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.

 ( vsechny fotky jsou vlastnictvim MoniO, kliknete pro zvetseni )

(all images by MoniO, click to enlarge )

Giveaway and tutorial - Soutez

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

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

 Dnes jsou tomu prave dva tydny, co jsme se 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

 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

 

 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

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.........