Archive for May, 2010

Which one is Emma?

Monday, May 31st, 2010

  Three generation ,,,,,,,,,,,,

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The gate

Friday, May 28th, 2010

 

Same times is hard to start , but we have the gate to future garden in Camano , This is a good start !!!!

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We joked today with David about ……

The beauty is so close to you just look and you will see !

Friday, May 28th, 2010

 

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What incredible is God Creation ! and so many times I just past this wiled flowers and I didn’t observe what delicate petals has….until a few days ago when Maria told me how to fix the camera in order  to be able to  take more clear when I want to be closer to the objects or flowers or what ever I want to photograph . 

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So I start to explore my yard and the little flowers what came from nowhere and bless my place .

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Then I cook same kidney beans , and I admire the beauty of their color .

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And I fixed a delicious spread from them .

I did some strawberry bars .

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Yummmmmyyyyyyyy  !!!!!

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The new lives of ever green threes inspire me to do a massage oil . So I snapped  in to action .

IMG_2025 I pickup same new young branches , I washed them , then I put them in a jar with a few branches of meant and I pour over them oil . Then I put the jar in  a pot with water and I put the pot in oven 250F for 3 hours . My oil will be ready after one week  when I will strain .

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Ready to go in the oven .

Emma and Maria my precious Engels

Friday, May 21st, 2010

 

I love the time with my Girls . They make my day , they make my life !!!!

Thursday afternoon was a holiday for me , having Emma and Maria in My house from Seattle .We head a lot of good time . I can not wait next visit. 

 

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Isn’t she a doll ? Look her face and her expression !!!!! She melts  my hart .  

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Exercising on her belly. She lift up her head  visible for the first time  .Good girl , Emma .

Tortillas

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

  I head in my hands the Taste of home magazine and there I fined a recipe of tortillas . So I  did today , I am not so happy with the results . So I have a Romanian version and I will do in soon , I remember when I did it was looking better .  

 

 

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A beautiful day in Camano and Seattle

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

 

I love  the day with sunshine and this day was Friday  , I take a few photographs and i enjoy the beauty of the nature . 

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This is my favorite corner of forest  of our property from Camano .

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The big wind what was the lust time put down a few threes .

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The tenants boys try to do a cabin in the forest

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We have a lot of elderberry .

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David put the windows in this corner of the house , he has in plan to finish this summer the roof and this side of the house ,

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David’s  favorite place to rest .

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This is the cars what we have in Camano , ours and the tenants cars ,

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Darian house is across of street and now the tenants prepare the house to be painted .

 

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This is the place where we like to have in the future a garden .From here

 

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The first berry was planted .

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To here .Maybe on day …………..who knows……….we will be able to have ………..

And in Seattle

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The entrance in my Paradise .

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In 1996 when David did this stairs I route MARIA +DAVID

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  • Then on the end of the day when I came in the house I did banana , apple, pears , cranberry, orange bread . This recipe I have from more then 10 years and is one of my favorite recipe .I use what fruits I have , fresh or dry is a success always .
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  • This was my breakfast today .
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CINCO DE MAYO

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

 

Today in my work celebrating CINCO DE MAYO .

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Seasoning oil and vinegar

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

 

 

Today i did same seasoning oil and vinegar, Looks so good and I know will be so perfect and delicious for the salads .

 

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The apple cider vinegar what I did last year .

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In a few days the oil and the vinegar will be aromatic from the fresh

dill , bell pepper,garlic , hot pepper oregano, sage and  rosemary  .

Before serving the dinner to my work

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

 

Today I prepare chicken salad for dinner . When the serving line was ready I take a few photos . the menu was : Three salad plate ( chicken salad, cottage cheese and fruit )

 

 

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I served chicken salad on the top of lettuce lives .

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Chicken salad .( cooked chicken meat, celery, green onion , fresh cucumber , boiled eggs, salt , pepper lemon juice, mustard and mayonnaise ) 

Simple and elegant breakfast

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

 

  This is my version of  the omelet .

 

 

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From one egg ,little flour and milk make a omelet , then put on the top feta cheese

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A few fresh slices of tomatoes with garlic , green onion olive oil and rice vinegar ,( after I cut the two cloves of garlic I put them on the microwave for 10 seconds , to be more milled ) 

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A few bell pepper cut julienne stile ,

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Sprinkled with my homemade yogurt ,

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Folded , and the breakfast omelet is done

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What a great BREAKFAST and a good start of the week .