Archive for July, 2010

Happy Birthday Liliana!

Posted by on Jul 27 2010 | family, fun, travel

Happy Birthday to my precious sweet little girl who turned two yesterday!

We celebrated her birthday here in Philly with family and friends in a lovely party given by Grandma. Thank you Perky!

 

Lili

 

Feliz Aniversario para a minha preciosa Lili que completou dois aninhos ontem!

Nos celebramos o aniversario dela aqui na Filadelfia com a familia e amigos numa linda festinha dada pela avo. Obrigada Perky!

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Hello from Boston

Posted by on Jul 17 2010 | family, food, fun, handmade, knitting, travel, waldorf

We have just completed one week at the Rudolf Steiner Institute. Warren spent the last five days teaching bread baking to a group of nine eager students. He led them on a journey that started with an exploration of the breads that nourished early humanity like chapattis to the decadent croissants and pain au chocolat passing through pitta bread, southern and northern European sourdough in the shape of french peasant loaf, yeasted bagels and spelt cinnamon buns. All they baked was served at the coffee break and instantly devoured proving how delicious and deeply nourishing lovingly baked bread can be. One student and fellow blogger did a fantastic job in documenting this journey in very fine detail. I highly recommend you to check Joy’s blog to see some great pictures and get a feel for the process.

This week I looked after Marta and Liliana while Warren taught. Marta attended the children’s programme and joined the the Fairy Folk group in the mornings. After lunch she chose to stay with Liliana and I but later in the afternoon we would all join the Fairy Folk again for some water play outdoors. I also managed to make good progress on the knitting project I chose to bring, the pomatomus socks, finally! Next week I’ll take part on Doing Sculpture as Transformative Activity and Warren will look after them. I’m so looking forward to it. Thank you Warren!

But before Monday comes we are making the most of our weekend. Today we spent the morning on a lake beach nearby and tomorrow we are headed to Cape Cod area to enjoy a little bit of New Englandishness!

Have a great weekend!

Photo credit: the second photo from the top down was taken by the lovely Joy Blaser from You Know We’re An Art Family

 

bread bakers

little bakers

pomatomus socks

Lake beach

 

Já faz uma semana que estamos no Rudolf Steiner Institute. Warren passou os ultimos cinco dias ensinando nove animadíssimos estudantes a arte de fazer pão. Ele os conduziu numa jornada que começou com uma exploração dos pães que nutriram a humanidade na sua infância até a complexidade dos croissants e pain au chocolat passando por pão árabe (ou pitta), pães feitos com levedo natural na Europa medieval, bagels com fermento comercial e pão de canela. Tudo o que eles prduziram foi servido no cafezinho da tarde e instantâneamente devorado provando o quão delicioso e nutritivo é o pão feito com amor e entusiasmo. Uma das estudantes e tambem blogueira fez uma excelente documentação do curso nos mínimos detalhes. Eu recomendo uma visita ao seu blog para ver lindas fotos e ter uma idéia do processo.

Essa semana eu fiquei por conta das crianças enquanto o Warren dava aula.  A Marta participou do programa infantil e foi as aulinhas do Fairy Folk pela manhã. Depois do almoço ela escolheu ficar comigo e com a Lili, mas ao final da tarde nós três nos juntamos ao grupo de novo para brincar com água ao ar livre.  Eu tambem fiz ótimo progresso no projeto de tricô que eu escolhi trazer, as meias pamatomus, finalmente! Semana que vem eu vou participar do Doing Sculpture as Transformative Activity enquanto o Warren fica com as meninas. Mal posso esperar. Obrigada Warren!

Mas enquanto a segunda feira não chega nós vamos aproveitando o fim de semana. Hoje fomos a um lago aqui pertinho e amanhã vamos a região de Cape Cod.

Bom fim de semana para vocês!

Credito: a segunda foto de cima para baixo foi tirada pela querida Joy Blaser do You Know We’re an Art Family

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We are off

Posted by on Jul 09 2010 | family, fun, travel

We are off to our three week holidays. I’ve been busy busy these past few days doing loads of laundry, cooking, organising and packing for our trip.  I’ve also managed to finish my Trapeze Sundress from the  “Weekend Sewing” book and a skirt. But not the Yard Sale Wrap Skirt (from the same book) that I so wanted to. Sadly I realised I didn’t have enough fabric for it, so I improvised and copied a skirt that I have and love. I apologise for not having any pictures of my projects. I just didn’t have the time to do it properly. When I’m back, promise. Until then have a great Summer!

