Happy Birthday Mak!

Oslava Makeefa 4tych narozenin......

Makeef's 4th birthday party .......

 Milujem ho ❤
 WE LOVE THIS PRECIOUS BOY ❤

Jak to rychle uteklo, jako by to bylo vcera co se narodil.....

It feels like yesterday when he was born.....

a v kvetnu uz z nej bude starsi braska :)

and he will be "big" brother in May already :)

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17

Tento tyden jsme oslavili 17te narozeniny naseho nejmladsiho  syna. Pripada mi to jako vcera, kdyz jsem ho prvne drzela v naruci  ❤

We celebrated our youngest son 17th birthday this week. It feels like yesterday when I held him in my arms for the first time ❤ 

 Deti kdysi meli  vypalovačku do dřeva, ktera se nakonec rozbyla. Ja si ted koupila jednu pro sebe a mam o zabavu postarano......

I am having fun with my  new pyrographer. The kids used to have one years ago, but it broke. I bought a new one recently for myself and I am trying it out....

Dalsi pradeno me vlny, barvene potravinarskymi barvami. Clovek nikdy nevi co se na vretanku nakonec "vyvrbi".

Another batch dyed with food coloring. You never know how the final product will look. It's fun.....

Preji vam krasny vikend!
Have a wonderful weekend!

B-day weekend

V nedeli jsme oslavily me narozeniny. Tedy slavilo se uz od patku a jeste se slavit bude :) Proste takova "roztahana" oslava. Dcera s rodinou je od patku u znamich na svatbe, starsi syn byl vsechny tri dny v praci a protoze Neila bolela zada, odvolali jsme veceri domluvenou s kamarady. Snad se mu brzy udelala lepe a budem moc vyrazit a dcera prijizdi zitra.

Sunday we celebrated my birthday. Well  it was rather all weekend celebration with friends stopping by and we are not finish yet  :)  My daughter and her family were gone for a friends wedding,  my older son was working and Neil had really bad back pain so we had to cancel dinner with friends. I hope that he  feels better soon and we can go out and my daughter  is coming tomorrow.

Bajecny patecni vecer s kamaradkami.
Awesome Friday night with girlfriends.

Neil, Dom, jeho pritelkyne Alex a jeji maminka.  Jako loni i letos mi Alexandra a Dominik  upekli vyborny dort! Tentokrat plneny malinami s citronovym kremem.

Neil, Dom, his girlfriend Alex and her mom  Kathleen. Same as last year, Alexandra and Dominik baked me delicious cake. This year filled with raspberries and with lemon frosting.

 Nedelni rano, mi kluci, darky....
Sunday morning, my boys, presents.....

 ....fotak, ktery jsem si moc, moc prala, takze bezmezna radost.
.....camera that I really, really wanted so I am supper stoke!

day in the park

Vnoucek  Makeef oslavil v nedeli sve druhe narozeniny. Nemuzu tomu ani uverit!  Pridavam par fotek z vcerejsi prochazky, kterou jsme si oba uzili :)

Our grandson Makeef celebrated his second birthday this past Sunday. I can not believe he is two already! I am posting few photos from yesterday's walk in the park, we had lots of fun :)

Pro milovniky hackovani  popis na backory pro dospele. Kazdy prece vyuzije hezke papuce a to nejen v zimnich mesicich.

Slippers pattern  for the crochet lovers. Anyone can use a cute pair of these and not just in the winter.

Nove cislo casopisu Covet Garden  si muzete prohlednou zde.

New issue of the Covet Garden magazine is available here.

giveaway

 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!

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........

Happy Birthday Tess!

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........