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noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 23:05:00 +0000

Santa Claus, el niño Jesus o Papa Noel, o quien tocara me trajo este quilt que uso de funda de sillón. Y las fundas de cojines. Me encanta como ha quedado!
Santa brought me this quilt this year and I am delighted with it!

Este pollo con ajo al horno estaba de muerte a ver si consigo darle el alta al susodicho! Jiji
And to complete this weekend comfort foods, I made this chicken with garlic, and loved it!

Casi no dejamos ni pa la cena...
Almost no leftovers... Lol...

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Comfort food

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:06:00 +0000

Hay que mimar al convaleciente... Jiji...
Comfort food for my husband after his surgery...

Cebollas dulces con papa y tomate y al horno con un poco de queso
Sweet onions with potatoes, tomatos, in the oven with a bit of cheddar

Y en el plato con arepas colombianas y pollo
And served with colombian "arepas" and garlic chicken!

Y de postre, Nantucket pie con la receta de Pioneer Woman, buenísima!!
And Nantucket pie using the Pioneer Woman recipe that id truly damn good and sooooo easy and fast to make!

Fotos malísimas pero este pie es la bomba!

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Que suerte vivir aquí!

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:04:00 +0000

I'm so lucky! I have this view everyday!!

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Trabajitos de Navidad

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:40:00 +0000

Nacimiento

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:06:00 +0000

Nos faltaban las luces del nacimiento...

Las escaleras de entrada con el calendario de adviento de fieltro que hice con el tutorial de All Sorts

Christmas lights

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:58:00 +0000

Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:45:00 +0000

¡Cómo me gusta la Navidad! Y en Los Gigantes la bala que marca la salida de las Navidades son las luces de los apartamentos El Sombrero.

Y luego las del Hotel Los Gigantes (foto malísima, ya lo se)

Weight watchers

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:16:00 +0000

Isn't weight watchers the best ever diet???? For dinner, a BIG sandwich with a cold coke!!

Love it!!! Apple, tomato, ham, cheddar cheese and lots of salt!!!
And now September time = Back to school crisis! Look at the box I made for my kid from a shoebox... Love it all scrapped with Bakugan and Ben10 pósters and comics using Mod Podge. Hope he'll enjoy it at school all the year!!

Lovely!!

Summer things...

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:24:00 +0000

My new creations for the summer fun! Brooches for mommies and hairpins for the girls!

Cinnamon swirl bread for family's Sunday beach picnic

Homebaked cookies for the picnic too!

Even in summer I enjoy my morning coffee as always!!

And what about La Laguna?? Love it there!!

My view at the picnic... No words

Keep enjoying this hot summer!!

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Cover

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:51:00 +0000

Love Ikea fabrics and specially this one in patchwork style! I bought it in a super fabric sale and I used it for the sofá bed cover. Handstitched using an Ikea duvet as batting. This is how it looks like, it's not totally finsihed yet as I still have to make more cushions covers.

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Haciendo historia

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:28:00 +0000

En momentos tan emocionantes como el de esta noche mi reacción suele ser el agradecimiento. Me dan ganas de darle las gracias a todo el mundo por poder sentir tantas cosas...
Cuando mi hijo se puso a llorar de la emoción cuando pitaron el final del partido y todos nos abrazábamos, le daba gracias a Dios por tenerlo conmigo y poder llorar con él...
Cuando salieron los chicos con la batukada por las calles, quería darles las gracias por esa tradición que han creado en nuestro pueblo y que lo ha unido aún más...
Y cuando ya he llegado a casa no he podido dejar de pensar en los que ya no están aquí para disfrutar de ésto pero que desde allá arriba han estado animando como nadie! Fernando, mi tío Pachano y mi tío Pepe, Ciro diciendo "bien coño, bien!"... Gracias a ellos por haberme enseñado el alma del fútbol y espero que en el cielo los plasmas se midan por kms y no por pulgadas, como en el anuncio de cerveza!! Jiji
Gracias Dios por esta noche y gracias al equipo de jugadores que han hecho que hasta los turistas hoy también estuvieran vestidos de rojo!!

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Easter

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:13:00 +0000

Happy belated Easter to all! lol... Don't you just love Easter day morning? For the kids is like Christmas time (without presents of course) but the same excitement!

Felices pascuas atrasadas! En casa los niños adoran estas vacaciones y el Domingo de resurrección para ellos es lo más divertido, casi tanto como Navidad, al menos se emocionan igual aunque no hayan regalos; sólo chocolate!

They ate and ate chocolate like crazy!

Ellos comieron y comieron chocolate como posesos!
But, like I said before the day started as early as Christmas day!!! lol...

Jijijiji... El día empezó tan temprano como Navidad...
I'm sorry I forgot to make a better pic of the Easter garland the kids and I made for our door with the adorned eggs and Henrito's crafts from school! This is the closest one I have! lol...

Que pena que no me acordara de hacer una foto más de cerca de la corona que hicimos los niños y yo con los huevos de Pascua y las manualidades del cole de Henry
And then after the shower and Celita's pain crisis we went quickly to the egg hunting in the garden... Lots of chocolate again! lol...

