloves of garlic and veges of onion. I had red one on hand. Add preferably fresh herbs

( dry will do ) basil, oregano, rosemary, bay leaves,salt, pepper, and in this case I will insist, organic lemon. And that's because is going in with the skin. Cut it, squeeze half on the chicken, then cut with the other half into wedges and add all to the pot. Add little bit of water and simmer slowly. I also added cubed butter squash when the meat shrank a bit and there was more space in the pot. When the chicken's cooked put it in the oven under the broiler for a bit just to give it that nice roasted look. Enjoy.

a tady je, vonave, krupave no proste mna,mnam.....

and here it is, deliciously smelling, crispy, mnnnn........

Po nasyceni zaludku jeste neco pro nasyceni vasi kreativni duse. Znate CRAFTGAWKER ?

After satisfying your belly here is something for your creative mind. Do you know CRAFTGAWKER ?

Moc take dekuji Lile a Barborce za krasne oceneni a posilam dal vsem tem uzasnym blogum, kde cerpam dobrou naladu a inspiraci.

I also have to thank Lila and Barborka for this blog award.

Ravioli

2012-01-18T21:38:00.000-08:00

Dominik se minuly tyden vratil cely nadseny od kamaradky. Varili spolu veceri, domaci nudle z omackou. Takze jsme druhy denmuseli "oprasit " nas strojek na nudle a dali se do vyroby testovin. Nevim, jestli jste na tom take tak ale ja mam vzdy obdobi, kdyz stale varim dokola stejne jidlo a pak si na nej treba pul roku ani nevzpomenu. Podobne dopadl strojek, byl ulozen na polici ve spizi a cekal az zase prijde jeho chvile :) Domaci testoviny jsou chutove nesrovnatelne z temi z obchodu, navic presne vite z ceho je testo vyrobene. Ja davam prednost celozrne psenicne mouce a tady je muj zakladni recept 2 vejce, 2 hrnky mouky, 1/4 lzicky soli a podle potreby voda. Testo zpracujeme, nechame asi 20 minut odpocinou. Pri dalsim zpracovani stale podsypavam moukou, aby se testo nelepilo. Nejdriv jsme delali nudle ale za par dnu jsem si koupila formu na vyrobu ravioli. Oboji se snadno zvladne i bez techto pomucek, tady je treba navod na pripravu nudli bez strojku. Tuzsi testo se sroluje do rulicky a pak se krasne rozkraji na nudle. Ravioli take muzete delat bez formy jako treba tady nebo tady. Ma nadivka: osmahla jsme mlete maso - vymackala jsem italskou klobasu ze strivek, do toho jsem pridala na kousky usekany cerstvy spenat ( muze byt i mrazeny ) a po vychladnuti jsem primichala cottage cheese ( tvrdy tvaroh ) a nastrouhany parmezan. Naplnte tim co mate radi, sladke,slane, no zkratka podle vasi chute a fantazie.

Last week Dominik helped to make dinner at his girlfriends house, they made homemade noodles and sauce. He was thrilled so the next day we " dusted off " our pasta maker. We made noodles and I also bought ravioli maker. I like the idea of knowing what's in my food, I use whole wheat flour and I also thing you can not beat the taste of home made pasta. You don't need all the equipment, you can make them easily by hand. Also here and here are few sites with more information. I used Italian sausage meat that I fried, added chopped spinach and when cooled down I added some cottage cheese and grated parmigiano reggiano.

Pamatujete se jeste na vymenu chnapek, ktera probehla minuly rok? Tady jsou ukazky nekterych znich. Jsou vsechny moc hezke, jeste jednou dekuji za ucast! Myslim, ze akce se povedla i kdyz jsem bohuzel neobdrzela fotky od vsech zucastnenych tvorilek. (doplnim, jestli mi je poslete)

Do you remember our last year potholder swap? Here are some of the creations. I love them all, good work!

Lotus hat

2012-01-17T09:54:00.000-08:00

Pred nedavnem jsem u Jany narazila na tuhle krasnou cepici, ktera se jmenuje Lotus. Nadchl me nejenom vzor ale hlavne barva kterou Jana zvolila a tak jsem se take pustila do pleteni. Je to darek a podle toho jsem tedy vybirala barvu ja. Mrknete u ni na preklad anglickych vyrazu a nazorne "links", ja jen jeste dodam, ze vzor je delitelny 12 a v popisu je cepice pletena z 96 ocek. Jani diky za inspiraci........ ( popis v anglictine )

I saw this beautiful Lotus Hat at Jana's blog and I knew I have to make one too. I love the color she chose but since I made this one for a friend, I opted for a different hue of blue. It was a fun project and even though the pattern looks complicated it really is just yarn over and knit two together that results in this intricately looking Lotus hat.

Konecne dokonceny podstavec, o kterem tady pisu uz vic nez rok.

Finally finished cloche that I bloged about more than once over the last year.

Zabi princ........

Frog prince......

Jeste vam musim predstavit muj novy podnos z poklopem. Touzila jsem po nem dlouho a konecne jsem se dockala. Nekdy proste clovek musi byt na spravnem miste ve spravny cas :)

My new cake plate with dome lid. I wanted one for a long time and I finally got it. Sometimes you have to be at the right place at the right time :)

Dnesni inspirace.
Today's inspiration.

Navod najdete zde.
Here is the tutorial.

and the winner is..........

2012-01-14T18:54:00.000-08:00

Dominik vylosoval vyherce predvanocni souteze o sadu " jehlicehacku " neboli Knook. Vyhrala Misha, ktere moc gratuluji! Miso, prosim, spoj se se mnou, at vim kam "the knook" poslat.

The winner of the Knook giveaway is Misha, congratulations!

Zaroven se omlouvam, ze jste si museli na vyhlaseni vyherce tak dlouho pockat. Bohuzel zacatek letosniho roku zacal ve smutecnim tonu. V pondeli, po kratke nemoci, zemrela Neila maminka Elsie. Uzasna zena, ktera nam bude chybet!

My apologies for the giveaway winner announcement delay. Our new year started on the sad side, Neils mom Elsie passed away this Monday after a short illness. She was a wonderful lady and she'll be greatly missed!

ELSIE 16.1. 1923 - 9.1. 2012

Merry Christmas

2011-12-25T13:08:00.000-08:00

Cely dum jeste spi a ja mam vedle sebe velky hrnek caje, vanocni cukrovi a na kline pocitac abych vam konecne poprala vesele vanoce. Tak tedy, krasne svatecni dny, plne pohody a lasky, stul plny dobrot a nadherne chvilky stravene z rodinou a prateli.

The whole house is still sleeping, I am sitting on the couch with a cup of tea and a plate of Christmas cookies next to me with my laptop on my lap so I can finally wish you happy holidays!! Hope you are having wonderful time, enjoying the festivities, relaxing and visiting with family and friends.

Nezapomente se zapojit do souteze.
Don't forget to enter the giveaway.

I wish.....

2011-12-15T01:56:00.000-08:00

Dnes jsem na facebook cetla komentar jedne kamaradky o tom, jak ma napeceno, naklizeno, nazdobeno ...no proste hotovo a raduje se z vanocni pohody. Ja jen tise zavidim, protoze nemam vubec nic, to znamena neuklizeno, nenazdobeno a nenapeceno a jak jste na tom vy? Stale dodelavam resty, ktere jsem si dala za ukol do vanoc zvladnout. O vikendu jsme hlidali vnoucka, takze jsem neudelala vubec nic. Tedy podarilo se mi uhackovat mu novou sovi cepicku. Vcera Neil dovezl vanocni strom a dnes jsme ho zacali zdobit ale je tak veliky, ze nam 4 snury elektrickych zarovicek vysly jen do pulky a protoze se mi uz nikam nechtelo a dalsi zdobeni muze pokracovat az kdyz jdou umistena svetylka, budeme pokracovat zitra. Zadelala jsem si tedy alespon dve davky testa na vanocni cukrovi a naplanovala dalsi na zitrek.

I read on my friends facebook page today, that she is ready for Christmas. Everything is clean, the baking is done, the house is decorated.... I wish, I could say so too, but my reality is quite the opposite! How are you doing, are you ready for the holidays? I am trying to finish all the projects I said I would. We babysat our grandson this weekend so nothing got done. Well, I manage to make a new owl hat for him, I can check that off of my list :) Neil got a three yesterday and we started decorating it today, but is so big that we ran out of the lights half way through and I didn't feel like going to town so we will have to continue tomorrow. I made two butches of cookie dough instead and planed to make more tomorrow.

Makeefa nova sovi cepicka
Mak's new owl hat

Makeef

Dalsi dokoncena cepice "Aviatrix" z Ravelry. Puvodne mela byt take pro Makeefa ale protoze jsem ji pletla poprve a jinou vlnou nez si zada popis, je velka i me a tak ji radostne " zabavil " Neil :))

Another finished hat " Aviatrix " from Ravelry. It was supposed to be for Makeef as well, but because I made it for the first time and picked up just random wool I had at home instead of following the pattern it is big even for me and so Neil is happy to have a new hat :))

Dalsi skoro dokoncene dilko. Zminovala jsem se o tomto projektu pred rokem tady a konecne se dopracovala k jeho realizaci. Neil me musel upravit podstavce ze svicnu a nalepit prkenka na syr (se sklenenym poklopem). Vse jsem nakoupila za "babku' v sekaci. Ted uz jen natrit, Neil se priklani k cerne barve a ja uz je v duchu vidim v bilem, tak uvidime.....

Another project that is almost finished. I blogged about it a year ago here and It's finally happening. Neil had to glue the candle holders to the cutting boards and now, I just have to paint them. He likes the black color and I like white. I guess will see.....

Vanocni inspiraci najdete na me virtualni nastence na Pinterest.
My Christmas inspiration board on Pinterest.

Dekuji vam za nevstevu a preji krasny zbytek tohoto tydne.
Thank you for visiting, enjoy the rest of the week.

all images by MoniO click to enlarge MoniO fotky se kliknutim zvetsi

giveaway

2011-12-06T12:24:00.000-08:00

Vsechny vas po delsi odmlce zdravim. Pri psani jsem si vzpomela na Miroslava Donutila a jeho "porad se neco deje" coz by byl asi prihodny nazev pro dnesni prispevek :) Starsi syn oslavil minuly mesic dvacate narozeniny. Jak tech 20 let silene rychle uteklo, vsechno nejlepsi Michael! Musim podotknout, ze on i jeho mladsi bratr Dominik jsou hudebne nadani a tak jsem se ani moc nedivila, kdyz vyslovil prani vlastnit housle. Oba hraji na kytaru, klarinet, piano a dalsi instrumenty, ktere jim padnou do ruky a tak ted posloucham take fidlovani.

Hello my friends, time just flies and I've been extremely busy these past few weeks. We celebrated my older son's birthday last month. I can't believe he is twenty already - Happy Birthday Micheal! He, like his brother, is very musically incline, they play guitar, clarinet, piano and whatever they can get their hands on, so I wasn't surprised when he expressed his interest to play violin.

Michael a jeho nove housle.

Michel and his new violin.

Dominik, si mezitim stacil vykloubit rameno. Tady uz se na pohotovosti usmiva, potom, co mu doktorka bezbolestne, novou technikou, kloub usadila zpatky. Mel stesti, jak nam vesele prozradila, protoze byl prvni, na kterem si ji ( tu techniku) vyzkousela. Udajne to z kolegou zhledli na You Tube na jejich predesle smene :) Musim rict, ze to opravdu bylo jednoduche, kloub zapadl na sve misto bez nasili a dalsiho zraneni tkane, ke kteremu casto dochazi. Ted ho ceka 5 tydnu rehabilitace a tri mesice doleceni. Sedm lidi z deseti pry skonci na operacnim stole, protoze nedodrzi dobu leceni.

Dominik dislocated his shoulder. Here, he is already smiling after the doctor reset it. She used a new technique for the first time. She informed us that she watched it on You Tube the previous shift. No pulling, stretching or further damage to the tissue, it worked like a charm. So he has five weeks of rehab ahead of him and then three more months to heal. The physio guy told us that seven out of ten people and up on the operating table, because they don't follow the healing procedure.

Strih na vanocni garlandu.

Christmas garland pattern.

Giveaway

A nakonec losovaci soutez o " The Knook " Ze jste se stim jeste nesetkali? Je to vlastne pleteni hackem. Ja jsem si sice jednu sadu koupila take pro sebe ale musim se priznat, ze jsem to jeste nemela cas vyzkouset! Tady je jejich stranka, kde najdete videa z navodem. Take na You Tube, kdyz si zadate " the knook " je toho dost ke zkouknuti. A jak se zapojit do souteze? Velice jednoduse, pokud uz nenasledujete muj blog, stante se ctenarem. Vsichni pak zanechte komentar a napiste mi, jestli a jakou mate rodinnou vanocni tradici. Soutez je otevrena do konce prosince, vyhlaseni viteze probehne uz v novem roce. Hodne stesti!

