September

Cas leti silenym tempem, ze par dnu tu mame rijen a zari se prehnalo tak rikajic tryskem.  Neil oslavil kulate narozeniny a tak jsme to nalezite oslavili, na navstevu priletela i kamaradka z Calgary, kterou jsme uz nekolik let nevideli. Byla to krasna, necekana navstevsteva a i kdyz se pocasi uz trosku kazilo, tak jsme si to (hlavne my dve ukecane zenske) nalezite uzili! Tady jsou fotky z prochazek, zahradky, kuchyne a tak vubec......
September went by so fast!  We celebrated Neils "round" birthday this month and even our good friend Hana flew in from Calgary to visit and celebrate.  We (especially the two of us) had a blast since we didn't see each other for more then a few years. Here are some pics.....

Hanka a ja...
Hana and I...

U nas "dole" u more  "zakopavame"  o lisky ale na  hribky, kozaky, panske, babky atd. jsme si musely vyslapnout do hor.
There are tons of chanterelles mushrooms where we live, but to pick bolete mushrooms, we had to climb higher elevations.  It was a great hike.

Hruskovy kolac z ricotta .....
Pear pie with homemade ricotta cheese......

Zavaruji a susim o sto sest.....
Canning, drying and smelling the flowes.....

Nakladacky.
Getting pickles ready for natural fermentation.

Tohle je citron naloceny do medu. Kdyz uz se do toho pustite, pouzijte bio at nekonzumujete chemikalie, ktere pouzivaji na postrik.  Sklenice se ulozi do chladu, nejlepe do lednice a obcas protrepe.Citron se "rozlezi" a vse vypada jako marmelada. Po mesici muzete konzumovat.  Pri nachlazeni nebo jako prevenci dejte asi lzici do hrnku a zalijte horkou vodou. Muzete take pridat nakrajeny zazvor, ten dobre uvolni nosní dutiny.
Co delate vy a jak jste prozili leto? moc zdravim, Monika.....

Lemon and honey - cold and flue remedy. Recipe here. Yammy!
What are you up to these days and did you have a good summer?


Na zaver jeste vitam a zdravim vsechny nove ctenarky blogu!
And last, but not least I would like to welcome all of my new followers!  

               ♥

wool,wool and more wool

Konecne jsem si vyzkousela cesani vlny na anglickych hrebenech, jde to uzasne. Je hodne druhu hrebenu a ja se rozhoduji, ktere si poridim. Tyto jsem si vypujcila z naseho klubu, maji ctyri rady "jehlic" a pracuje se snimi velmi dobre. Cesance jsou jemne, nadychane a krasne se predou.
I finally tried the English wool combs and they are fabulous. There are many kinds of combs and I am trying to decide which one to buy. I rented these from our wool gatherers guild. They are great!

Vlna, kterou se mi minuly rok podarilo pri barveni zplstnatet. Lezela na dne kosiku a ted na ni prisla rada. Zkusila jsem ji precesat na hrebenech a ejhle, ono to slo.
Wool that I accidentally felted last year while attempting to dye it. The combs worked like magic.

Snazila jsem se kousky vlny tridit podle barev a odstinu.
I tried to sort the colors.

Bylo zajimave pozorovat, jak se barvy krasne prolinaji.
It was interesting to watch  how they blend.

A tady je vysledek, jsem spokojena!
And this is what I ended up with. I am very happy!

Dalsi prislo na radu cerstve vyprane a obarvene rouno.
Next was freshly washed and colored fleece.

Pracovalo se snim moc dobre a rychle.
It was a nice, fast job.

Spradena vlna v prirodni barve, spodni pradeno je uz vyprane a vlna krasne prokoukla.
Spun wool in natural color. The bottom one is nice and bright after a wash.

Dnes jsme se z Dominikem jeli projet na kolech.
I went for a bike ride with Dominik today.

Posledni tyden dost prsi a pri projizce lesem jsem nazbirala prvni lisky. Zitra uvarim bramboracku, uz se na ni moc tesim!
It is raining a lot last few days and I found my first chanterelles mushrooms.  I can't wait to make mushroom soup tomorrow!

A jake plany na vikend mate vy?
And what plans do you have for this weekend?

Jewelry

....a protoze nevim, co delat driv, pustila jsem se jeste do vyroby sperku :))  Ma kamaradka Carita z Urban Forge Desing me v cervnu k mym narozeninam rekla "Prijd si ke me do studia vyrobit darek". Na jare jsem ztratila jednu nausnici, kterou mi darovala k vanocum a take prohlasila- prid a udelej si ji. A ja ji opravdu udelala!  Je moc sikovna a ja tentokrat pod jejim vedenim  z kousku stribrneho dratku "vykouzlila"  prstynky a to hned tri.

....and because I don't know what to do first, I started to make jewelry :)) My friend Carita from Urban Foge Desing told me that for my birthday I should come to her studio and make my own present. I lost one of her earrings before, that she gave me for Christmas and she said "come and make it" and I did. She is very talented and this time under her guidance I made these lovely silver rings.

Carita v jejim studiu.
Carita in her studio.

 Prstynek, na kterem pracovala ona  a dolni fotka kde predvadi jeji a me prsteny po dokonceni a vylesteni.
She made this ring and below she is modeling our creations.

Netrvalo dlouho a ja byla zpatky. Chci si vyrobit stribrny naramek a Carita mi doporucila abych se nejdrive procvicila na medenem plisku. Drzim se zuby nechty abych se do vyroby nevrhla po hlave, mam uz tolik jinych zajmu :)

It didn't take long and I was back. I would like to make silver bracelet, but Carita suggested to practice with copper first.  I have to braise myself not to dive into making jewelry, I have enough hobbies already :) 

 Dokonceny, vylesteny a presne podle mych predstav.......
Finished, polished and just how I imagine it.......

