a little bit of everything ........

Pracuji na zahrade a okolo domu.  Pocasi je stale nadherne a tak toho vyuzivam a snazim se toho zvladnou co nejvic. Presazuji, sazim, uklizim, no vzdyt to znate jiste sami :)) O vikendu jsme z rodinou a prateli oslavili Den Matek, jak jinak nez posezenim na zahrade.

I've been busy, busy, busy in the garden and around the yard. The weather is still superb and I am taking advantage of it,  trying to do as much work in the garden as possible.  Mothers Day went by in a flash, we celebrated with kids and friends.

Makeef je blazen do traktoru, Neil ho uci, jak snim pracovat a on to zvlada neuveritelne rychle !

Makeef is obsess with the tractor, Neil is teaching him how to operate it  and  he learning sooo fast, it's amazing!

na zahrade
in the yard

 poklad ze sekace

 second hand treasure

podlozka -( popis v cestine dodam)
coaster - pattern link available on this blog

Srnky se vesele prohaneji po zahrade a co neni oploceno sezerou :((
 Deer, having a good time in our yard, they eat everything that is not fenced :((

 Z Makeefem vyrazime do mesta na male prochazky, ktere si uzivam......

I enjoy outings with Makeef around the town.....

  a on si zase uziva obcerstveni a mlsky .....

and he enjoys the treats......

strawberry-rhubarb crumble

 Dnes jsem delala ovoce zapecene se zmolenkou. Nepamatuji si, ze by se takovehle  " kolace " pekly v cesku, mozna se pletu ale u nas doma se rozhodne nedelaly. Nasla jsem si recept na internetu a trochu si ho upravila. Zmolenku delam od oka a davam bilou a celozrnnou mouku. 
Zmolenka podle receptu
1 1/3 hrnku mouky
1 lzicka prasku do peciva
3 lzice cukru
3 lzice nerafinovaneho cukru ( ja vynechala )
nastrouhana citronova kura
14 dkg masla

Napln
jahody a rebarbora ( ja dala i mango a mrazeny cerveny rybiz )
3 lzice skrobove moucky
1/2 hrnku cukru
nastrouhana citronova kura
spetka soli

Ovoce nakrajime na kousky a smichame vsechny ingredience, dame do vymazane a moukou vysypane formy a posypeme zmolenkou. Peceme  na 190 C.   40 - 50 minut, do zlatova. Podavame teple, nejlepe z vanilkovou zmrzlinou. Tento zakusek se dopekl presne po veceri, Dominik jeste stacil na kole dojet pro zmrzlinu a pak jsme si uz mohli pochutnat.  Na zaver vecera jsme se vypravili do kina na film "The avengers" natoceny na motivy komiksu, plny specialnich efektu,  ktere jeste vice vynikly v 3D podani. Asi ne film pro kazdeho ale mi si to uzili  ........

I wanted to make fruit crumble today, so I looked up some recipes and more or less followed this one. I often change the ingredients to my liking  and this one was not different.  I  substituted  half of the white flour with whole wheat and used only 3 tbsp. of sugar. I also just eyeballed the quantity and I think that mine was more crumbly, which means less butter,  and that's ok with me.  I picked rhubarb in the garden and used frozen red currant  from last summer crop, I also put in mango, that I had on hand and of course strawberries.  It was ready just in time for desert after dinner. Dominik hoped on his bike and got  vanilla ice cream at the close by store. By the time he was back, the crumble cooled down slightly and was ready to be served.  I was really, really good.  After that, we went to see the new " The Avengers " 3D movie. The effects are amazing and we all enjoyed the show.........

and that's life my friends.....

a to je zivot pratele....
zahrada,uklid, vareni, prani,deti a jejich 100+1 aktivit, cteni, tvoreni, fitnes,chvilky z rodinou ale i obcasne lenoseni.....to vse ( a mnoho dalsiho ) patri k dennim radostem i starostem  " a to je zivot pratele ",  ktery jsem si vybrala a ktery ziju rada!

and that's life my friends....

yard work, housekeeping, laundry, kids and their 100+1 activities, reading, crafting, exercising, family time and down time....and that ( and much more ) is life my friends..... Life I chose and life I love!

 me nove " koupaliste "  pro ptaky .....

my new birdbath .....