Last but not least is the giveaway. You can enter to win " The Knook " It is new " knitting with the crochet hook " technique. I also bought one set for me but had no time to try it out yet. You can see videos on their site or search You Tube for " the knook ". And how can you enter? If you don't follow me yet, become my blog follower. All of you leave a comment and tell me if you have and what is your family Christmas tradition. The giveaway is open till the end of December, I will announce the winner after New Year. Good luck!

and so it begins

2011-11-18T18:08:00.000-08:00

Prvni snih letosni zimy zacal padat vcera vecer a neprestal az do rana. Neil sel pred spanim vyvencit Tess a par vterin po tom , co k nemu pribehla zpatky spadla v miste kde predtim stala (pod tihou snehu ) velika vetev. Tess se snad zazrakem nic nestalo. Vetev pristala na mem a Neilove aute, me ma promackly blatnik a Neil ma nekolik "zhmozdenin" na kapote. Z toho radost nemame ale jsme oba moc radi, ze nase milovana cubicka Tess je v poradku.

First snow of this season started to fall last evening and didn't stop till this morning. Neil took Tess out before bed time, and few seconds after she return to him a big branch fell on the ground where she was standing and landed on our cars. Mine have two dents on the fender and his little dents all over his hood. We are not happy about that part but we are really grateful that our precious dog is ok.

vetev ( uz odtazena stranou ) ktera pristala mezi auty

this is the branch ( puled off the cars) that was right in the middle

a takhe vypada muj blatnik

and this is my fender

Dnes uz zase krasne svitilo slunicko a byl nadherny den.

Today the sun came out again and we had a gorgeous day.

Uz jste nekdy jedli "cipsy" z Kaderavku? Jestli ne o hodne jste prisli a ja vam je vrele doporucuji vyzkouset.

Kaderavek umyjeme, osusime a natrhame na kousky. Nejlepe v mise pokapeme olivovym olejem a osolime hrubou soli. Promichame, narovname na plech a peceme v troube vyhrate na 120 -150 celsia.. Jsou hotove kdyz prvni konecky zacinaji hnednout. Listy musi zustat zelene, hnede jsou spalene a maji horkou chut, takze radeji pecte pomaleji a casto kontrolujte. Napiste mi jak vam chutnali, u nas je v mziku cely plech pric, coz ale vubec nevadi, protoze na rozdil od klasickych chipsu, tyhle kaderavkove, jsou zdrave.

Did you ever have Kale chips? If not, you have to try! It is really simple to make them.

Directions

Preheat an oven to 250- 300 degrees F . Line a non insulated cookie sheet with parchment paper ( silicon pad ) .
With a knife or kitchen shears carefully remove the leaves from the thick stems and tear into bite size pieces. Wash and thoroughly dry kale with a salad spinner. Drizzle kale with olive oil and sprinkle with rock salt.
Bake until the edges brown but are not burnt, 10 to 20 minutes.

I don't even take them off the baking sheet, my family flocks around me when I take them out of the oven and they are gone in no time.

pro dnesni inspiraci kliknete zde
Today's inspiration

Preji vam krasny vikend a dekuji za mile komentare.

Have a wonderful weekend and thank you for your kind comments.

in the making ......

2011-11-16T16:58:00.000-08:00

Tvorim,tvorim,tvorim, tak by se daly definovat me dny, ktere leti rychleji nez bych si prala. Dalsi obchudek me oslovil s navrhem, prodavat me nakrcniky a tak pletu o sto sest...... :)

I am making lots of neck warmers these past days. One local store with two branches is interested in selling them, so I knit and knit and knit...... :)

Stale me take "vola" kulaty polstarek. Postup jeho vyroby jsem vam pred nedavnem ukazala tady. Zatim jsem vybrala latky, ktere chci na jeho vyrobu pouzit.

I still want to make the round pillow that I blog about here. For now I selected the fabric I think I'll use to make it.

Vanocni venecky, koupene v dollarovem kramku, ano vse tam koupite za dollar- tedy musim se opravit, protoze pred par mesici uz to neni $1.00 ale $1.25. a pochybuji, ze zmeni nazev ochodu, prezto ze je najdete po cele severni americe. V potrebach pro kutilky za polotovar na zdobeni zaplatite kolem $7.00. Takze jsem pro zacatek z venecku otrhala vsechnu dekoraci a omotala ho reznou latkou. Snad se k jejich dokonceni brzy dostanu.

Christmas wreaths from dollar store that I took apart and started redecorating. I payed $1.25 compere to $7.00 at the craft store. I used linen fabric but have to put it aside for now till I have more time on hand.

A jak uz jiste vsechny vite, loucim se s vami vetsinou " spetkou inspirace ". Vim, ze jsou ted hodne v oblibe obhackovana raminka ale pro ty co hackovat neumi, nebo nemaji tolik casu, ci trpelivosti, snadno zvladnou tuto techniku. Co myslite, zkusite si takove raminko udelat?

As you all probably now by now, I like to leave you with some inspiration. I've seen lots of crochet covered coat hangers, but for you, who don't crochet or have no time nor the patience, you can try this easy and fast project. Do you think you'll give it a try?

Bits and pieces- Stripky

2011-11-10T22:34:00.000-08:00

Dnes vam chci ukazat vanocni podlozku, kterou jsem konecne dodelala a vyfotila. Vysivani normalne moc nedam ale na tomto jednoduchem zadnim stehu se neda opravdu nic zkazit :)

Today, I want to show you my finished mug rug. I do not embroider very often but this stitch is simple enough even for me.

Muj novy oboustrany nakrcnik. Mam tuto techniku moc rada, protoze nitky netahneme po zadni strane. Tam vzor prouzkuje a proto muzeme nosit i naruby. Mnoho krasnych nakrcniku muzete videt na Pinterest.

This is my new double sided cowl that I work on for several evenings. I love this technique, which is like Fair Isle but you don't have the messy string on the wrong side. Instead the pattern makes stripes and that way you can also wear it inside out. You can find more cowls to look at on Pinterest.

Dalsi prirustek do sbirky, tentokrat znacky White, kterym me Neil nedavno prekvapil a udelal velikou radost! Je plne funcni z celou vybavou rozdilnych patek a nastavcu.

Another addition to my collection, this time " White " . Very nice, thoughtful and unexpected surprise from Neil. It's fully functioning with lots of different attachments.

A jeste jeden kousek. ktery pribyl vcera v jidelne, nalezeny v inzerci v kolonce ZDARMA!
Barvou sice uplne neladi spodnimu kusu ktery jsem pred vice nez deseti lety koupila na aukci starozitneho nabytku ale prozatim to musi vydrzet, nez sezenu vyhovujici spodni cast.

And one more piece, free buffet that we scored yesterday from Craigslist. It doesn't exactly match the bottom piece that I purchased more then 10 years ago at some antique action but it will do for now.

Zitra je 11.11.11, u nas svatek Valecnych Veteranu. Hezky si ten "jednickovy" den uzijte.........

Tomorrow is 11.11.11. and Remembrance Day as well so enjoy the special day....

Moss Terrarium - Mechové terrarium

2011-10-30T14:47:00.000-07:00

Jeste nez zacnu z dnesnim prispevkem, chtela bych jen pripomenout, ze zitra 31.10. se uzavira nase akce "vymena chnapek". Zitra rozeslu jmena kam vase vyrobky poputuji a pak se jen budu tesit na ukazky vasi prace. Zatim vsem moc dekuji za ucast a priste uslysite vice.

Dnes bych vam chtela ukazat mechove terarium. Jako mnoho dalsich napadu a inspirace, bylo terarium na mem seznamu veci, do kterych se "jednou" pustim. Pred par dny jsem nasla tento podrobny postup a tak prikladam jen par mych fotografii. Ciste kaminky na dno na ne vrstva uhliku( ja je vybrala z polela ale prodavaji se treba v akvarijnich potrebach do filtru) a vrstva vlhke hliny. Na ni uz jen date mech, zastriknete vodou, utrete steny sklenice a umistite ozdobu podle vaseho vkusu. Ja mela maleho kolouska, ktery se velikosti do me zavarovacky krasne hodil. Nezapomente zavickovat, tim si mech udrzuje vlhkost a pekne se zelena a roste. Podle potreby roste (zavlazujte) a radujte se z maleho lesniho kralovstvi!

Today, I would like to show you Moss Terrarium. It was on my list " to do things " for a long time, like many other projects and ideas. Couple of days ago I stumbled over this wonderful tutorial . You can see the instructions there so I am just giving you few of my photos. It was fast and easy project. Because we live in the country I had everything on hand, I just had to step out in the yard and gather some rocks, moss and charcoal from the fire pit and within 15 minutes I was done. I do like it a lot, it's my little green forest oasis inside the house :)

Fotografie MoniO, kliknete pro zvetseni.
Images by MoniO , click to enlarge.

Skritek

2011-10-24T14:27:00.000-07:00

Prvni skritek dokoncen dnes rano. Vcera jsem ho "mordovala" do tri do rana a dneska jsem dopletla salu, dovysila ocka, pusu a tady je, v plne krase muj prvni...........
Velke podekovani Alence, od te doby co jsem ji minuly rok prvne poprosila o radu pri siti vyrobku Tildy, me ochotne radi a pomaha, bleskove odpovida na me emaily a je naprosto uzasna, diky Alenko.

Is it an elf, is it a gnome, what would you call him? Anyway I finished my first one this morning and he is a happy fellow, look at his big smile........
Big thank you to my friend Alenka, she is giving me tips on how to make these Tilda creatures from the very beginning. Thank you!

Detailni postup vyroby tohoto krasneho polstare najdete tady. Chystam se na jeho usiti, snad bude tak hezky, jako tenhle.

Tutorial for this lovely pillow is here. I will make one myself, and I hope it's going to be as pretty as this one.

Doufam, ze jste si uzili vikendu a preji vam krasny tyden.

Have a wonderful week.

Christmas preparations - Vanocni pripravy

2011-10-21T12:07:00.000-07:00

Výmena chnapek zdarile pokracuje a kdokoli by mel jeste zajem, muze se pripojit. Rozhodla jsem se vam ukazat barevnou kombinaci v ktere jsem mou chnapku uhackovala ja. Ke komu poputuje jeste nevim, vylosuji jmena na konci mesice pro vsechny ucastnice teto vymeny.........

Our Potholder Swap is in full swing but if you are interested you can still join in. I decided to share the color scheme in which I made my potholder. Just a little sneak peek for you guys! I will draw the names to whom you will ship your creation at the end of this month........

Vcera jsem zacala z vanocnim tvorenim, mam predplacene misto na dvou vanocnich trzich a nic na prodej, tak si musim pospisit :)

I have started making Christmas stuff for craft fairs, I already prepaid a spot at two of them and I have nothing to sell. I better hurry up :)

Takhle vznika prvni sobik, je to muj prototip a proto ta barevna kombinace. Nechtelo se mi hned napoprve strihat do novych lnenych latek ( fotky priste ) a tak jsem vyuzila co bylo po ruce.

This is my first try to make this moose that's why the weird color combination. I didn't want to cut into my new linen fabrics that I bought for future projects so I used what I had on hand.

Jeste nema prisite nozky a "nekouka", houpaci podstavec bude dalsi nova zkusenost. Neil me koupil motorovou pilku ( tolik novych moznosti) na vyrezavani veci ze dreva. Ted si ji alespon vyzkousim.

No legs or eyes yet and also the rocking base is missing. Another new project, Neil bought me a scroll saw ( oh, the possibilities ) and it's time for me to try it out.

Take vam musim ukazat jak mi rozkveta Azalka. Dostala jsem ji minuly rok od pritelkine ale po odkvetu jsem myslela, ze je sni konec. Cele leto byla venku, kde jsem ji poctive prihnojovala a ted, kdyz je zase doma se rozhodla kvest.

I have to show you this Azalea that I've got last year form a friend. I thought It was going to die after it bloomed. I put it outside for the summer and fertilized it religiously when I saw the new growth. It is back in the house now and starting to bloom.

Jak jiste uz vite, rada vam vzdy prinasim nejakou novou inspiraci. A protoze vanoce se pomalu ale jiste blizi, tady je stranka z ruznymy napady.

As you know I like to leave you with some inspiration and because Christmas is slowly approaching here is a page with holiday crafts ideas.

Hornby

2011-10-17T23:14:00.000-07:00

Minuly tyden jsme stravili na Hornby, poklizeli jsme a " zazimovali " dum a zahradu. Neil si tam mimo sezonu casto " zaskoci", ja tam prez zimu jezdim minimalne. Byla to take dobra lekce pro Dominika. Skolni autobus nam tady v Merville stavi primo u domu a cesta do skoly trva neco prez pul hodiny. Takze rano jede v 8:00 a v 16:00 je doma. Ovsem z ostrova Horny je to jine kafe. Autobus ho vyzvedaval v 7:00 a domu se dostal v 17:30. (skola je od 9 do 15:00) Tak si moc dobre uvedomil, jak to mistni deti maji tezke. V zimnich mesicich je rano i vecer, kdyz se vrati domu tma.
Pocasi nam pralo, moc jsem bohuzel nefotila a tak alespon par snimku z nasi ulice. Aralia v barvach podzimu. Jmeno mi prozradila Jaromilka, dekuji!

We spent the last week on Hornby, cleaning and winterizing the yard and house. Neil often goes there in the winter, I on the other hand usually stay home. It was a good lesson for Dominik. In Merville, the school bus stops right at the end of our property and the ride takes little over half an hour. He leaves at 8am and is at home by 4 pm. ( school goes from 9 to 3 ) On Hornby he had to be at the bus stop at 7 am and wasn't back till 5:30 pm.. He also had to walk one street over. He did realize how good he has it, compere to the Hornby kids. In the winter months they leave and come back home in the dark, day after day :(

We had beautiful weather but I did not take many pictures. Here are few photos from our neighbors property, I don't know the exact name of these trees, but they are so gorgeous this time of the year.