Después de una pequeña crisis de Celita nos fuimos rápido a buscar los huevos de chocolate que había dejado el conejito de Pascua en el jardín!

And then we went to look if maybe at Grandma's could be any eggs too! lol... And there they were!!!

Luego fuimos a ver si en la casa de la abuelita había llegado también el conejito y siiiii... allí también había chocolate...
Brunch time then!!! German Easter bread with eggs for the kids, apfelstrudel, tostones, guacamole, German raisins bread, and milk bread with ham & cheese (kids love it!)

Como toda la mañana fue una locura hicimos antes del mediodía un brunch a base de panes de Pascua. Las roscas alemanas de Pascua con huevo, apfelstrudel, tostones de plátanos macho con guacamole, pan de pasas y pan de leche con jamón y queso que es lo preferido de los chicos

Afternoon break for some more chocolate... lol... I think we didn't have enough!

Para la merienda... un poco más de chocolate porque quizás no habíamos tenido suficiente? jiji...
Y ahora no más chocolate mientras me acuerde!!! jiji

By hand or machine???

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:22:00 +0000

Basting...

Finally decided to make it handstitched!!!!

Let's see how it goes, jiji...

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Babbette finished!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:06:00 +0000

I am so happy with it!!! Love it!! Y finished it in mid February but forgot to post about it. I was so excited just looking at it!!! I really like how it looks like even it's much, much smaller than I thought! I just need some more Knitpicks yarn to arrive to finish the edging.
I am in love with my Knit Picks shine sport Babbette!!!!!

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Long time

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:23:00 +0000

I can't remeber when was the last time I saw a movie that took my eyes out from my hook. Well, Julie & Julia did!

I like Meryl Streep so much (God, how I love Madison bridges!) but here she's just amazing! I love cooking (not as much as Julia, of course) and maybe that's why I loved the movie, even though I didn't like the end of it, but well, nothing's perfect, neither a boeuf à la Bourguignonne!!! lol...

Well, if you like cooking, films, real life and Paris, watch it, you won't regret it!

http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/julieandjulia/

Hoy he visto Julie & Julia y por primera vez en mucho tiempo me ha entusiasmado una peli!

Meryl Streep está genial aunque en ella eso no es nada difícil. Peor la idea de la peli de enfrentar las dos vidas de ellas me ha gustado muchísimo, aunque el final no me gustó tanto, pero es la vida real, así que nunca puede ser totalmente perfecta!!! jiji...

Si tienes la oportunidad de verla y te gusta cocinar o comer; no te la pierdas!

Sunday

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:12:00 +0000

Sunday is a crazy day at home. Like this morning, this is what i found when i woke up. My babette in the floor with the rest of the toys! I just wanted to cry! Lol... Last night I was so happy with how it looks now!
Esto son los Domingos en mi casa; pura locura! Jiji... Esta mañana lo que me encontré fue mantita Babette en el suelo con los demás juguetes de las fieras! Con lo contenta que estaba yo por lo chula que lice ahora! jiji... Eso es un Domingo; pura locura en casa! Jiji

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First 2010 project!

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:18:00 +0000

Babette Blanket! I decided to start it. Did change the Colors and the yarn. I am using Knit Picks Shine Sport, and choose colors like the ones the pattern asks for. I really like how it looks like.

I am joining the blocks as I go but don't like how i make the grannies, i think I don't really know how to make them right! Lol...

What do you think? I am happy I started the project, let's see how I finish, lol...

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¡Feliz 2010!

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:59:00 +0000

¡Feliz Navidad!

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:54:00 +0000

Christmas is just around the corner...

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:38:00 +0000

I just love Christmas time and all the decorations and plans! Now it's even getting a bit cooler here and this weekend we made hot chocolate at night and for breakfast too! So cozy and warm!

This was my breakast today...

¿No te gusta cuando la Navidad se va acercando? Todos los adornos, los planes, las decoraciones y el frío que está empezando a haber ya por Tenerife... Este fin de semana lo hemos aprovechado para hacer chocolate caliente y también hicimos churros de los del Mercadona al horno que están para chuparse los dedos!!!

... and this was dinner last night for Henry and me! Great Saturday night!
Well, I am trying to make things in decoupage and I discovered that Ikea food savers (I love them) are so cute to decoupage with Christmas fabrics. I started with this flower fabric and loved the result. My kid took the pics and they're really good!!! Don't you think so? lol...

Quiero aprender a hacer cosas en decoupage y creo que los botes de Ikea son ideales por su tamaño y porque la base blanca queda muy bien con las telas de Navidad. Lo primero que hice fue con esta tela de flores tan bonita y que me parece que quedó muy chulo. Las fotos las hizo mi hijo y creo que quedaron muy bien, no crees?
Firts of all a bit of sanding...

Primero que nada un poco de lija...
Later a bit of primer...

Luego un poco de Gesso para tapar el azul del bote...
And then just Mod Podge acting...