Dominika sobotni fotbalove  utkani :)
Pocasi se konecne umoudrilo, dnes dopoledne ve stinu celych 17 C.

Dominik's Saturday soccer game. 

 Our weather is finally warm, today, before noon, whooping   17 C. in the shade.  

 Knizky, po kterych jsem jiz delsi dobu pokukovala  a ktere jsem si konecne v sobotu koupila.  Najdete tam vse, jak je videt na titulnich obrazcich, co se hodi kazdemu  "hospodari " :) )

I bought these two books Saturday, I had my eyes on them for a while and I am not disappointed.

"Poklad" ...... snad nadoba na kavu ? Netusim ale co vim je,  ze drevena cast ceka na novy nater.

" Treasure" ......maybe a coffee urn? I have no idea, but I know, that the wood is getting painted.

 Podlozka pod sklenici, ci mala decka, prvni ze soupravy, kterou prave hackuji.

Crochet coaster, first one from a set i am crocheting right now.

   
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Nadherny blog, tedy alespon pro mne, tesim se na kazdy novy prispevek!  Miga de Pan

Beautiful blog   Miga de Pan.   I am eagerly looking forward to every new post!

Scalloped Dresden Bag

Venku prsi, doma topime a  dnesni den jako by primo vybizel k tvoreni. Toto je kabelka  " Scalloped DresdenBag "  usita podle strihu z meho minuleho prispevku.  Jen jsem si strih trosku upravila a hlavne zvetsila., protoze mam rada prostorne tasky.  Postup na siti je velice podrobny a tak se sila moc pekne. Je z lnene latky a bavlny, sponky jsem zreciklovala ze stare kabelky. ( jen jeste podotknu, ze kabelka/strih je urcena jen pro osobni pouziti a ne na prodej )

It's  raining, our fire is going and in my opinion, that is a perfect day for crafts. I decided to make the 

" Scalloped Dresden Bag "  from my last post.  I made adjustments to the original pattern and made the bag bigger,  because I like to have lots of room  for all my stuff  :)  The instructions are very detail  and easy to follow. I used linen and cotton fabrics and recycled the "hardware" from an old purse. 

goodies

Dnes vam prinasim dve "dobroty".  Prvni, v podobe bezplatneho strihu na kabelku, kterou si chci stoprocentne usit.

I have a  few goodies for you today. First one is  this free Scalloped Dresden Bag  pattern. I thing that it's really lovely and I, for sure, will make one for myself. 

 

 Druha je navod jak "vysperkovat" obycejnou salu. Pouziva se "papir do mrazaku" ktery po vystrihnuti sablony nazehlime na latku. Po "vybarveni a zaschnuti barvy jen sloupneme a je hotovo.


 Second is this easy  tutorial   for beautifying  a simple scarf. 

 O vikendu jsme vyrazili do nedalekeho mestecka Nanaimo, kde nikdy nevynecham obchod pro kutily Michaels a nakoupim veci o kterych jsem vubec netusila, ze je  "nutne' potrebuji  :)


We went down to Nanaimo this weekend, where I always shop at Michaels store. I bought things I didn't know I needed :)

Tento mesic jsem se stala clenkou mistniho zdruzeni "pratel vlny"  a vcera poprve vyzkousela predeni. I kdyz jsem si koupila vlastni kolovratek, pronajala jsem si na mesic tento skladaci, ktery je modernejsi a hlavne prenosny.  Pustila jsem se do prace z prizi, kterou jsem sama vyprala a  ucesla. Slo to pomalu a ne dobre, ale nepocitala jsem stim, ze sednu ke kolovratku a bude ze mne zkusena pradlena.. Budu se toho muset hooodne naucit.

