aprons and birds

a weekend in the country (III)

2012-03-01T15:30:00.000-03:00

la pampa. day three.
we woke up late and sat on the porch.
after lunch we went on a little adventure in the mount.

a weekend in the country (II)

2012-03-01T10:30:00.000-03:00

la pampa. dayt two.
we took a little road trip and found a small hermitage.
later picked wild flowers & quince.

just a minute in february

2012-02-29T16:48:00.002-03:00

i'm happy: these past two days feel like autumn is just right around the corner.
soon it will be time for knitting and soup making.

looking for new books to read, recommendations are always welcomed.
watching hoshi o ou kodomo
making new videos for siesta
cooking for and with family and friends
waiting for autumn to start

a weekend in the country

2012-02-28T13:08:00.000-03:00

la pampa. day one.
we went away to the countryside for a few days.

we saw foxes and hares, collected leaves and counted stars.

hola, siesta

2012-02-17T16:07:00.003-03:00

a few weeks ago, i. and i we went away to visit a farmers market on a train station
we bought yummy treats, shopped around, visited a natural reserve & made a little video.

hola, siesta from siesta on vimeo.

and under the warm summer sun a new project was born. and we are oh, so happy ♥

you can visit us here :
+ proyecto siesta
+ vimeo/siesta
+ facebook.com/proyectosiesta

just a minute in january

2012-01-29T11:00:00.003-03:00

the first month of the year has already gone by
so, so fast

reading utsukushisa to kanashimi to by yasunari kawabata // rosshalde by hermann hesse
watching once upon a time
spending time with dear friends
playing with pixel
working on new embroidery projects

♥

summer days

2012-01-26T11:29:00.000-03:00

a few days ago we went for a walk beneath the trees,

we saw tiny birds learning how to fly,

picked flowers & enjoyed the summer sun.

36 in 366

2012-01-16T11:00:00.004-03:00

36 things i'd like to do this year:

make homemade jam;
wear flowers in my hair, small braids too;
overcome my fear of needles and donate blood;
read a lot more books;
get away from the city anytime i can;
have an afternoon tea party;
lie on the grass and watch the clouds go by;
go to the planetarium;
watch the sunrise;
make a terrarium;
visit a lighthouse;
write more letters;
catch a firefly;
go birdwatching;
watch the waves;
cuddle with pixel whenever i can;
cook something with my sister;
cook something with my grandmother, too;
make a time capsule;
go on a picnic, by night;
ride a bike;
make a dreamcatcher;
learn something new;
fall asleep beneath the trees;
get lost;
knit a little scarf;
go out on a special date with m., just because;
be kind to strangers;
go on a camping trip;
eat more fruit;
take ikebana lessons;
take a train to another city;
go back to the mountains;
be an explorer of the world;
appreciate the little things in life;
to be happy, but also cry once in a while.

what would you like to do in 2012?
hope you have a lovely start of the week.

a new year

2012-01-13T11:00:00.000-03:00

a new year out doors,
we swam in the pool
and had a water ballon war

have a wonderful weekend!

last day of the year

2012-01-11T14:42:00.000-03:00

on the last day of the year
i baked muffins & took a nap with baby pixel & m.

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last day of the year muffins

original recipe here

i'm not a fan of overly sweet treats, so i skipped the icing.

& added a bit of nutella to the chestnut purée. it might still need some tweaking.

ingredients

♥ 255 g plain white flour

♥ 120 brown sugar

♥ 1 tbsp of cinnamon

♥ 1 tbsp baking powder

♥ 1/2 tsp salt

♥ 120 ml milk

♥ 120 ml buttermilk

♥ 52.5 g peanut oil

♥ 2 large eggs

♥ 150 g chestnut purée with 1 tbsp icing sugar (or as i did, 100 g chestnut purée + 50 g nutella)

i also added:

♥ a dash of whiskey

♥ 100 g chopped walnuts & almons

method

preheat the oven at 250ºc. blend together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and chopped nuts.

whisk together the milk, buttermilk, oil and eggs until well-blended.

pour the wet ingredients into the dry ones. with a fork blend the two very briefly.

fill the greased muffin tins 1/3 full of batter.

roll walnut-sized balls of the sweetened chestnut puree and place them in the middle of each muffin.

or mix nutella and chestnut purée and place it with a spoon. top with the remaining batter.