 

beach

 

Estamos de saída para as nossas três semanas de férias. Esses últimos dias foram intensos de tanta coisa para fazer. Roupa para lavar, preparando as comidinhas para a viagem, organizando e fazendo as malas. Em meio a tudo isso eu também consegui acabar o meu vestido trapézio, do livro “Weekend Sewing” e uma saia. Mas não a saia Yard Sale Wrap Skirt que eu tanto queria.  Infelizmente eu não tinha pano o suficiente para ela, então eu improvisei e copiei uma outra saia que eu tenho e adoro. Perdão por não ter nenhuma foto dos meus projetos mas não consegui tempo para fotografá-los direito. Na volta, prometo. Até então tenham um ótimo verão (ou iverno no hemisfério sul).

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Build a bread oven workshop

Posted by on Jul 07 2010 | crafts, food, fun, handmade

Build_a_bread_oven_Final

 

Warren is running an oven building workshop on the last weekend of August. Come join us for a weekend of muddy fun!

The text on the poster reads:

Build two bread ovens with experienced oven builder, Warren Lee Cohen. Made from recycled clay, sand and straw, these hand (and feet!) sculpted ovens are kneaded right into shape and then allowed to harden.

We will fire one of them and use it to make organic sourdough pizza on the Sunday. Please bring your favourite topping and an apron.

Many participants from past workshops have gone on to build their own bread ovens.

King City, Ontario
Saturday August 28 and
Sunday August 29, 2010
10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Course fee $125 (includes lunch both days
and all materials)

To register please contact Leslie
Tel. 905 833 3533
leslie.peel[at]mac[dot]com

Go here if you’d like to see other bread ovens that Warren has built.

 

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Warren está dando uma oficina de como construir um forno de barro para assar pão. Será na última semana de agosto. Algém se anima? :-)

Clique aqui para ver fotos de outros fornos constuídos pelo Warren.

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Our weekend

Posted by on Jul 05 2010 | family, food, fun, handmade

on top of the world

on top of the world

on top of the world

 

Beach on lake Simcoe

Beach on lake Simcoe

 

Visit to a butterfly conservatory

Visit to a butterfly conservatory

 

Homemade bagels for lunch

Homemade bagels for lunch

 

Wild raspberry ice cream

Wild raspberry ice cream

 

I hope you had a great one too!

 

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Nosso fim de semana

* No topo do mundo

* Praia no lago Simcoe

* Visita a um conservatorio de borboletas

* Bagels feitas em casa para o almoço

* Sorvete de framboesas selvagens

Espero que o seu fim de semana também tenha sido ótimo!

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Nightgowns for little girls

Posted by on Jul 04 2010 | crafts, family, handmade, sewing

I’m still busy sewing to get all my projects ready before we go away next Saturday. Last week I finished the nightgowns for Marta and Liliana and oh, don’t they look cute? I’m very pleased with the pattern and with the result. If anything, I would have used the same trim in the red one as I did in the blue. Marta liked it so much she wanted to go out in it! The pattern is Kwik Sew 3423 and I made sizes T2 and T3.

 

nightgowns

girls

girls

pattern

 

Eu ainda estou super ocupada com a costura para terminar todos os projetos antes de viajarmos no sábado que vem. Não ficou uma fofura? Eu fiquei super contente com o molde e com o resultado. Se tivesse que mudar alguma eu colocaria no vermelho a mesma rendinha que eu coloquei no azul. Marta gostou tanto que achou que era vestido e queria sair com a camisola para rua. O modelo é Kwik Sew 3423 e eu fiz os tamanhos 2 e 3 anos.

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Stocking for the Winter

Posted by on Jul 02 2010 | family, food, fun

Well, not really. We made some wild raspberry jam just for the fun it. Picking raspberries is a huge hit with Marta and Liliana and for the whole of the past week Warren has been taking them into the abandoned lot right next to our house where the bushes are bursting with berries. It is really a treat to watch them come back with their buckets full and their proud faces all painted red. But best of all is homemade jam on warm and buttered homemade toast for breakfast. Yummy!

 

raspberry face

raspberries in the bath

raspberry jam

 

Estamos estocando para o inverno. Hmm, nah. A gente fez geléia de framboesas selvagens só pela curtição mesmo. Catar framboesas é uma das atividades favoritas da Marta e da Liliana nessa época do ano. Durante toda a semana passada o Warren levou as meninas para pegar as frutinhas no terreno baldio que tem aqui do lado de casa.  Eu adoro vê-las voltando com o baldinho cheio e as carinhas orgulhosas todas lambuzadas de vermelho. Mas o melhor de tudo é mesmo a geléia caseira na torrada (também caseira) quentinha com mateiga. Delícia!

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