I also  joined  our local  Wool gatherers guild,  and yesterday, for the first time, I tried to spin some of the fleece, that I washed and carded. As I expected, it did not go very well. There is soooo much to learn!

 

Nitka se kroutila, byla tenka a tlusta, vetsinou moc " umotana" ale nevzdala jsem to a z prvnich dvou (ne moc povedenych)  klubicek vznikl tento  pleteny prouzek

The fleece was winding, thick and thin, but I kept trying. This is a sample, that I knitted from my first (not very good) balls of yarn.

Dnes se s vami rozloucim fotkami figuriny, kterou jsem si vcera koupila na foceni mych vyrobku. Nejenom sal, salu, nakrcniku a podobne ale take sperku, ktere vam snad uz v brzke dobe predvedu.

Before I say good bye, I want to show you my new "torso" I bought yesterday. I like to take photographs of my handmade stuff  and I think, that it will looks more presentable.  Hopefully, I'll be  able to show you my new necklaces soon.
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Skoro dokonceny sal.......

Almost finished shawl......

Spring and such......

 Prave hackuji tento nadherny sal,  navod najdete tady. Kdyz na prave strane zadate "download" muzete si zdarma stahnou  popis.

I am crocheting this beautiful shawl.  You will fine the free pattern download here. 

Bohuzel u nas nemeli tuto prizi prave v tehle barve ( uz je objednana a snad pristi tyden dorazi ) a tak jsem  zatim sahla do mych zasob.


 Unfortunately, they did not have the yarn available in the same color,  but I did order it and it should be here next week.  For now,  I picked this one from my stash, as I couldn't wait and have to try the pattern right away.

 Verim, ze jste si hezky uzili  velikonocni vikend! K nam konecne dorazilo jarni pocasi a tak pracujeme okolo domu a na zahrade. Osazuji kvetinace, vyndala jsem kvetiny, ktere prezimovaly v kulne, sazim seminka. Sazenicky rajcat a paprik jsem presadila do vetsich kvetniku a brzy poputuji do skleniku.

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend! Spring weather finally arrived,  and we are happily working around the yard and in the garden. I am busy planting flower pots, taking out my winterized plants and planting all kinds of seeds. My tomatoes and peppers seedlings have been already transferred  into bigger pots, they'll be ready for the greenhouse soon.

Muj oblibeny " jarni " strom na ostrove Hornby, kde jsme stravili minuly tyden.

This is my favorite " spring " tree on Hornby Island, where we spent last week.

Devoshire Farm, Courtenay, B.C.

bunnies

Velikonoce se blizi ale ja, diky stale trvajici chripce  nemam nic poradne nachystane :(  Nezdobim, nepecu ale misto toho odpocivam a probiram se  nekonecnou inspiraci na internetu.   Podelim se s vami o tyto dva zajicky :)

Easter is approaching  rather fast, but due to my flu, I am not doing much of decorating or baking.  I am resting most of the time, trying to get better, looking through tons of Easter inspiration and ideas. I'll share these two cute bunnies with you :)

Tyto roztomile zajicky najdete na blogu  the Purle bee a strih si muzete vytisknous zde.

You can find these bunny puppets at  the Purl bee blog and the pdf. printable pattern is here.

 Dalsi jou pleteni zajicci na vajicka z blogu Zakka Life.

Next is this bunny egg cozy pattern, which you can find at Zakka Life blog.

 

 A nakonec jeste dokoncena decka. Doufala jsem, ze prize kterou jsem ji hackovala je vlna, po dokonceni putovala rovnou do pracky z horkou vodou, kde  krasne zplstnatela nebo se rika zfilcovatela?  Kazdopadne to byl pozadovany efekt a ted je z ni muj novy nakrcnich.

And last but not least is my new neck warmer. The crocheted doily, which I finished by felting it in the washing machine and that turned out just the way I imagined it would.

Preji vam vsem krasny vikend at uz slavite Velikonoce nebo Pesach......
Have a wonderful Easter weekend or Passover celebration ......