Take jsem nazbirala lisky a bedly a vcera jsme si na nich pochutnali v polevce.

I also picked some mushrooms, we already enjoyed them in the soup I made yesterday.

A aby houbicek nebylo malo, dnes jsem v sekaci koupila tyto umelohmotne dozy.

I " picked " more mushrooms today at the thrift store. Funky, retro jars.

Vcera jsme se vratili domu a Dominik i ja jsme pekne nastydli, cpeme se vitaminama, echinaceou a popijime caj. A co jste delali o vikendu vy?

We came home yesterday and both Dom and I are down with cold. We are taking vitamins, echinacea and drink lots of hot tea. What did you do this weekend ?

Pumpkins

2011-10-12T09:13:00.000-07:00

Nechte se inspirovat Alisou Burke a " vymalujte " si letos dyne podle vlastni fantazie :)

Get inspired by Alisa Burke and paint some pumpkins this year :)

Jak na to se dozvite zde

You can find the "how to" here

a take tady

and also here

a do tretice

and here

Jeste velke podekovani Milce a Tine za toto oceneni, moc me to potesilo !

Big thank you to Milka and Tina for this blog award !

do you PINTEREST yet ?

2011-10-09T11:52:00.000-07:00

Pouzivate uz Pinterest ? Ja ano! Nejdrive jsem nejakou dobu chodila na navstevy nez jsem se " poddala " a zaregistrovala. Pro mne je to dalsi webova " drogova zavislost ", dejte si prosim pozor :)) A abych tady neopakovala co uz ucinili druzi, vice si muzete precist prave tady. Preji vam mnoho hezkych chvilek pri " brouzdani " a jestlize me chcete po vasem prihlaseni nasledovat, staci kliknout na knoflik
" follow me on Pinterest " v prave kolonce meho blogu.

Do you Pinterest yet ? I do. I was just browsing through other people boards for awhile and then I gave in and registered. I have to warn you, it's like a drug, be aware :)) You can follow me on Pinterest after you create your account with a simple click on my " follow me on Pinterest " button at the top right of my blog. Have a wonderful time exploring and a great Thanksgiving everyone!

pumpkins - dyne

2011-10-05T01:00:00.000-07:00

I am in love with these beautiful velvet pumpkins!! Such a gorgeous rich colors and texture. I don't think I'll be making these, but just looking at them makes me happy.

Zamilovala jsem se do tehle nadhernych sametovych dyni uzasnych barev!! Vyrabet je nebudu ale i jen pohled na ne, me moc potesil.

If you would like to give it a try and make them yourself , you can find good DIY right here.

Jestli si chcete take takove udelat, navod najdete tady.

Podlozky - Potholders

2011-09-27T23:06:00.000-07:00

Dcera podle navodu, ktery jse sem minule pridala, udelala podlozku. On to tedy mel byt puvodne kosicek ale koupila malo provazku a tak vznikla tahle podlozka.

My daughter made a cute coaster from my last post tutorial. It was supposed to be a basket but she did not have enough string, so she made this instead.

Protoze spousta z vas se pustila do hackovani a pleteni ruznych podlozek, chnapek, decek, zinek - nevim jak jinak jim jeste rikat - mela bych pro vas navrh. Inspirovala jsem se jak jinak nez tady na internetu, kde podobne akce casto probihaji. Jedna se o tzv. vymenny program. Kazdy kdo se zucastni, vyrobi jednu podlozku, tu odesle a vymenou dostane jinou od nekoho dalsiho. Jestli mate zajem, napiste mi na email , ja vse zorganizuji a sestavim tabulku. Myslim, ze by kazdy mohl uvest i svou oblibenou barvu, ci barevnou paletu, v jake by si vyrobek pral. Prosim pridejte link na tento prispevek na vas blog, cim nas bude vic, tim lepe. Budu se tesit na vasi postu, muj email buchta1us@gmail.com Jakmile uvidim, ze mate zajem, pridam vice podrobnych informaci a muzeme zacit, dekuji!

I would like to organize potholder swap. If you would like to participate, please email me at

buchta1us@gmail.com Once we have enough people that are interested, I will post more information and we can start. You can put this link on your blog too, so we can get the word out, thank you!

Tady jeste neco inspirace od skupiny, ktera se prave takovehle vymeny ucastni.

Inspiration from flickr potholder swap group.

Flickr

aktualizace !

A tady je nekolik ukazek chnapek z nasi vymeny.

swap update !

Let me present some of our swap exchange creations, well done!!

Photos on canvas - Fotky na platne

2011-09-25T13:17:00.000-07:00

Pred nedavnem jsem si ulozila postup jak aplikovat fotky na platno. Dnes jsem ho konecne vyzkousela. Kamaradka chtela koupit jeden z mych obrazu ale ja se snim nejak nemuzu rozloucit, maluji si vetsinou pro sve poteseni a tohle byl muj uplne prvni obraz, maky jsou ma oblibena inspirace :) Tak jsem se rozhodla udelat ji repliku k jejim dnesnim narozeninam Pridavam popis ktery je bohuzel v anglictine ale alespon vidite jak na to podle obrazku. Postup je jednoduchy, list papiru ktery normalne pouzivate v tiskarne obalite tenkým balícím papirem ( tissue paper ) a v inkoustove tiskarne ( ne laserove) vytisknete. Lepidlo ( mod podge) a pripravky ktere se daji koupit tady u nas se jiste daji nahradit vecmi na decoupage v prodeji v CR. Naneseme vrstvu na platno, opatrne preneseme vytisknutou fotku, uhladime a nechame zaschnou. Po zaschnuti znovu pretreme a tim vse zafixujeme. Ja tuto ubrouskovou techniku nedelam ale myslim, ze je to stejny postup. Pouziva se jemny papir, protoze presne zkopiruje strukturu platna. Snad jsem vse srozumitelne vysvetlila a jestli se do toho take pustite, preji mnoho zdaru a rada bych videla co jste vytvorili.

postup najdete zde

I saved this DIY while ago and finally put it in use today. My friend wants to buy one of my paintings but I can't part with so I decided to make her this print canvas copy. It's her birthday today and I hope she'll like it. I used Mod Podge for the base to put the tissue paper on but for the top I applied two coats of Matte Medium instead and it worked really well. Good luck if you try this technique and I would like to see it.

A tady je vysledek.............

And here is the result.............

Just another weekend. . . . .

2011-09-18T09:59:00.000-07:00

Zrovna jsem se vratila z "navstevy" tohoto blogu. Moc se mi libi Cecilie obrazy ve francousken stylu a jeji " pred a po " upravy ruznych kusu nabytku. Muzete se tam take zucastnit souteze.

I just visited Cecilia's Rosslee blog. I like her french stile paintings, her " before and after " furniture makeovers and the whole personal feel of her blog. You can also enter her giveaway.

Tady je dalsi objev vikendoveho toulani. I kdyz pri jeho vyrobe potrebujete hacek, nemusite vubec umet hackovat! Vim, ze hodne casto mluvim o tom jak se pustim do toho ci onoho napadu, ktery me kazdou chvili nadchne ale tenhle kosicek je tozhodne na prednim miste meho seznamu :))

Here is another weekend web browsing find and even though you need crochet hook to make it, you don't need to know how to crochet. I know I often say how I will make this and that and never actually find the time but this basket is definitely on the top of my " to do " list.

I prestoze prsi, vcera den jsme udelali dost prace a jeste se potesili necekanou navstevu. Zastavili se u nas znami, ktere jsme uz nejaky cas nevideli. Dnes budu zase v kuchyni, zavarovat dalsi dobroty na zimu :)
A jak jste se meli vy?

Despite the rainy weather, we still worked outside in the yard and also enjoyed a nice visit with friends, stopping by unexpectedly yesterday. I'll be in the kitchen today, making yet more can goodies for winter months :))
And how was your weekend?

Recept na Salsu - Salsa recipe

2011-09-16T10:53:00.000-07:00

Rajcatum se letos dari, zbiram je na kyble a zavaruji a zavaruji....... vetsinou nakrajene na kostky,ve vlastni stave ale vcera jsem natrhala take paprily a kukurici a udela salsu.

We have a bumper crop of tomatoes this year, I am harvesting them by buckets and can and can.....mostly diced tomatoes just in their own juice, but yesterday, I also picked peppers and corn and made salsa.

Tady je recept, ktery jsem dala dohromady spojenim meho vyzkouseneho receptu a dalsich,ktere jsem nasla na internetu. Vse jsem zjednodusila a prizpusbila nasi chuti. Tady je:

6 kg rajcat (sparit, oloupat a nakrajet na vetsi kostky)
5 paprik nakrajenych na kosticky
3 cibule nakrajene na kosticky
3 kukurice( ne krmne), nozem okrajime zrnicka (muzete pouzit i mrazenou ci konzervovanou)
3 strouzky cesneku (prolisovat)
palive papricky ( podle chuti), nasekat na jemno
250 ml jablecneho octa
3lzicky cukru
2 1/2 lzicky soli
1 lzicka koreni cumin
hrst nasekaneho cilantro (nat koreni koriandr)
1 conzerva rajcatoveho protlaku ( u nas 156 ml )

Nakrajena rajcata nechame vykapat prez cednik, tim zkratime dobu vareni. Do velkeho hrnce dame vsechny prisady ( mino rajcatoveho protlaku ) a varime za obcasneho michani do zhoustnuti. Kdyz mame pozadovanou konzistenci (asi 30- 45 minut) pridame rajcatovy protlak,jeste chvilku povarime, naplnime do sklenic a 15 minut sterilujeme.

Here is my recipe, that I put together from my favorite recipe and some I found on the net. I simplified and adjusted it to our taste.

6 kg ( 12 pounds ) diced, peeled, tomatoes
5 peppers diced
3 onions diced
3 cloves of garlic choped
cornlets from 3 ears of corn
halupino pepper to your taste, finely choped
1 cup apple cider vinegar
3 tsp. sugar
2 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp. cumin
handful of choped cilantro
1 can (156 ml) tomato paste

Drain the tomatoes in a sieve ( this will reduce the cooking time greatly ) then put everything but the tomato paste in a big pot and cook uncovered until desired consistency for about 30- 45 minutes, stir frequently. Then add the tomato paste, cook for a little bit longer. Fill the jars and sterilize for 15 minutes.

Tady je, dobrou chut !!

Ta- Da! here it is, enjoy !!

Salsu jime nejradeji s chipsy, nebo jako soucas mexickych jidel napriklad Tostadas, burritos, tacos.

Our favorite - salsa and chips. Or use with Mexican dishes like Tostadas, buritos, tacos.

Pro vetsinu lidi je 9/11 vzpominka na hrozne udalosti . Ja take vzdy vzpominam na obeti toho desiveho dne ale pro mne navzdy 9//11 zustane dnem Neilovych narozenin. Minuly viken jsme meli nadherne pocasi a tak jsme to oslavovali jak jinak nez z rodinou a prateli na lodi a na plazi. Makeef byl ve svem zivlu :)

For most people 9/11 is remembering the victims of the horrific event. I too think of them this day but for me 9/11 always was and will be Neils B-day! We had such a magnificent weather last weekend and we celebrated with friend and family, how else, then spending the day on the boat and at the beach. Makeef had a blast too :))

Mesic na ceste domu.

Coming home watching the moon.

A o nemene nadherny zapad slunce.

And equally magnificent sunset.

Jeste namame zadny plan na tento vikend ale rada se dozvim co budete delat vy? At uz je to cokoliv, hezky si to uzijte, zdravim........

We have no plans for this weekend yet, but I would like to know what yous are. Whatever you do, I hope you enjoy it and have lots of fun, cheers........

Amy Butler

2011-09-11T00:53:00.000-07:00

Pocasi se asi zblaznilo, teploty se uz tyden splhaji ke tricitce a ja si to bajecne teplo poradne uzivam. Zahradka si take lebedi a tak si obcas udelam radost a koupim dalsi "prirustek". Tohle jsou Ibisky.

Vcera to s nami trosku zatraslo a to doslova. Nejdrive jsem si rikala " co to ti chlapy na te strese delaji " (prave pokladali tasky) protoze se hybal cely dum, kdyz se ale zacalo vse houpat a v kuchyni cinkaly sklenicky, doslo mi, ze je to zemetreseni. Nastesti se nikde nic nestalo, bylo nejsilnejsi od roku 2004, 6.3 Rychterovy stupnice asi 240km od nas. Zemetreseni jsou v teto oblasti na dennim poradku ale vetsinou mensi nebo dale a tak je ani necitite. Tady je mapa vsech za poslednich 30 dnu. Prestoze zijeme v oblasti Ohniveho kruhu a predpoved toho "Velkeho" zemetreseni nad nami stale visi, musim priznat, ze nejsme pripraveni. Pokazde kdyz se neco stane slibuji, ze to napravim ale ted "balicek na preziti" dam uz doopravdy dohromay.