place the muffins in the oven and immediately drop the temperature to 200°c.

bake for 15- 20 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean from the center of a muffin.

let cool on a rack & enjoy with someone you love.

christmas day

2012-01-09T11:44:00.000-03:00

chirstmas day at grams, 2011

homemade cappelletti and the most lovely birthday cake,

made with a lot of love.

grow

2012-01-05T16:24:00.000-03:00

last days of spring,
december 2011

la siesta

2012-01-03T11:26:00.000-03:00

lunch for two

on a mid december day

just a minute in december

2011-12-29T11:57:00.000-03:00

december is always such a hectic month
sometimes it's nice to stop and just do nothing at all

reading kusamakura by natsume sōseki
watching mushishi ♥
making plans for the new year with dear friends
painting and sewing handmade christmas presents
dreaming of tall trees and mountains
wishing you all a wonderful 2012

happy new year!

sounds of the woods

2011-12-23T18:35:00.000-03:00

sounds of the woods from wishwishwish on vimeo.

yet another lovely video, this time by nadinoo.

i love forests & woods with all my heart.

happy holidays / felices fiestas ♥

the oregon coast

2011-12-20T14:28:00.000-03:00

the oregon coast from kinfolk on vimeo.

dear oregon,
we'll meet one day.

entre días

2011-12-09T14:07:00.000-03:00

moments of everyday life,
pixel's growing so fast.

hope you have a wonderful weekend! <3

just a minute in november

2011-11-29T11:34:00.000-03:00

picture taken by the beautiful val

it's been a month to date since pixel came to our home.
cute little bundle of fur, he makes our days happier.

reading the book of tea by kakuzō okakura, again. such a beautiful and inspiring book.
watching les émotifs anonymes.
listening the rip tide, endlessly.
pressing flowers and leaves, small tokens of this passing spring.
embroidering little presents for dear friends.

la saison des amitiés sincères (II)

2011-11-27T14:06:00.000-03:00

"i think i must have known you
in another life
i think our rocking chairs
used to rock together all night"

a few mondays ago, my darling v came to visit
we cooked together, talked about life and looked at photos while eating fresh strawberries,
played with baby pixel and later baked vanilla & chocolate chip cookies.

la saison des amitiés sincères

2011-11-23T15:08:00.000-03:00

rooftop pizza party with friends.
we made pizzas on the grill and laughed a lot.
we ate homemade cakes and play as little kids under the rain

formosa

2011-11-14T18:33:00.000-03:00

calma

2011-11-04T10:52:00.000-03:00

on a spring day that felt like autumn
i baked a cake made of cinnamon and tea

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cinnamon cake
original recipe here

ingredients

♥ 400 gr self rising flour
♥ 2 eggs
♥ 2 tablespoons of cinnamon
♥ 250 gr sugar
♥ 1 cup warm water
♥ 1 coffee cup canola oil or similar

method
preheat the oven at 180ºc. whisk together the flour, sugar and cinnamon.
add the wet ingredients one by one (eggs, oil, water) and mix still smooth.
pour the batter onto an oiled cake pan and sprinkled with sugar.
bake for 15 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.
best served on a rainy day with a cup a tea and a good book.

goulash

2011-10-31T12:53:00.000-03:00

one table, three generations. mother's day 2011.

porota

2011-10-27T17:13:00.000-03:00

working with pam on zanahorias y urracas.

los días

2011-10-26T13:55:00.000-03:00

“forever is composed of nows.”

le premier bonheur du jour

2011-10-03T11:14:00.000-03:00

le pique-nique

le marché

we had french lessons under the trees and bought marmalade and jambon-beurre on the street.

week end

2011-09-26T10:14:00.000-03:00

my favorite kind of weekend: good food, old friends, afternoon picnics and early morning baking.

bicycle picnic

2011-09-23T16:44:00.000-03:00

bicycle picnic by evertale

another lovely video via kinfolk

feliz equinoccio de primavera ♥

sunday

2011-09-20T15:00:00.000-03:00

two sundays ago i travelled to bahía blanca for the launch party of zanahorias y urracas newest collection at i love blondies.

early in the morning we decorated our little corner and played with barry white (their cute little rabbit). at tea time we draw the window display, sewed garlands and gave away cute little birds.