Summer bliss

Omlouvam se za delsi odmlku, na blog nejak nezbyva cas. Takze letem svetem par fotek z naseho leta.
My apologies for  the lack of posts lately. So much to do and so little time :)  Here are few photos from our summer.

Jezero Comox, v pozadi ledovec Comox.

 Comox Lake with Comox Glacier in the background.

 

 Reka Cruickshank ktera se vleva do jezera Comox.
Cruickshank River empties into Comox Lake.

 Na plazi je cas  na pleteni.....
At the beach....time to catch up with some knitting.

doma zase treba na prani vlny.
 At home....time to wash some wool.

Nebo treba na pripravu zeleninovo ovocneho "smoothie"
So much fresh, good food in the summer. I love making smoothies for breakfast.

Dnes jsem "vyplenila" zahradku ale v tomhle krasnem pocasi muzu zbirat za par dni znova. Zitra se chystam na kecup a okurky jsou uz zavarene. Dyne vydrzi celou zimu, mam jeste posledni dve z lonske urody!

I "raided' the garden today, but with this weather I will harvest more in few days. I made pickles today, I will make ketchup tomorrow and squash will be store for winter. I still have two left from last years crop!

A jak prozivate leto vy?
And what are you up to?

Summer

Nase (moje) zahrada je ma velka laska, misto pro meditaci a odpocinek ( tedy spis ten mentalni, protoze me casto boli cele telo),  ktera mi prinasi od jara do podzimu uspokojeni z dobre vykonane prace. Casto se tam "zapomenu" a vubec si neuvedomim, ze uteklo nekolik hodin. Zacala jsem zeleninou ale poslednich par let vysazuji take hodne kytek. Co neni oplocene sezerou srnky a tak i kdyz me nejdriv bylo lito mista, kde muze rust neco k snedku, kvetiny pomalu ale jiste pribyvaji.

Our(my) garden is my love,  place to relax (even thought my body often hurts after the work) and place to meditate( while working of course, lol). It gives me the satisfaction from work well done from spring to fall, I get lost in time when I am there. I am incorporating more flowers in my veggie garden last few years. I was hesitant at first to fill the space where I can grow something to eat with flowers , but  slowly the "beauty" is creeping in. 

 Srnci mimca jeste s "puntiky", mamina se pasla opodal.
Siblings, still with spots.....

 Zvlastni vazka (videla jsem ji u nas poprve) ktera mi pripomina dvouplosne letadlo :)
Unusual dragonfly that I saw for the first time and that reminded  me of  a double decker plane :) 

 Nas zverinec. Adoptovany Charlie, Tess a Maja. Vzdy pripraveni "pomoc" na zahrade :)
Our animal "crew "  Charlie, who adopted us, Tess and Maja. Always  eager to "help" in the garden :)
 

Cerstvy chleb  provonel cely dum.
I love the smell of the freshly baked bread.

Mam slabost pro knizky. Dnes me zaujala tato kniha, takze skoncila v mem kosiku.Nenasla jsem ji jeste prelozenou do cestiny ale jestli mate radi dejiny/historii, jeho starsi romany jsou take velice poutave.

I love books and I love reading. Today I brought home this book and I can't wait to start reading it! It is the latest Edward Rutherfurd's book and if you like historical novels this one has the promise of satisfaction.

Black rice salad

Pocasi se konecne umoudrilo a teploty se uz druhy tyden splhaji ke tricitce. Bazen je napusteny, zahrada se meni v dzunli a ja pripravuji jidla hlavne z cerstve zeleniny a ovoce. Dnes vam nabidnu salat z cerne ryze.

Temperatures are climbing close to thirties last two weeks, the pool is up, the garden is a jungle and we are eating fresh veggies and fruits. Here is my black rice salad recipe.

 Repu dam varit do "papinaku", mezitim pokrajim rapikate casti listu repy,  mrkev a povarim.

I put the beats to cook in the pressure cooker,  meanwhile a cut the carrots and the stems of the beats  and steamed them.

Na kosticky nakrajim okurku, papriky a avokado.
Cut peppers, cucumber and avocado. 

Zelenina  a nastrouhana cervena repa.
Veggies and grated beats.

Uvarena, vychladla cerna ryze.
Cooked black rice. 

 

Vse dam do misy, pridam jeste balkansky syr, nasekane cerstve cilantro (koriandr). Osolim, opeprim, zakapnu olivovym olejem a dochutim balsamickym octem. Dobre promicham a  serviruji s kousky osmazeneho kureciho masa. Tento salat je dobry i bez kureciho masa, muzete ho jist jako samotne jidlo nebo jako prilohu.

Put everything in a bowl, add feta cheese and chopped cilantro. Salt, pepper, olive oil and balsamic vinegar to taste. Mix well and serve, it is good just like that, but I like to top it with chicken.

Smazena kureci prsa.
Stir fried chicken breast.

Dobrou chut!
Bon Appetit!

Dalsi dobroty letni kuchyne. Bramborovy salat me dcery z cerstvou, nevarenou zeleninou. Zeleninovy salat s quinoa a grilovana zebirka. Prijemne posezeni, pohoda......

More yummy  food. My daughters potato salad with fresh, uncooked veggies, Greek salad with quinoa  and BBQ ribs. Relaxing dinner with family, bliss....

Vnuk se zetem a jejich fenkou Luno na zahrade trhaji "bobulky" podobne boruvkam.
Grandson with his dad and their dog Luna picking berries in our yard.

Preji vam vsem krasny vikend!

Have a great weekend everyone!