We have gorgeous, atypical weather for this time of the year. The temperatures climbed close to 30 all last week and I am enjoying the heat. The garden is doing beautifully so I am still buying new plants. My latest addition - Hibiscus.

We are little bit shaken after yesterdays 6.3 magnitude earthquake. The epicenter was more then 200km away from here but the house shook pretty good and so did I :) It was the biggest since 2004 and even though I know we live right on the Ring of fire I hope we NEVER have to experience the "Big One". This is a map of earthquakes around us for last 30 days, they are pretty common, but usually not as strong and further away. It was a wake up call for me, we do not have an emergency earthquake kit in place after all these years living here and I am going to make sure we are well prepared.

Asi pred dvema mesici jsem si koupila knihu od Amy Butler. Mnozi z vas ji mozna znaji a nebo alespon jeji kolekce latek. Strihy na kabely a kabelky jsou uzasne, tady je mala ochutnavka.

A while ago, I bought this amazing book. Lots of you may know Amy Butler, her patterns and fabric collections already, but here is a little sample of what's in this book.

A kdyz uz jsem vas tak navnadila, pridavam strih na tuto kabelku. Je zdarma k dispozici ke stazeni tady. Doufam, ze se vam vsem, talentovanym svadlenkam bude libit a preji krasnou nedeli :))

And because I don't want just tease you with pictures, here is a free pattern download for this beautiful purse. Have a wonderful Sunday and enjoy :))

day at the beach

2011-08-27T10:11:00.000-07:00

I kdyz se prazdniny pomalu chyli ke konci, leto je stale v plnem proudu. Par fotek z pohodoveho dne na Pisecnem Ostrove.

Even though it's almost time for school again, summer is still nice and hot. Few photos from relaxing day at Sandy Island.

odliv

low tide

cas na prochazku

time for a walk

i Tess si to uzila

Tess liked it too

cas na cteni

reading time

a hackovani

and crocheting

Preji vam krasny zbytek vikendu.

Have a wonderful weekend.

( vsechny fotky jsou vlastnictvim MoniO, kliknete pro zvetseni )

(all images by MoniO, click to enlarge )

Giveaway and tutorial - Soutez

2011-08-24T22:33:00.000-07:00

Chcete se zucastnit losovani o par nausnic z trsatek, ktere vyrabi a prodava ma dcera Tereza ? Do 31.8. mate jeste sanci. Pravidla jsou jednoducha: stante se ctenari jejiho blog Tarino Bambino, kdyz o soutezi napisete take na svem blogu, budete do losovani zarazeni podruhe. Nezapomente ji to oznamit v komentari, ktery zanechate na jejim blogu. Preji hodne stesti.

My daughter Tereza is having giveaway for a pair of earrings on her blog Tarino Bambino. Go and check it out if you're interested, the giveaway will end August 31st. Good luck..............

Vcera jsem nasla navod na tohle uzasne letni tricko a tak se s vami o nej musim podelit. Jenoduche a pritom atraktivni, kombinace barev a jemna stuha..... uz vim co budu sit :)) Najdete ho na blogu Sweet Verbena.

I stumbled over this tutorial yesterday and I like to share it with you. I love this easy to make shirt. The color combination, the silky pink ribbon.... I know what I am making :)) You will find it at Sweet Verbena.

images by Tarino Bambino and Sweet Verbena

No kneed bread

2011-08-24T00:25:00.000-07:00

No kneed bread je chleb, ktery se nemusi pracne zadelavat. Staci jen promichat ingredience, pockat 12 hodin, udelat bochnicek a dat pect. Uz jsem vas dostatecne navnadila jednoduchosti receptu ? .......tak tady je a take video pro lepsi predstavu jak na to :

3 hrnky mouky ( ja pouzivam hladkou ale jiste muze byt i polohruba, 1 hrnek 250 ml )
1/4 lzicky instantniho drozdi
1 lzicka soli
promichame a pridame
1 1/2 hrnku vody, vse se rychle promicha jak je videt na videu a da na 12 az 18 hodin odpocinout.

Predehrejeme si troubu a litinovy hrnec na 112 C . Muzeme pouzit i sklenenou nadobu ale dulezite je mit nadobu poradne vyhratou i s poklickou. Chleba se pece 30 minut priklopeny, pak se poklicka sunda a jeste 15 az 20 minut dopekame v otevrene nadobe.

Myslite si , ze tenhle, na pripravu jednoduchy recept vyzkousite ?

Have you ever heard about " No Knead Bread "? Mark Bittman published the recipe in the NY Times last year. The original recipe came from Jim Lahey of Sullivan Street Bakery. You can watch Jim make his bread in this video. Do you think you will give it a try ? I am definitely hooked and even though I use my bread maker machine all the time to make my dough I can't wait to try this recipe..........

Image from chezpim.com

Zahrada - Garden

2011-08-21T23:35:00.000-07:00

Dnes jsou tomu prave dva tydny, co jsme rozloucili z tatou na letisti ve Vancouveru. Rano pred odjezdem jeste rychla zastavka u dcery a posledni obejmuti z pravnouckem Makeefem.

It is two weeks today since we said good buy to my dad at the Vancouver airport. Before we left our town in the morning, we made one more stop at my daughter's house to say good buy. Here is a photo of Makeef's and great grandpa's last hug.

Vancouver's Stanley Park

Vancouver's Stanley Park Hollow Tree

Vancouver International Airport

Neil, Dad and Tess

Bill Reid

"The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, the Jade Canoe," featuring legendary Haida creatures, is a cast bronze statue (6.05m by 3.89m by 3.48m)

Bronzova skulptura Billa Reida na letisti ve Vancouveru.

Tata se po celou dobu navstevy vzorne a obetave staral o zahradku, v tom nejlepsim, kdyz vsechno kvete a dozrava, prave odletel domu. Snad ho alespon potesim fotkama.

Dekuji tati, zahradka nikdy nevypadala lepe!

My father took exceptional care of the garden the whole time he was here. He left, when everything started to bloom and ripen. I know he will love these photos.

Thank you dad, the garden never looked better!

Babicka mi na jare poslala seminka rajcat. Tato odruda se jmenuje " Býčí srdce ". Pokazde, kdyz je vidim na ni myslim,. Skoda, ze se nedozila toho, aby videla, jak se jim u nas ve skleniku naramne dari........

My grandmother sent me heirloom tomatoes seeds this spring. They are called " Bulls heart " Every time I am in the greenhouse I think of her, she would be pleased to see how great they are doing .......

Fotky MoniO, kliknete pro zvetseni.

All images by MoniO, click to enlarge.

before and after

2011-07-29T10:21:00.000-07:00

Kytovani, brouseni, natirani, polstrovani, proste takove recyklovani stare zidle. Zatim jsou hotove ctyri z deseti ale i to je pokrok, Pracuji na nich postupne, tak rikajic za provozu, protoze ty v puvodnim stavu stale pouzivame u jidelniho stolu. Koupila jsem barvu ktera je zaroven i zakladova ale i tak kazda zidle potrebovala tri natery. Titerna prace a dalsich sest zidli prede mnou :)))

Zapojila jsem se do souteze u Ivy. Bezte se podivat na jeji blog, jeji malby jsou moc hezke a najdete u ni vzdy neco noveho a zajimaveho.

Filling, sanding, painting, upholstering and here it is, recycled chair. So far four of them and six more to go but that's a progress for me. We still use the old ones at the table, that's why I am working in batches. Even though I bought good paint with primer in it, it still takes three coats to have a nice finish.

I entered " recycling do over" giveaway at Iva's. Check out her blog, her painting are beautiful and her blog inspiring.

Citronovnik - Lemon Tree

2011-07-11T15:25:00.000-07:00

Pri nedavne navsteve zahradnictvi mi tata udelal radost timhle citronem. Je to krizenec citronu a mandarinky ci pomerance- to se presne nevi ale plody jsou pry vyborne Jmenuje se Meyer lemon, ma uz nekolik malych citronku a opojnou vuni.

My dad bought me this little "Meyer Lemon" tree when we visited our local nursery last week. I did some research on the web and found out that it is a good variety, lemon cross with ether mandarin orange or orange and has very flavorful taste but not as strong as other lemons. It already has some little lemons and the flowers smell is amazing.

V sobotu jsme se zastavily u jednoho z mnoha "garazovych" prodeju. Nevim jestli jsem se o nich uz zminovala ale lide otevrou sve garaze, vyndaji stoly pred dum a na zahradu a prodavaji sve nepotrebne veci. U nas tzv. garage sale. Samo sebou se tam vzdycky najde neco co musite proste mit :)) Ja nasla tuhle krabicku a bavlnky na hackovani.

Garage sale found - little box full of crocheting yarn, perfect for covering more rocks.

Prvni fotka je kolibrik, ktery nam vletl do kuchyne a ktereho jsem ze zebriku chytila v rohu stresniho okna. Druhy je perfektne zachovaly ususeny chudak, ktery se dostal do mistnosti, kterou nepouzivame a ven uz cestu nenasel. Poleti s tatou do cech.......

First photo is a hummingbird that got stuck in our skylight. I had to rescue him with a ladder. The second one is dried out one, that my dad found in one of the rooms that we seldom use, where he got stuck and died. He is going to take him home with him........

image by " little dear tracks"

Dnesni inspirace je z blogu Little Dear Tracks.

Today's inspiration is from Little Dear Tracks blog.

my dad's visit

2011-07-07T01:14:00.000-07:00

Nejdrive bych vam vsem chtela moc podekovat za vsechny mile komentare k minulemu a predminulemu prispevku. Moc si jich vazim a je mi hned lepe pri pomysleni na vsechna ta uprimna a povzbudiva slova, ktera jste mi tady laskave zanechaly!

Leto je v plnem proudu, ja si uzivam otce a deti dedecka, ktery je u nas uz vice nez 14 dni. Je to jeho prvni navsteva Kanady a myslim, ze se mu tady velice libi. Pred par roky odesel do duchodu a od te doby jsme planovali jeho navstevu. Az letos se mi ho podarilo premluvit, snad take diky svatbe Terezy. Vyrazime na vylety, predstavujeme mu pestrou paletu celosvetove kuchyne, odpocivame i pracujeme na zahrade. Ta, podle Neila, pry letos vypada lepe nez kdykoli predtim ....... tati dekuji :)

Hornby Island, Ford Cove

I would like to thank all of you, that left comments for the previous posts. They made me feel better and I appreciate your sincerity !

It's been over two weeks since my father arrived to Canada. This is his first visit here and he is enjoying the stay. I tried to convince him to come after he retired and I thing that Terezas wedding was a big motivation. The whole family gets together often, we are exploring Vancouver Island, local and international cuisine and spend lots of time in the yard and garden which according to Neil never looked better......thank you dad :))

Hornby Island, Helliwell Provincial Park

Dlouho odkladana renovace kuchynskych zidli. To je zatim veskery pokrok, ktery jsem za posledni dva tydny zvladla :(

Long overdue kitchen chairs renovation. This is my progress in two weeks so far :(

A na rozloucenou jeste krasne predelane stare hodiny od Landeelu.

I will leave you with this Clock Make Over from Landeelu.

Preji vam vsem krasny den......

Hope you have a wonderful day.........

Svatba - Wedding

2011-06-27T01:23:00.000-07:00

Svatba me dcery, ostrov Hornby, 24.6. 2011. Prikladam par amaterskych fotek a doufam, ze profesionalne nafocene snimky take brzy uvidite.

My daughters wedding, Hornby Island, 24.6. 2011. I am posting few pics and hope that you can see the professionally taken photos soon.

Nas " maly, velky " muz :)

Our " little big " man :)

.......a cela rodina.

..........and the whole family.

Novomanzele

Mrs. and Mr. L

Dodatecne pridany link, dalsi fotky najdete tady.
This is an added link for more photos.

Babicka - Grandmother

2011-06-12T15:15:00.000-07:00

11.8. 1927 - 11.6. 2011

Vcera zemrela ma milovana babicka, ktera poslednich par tydnu marne bojovala z nasledky 40 let starych zdravotnich problemu. Mozna jste si vsimli me odmlky, omlouvam se a hned jak se trochu vzpamatuji me tady budete mit zpet.
Odpocivej v pokoji........

My beloved grandmother passed away yesterday. She lost her battle of 40 year old medical problems at the age of 83. You may have noticed my absence here the last few weeks, I'll be back as soon as I pull myself together and make peace with her death.
R.I.P.............

prazdna misa - empty bowl

2011-05-26T10:43:00.000-07:00

Jak uz jsem tady nekolikrat psala, nase oblibena snidane jsou sekane ovocne vlocky s nastrouhanym jablkem, nasekane orechy, mandle a ruzna jadra a seminka, rozinky a nejake dalsi ovoce podle chuti a sezony. V lete vetsinou boruvky, ted prevazne kompoty z nasich lonskych zasob, dnes zavarene tresne. Chtela jsem vam nafotit i naplnenou misku pred jidlem ale v konecne fazi jsem na fotku samo sebou zapomnela. Tak tady na vas alespon juka po snidani umyta, smutna, prazdna misa :))
( Neil zrovna zahledl fotku prazdne misy, kdyz prochazel okolo mne a kdyz jsem mu rekla, ze ji davam na blog, zeptal se me z usmevem jestli si lidem rikam o penize :) Mam rada jeho smysl pro humor! )

I already blogged about our favorite breakfast few times. Steel cut oats, grated apples, nuts and seeds, raisins and other fruits. In summer time usually blueberries, now mostly caned fruit that I made last year. I wanted to photograph the food on the table too but as usual, I got distracted with the final steps of preparation. So there it is, empty, already clean, sad looking bowl :))
( Neil just walked by as I was finishing this post, saw my empty bowl picture and asked me if I am asking you people for money:)) I love his sense of humor! )

Na blogu u Ange me zaujala jeji zrucnost, z jakou dava novy zivot starym kusum nabytku.