Y ya luego la maravillad el Modge Podge...
Tachan!!!!!
And then I discovered myself just admiring my Mackenzie Childs pots. I love them and I feel so lucky I ordered some before they stopped making them. Love them!!!

SI seré maruja que hay veces que fregando los cacharros me quedo embelesada con mis calderos! Me encantan! Y eso casi nunca me pasa ni con zapatos ni nada de eso... jiji...
And this weekend also has been so good for my husband's work at home! Look at these before & after pics!

Mi marido también ha aprovechado este fin de semana para seguir con sus trabajos en el balcón y mira qué chulas las fotos del antes y el después!

Yummy!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:22:00 +0000

God, I made this apple pie from Bea's blog recipe and I have to say it tastes just like no other I've ever made! I used an already made crust and I think that's why I can't cut the pie in pieces; it has so much juice but I am eating it from the pan with a spoon!!!! God, it's delicious!!!! Go to her blog and try the recipe!
I like to add some banana and raisins to the apple pie and so I did with this great recipe too!

Didn't have enough dough to make the cover so just had some stars instead, lol...

Yesterday I made some mince pies also following her blog post and I looooved them! Don't judge them by the way they look, lol... so ugly but so yummy!!!!!

Thanks God I met Bea!!! lol... Although my clothes aren't thinking the same way! lol...

Is coming!

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:52:00 +0000

Christmas holidays are coming! Tomorrow we'll start with the advent calendars and all the magic will start! And all the chocolate!!! lol...

I changed my blog look for the holidays and here I am posting also some of my home decorations as I did last year! Mostly the same but in different places! lol... I haven't finished with the decoration yet but, isn't it part of the season magic?? lol...

Here are some...

I am now searching for a nice Christmas tablecloth for the table. The tree skirt is my first one; I did sew it yesterday and I am not so happy with the results but will be there for the Holidays! lol...

I truly love my collection of Lladró Holidays ornaments. I have each one of the years we've been together in this house and special ones for the years when the kids were born.

I made this star with the Bernat Handicrafter Christmas yarn and I have to admit I just haaaaate it!!!! It's awful and a nightmare to work with but got 10 skeins that I have to use in anything!!! lol... And the results aren't bad fr the eyes, but awful for my fingers! The pattern is from Red Heart

Friend, one gin tonic!

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:28:00 +0000

The title of this post means everything to me since this last Sunday.

I want to excuse myself for talking so bad english but will do my best to express what I am feeling now.

This November 14 my cousin Techi died after a so long disease. But she was strong, she was a Benitez woman and that means in my family that you are brave enough to carry even with the hardest thing. And she was.

This last Sunday she taught me more than she could ever imagine. And she started just when I first came in the room where she was. On the coffin I saw a flower bouquet and the ribbon had a message. I was seated just in front of it and tried to read what it said but couldn't see the whole phrase but then as she could see me moving in my seat to read the entire ribbon, someone came and moved it. And I had to make an effort not to laugh when I read; "Friend, one gin tonic!" and signed as Viky.

And I laughed (for myself of course, lol...) because she was that phrase! She was the best friend and she enjoyed life with friends and gin tonics. But gin tonics in the whole meaning, not just the drink but the situation. She loved music, God, and family. We were not so close as friends but I knew all that from her becasue in a second you could see how she was, how she was from the bottom.

The mass before her burial was more a tribute to her than a mass; it was a tribute to a good woman. To a woman that knew she was going to die, that had the best ever husband that took care of her till the end as he did at the beginning. She had a cruel disease but her heart was so strong that all she radiate was positive.

And her and that phrase have been with me since yesterday. I can't stop thinking how close is this phrase to what life means. Friends or family or anyone to share a gin tonic with. I want my life to be just that; a gin tonic with all the people I love, and then that gin tonic will be a smile to my beloved ones when I'll die as it was to Techi's friends yesterday. They all laughed about the phrase and how much she would have loved it!

I want to have lots of gin tonics to remember with my friends and family and Techi teached me that yesterday.

Halloween

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:56:00 +0000

Shame on me

noreply@blogger.com (Celia) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:24:00 +0000

No words for my lack of posting. So here they are new pics...

How long is my hair!!! I think since high school I haven't had it soooo long....

Well, lately I've been mostly around the kitchen, maybe because I am in kind of a diet, lol... (hope this makes sense...)

This is something I loveeeeeeee... Rossejat! Is kind of a paella but made with noodles. I love it!!! And if you have a bit of alioli to add then it's just yummy, yummy!
And also I've been trying to make my kids dinner as fun as I can so they eat more... lol... Henry really likes it but Celita is still more on the classic way...
ANd now the crafty part of it all... A market bag I made for Elma's birthday with that lovely Ikea fabric. I love it, full of hearts!
And also I added some crochet brooches that are now so in! She bought a really cozy cardigan and I think they match it perfectly!

Oh, and my last apple pie. I have just made it today with bananas and raisins too! But I don't really know what went bad but it isn't the best ever one!!! lol...