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dos fines de semana atrás presentamos la nueva colección de zanahorias y urracas en i love blondies.

por la mañana decoramos nuestro lugarcito, jugamos con barry white (el conejo), comimos rico y dejamos todo organizado. a la hora del té dibujamos la vidriera, cosimos banderines y regalamos pajaritos.

toast

2011-09-19T16:47:00.000-03:00

"no matter how bad things get, it is impossible not to love someone who's made you toast. once you've bitten through that crusty surface to the soft dough underneath and tasted the warm salty butter – you're lost forever."

saw toast yesterday. bittersweet story, beautiful countryside, glorious sixties packaging and lots of baking and cooking.

it made me happy. it also made me crave for warm buttery toasts ♥

arrayán

2011-09-15T17:40:00.000-03:00

"on a white lake,

near a green mountain"

bariloche, río negro. day four.
we sailed away, fed seaguls and walked on ancient forests.

woods

2011-09-15T11:55:00.000-03:00

"in the quivering forest,

where the shivering dog rests"

bariloche, río negro. day three.
we ate by a fireplace and explored the wilderness.
all that green, so much love.

leafmask

2011-09-13T11:15:00.000-03:00

"sneaking and curling into the valley
broken bones in a smile
his rusting hands in a mine"

bariloche, río negro. day two.

we wake up early in the morning and went out to get lost in the snow covered woods.

saw a waterfall, ate at a mountain hut and visited tronador.

a winter's day

2011-09-11T16:18:00.000-03:00

bariloche, río negro. day one.

we sat on the shore, picked pinecones and threw stones.

into the wild

2011-09-08T16:28:00.000-03:00

back into the wild video by jewell & ginnie in collaboration with sully sullivan
via kinfolk

i just love everything there is about this video. very, very much.

lazy morning

2011-09-07T15:05:00.000-03:00

i have to admit it, i love sleeping in. very, very much. few things manage to get me out of bed quickly in the morning. realizing i'm running late is one of those things. being able to sit in our couch with a good book, morning sun and a yummy breakfast is the other. and what better if said breakfast has eggs.

pocas cosas logran que me levante rápido de la cama a la mañana. darme cuenta que se me hizo demasiado tarde es una. poder sentarme en el sillón donde me da el sol de la mañana con un libro y un rico desayuno es la otra. y que mejor si dicho desayuno involucra huevos.

creamy baked eggs, for two ♥

ingredients

♥ 2 eggs

♥ 1 tbsp cream

♥ 1 tbsp parmesan cheese (freshly grated

♥ salt and pepper to taste

♥ vegetal oil (canola, coconut, etc)

♥ fresh minced herbs

method

preheat oven and brush a small baking dish with oil. add the two eggs, cream, grate some cheese on top and season to taste. if desired, you can also add fresh herbs (rosemary, parsley, thyme or whatever you have at hand).
bake over medium heat until the eggs are done. between 10 to 15 minutes, depending on your taste. it will taste better if you serve with warm toasts. mine are vanilla cardamom french toast. with homemade bread, of course.

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huevos horneados, para dos ♥

ingredientes

♥ 2 huevos

♥ 1 cda. de crema

♥ 1 cda. de queso parmesano (recién rayadito siempre es mejor)

♥ sal y pimienta a gusto

♥ aceite vegetal (coco, maíz, etc)

elaboración

precalentar el horno y aceitar una fuente pequeña. colocar los dos huevos, la crema, el queso rayado y salpimentar a gusto. si se desea, también se pueden agregar hierbas frescas (romero, perejil, tomillo o cualquier otra que tengamos a mano).

llevar a fuego medio entre 10 a 15 minutos, dependiendo del punto de cocción que prefieran. servir acompañado de tostadas calentitas es ideal. las mías son francesas con vainilla y cardamomo. con pan casero, por supuesto.

botanical

2011-09-06T13:55:00.000-03:00

a few weeks ago we took a little trip to the botanical garden. i've been there countless times and yet there's always something new and different to discover.

i don't think i could ever get tired, it really is a magical place.

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algunas semanas atrás fuimos a pasear por el jardín botánico, una vez más. creo que nunca voy a dejar de sorprenderme como, cada vez que voy, siempre descubro algo nuevo. más lo pienso y más me doy cuenta que nunca me voy a cansar de ir. puede ser que todo ese verde me haga poco parcial pero, para mi, definitivamente es un lugar mágico ♥