I visited Angies blog today and was was inspired by her handy "before and after" furniture transformations.

Dalsi obhackovany kaminek na objednavku me dcery. Uz ma u ni sve nove mistecko.

Another crochet covered rock at my daughters request. It has a new home already
at her place.

"Brisko" kaminku .....

The rocks "belly" ......

Pohodovy den vam vsem.....

Lovely day to all of you........

Zelena - Green

2011-05-25T08:44:00.000-07:00

U Pastor's Girl's Ponderings se muzete zapojit do Photo challenge, tema zni " zelena" :) Na svuj blog pridate fotku a na jeji blog link.

You can enter Photo challenge at Pastor's Girl's Ponderings, the theme is " green" . Have fun!

Moc se mi libi tyhle saty z Urban Outfitters ktere snadno promenite ze sexy/ plazoych na slavnostni pouhou stuhou v pase a bez ni se hodi ke kazdodennimu noseni. To jsou pro mne ty prave letni saty :)

I really like this versatile dress from Urban Outfitters. From sexy/ beach to dressy with simple ribbon to casual. That to me is the perfect summer dress :)

Myslim, ze k temle satum by se bajecne hodily tyhle drevaky od " Chanel "

I thing this dress would look lovely with this pair of clogs from " Chanel "

zavarovacky - mason jars

2011-05-11T23:30:00.000-07:00

Natrene lahve, sklenice na zavarovani, vazy, no proste nadoby podle vaseho gusta ted "leti" a neni nouze o ukazky a navody. Muzete bud nastrikat barvou ve spreji nebo natrit a hned mate nadhernou dekoraci.

Painted bottles, mason jars, vases are "in". Whichever container you like to spray paint or paint the results are very nice, there is plenty of tutorials out there and you end up with your very own unique piece .

1. poppy talk
2. liz marie
3. beauty and the beach
4. burlap and lace
5. madigam made
6. joy shope

Den Matek - Mothers Day

2011-05-09T02:10:00.000-07:00

Nedeli jsem stravila z detmi a spolecne jsme oslavili den matek. Doufam, ze jste si tento den take uzili.

I celebrated Mothers Day with the kids yesterday, what a lovely afternoon!! I hope you had a great day as well :)

Vnoucek Makeef uz vi na co je golfova hul, co se v mladi naucis........:)

Grandson Makeef knows already what the golf club's for. You have to start them young :)

Vice fotek najdete tady.

You can find more photos here.

obhackovany kamen - crocheted rock cover

2011-05-02T12:59:00.000-07:00

Tento vikend probehl v pracovnim duchu. Neil a Dom kaceli stromy mezi nasim a sousednim pozemkem. Nas plot stoji na hranici a souseduv je o metr dal. Predchazejici majitele meli kone, sousede je maji dodnes, a proto, ze se pry udajne kousali, postavili jejich plot metr od naseho! Vzrostle stromy zacaly nicit oba ploty a tak se Neil po predchozi domluve, pustil vcera do rezani. Proc cisti jejich pozemek Neil, mi neni jasne, na tuto otazku mi odpovedel, ze priste to bude delat soused a ja se uz dal radeji neptala :)) Dominik pracoval s nim, jezdit s traktorem je pro nej zabava a tak jim sla prace pekne od ruky. A co jsem delala ja? Vzhledem k tomu ze vcera byl sesty den me jarni cistici kury, nemela jsem moc energie. Trosku jsem jim pomohla, ztravila nejaky cas na zahrade pripravou zahonu a presazovanim sazenicek a navecer me Neil presvedcil at radeji odpocivam a trosku se najim. Nakonec jsem ho poslechla, byla jsem opravdu dost unavena a kuru tedy zkoncila o den driv......

Dominik mi natrhal pampelisky a dal je do vazy, kterou kdysi davno vyrobil ve skole :)

We did lots of work this weekend. Neil and Dom were clearing trees between property lines. Our fence is on the line and neighbors is set one meter into their property. Why? Apparently the neighbors horses and horses of the previous owner of this property were fighting, hence the two fences. I wasn't very happy that it was us ( not me but you know what I mean :) ), doing all the work but it needed to be done. The grown trees started to damage both fences so Neil and Dom, after talking to the neighbor did it . Dominik is a big help now, he had fun riding the tractor and worked hard all day. Yesterday was 6st day of my spring fasting. I helped them a little, worked in the garden for a bit and then Neil convinced me to take it easy and have a little bit to eat. He was right, I was really running low on energy, so I had some food even though I was suppose to be fasting one more day. Oh well........

Dominik picked some dandelions for me and put them in a vase he made at school long time ago :)

Obhackovala jsem si kamen, vidam je v ruznem provedeni na spouste blogu a uz dlouho jsem se na to chystala. Zatim jen jednoduchy vzorek ale v hlave mam uz spoustu napadu.

I crocheted this rock cover yesterday. I've seen them all over the internet and wanted to make one for a long time. So here it is, first prototype but I have so many ideas in my head already to make more.

and the winner is.......

2011-05-02T01:08:00.000-07:00

Dekuji vsem za hezke komentare a za ucast. Tentokrat jsem nelosovala ja ale nahodne cislo za mne vybral pocitac :) Gratuluji Ajko!!!

Thank you everyone SO much for the lovely comments and for playing along. This time the winner was chosen by the random number generator. :) Congratulations Ajka!!!

Soutez je uzavrena.

The giveaway has ended.

Soutez - Giveaway

2011-04-25T23:22:00.000-07:00

Ani tomu nemuzu uverit. Minuly tyden prelezlo cislo ctenaru meho blogu 100 . Diky vsem za to, ze se sem vracite, za mile komentare, za kamaradstvi na dalku.......:) Na oslavu vyhlasuji soutez o tuto knihu. Podminky jsou jednoduche. Jestli jeste nesledujete tento blog, prihlaste se ke sledovani. Vsichni zanechte komentar pod timto prispevkem . Soutez probehne tento tyden, uzaverka je v nedeli 1. 5. V pondeli 2. 5. vylosuji a zverejnim jmeno vyherce. Dekuji a preji mnoho stesti .....

I can't believe it. Last week the number of people following this blog reached number 100 . Thank you for coming back, for kind comments, for friendship :) I decided to celebrate with a giveaway. You can win this book if you are or become this blog follower and leave a comment under this post. This contest is open till Sunday, May 1st. The winner will be announce on Monday, May 2nd. Thank you and good luck.....

A co vse najdete v teto knizce?

And what do you find in this book?

Stripky z velikonocniho vikendu.

Little preview from Easter weekend.

Soutez je uzavrena.

The giveaway has ended.

Velikonoce - Easter

2011-04-21T22:05:00.000-07:00

Preji vam vsem krasny velikonocni vikend plny pohody. Poridili jste si neco noveho aby vas nepokakal beranek, take tuto tradici drzite a nebo mate jine? Ja ji prevzala od sve babicky, ktere mi kazde velikonoce kupovala nove boty, protoze jeden nikdy nevi......... :)) Ja budu na velikonoce doma z rodinou, jestli bude hezke pocasi tak budem nejspis, jak ja rikam, "pracovne odpocivat" protoze zahradka se probouzi a tak je stale co delat........

Happy Easter everyone ! How do you celebrate Easter in your family, do you have any traditions and what are you going to do this weekend? I am staying home with my family, if the weather stays nice, we'll be working outside in the garden and in the yard a lot, since there is so much to be done in this time of the year. There will be some relaxing time as well, with good food and baked goodies. Have a good one........

all images from "The Graphics Fairy"

Zajdete se podvat na Creature Comforts blog, zanechte comentar a tim se zucastnite losovani o knizku.

Check out this great giveaway at Creature Comforts blog !

plechovka - cookie tin can

2011-04-19T18:27:00.000-07:00

Myslim, ze tahle plechovka je jen vyrobena tak aby vypadala stare. Objevila jsem ji ve frcu a i kdyz prodavacka rikala, ze byla darovana se spoustou starych veci , nemyslim, ze je z 50 let. Na to vypada moc zachovale! Je mi to ale celkem jedno, libyli se mi moc obrazky a barvy a proto jsem ji take koupila :)

I think that this tin can is made to look old. I found it yesterday, dirt cheep, in the thrift store and even though the clerk was saying that it came in with a bunch of very old stuff, somehow it's in a pretty good shape for it to be from the 50's. I don't really care, I like the graphics and colors and that's why I bought it :)

Nase krmitko je okupovano hejnem ptaku a zrni musim doplnovat kazdy den. Zda se mi, se jich den ze dne pribyva. Vcera jsem zahledla dva kolibriky a tak musim zavesit krmitka i jim.

Our bird feeder is swarm with flock of birds, I have to refill it every day and there is more and more coming each day. I also saw few hummingbirds yesterday so I will have to put their feeders out as well.

Dalsi blogy, kterymi se muzete nechat inspirovat, snad najdete neco prave pro vas :)

More craft inspirations for you! I hope you'll find something that you like :)

poppy talk

the split stitch

mama says sew

Kniha - Book

2011-04-11T19:26:00.000-07:00

Prekvapeni ve schrance, misto vyhlizene Mariny tahle knizka. Necakala jsem ji tak brzy po objednani a o to vic me potesila.

Surprise in the mailbox, instead of the Marina magazine that I am waiting for, I've got this book. I wasn't expecting it yet, since I just ordered it last week so I was really happy.

Z meho oblibeneho nakladatelstvi Book Depository, ktere ma postovne zdarma !

From my favorite book store, Book Depository , that offers free shipping !

babovka - bundt cake

2011-04-09T22:15:00.000-07:00

Vlasticka na svem blogu doplnila recept na tvarohovou babovku a tak jsem se hned dala do peceni. Tvaroh si ted vyrabim z kefiru ( z kefirovych zrn), ktery jednoduse necham ve lnenem pytliku, zatizeny na sitku, vykapat. Po asi dvou mesicni prestavce mam zase k dispozici cerstve kravske mleko. Byla jsem nestastna, kdyz mi pani, od ktere ho odebiram oznamila, ze nejakou dobu nebude. Kravka ted mela telatko my zase mame vyborne bio mleko.

I made this delicious quark bundt cake from recipe I've got at Vlasta's blog. Lately, I make quark cheese from kefir, which I make from kefir grains. I put the kefir in linen bag and let the liquid drain from the kefir. I am so happy to be able to get fresh, organic milk again. Last few months the milk wasn't available, but now the cow had a calf and we are good to go again. At least, that's what the milk lady said :)

Ze sebrane smetany jsem vyslehala slehacku a na vrch "nasazela" jeste zavarene hrusky. Mnamm, Vlasti, jeste jednou moc dekuji!

From the cream I made whipped cream and topped it with canned pears. Mnnn, thank you Vlasta!

I kdyz normalne piju kafe jen z mlekem, dnes jsem se rozsoupla a slehacka putovala i do hrnku.

Even though I don't normally put cream into my coffee, today I spoiled myself and topped my cup with the whipped cream.

A aby jste si nemyslely, ze jen jim a lenosim :))..... tak vam jeste ukazu dalsi detskou kabelku, kterou jsem vcera usila. Pracuji take na prevodu strihu na tuto kabelku do pdf formatu, v kterem bude strih k dispozici k zakoupeni v mem obchudku.

You may think I am just siting around drinking coffee and eating cake :)) ...... so, I am going to show you another little purse, that I made yesterday. I am also working on making this pattern available for sale in pdf format.

Stolek - Table

2011-04-06T23:45:00.000-07:00

Od Evci ,Vladky , Helci a Peti jsem dostala tato krasna oceneni, dekuji, moc si toho vazim a posilam dal :)

These awards came from Eva , Vladka, Helca and Peta, thank you,
I appreciate it very much! Feel free to grab them for your lovely blogs :)

Jako by mi dneska neco rikalo at se zastavim v Armade spasy. Okamzite mi tam padl do oka tenhle stolek, jeste nemel ani cenu, zrovna ho davalli do prodeje. Ocenili ho na $ 11.90 ! Jak vidite na obrazku, na desce sedi sundavaci ram se sklenenou vyplni. Tak jsem si koupila praci, jen jeste nevim jaky dostane nater. Priklanim se ke svetle, bilo - kremove barve ale jeste to neni jiste :) Nerada natiram v uzavrene mistnosti a tak se uz tesim na teple pocasi, kdy se budu moc pustit do natirani nejenom stolku ale i dalsich veci, ktere se mi tady pomalu hromadi.

Something was telling me today to go check out our Salvation Army. I spotted this table right away, it wasn't even priced yet, they just put it out. I've got it for $ 11.90 ! In the picture you can see, that it has removable glass top. I bought work for myself :) I will refinish it, most likely with some kind of antique white but because I don't like to paint indoor, I'll have to wait for warmer weather.

