oh deer....

We still have such a gorgeous weather and we take full advantage of it every day. We take Tess for  walk on our beach almost every evening. The days are already noticeably longer and sunsets are beautiful! I am working on lots of things as usual,  tomorrow I plan to start refinishing more pieces of furniture.  I bought  some new watercolor supplies today and had fun drawing this buck deer. I like to upload my pictures to the computer and use different filters and backgrounds to digitally enhance the image.

Stale mame nadherne pocasi a plne toho vyuzivame. Skoro kazdy den chodime s Tess na dlouhe vecerni prochazky po plazi. Dny se prodluzuji a zapady slunce jsou nadherne. Ja, jako obycejne, pracuji na vsemoznych projektech, zitra mam v planu renovovat dalsi kusy nabytku. Dnes jsem si koupila par novych "pomucek" na malovani akvarelkami a zabavila se kreslenim tohoto srnce. Jak uz jsem psala minule, rada si upravuji me obrazky digitalne v pocitaci (pozadi a ruzne filtry) a tenhle neni vyjimka.

 Lots of flowers are already in bloom.
Kytky se zacinaji probouzet.

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Lately I am being lazy and do not carry my camera thus the grainy (not enough light) pictures from the beach taken just with my iPhone.

Posledni dobou jsem lina tahat fotak. Proto tedy ty zrnite fotky (malo svetla v podvecer) z plaze, focene jen  iPhone.  

pamper yourself

V zimnich mesicich nase pokozka trpi mnohem vic vlivy pocasi a zaslouzi si nasi pozornost.  Ja osobne davam prednost domacim vyrobkum, jednak jsou daleko levnejsi ale hlavne vzdy cerstve a bez chemickych pripravku. Udelejte si tedy alespon jednou tydne cas a urcite nebudete litovat.

In the winter months our skin needs extra care. I, personally prefer homemade  products, they aren't just cheaper but  they are fresh and without chemicals. You would not regret treating your skin at lease once a week.

Zacneme s cistym oblicejem, coz je velice dulezite. Ze 2 lzic sody na peceni  a  vody si udelame pastu, kterou pak asi pet minut lehce krouzivymi pohyby brousime (dermabrasion) kuzi na obliceji, citime lehke paleni. Samozrejme vynechame ocni partie.  Porane oplachneme.

 Start with a clean face (very important, as you don’t want to rub any dirt back into your skin). Make a slightly soupy paste with the baking soda and distilled water. Working in small circles, rub the entirety of your face very lightly. Do this for five minutes (that seem to go on forever, while you contemplate the slight stinging sensation you feel). Do, of course, avoid the eye area. Rinse very well.

 2 Tbsp Baking soda
 Water

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Nebo si udelejte tento "scrub" .
5 lzic morske soli
1 lzice olivoveho oleje
1 citron
Smichejte olej se soli a kdyz je sul poradne nasakla ( obalena ) olejem,  pridejte stavu z citronu. ( bez oleje by citron sul rozpustil! Timhle solnym pripravkem zase krouzivymi pohyby  lehce masirujeme kuzi. Po chvilce uz citite jak je pokozka krasne jemna.

Or make a salt scrub like this one.

  Nebo cukrovy "scrub" na telo. Nedoporuceje se na oblicej.
1/2 hrnku bileho cukru
2 hrnky hnedeho cukru
1 lzice medu
1/2 hrnku olivoveho oleje
1 lzice prirodni vanilky nebo par capek aromatickeho oleje.
Zase nejprve smichame cukr s olejem, pridame med a vanilku nebo par kapek aromatickeho oleje.
Uchovavejte v uzavrene sklenici a pred pouzitim zamichejte, protoze se olej usadi.


Or  body sugar scrub like here.

 Po odstraneni mrtve kuze,  je velice prijemna maska z papaya. Kdyz okrajuji slupku z manga, zamerne necham trosku vic duziny. Slupky zmrazim a pouzivam podle potreby. Zmrazena slupka prijemne chladi, masirujte oblicej a po chvilce uz rozmrazena duzina a stava  krasne prilne na pokozku. Nechte pusobit 15-20 minut, pak oplachnete.

I usually use mango mask after the face scrub. When I peal papaya I leave more meat on the skin and freeze it, then I use the pieces as I need. They are really soothing when cold and the juice and thawed pulp stays on the skin after a while. Leave on for 15-20 minutes, then rinse.

 A nakonec muzete pouzit kokosovy olej, nejen na oblicej ale i na cele telo.

At the end you can apply coconut oil to your whole body. 

 

Par fotek z  prochazky.  Co jste o vikendu delali vy?

Few pics from a walk. What did you do this weekend?

Recept na Salsu - Salsa recipe

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.

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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 the day to remember the victims of this horrific event.  I too think of them this day, but  for me  9/11   was and always will be Neils B-day!  We had such a magnificent weather last weekend and we celebrated with friend and family, how else?  We spent 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........

day at the beach

I kdyz se prazdniny  pomalu chyly 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.

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(all images by MoniO, click to enlarge )