Kabelky pro male slecny - Little girls purses

2011-04-04T23:51:00.000-07:00

Pani z detskeho butiku, ktery prodava me vyrobku me pozadala, jestli bych neusila kabelky pro male slecny. Dnes jsem se do toho konecne pustila, udelala strih a usila dva prvni prototypy. Snad se budou libit.

Lady from The Kids Boutique that sells my stuff asked, if I could make little girls purses. Today, I finally made pattern and two prototypes. Hopefully she'll like them.

Pozor na me aneb jsem bidna vrazetkyne!

2011-04-02T23:07:00.000-07:00

Dalsi napady i z navody o ktere se s vami musim podelit :)

Another ideas and tutorials that I can't resist to share with you :)

1. A pretty life in the suburbs
2. A diamond in the stuff
3. I heart nap time
4. Little miss momma

Dnes byl nadherny den, slunce svitilo do kuchynskych oken, .........az do te doby, nez jsem objevila nas hmyz mrtvy na dne jejich skleneneho obydli. Vycitam si to cely den. Jeste jsem si naivne rikala jak se hezky vyhrivaji a oni se zatim prehrali :(

It was such a lovely day today, the sun was shining through the kitchen windows, till......I found our stick bugs dead in their glass container. I am kicking myself for not thinking of that, there I was happy, that they are having a sun bath. So much guilt :(

image from travelpod.com

Jarni inspirace - Spring inspiration

2011-03-30T21:43:00.000-07:00

Jarni a velikonocni dekorace kterou jsem nasla na webu.

Spring and Easter decorations that I found on the web.

1. hero arts
2. the inspired housewife
3. life in the thrifty lane
4. auntie lolo crafts
5. a glimpse inside

Zmenila jsem vzhled blogu, coz neni nic noveho, delam to celkem casto :) Tentokrat vsak blog dostal nejenom novy kabatek ale i jmeno v zahlavi.
Minuly tyden mi prisly objednane nasivky se stejnym jmenem, prvni z nich jsem pouzila na mou Bellet Fashionista tasku. Jmeno budu pouzivat pro sve tvoreni, je to me zkracene jmeno a prvni pismenko meho prijmeni. Spravne je to MoniO, vyrobce techto nasivek je bohuzel nabizi jen z velkym pismem.

I changed my blog background, which is nothing new, since I do it quite often :) But this time it's more then that, I also changed the name of the blog in the header.
Last week my order of labels with the same name arrived and I used the first one on the Bellet Fashionista bag. I will use this name for my craft creations. I shorten my first name and added the first letter from my surname. The correct way is MoniO , unfortunately the label option was just all in capital letters.

Taska - Bag

2011-03-28T17:27:00.000-07:00

Neodolala jsem a predplatila casopis Marina spolu s kurzem Bellet fashionista. Prez vikend jsem se konecne dostala k usiti teto tasky-kabelky.

I couldn't resist to subscribe to Marina magazine and online bag tutorial course. This weekend I made the bag-purse.

Vzalo to trosku premysleni, protoze jsem nic podobneho predtim nesila, priste to uz bude "brnkacka". Latky jsou nakoupene a tak ted jen najit cas.

It took a bit of time thought since I never made anything like this before, the next one will be easy. I bought more material and now I just need more time.

Vcera odpoledne jsme si privezli domu vnoucka, je to teprve podruhe co u nas zustal prez noc. V osm jsem ho ulozila do postylky, usnul okamzite a vzbudil se v devet rano. Uzasne dite!

We picked up our grandson yesterday afternoon to babysit. It was only the second time he stayed with us over night. I put him in bed at 8pm, he fell asleep immediately and slept till 9 am. Amazing child!

......a to je pro dnesek vsechno, preji vam krasny tyden a dekuji za navstevu :)

......and that's all for today, I am wishing you wonderful week and thanks for visiting :)

Jaro - Spring

2011-03-23T17:20:00.000-07:00

Posledni dobou trosicku zanedbavam pravidelne prispevky tady na blogu. Pocasi se konecne umoudrilo, od minuleho tydne mame obstojne jarni pocasi a me to tahne ven na slunicko ( z obcasnou prehankou) a cerstvy vzduch. Po vecerech vetsinou zasednu k sicimu stroji, styska se mi po jehlicich a hacku ale i kdyz uz mame letni cas a svetlo je az do osmi , nejak proste neni na to vse cas. Takze alespon mala ukazka me posledni tvorby.

I am neglecting my posts lately. Spring and spring weather finally arrived and I am spending lots of time outdoor, soaking in some sun and fresh air. I am usually sewing in the evenings, starting to miss my needles and hooks. Even with the daylight saving time, I feel like the day is not long enough. Here is a little sample of my work.

Vcera jsme si pochutnali na Tostadas, receptik najdete tady.

I made Tostadas yesterday, here is my recipe.

Co takhle "kabatek" na hrnicek? Ted, kdyz uz nas pocasi zve posedet venku ale jeste prece jenom neni takove teplo, oblecte svuj hrnicek a pochutnejte si na kave ci caji ktery tak rychle nevystydne :))

What about cute cozy for your mug? Now, when you can take your cup of tea or coffee outside, you can keep it warm longer if you dress it up :)

A kdyby jste si chteli jeste pochutnat na nejake dobrote, proc neprostrit ve znameni jara ze "zajecim" ubrouskem.

And in case of munchies, you may brighten your plate with this cute napkin rabbit.

Preji vam vsem krasne jarni dny plne pohody a slunicka....

Wishing you all happy spring days full off sunshine.....

Dnesni poklady - Today's treasures

2011-03-14T22:44:00.000-07:00

Pri dnesni navsteve sekace jsem objevila tyto poklady.

I found these treasures scouring through the second hand store today.

Starou, hezky ilustrovanou detskou knizku.

Vintage, children book with nice illustrations.

Keramickeho zajicka, ktery se bude naramne hodit na velikonocni vyzdobu.

Ceramic rabbit, perfect for Easter decoration.

Do zbirky meho Pyrexu pribyla tato misa.
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I also added this bowl to my Pyrex collection.

Japan

2011-03-14T01:11:00.000-07:00

We have been watching news and development in Japan all weekend. We are thinking of the masses who are affected by the devastation, our hearts go out to the victims of this terrible tragedy.....

Cely vikend jsme sledovali zpravodajstvi z Japonska a myslely na vsechny postizene. Nase myslenky jsou z lidmy teto otresne udalosti......

Happy Birthday Tess!

2011-03-11T12:43:00.000-08:00

Nemuzu tomu ani uverit ze dnes je Tess 5 let. Kdyz ji bylo par tydnu, zlomila si predni nohu a sest tydnu ji mela v sadre. Jaky hrozny vstup do zivota pro male stene :( Kazdy den nas zahrnuje bezmeznou laskou a my ji ji radi vracime :) Vse nejlepsi Tess !!

I can not believe that our Tess is 5 today. Just 10 weeks old, she broke her leg and spent the next 6 weeks with a cast on her front leg. What an ordeal for such a little puppy :( She brings tons of unconditional love to us every day and we love her back the same :) Happy birthday Tess !!

Vyuzivame kazdeho slunecneho okamziku a teplejsiho pocasi k prochazkam po "nasi" plazi, ktera je na konci ulice, kde bydlime. Je to oblibene misto Tess, kde se vzy do sytosti vybeha.

Enjoying warmer weather and taking advantage of short sunny breaks we often end up at "our" beach. It's just at the end of our road and Tess loves to ran there.

Zacala jsem sit dalsi zajice. Meho prvniho jsem prodala minuly mesic a jelikoz se datum bazaru kvapem blizi, rozhodla jsem se usit dalsi "hadracky" jak jim rikam.

I also started making more "softies". My first rabbit sold at a mom swap last month and so I decided I'll make some more since another one is coming up soon.

Jeste se musim zminit, ze Tereza (dcera) se take dala do siti a prodeje. Jeji latkove Matrosky jsou uvedeny jako produkt mesice na webu mistniho detskeho butiku. Jsem na ni patricne pysna !

My daughter is also sewing and selling her creations. Her Matryoshka dolls are the featured product at our local baby boutique. I am so proud of her!

Hezky vikend vam vsem preje Monika.....

Have a great weekend........

Šití - Sewing

2011-03-07T21:09:00.000-08:00

Nevim, jestli nekdy zavitate az na uplny konec teto stranky ale jestli ano, najdete tam ruzne popisy a navody. Tady jsou dva blogy ktere jsem nedavno pridala.

I don't know if you have scrolled all the way down on this page but if you do you will find many different tutorials there.Recently I added these two blogs.

Prvni z navody na siti latkovych kosiku.

The first one with fabric storage basket tutorials.

Druhy z popisy na site tasky, kabelky, batuzky........

The second one with bag making tutorials.

Enjoy!!!

Pokrývka čajové konvice - Tea cozy

2011-02-27T14:16:00.000-08:00

Uz dlouho si rikam, ze usiji tepelnou "cepicku" na cajovou konvici. Caj piji od rana do vecera, zeleny, bily, bylinkovy, ovocny, stridam je pravidelne a mohli by jste si vybrat nejmene z dvaceti druhu, kdyby jste se u me na salek caje zastavili :) Dnes slavime narozeniny kamaradky a ja i kdyz darek uz mam koupeny, jsem ji dnes jeste narychlo usila tuhle pokryvku na konvici. Snad se ji bude libit ....

I want to make a tea cozy for a long time. I drink tea all day long, green, white, fruit, herbal, I mix then up all the time and if you would stop for a cup of tea at my place, you could pick from at least twenty different varieties of tea :) Today, we are celebrating friends birthday and even thought I had a present already, this afternoon, I also made her this tea cozy. I hope that she'll like it ......

Zabaleno a nachystano na cestu .....

Packed and ready to go.....

Brian Buckrell

2011-02-19T23:39:00.000-08:00

Kdysi jsem se tady zminovala o tom ze rada maluji. Kazdy ctvrtek se schazime s partou stejnych nadsencu. Tento tyden jsme zhledly prezentaci Briana Buckrella, ktery nam predvedl svou techniku malby.

I mentioned here before, that I like to paint. I belong to a painting group that meets every Thursday. This week we have a workshop with Brian Buckrell. It was very interesting and lovely day.

Tyhle nadherne kytky jsem nasla na Snowybliss blogu. Snad se vam budou libit tak jako mne a treba si take udelate latkovou kytici :)

I found these fabulous flowers at Snowybliss blog. I hope you like them as much as I do and maybe you give it a try and make a nice fabric bouquet too :)

A jeste fotka Maka. Vic jich najdete na blogu me dcery.

And last but not least photo of Mak. You can find more of them at my daughters blog.

Preji vam vsem krasny zbytek vikendu.
Have a wonderful weekend.

Makeef's 1

2011-02-14T15:39:00.000-08:00

V sobotu jsme oslavili Makeefa prvni narozeniny. V predvecer oslavy jsem mu jeste stacila usit maleho medvidka :)

Saturday, we celebrated Makeef's first birthday. I managed to make him this little bear the night before :)

Oslava byla moc hezka, myslim, ze i Makeef si to uzil, mel tam spoustu kamaradu sveho veku a take dospelaci se nenudili.

It was a nice party, Makeef had his little bodies there and also we adults had a good time.

Dcera mu udelala papirovou cepicku a na triko nasila kravatu ve stejne barve.

My daughter made him this party hat and sewed the tie on his shirt in coordinated color.

Hezkeho Valentyna!

Happy Valentines Day!

KEFIR

2011-02-11T13:15:00.000-08:00

Mnohe z vas asi uz nekdy slysely o kefirovych zrnech nebo kefirove kulture. Nebudu se tady podrobne rozepisovat o tom, co uz napsali jini, treba pani Jarmila Teplikova ma velice informativni stranky. Ja si zrnka privezla pred vice nez deseti lety z navstevy cech ale pri odjezdu na dovolenou v nasledujicim roce a po preruseni vyroby jsem se uz ke kefiru nevratila. Posledni dobou jsem ale premyslela, ze si je zase obstaram a jak uz to tak nekdy chodi, ona si "obstarala" mne. Nekdo je nebizel v inzerci mistnich novin a ja si je druhy den dovezla domu :) Od te doby piju nejmene 2x denne cerstvy kefir, delam z kefiru tvaroh, vymyslim nove recepty, kde bych mohla kefir vyuzit. Pridavam do ovocnych poharu, zadelavam s nim testo na vafle, chleba a ruzne buchty, zkratka mleko nahradim v receptu kefirem. Jako mala a mlada holka se slovo kefir, zakysana smetana, ci kysele mleko prede mnou nesmelo ani vyslovit, tak jsem to vse nemela rada. Ted si na kefiru pochutnam, delam ho hodne husty a vychlazeny je naramne lahodny. Pouzivate take kefir a mate nejake dobre recepty na jeho vyuziti ?

Lots of you probably heard about kefir grains or kefir culture before. I am not going to write about it here, since there is so much information out there already. More here. I brought the grains back with me from one of my visits to Czech many years ago and made kefir for about a year before I stopped due to our holiday. I never went back to it. For a while now, I was thinking about it and decided to find the culture again. I didn't have to, it found me :) I saw an add in the local paper last week and the next day a brought it home. Since then I am drinking at least 2 cups of kefir every day, I am making quark cheese from kefir, I am testing new recipes where I can use it. I add it to smoothies, to waffle batter, bread, cakes. I replace the milk in the recipes with it. When I was young, you couldn't even say the word kefir, buttermilk or sour cream front of me, I just distaste it so much.Now, I drink at least two cups of it every day and I savor it. It's thick and smooth. Do you consume kefir as well and do you have a good recipe how to incorporate it in your food ?

Tady vidite hrudky kefirove kultury v "akci" :)

Kefir kulture in "action" :)

tvaroh

quark cheese

Celozrnne vafle zadelane kefirem a polite tvarohen z kefiru smichanym z domacim dzemem.

Whole wheat waffles made with kefir and kefir quark cheese with homemade jam on the top.

Deka žinylkovou technikou - Heirloom cut chenille baby blanket

2011-02-06T18:43:00.000-08:00

O vikendu jsen usila tuhle detskou deku.I kdyz prikladam link na blog kde jsem ji objevila, a kde najdete podrobne nafoceny postup, chtela bych vam trosku priblizit, jak jsem se stim "poprala" ja. Misto tri vrstev flanelu jsem pouzila dve, z vrzchni latkou jsou to tedy celkem tri vrstvy a myslim, ze to uplne staci. Prosivane rady jsou asi 1cm - ridila jsem se ryskou na sicim stroji abych nemusela merit. Koupila jsem si na strihani pomucku ale zkusila jsem strihat nuzkami a jde to take pekne, takze se bez ni obejdete. Latky a dokoncena deka se perou az po usiti! Pouzivam susicku na pradlo ale myslim, ze neni potreba, prouzky se roztrepily uz v pracce, tim deka nabyde a je hezky "hunata". Prosivani je sice zdlouhave a zpotrebovala jsem 4 spulky niti ale vysledek stoji za to, 100% se brzy pustim do dalsi :)

Over the weekend I made this Heirloom cut chenille baby blanket. I am including link for the blog where I found this baby blanket tutorial. I used only two layers of flannel instead of three and I think it's totally sufficient. I love it, this is by far my favorite baby blanket ever! I had fun making it and I will be starting another one soon :)

Makeefovi bude pristi sobotu 1 rok a tak profesionalni fotografka nafotila o vikendu serii portretu cele rodinky. Tady je ukazka, vice priste :))

Makeef is turning 1 next Saturday and as a part of this upcoming event the family had a photo shoot this weekend. These are just samples, more to follow :))

Sovi cepice - Owl hat

2011-01-31T01:32:00.000-08:00

Valentyn se kvapem blizi a tak se treba nechate inspirovat temito obrazky a udelate si venecek. Predstavivosti se meze nekladou, staci se doma poohlednout a venecek z papirovych pytliku, z prouzku latky, z filtru do prekapavace na kavu nebo treba papirovych kosicku na muffiny je na svete.

Valentines is approaching fast, maybe you get inspired by these images and make yourself a wreath. You can let your imagination soar, look around your home and wreath from lunch bags, fabric strips, coffee filters or muffin cups is created.

1.Mary Janes and Galoshes, 2.Katie's Nesting Spot, 3.Come Play, 4.Tatertots and Jello.

Pletena Sovi cepice pro Makeefa na zadost maminky :)

Knitted Owl hat for Makeef at the request of his mom :)

barveni latky - fabric dyeing

2011-01-22T02:12:00.000-08:00

Tak tady je vysledek prirodniho barveni latky. Zacala jsem slupkami z cibule, pridala kavu potom pytlicky caje a stale se mi barva nezdala.Tak jsem do lazne pridala lzicku kurkumi, povarila asi z hrnkem octa a takhle to dopadlo . Takze to je odpoved na Mokopcinu otazku! Urcite se vrhnu do dalsiho barveni, priste vyzkousim lazen z cervene repy :)

This is the result of dyeing fabric with natural dyes. I started with onion skin, added coffee, then tea bags and still didn't like the color so I added 1 tsp. of cumin and cooked it with one cup of vinegar.I will do it again for sure, next time I'll try red beets:)

Latku jsem pouzila na saticky zajice,me prvni dilko z casopisu Tilda. I kdyz me Alenka varovala, ze "mrnata" se siji hure nez vetsi kousky i presto jsem zacala strihem mensiho zajicka a musim ji dat za pravdu!

I used the fabric to make clothes for this little rabbit, my first figure from Tilda magazine. Alenka warned me that the little figures are harder to make then the bigger ones but I chose to make the small one regardless just to find out she was right!

Tento posledni snimek je foceny v umelem svetle a barvy nejsou verne, takze se omlouvam. Prvni fotka se vzorkem latky je barevne asi nejpresnejsi.

This last picture was taken in the artificial light and the colors are not true, sorry about that. The first photo with the fabric sample is probably the closes to the real color.

Z kuchyne - From the kitchen

2011-01-20T16:34:00.000-08:00

V nedeli jsem u Vlasticky objevila recept na tuhle tresnovou babovku a dnes jsem se pustila do peceni.

Sunday at Vlastas blog I found this recipe for cherry bundt cake and today I made it.

Moooc dobra, Vlasti diky!!

It's goood, thank you Vlasta!!

Jeste neco jineho se mi vari v kuchyni a brzy vam ukazu co to je........

Something else cooking in my kitchen and I will reveal what it is soon...........

sobota

2011-01-15T16:07:00.000-08:00

Konecne jsem si po mesici pomuchlovala vnoucka. Ve ctvrtek se vratili z dovolene v Mexiku a i kdyz jsme skoro denne Skypovali, drzet ho v naruci bylo uplne neco jineho. Pritisknul se ke mne a uz jsem ho nepustila :)

Finally after a month I could cuddle my grandson again. They have return Thursday from their vacation in Mexico, we Skyped almost every day but holding him in my arms is totally different. He gave me a big hug and I didn't let go of him for a long time:)

A takhle si to tady uzivame my, mexiko to rozhodne neni:) Vcera se oteplilo, teplomer se vysplhal na 10 stupnu, snih pomalu ale jiste taje a prsi a prsi.....

And this certainly is not Mexico :) The temperature climbed to 10 degrees Celsius yesterday,snow is slowly melting and we are back to rain,rain and more rain......

Courtenay, Vancouver Island, B.C.

Singer

2011-01-12T13:56:00.000-08:00

Vcera odpoledne zacalo snezit a neprestalo az do rana. Starsi syn prijel na navstevu a nakonec prespal u nas, protoze vecer uz cesty vypadaly dost bidne. Skoly byly dnes zavrene, tak jsme si alespon prispali a v pozdnim ranu posnidali a posedeli uz v prilivu slunicka :)

Yesterday afternoon started snowing and didn't stop till this morning.My older son came to visit and decided to stay for the night, since the roads were really bad in the evening. The schools were closed today which was a good reason to sleep in, had a late breakfast and soak in some sun :)

Vcera jsem se zamilovala....do tehle nadherne Singrovky! Koupila jsem ji na inzerat a mam z ni velikou radost protoze je plne funkcni. Bude delat spolecnici "slapaci" kolegyni kterou mam uz pul roku doma a ktera ceka na zrestaurovani.

Yesterday I fell in love again.....with this beautiful Singer! I found it on the Craigslist and I am stoke. It is fully functional and its going to keep company to my treadle sewing machine that I have for about half a year and it's waiting for restoration.

pouzdro na kameru - camera case

2011-01-11T01:03:00.000-08:00

Dnes vecer jsem dokoncila pouzdro na kameru. Dlouho jsem uz nevysivala, moc me to bavilo a jsem spokojena jak to dopadlo. Myslim, ze se do toho brzy pustim znova, nejspis to bude kryt na cajovou konvici.

Tonight I finished the camera case, I didn't embroider for such a long time and I think I will be doing more projects with felt and floss soon.I really enjoyed it and I am quite happy with the result. My next project will probably be teapot cosy.

vado HD

2011-01-09T01:15:00.000-08:00

Rozhodla jsem se usit (a vysit) obal na kameru, kterou jsme dostali k vanocum od pratel.

I decided to make a case for our new camera, Christmas gift from friends.

Creative Vado HD 3rd generation

Nakonec jsem zvolila jen dvojbarevnou kombinaci bavlnek a doufam, ze vam brzy budu moc predvest vic nez tenhle polotovar :) Casove vic narocne nez jsem si myslela, nad timhle kouskem jsem dnes vecer stravila nekolik hodin ale pri pustene televizi to rychle uteklo.

Finally I chose two color combination and I hope to show you more soon. It's taking more time then I anticipated, tonight I spend few hours working on it and with the TV on it went by really fast.

Preji vam prijemny vikend a dekuji za navstevu..........

Have a wonderful weekend and thank you for visiting.....

virus a ne pocitacovy - virus and not a computer one

2011-01-05T13:05:00.000-08:00

Trosku pomalejsi vstup do noveho roku, diky nepeknemu viru, z kterym uz od minuleho tydne bojuji :( Polevky,caje a hlavne odpocinek,ten jsem asi potrebovala nejvic po tom blaznivem svatecni maratonu.

Slower start to the new year thanks to a nasty virus which I am fighting since last week :( Soups,teas and much needed rest after the holiday marathon.

cesnecka
garlic soup

Jedna bezva stranka pro milovniky hackovani iCrochet, co obrazek to jiny blog, preji hezkou zabavu.........

One very cool blog iCrochet for- of course :) crochet lovers. Tons of links,have fun...........

PF 2011

2010-12-31T11:59:00.000-08:00

Stastny novy rok vam vsem z ostrova Hornby!!

Wishing you all Happy New Year from Hornby Island!!

TILDA

2010-12-24T14:33:00.000-08:00

Dnes mi "doletel" nadherny vanocni darecek od Alenky. Jsem unesena, nikdy jsem Tildu nevidela ve skutecnosti ale tahle predcila me ocekavani!!!! Tisicere diky Ajko, andelka je uzasna a uz ma i sve mistecko :)))

Today, from wonderful Alenka this beautiful present arrived. Early Christmas present, what a treat!!! I am sooo happy, I've never seen "Tilda" other then in pictures but it exceeded my expectations . Thank you:)))

Dekuji vam vsem za krasna pranicka, jeste probihaji posledni pripravy v kuchyni ale za par hodin uz zasedneme ke stedrovecerni veceri........

Thank you for all the warm Christmas wishes, few more preparations in the kitchen and in a few hours we will sit down for our Christmas dinner....

Stastne a vesele

2010-12-23T18:13:00.000-08:00

Me drahe virtualni pritelkyne....
přeji vam lásku, štěstí a něhu,
ať se vam splní každičký sen,
přání vam posílám na vločce sněhu,
ať krásný je vas Štědrý den!

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. ~Burton Hillis

Merry Christmas! Have a wonderful holiday season with family and friends!

Vanocni cas.....Christmas time......

2010-12-20T00:56:00.000-08:00

Peceni, uklid, dekororace - vanocni pripravy v plnem proudu :) Na blogovani tedy bohuzel poslednich par tydnu nejak nezbyva cas. A kdyz je cas, radeji zaskocim na vase blogy, potesit se a podivat co noveho u vas.

Baking, cleaning, decorating - getting ready for Christmas :) Unfortunately, there was not much time to blog the last few weeks and when I have time I rather visit your blogs to see what's new.

Po novem roce se chystam na vyrobu tohoto podstavce, navod jsem nasla tady. Prkenko na syr s poklopem mam, ted uz jen musim nekde ve "frcu" najit ten spravny podstavec. Moc se mi ta promena libi, jednoduche, levne a hezke.......

My new project for next year that I found here. I already have the cheese dome and now I will have to look for some nice base. I love the transformation, simple, cheap and looking great.........

Preji vam vsem krasny tyden !!

Have a great week!!

Obed - Lunch

2010-12-12T15:45:00.000-08:00

Vcera jsme se z kamaradkami uz tradicne sesly na obed, aby jsme si vymenily vanocni darky. Spousta smichu, dobreho jidla a krasnych darku.

My girlfriends and I had our annual Christmas lunch yesterday. Lots of laugh, good food and lovely gifts.

Ptacek,ozdoba na stromecek, sala, domaci mydlo a cokolada, pletene filcovane backory, vanocni venec.......mam stesti, ze mam takove kamaradky!

Beautiful bird ornament and scarf, home made felted slippers,chocolate bark, soap, Christmas wreath.....I am a lucky girl :)) Thank you sooo much guys!

darek ode mne - zaves

gift from me- garland

Stale dodelavam vanocni darky, tady je dalsi nakrcnik, tentokrat sepnuty brozi, snad se obdarovane bude libit :)

Still finishing Christmas presents, here is another cowl, this time fasten with brooch. I hope the recipient will like it :)

Doufam, ze jste take meli nadherny vikend........

I hope you also had wonderful weekend.....

19

2010-11-28T23:26:00.000-08:00

Starsi syn Michael Jan oslavil 24 listopadu 19 narozeniny. Sesla se u nas na oslavu cela rodina a protoze bylo vsude plno snehu,pripadalo mi to spis jako vanoce nez konec listopadu.

Son Michael Jan celebrated 19th birthday on November 24th. The whole family got together and because there was so much snow it felt more like Christmas holidays than the end of November.
Happy Birthday Michael!!!

Nase cubicka Tess se okamzite nabali snehem jen kdyz se jde vycurat, Neil ji v patek odklidil snih pred domem. Vecer se uz oteplilo a zacalo prset a behem vikendu snih pomalu ale jiste tal.

Our Tess gets covered with snow just stepping out to pee so Friday Neil cleared some space for her in the front of the house. By the evening it was warmer and raining.

Pri dnesni prochazce uz nebylo po snehu ani pamatky

The snow was gone when we went for a walk today.

......a jeste obrazkovy navod na vyrobu ozdoby z blogu Spunky Junky

.......and a cute ornament tutorial at Spunky Junky blog

Ozdoba - Ornament

2010-11-25T09:52:00.000-08:00

Pssss je to prekvapeni..... a jestli chcete vedet vic o tomhle ptackovi, musite navstivit Bobbi :))

Shhhh it's a surprise.... and if you want to find more about this little bird you have to visit Bobbi :))

inspirace- inspiration

2010-11-21T12:28:00.000-08:00

Troska vanocni inspirace z mych oblibenych webovych stranek Martha Stewart. VAROVANI, nevstupujte pokud nemate dostatek casu :)))

Little bit of Christmas inspiration from my favorite Martha Stewart website. WARNING, do not enter if you don't have enough time to browse :)))

Tvoreni ze sisek

Pinecones crafts

Take tento "patchwork" stromecek z blogu Lucky Star Lane se mi moc libi.

I also like this "patchwork" tree from Lucky Star Lane blog.

......a jeste spousty odkazu na strankach blogu I am only 1 woman

.....and tons of links at I am only 1 woman blog

Nakrcnik - Cowl

2010-11-17T17:03:00.000-08:00

Konecne jsem si upletla nakrcnik! Mela jsem to v planu uz od minule zimy ale nejak jsem ten plan stale odkladala.Nevim proc,z tluste prize byl upleteny behem dvou veceru a to jen diky tomu,ze jsem si vybrala tenhle vzorek a tak jsem pri pleteni stale pocitala ocka.

Finally I made a cowl for myself. I planed to make one last winter but I was putting it off. I don't know why, using a thick wool it was done in two evenings and that's only because I chose a pattern which I had to count throughout the whole work.

Od Hortenzie a Evikovo vysivani jsem dostala krasne oceneni. Evicky, mockrat dekuji!!

Pravidla udělení ocenění:
Poděkovat osobě, která vám ocenění věnovala
Umístit logo o nominaci na svém blogu
Dát odkaz na osobu, která vám ocenění věnovala
Nominovat 10 blogů a přidat odkazy na tyto blogy
Poslat komentář o nominaci na nominované blogy

Many thanks to Evikovo vysivani and Hortenzie for this award!!

The rules are :
Post the link of the person who nominated you
Put the award logo on your blog
Nominate 10 blogs, link them on your blog and notify them about the nomination

Nominovani - Nominees:

Marionneta
Vercin blog
Helen's home
Sandra living
Redneval Lavander
Svet bublinek
ZCDL
M's Art Impressions
Bobbi's Art

A jeste se musim zminit o soutezi,ktera probiha u Patricie - All Seasons a to o starozitne ceske formicky !

I also have to mention Patricia - All Seasons, who is having a great giveaway. You can win antique Czech cookie molds !

Uprseny vikend - Rainy weekend

2010-11-15T13:41:00.000-08:00

Dalsi sedivy vikend....... uz me to pomalu dostava na kolena a to je teprve pulka listopadu. Skrobeni hackovanych zvonecku me ale zvedlo naladu :)) Chlebove tycinky ji jeste dale vylepsily! K tomu olivy, syr,sklenice piva, to rozjasni ten nejsedivejsi den:))

Another gray weekend.......it's only November and I am feeling blue. Starching crocheted bells lifted my mood :)) Bread sticks made me feel even better! With olives, cheese and glass of beer the gray day looks instantly brighter :))

Nova, stara vykrajovatka.

New, old cookie cutters

Chlebove tycky
1 1/2 hrnku vody
2 lzice suseneho mleka
1/4 hrnky olivoveho oleje
2 lzice medu
1 1/2 lzicky soli
lzicka kminu
salvej,bazalka,tymian a rozmaryn
1hrnek bile mouky
2 1/4 hrnky celozrne mouky
1 hrnek rezne mouky
2 lzicky suseneho drozdi
Dame do domaci pekarny v tomto poradi,nastavime na testo. Kdyz je vykynute, vyvalime tycinky, potreme olejem a posypeme smesi hrube soli kminu a bylinek Peceme prudceji ve vyhrate troube.

Bread sticks
1 1/2 cups water
2 tbsp dry milk
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tbsp honey
1 1/2 tsp salt
1tsp caraway seeds
sage,thyme, basil ,rosemary
1cup white flour
2 1/2 whole wheat flour
1 cup rye flour
2 tsp yeast.
Put ingredients into the bread maker in this order, set to dough. When finished roll out the sticks,brush with oil and season with rock sea salt, caraway seeds and herbs. Bake at 375 F in preheated oven.

Tarino Bambino

2010-11-14T14:50:00.000-08:00

Zvu vas na navstevu noveho blogu me talentovane dcery Terezy :) Jsem rada, ze si nasla cas a rozhodla se zalozit svuj prvni blog a doufam ze tam najdete nejakou inspiraci.

I am inviting you to visit my talented daughter Terezas new blog :) I am glad that she found the time and decided to create her first blog and I also hope that you will find some inspiration there.

TARINO BAMBINO BLOG

Tady je maly priklad, nausnice ktere vyrabi z trsatek na kytaru a peri, nektere jsou rucne malovane.

Here is a little example, earrings she makes from guitar pics and feathers. Some of them are hand painted.

Doufam,ze jste si vsichni uzili vikend.

I hope you all enjoyed the weekend.

Vlocky - Snowflakes

2010-11-11T15:15:00.000-08:00

Konecne jsem se dostala k naskrobeni dalsich vlocek ktere prubezne hackuji. Nektere popisy jsou vlozene tady na blogu a jeden novy priklladam.

Finally I starched some of the snowflakes that I am continuously working on. Some of the charts are on the blog here and I am including a new one.

Prosim podivejte se take na blog k Bobbi. Je moc sikovna, moc rada navstevuji jeji blog :)

Me dve vlocky jsou variace na popis, ktery vytvorila.

Please check out Bobbi's blog as well. She is so talented and I love her blog :)

My two snowflakes are variations of her new pattern.

Bobbis snowflake !

Vychod slunce - Sunrise

2010-11-03T08:46:00.000-07:00

Musim se s vami podelit o tyto zabery.Vychazejici slunce dnes v osm hodin.Zvedla jsem oci od pocitace a stresnim oknem videla tenhle "pozar".Okamzite jsem vybehla ven a zvecnila tu pomijivou krasu............

I have to share these snapshots. Today's sunrise at eight o'clock. I lifted my eyes from the computer and through the skylight I saw this "fire". Immediately I ran outside and captured this fleeing beauty...........

Hvezda cislo dve - Star number two

2010-11-02T10:31:00.000-07:00

Hackovana cepice pro Makeefa.Zaklad prevzaty z meho oblibeneho popisu,upraveny podle potreby.Na zadost dcery bez usnich dilu a z ksiltikem :)

Crochet hat for Makeef from my favorite hat pattern, customized to my daughters liking. No ear flaps and added brim :)

Ze by se plnil muj letni sen o klidnych zimnich vecerech? Tedy zatim jeste podzimnich ale nicmene, vcera jsem uhackovat dalsi vanocni
hvezdu.

Is my summer dream about peaceful winter evenings coming true? For now it's only autumn but never the less, yesterday I crocheted another Christmas star.

Moje male radosti - My little pleasures

2010-10-31T14:18:00.000-07:00

Alespon jednou tydne zamirim do nasich "sekacu".Na to,ze jsme v podstate male mestecko jich mame pozehnane.Zalezi na tom co ve meste vyrizuji v kterem znich zrovna skoncim.Vzdycky se tam najde neco noveho a pro mne zajimaveho :) Minuly tyden jsem se nadchla pro tenhle servis.Den na to jsem v dalsim secondhandu nasla jeste jeden talir a kamaradka,ktere jsem servis ukazala mi druhy den telefonovala,ze objevila 4hrnicky z podsalky.Ty jsem samo sebou take dokoupila a tak se sada za $10.50 pomalu rozrusta.

At least once a week I end up in our secondhand stores. There are lots of them here considering we are just a small town. It depends what I need to do in town which one I end up in. There is always something new and interesting to me :) Last week it was this china that caught my attention. The next day I found one more plate in another store and my friend who I showed the set called me to tell me there are 4 cups and saucers in yet another thrift store. I bought them too for $10.50 in all, the set is slowly growing :)

A tyto dva talire jsem tam prece nemohla nechat !

I had to have these two plates too!

V patek jsem hlidala maleho Makeefa protoze rodice sli na Halloweenskou zabavu a tak jsem zatimco on spal uhackovala nekolik vetsich vanocnich hvezdic.

Friday I babysat Makeef when his parents went out to a Halloween dance. While he was sleeping I made these big Christmas stars.

Pro pripadne zajemce prikladam popis.
If you are interested in making them I am including the chart.

Rijnova zahrada - October garden

2010-10-21T09:14:00.000-07:00

Vcera jsem vyrazila na zahradku sklidit jablka a zeli a take poklidit zahonky. Slunicko palilo jako by bylo leto a ja se nejak nemohla dostat k tomu abych vytrhala rostliny ktere jeste stale rostou,kvetou a plodi.Staci jedna chladna noc a bude jim konec ale zatim to vsechno jeste nechavam rust.

I went to the garden yesterday to harvest apples, cabbage and also clean the beds.The sun was so strong that it felt like summer again and I couldn't possibly just rip out the growing,flowering and producing plants. One cold night and that will be the end of them but for now I just left everything to grow.

Na ceste a pod ovocnymi stromy je plno hub.

There are many mushrooms on the path and under the fruit trees.

Dortova modelovaci hmota - Fondant

2010-10-19T00:53:00.000-07:00

Neni to nadhera? Takove krasne barvicky.Udelat jedlou modelovaci hmotu na zdobeni dortu neni vubec slozite.Receptu je mnoho ale ja vcera "zakopla" o tento, ktery je z marshmallow. Ty dame na par vterin do mikrovlne trouby az zmeknou a zacnou se roztekat.Pridame praskovy cukr,kapku prichute a potravinarske barvy a vypracujeme hmotu z ktere pak muzeme vyvalovat a vykrajovat vsemozne tvary nebo pokryt rovnou cely dort.Ruce a nacini si muzeme namastit aby se nam lepe pracovalo.

Isn't this beautiful? Such a pretty colors. To make fondant is not that complicated.There are many recipes, this one is made with marshmallows.

Fotky jsou stazene z Google
Images from Google search

Sítnice - Retina

2010-10-16T17:59:00.000-07:00

Bohuzel ve ctvrtek Neil zacal mit problemy z pravym okem.V patek po prohlidce lekarem skoncil na ocnim kde mu rekli ze ma natrzenou sitnici( zpusobeno padem z balkonu) a potrebuje laserovou operaci na kterou si oni netroufaji.Bez ni by mohl oslepnout.Na ostrove Vancouver, kde bydlime nemohli narychlo nikoho sehnat a tak jsme se museli vydat do mesta Vancouveru. Dnes (v sobotu) ho odoperovali,probehlo to bez problemu, zitra rano jeste prohlidka a pak se snad uz budem moc vydat na cestu domu.

Unfortunately Neil started to have problems with vision in his right eye Thursday. Friday he was sent by his doctor to the ophthalmologist where he was told that he has a big retinal tear from the fall and that he needs laser retinopexy or he can go blind.They couldn't find anyone on the Vancouver Island to do it in the next few days so we had to go all the way to Vancouver.He had it done this morning(Saturday) everything went ok, he has to go back for check up tomorrow morning and after that we can hopefully head back home.

Oceneni - Award

2010-10-14T17:28:00.000-07:00

Rada bych opozdene podekovala Verce,Mili a Lusice za pozvani ke hre a za oceneni "Creative Blogger" Jsem rada,ze se vam u mne libi,ze se sem vracite.Moc me to potesilo! Predavam dal, vam vsem, kreativnim tvorilkam. Dekuji........

I would like to say thank you to Verka,Mili a Lusikka for the game invitation and the "Creative Blogger" award.That made me very happy.I am glad that you like my blog and that you are coming back. I would like to pass it on to all of you creative fellow bloggers . Thanks......
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Dokoncene bezprstove rukavice.Vzalo mi to dva cele vecery ale z vysledkem jsem spokojena.Vychytala jsem chybicky a doufam,ze dalsi par uz bude 100%.

Finished fingerless gloves.It took me two evenings to make them and I am happy with the result. There were few little glitches and I hope that the next pair will be 100%.

rukavice - gloves

2010-10-12T21:27:00.000-07:00

Dekuji vsem za podporu,Neil bude v poradku ale poradne me to vydesilo!

Vcera jsem dopletla prvni rukavici,chybi knoflicky na manzete.Na ne a dalsi "dodelavky" se vrhnu az bude hotova i ta druha.

Thank you everyone for all the support.Neil is going to be ok but the whole thing was a big scare.

Yesterday I finished the first glove,buttons on the cuff are still missing.I'll do the finishing touches when the second one is done too.