Monday, June 28, 2010

431

That number is how many posts I have written so far...time flies doesn't it??
Today I just wanted to share about some of the books I got from the library today. I love libraries here, it is amazing how many of there you can find and also how many books, movies, and audio books or music cds you can find!!!! I have been watching interesting movies that I didn't know about and that I randomly pick when I visit the library (several times a week). I also got some books about painting and quilting, a combination of arts to try to inspire me to do something, not sure if a painting or a quilt, I think I will start with the painting and maybe later a wall hanging that might go with the painting, that would be interesting...

Ese es el numero de veces que he escrito en este blog...el tiempo vuela no??
Hoy queria compratir sobre algunos libros que saque hoy de la biblioteca. Me encantan las bibliotecas aqui, son increibles con la cantidad de cosas que se pueden encontrar y scar, como libros, peliculas, libros en cd y musica!!! He estado viendo pelis interesantes que he ido escogiendo al azar cuando voy a la biblio (varias veces a la semana). Tambien saque algunos libros sobre pintura y acolchado, una combinacion de artes que quiero que me sirvan de inspiracion para hacer algo, no se si un cuadro o una colcha, creo que empezare con el cuadro y luego quizas un tapiz que lo acompanhe, estaria bien...

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So I got three books, one about appliqué, trying to get out of the point where I got stuck in the rose quilt...the other is a pictorial quilt book, I love this because I like to so realistic things like that, but especially because they also have human figures, and the last book, is about skateboarding art...with some really inspiring and cool portraits that I want to use as inspiration for my new projects...what do you think?

Asi que saque 3 libros, uno de aplique, a ver si me ayuda a salir del punto donde me que quedado parada con la quilt de la rosa...el otro es uno de quilts de dibujos, me encanta porque me gustan las cosas relaistas asi de ese tipo, y el ultimo, es sobre art de monopatines...con unas imagenes de retratos que me gustan mucho y que espero que me sirvan de inspiracion para mis proximos proyectos...que opinais?

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And this photo might be an inspiration too.

Y esta foto puede que tambien me sirva de inspiracion.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Lightning cake

I made one of my favorite cakes, the lightning cake. I like it because it is so fast to make, and it is sooo good! not too sweet but light and with a lemony flavor mmmm, it was about time to use my kitchenaid, I has been just decorating my kitchen lately...

He hecho uno de mis bizcochos favoritos, el bizcocho rayo. Me gusta porque se hace tan rapido, y esta tan rico! no demasiado dulce pero ligero y con sabor a limon mmmm, hacia tiempo que no usaba mi kitchenaid, estaba de decoracion de mi cocina...

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I also wanted to show the appliqué that I was working on that will eventually go on top of a quilt that I sew some time ago...I still can't quite figure out what to make to it so it looks the way I want...I have been dealing with this question for months now...oh well one day I will get inspired about it...

Tambien queria ensenharos el aplique en el que estuve trabajando y que algun dia ira encima de la colcha que hice hace un tiempo...aun no me decido como hacer uqe quede como me gusta...llevo pensando en ello desde hace meses....bueno, algun dia me entrara la inspiracion...


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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Coasters

I got invited to friends' birthday party so I decided to make something, something I can whip in one afternoon but that at least is cute. I wish I would spend more time sewing...but at least I have started, and I have also continued with a quilt I started last year. I will post a photo of the appliqué soon.

Me invitaron a una fiesta de cumpleanhos de unos amigos y edcidi haer algo, algo que pudiera acabar rapidito en una tarde pero que estuviera mono. Me gustaria pasar mas tiempo cosiendo...pero por lo menos he empezado, y estoy continuando con una colcah queempece el anho pasado. Pondre una foto del aplique pronto.

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And this one is not superman, is clark kent! do you see his jacket and pants?? he will open them and take off...or so he says...

Y este no es superman, es Clark Kent! veis la chaqueta y los pantalones?? se los abrira y saldra volando...o eso dice el...

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Friday, June 18, 2010

Indulgence

For my birthday...or maybe mother's day I received a gift certificate from my sister in law from one of the most inspirational shops around, Anthropologie. I love going there just to get ideas, to get inspiration and to have a good time. I never buy anything because it's way too expensive and nothing in that store is really necessary. So, I indulge my eyes every time I go because they also have everything amazingly displayed. But this time, I had a gift certificate, and I just didn't know where to start. And after observing every single object of the store, or at least those within my price range, I ended up buying this that I really don't need, that I already have at home, but not nearly as pretty as these...and that is what presents should be right? Thanks Juju :)

Para mi cumpleaños ... o tal vez para el dia de la madre, recibí una tarjeta de regalo de mi cuñada de una de las tiendas que más me inspiran de alrededor, Anthropologie. Me encanta ir allí sólo para sacar ideas, para inspirarme y pasar un buen rato. Nunca compro nada porque es demasiado caro y no hay nada en esa tienda que sea realmente necesario. Por lo tanto, me doy el capricho de cotillearlo todo cada vez que voy porque ademas lo tienen todo expuesto sorprendentemente bonito. Pero esta vez, tenía una tarjeta de regalo, y no sabía por dónde empezar. Y después de mirarlo todo en la tienda, o al menos todo lo que estaba dentro de mi presupuesto, terminé comprando esto que realmente no necesitaba, que ya tengo en casa, pero que no son tan bonitas como estas ... y asi debe ser un regalo, no? Gracias Juju

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Friday, June 11, 2010

Flowers, photography and science

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We have been enjoying two weeks of leisure, doing just fun things with family and Luca could not have been happier. It is great to do things out of the routine once in a while, as I think he grows and matures so much in these periods. We are alone again, but busy. I have been preparing for a scientific meeting where I was presenting. It had been years since the last time I did it, so I was a bit nervous, but with nothing lose, I think I did well and my talk came at a good point of the symposium. I hope it is meaningful for someone and also for me in the future. It is good to get my brain back to science, not hard, like riding a bike, it all comes back.

Today it was a cloudy day, and we spent the day in the science museum and the botanical gardens. I have only been there a couple of times but haven't really had a chance to see most of the gardens. I love botanical gardens, and these in particular are just amazing. So I took some closeup pictures of some flowers as the day light was good for it and we both enjoyed the stroll around there. I wish I could devote more time to photography, that is another thing that is becoming interesting to me...maybe one day. For now, I have been painting, starting a second painting and hopefully I will also continue with sewing. I want to finish a bed quilt that I started last year. And maybe some more furniture painting in the near future??? overambitious??? maybe...we will see. Once thing that I have realized lately is that there are a million gardens or parks in this town, all of them beautiful, and as much as I enjoy plants and horticulture, I love art, creating and all that world just moves me. I so wish I had time to study more about art...

Hemos podido disfrutar de dos semanas de ocio, haciendo cosas entretenidas con familiares y Luca estuvo feliz. Esta muy bien hacer cosas fuera de la rutina e vez en cuando, ya que creo que crece y madura mucho en estos períodos. Estamos solos otra vez, pero ocupados. He estado preparandome para un congreso científica donde presentaba. Habían pasado años desde la última vez que lo hice, así que estaba un poco nerviosa, pero sin nada que perder, creo que lo hice bien y mi charla se dio en un buen momento del simposio. Espero que sirrva de algo para alguien y también para mí en un futuro. Me viene bien volver a meter mi cerebrito en la ciencia, no es difícil, es como andar en bicicleta, me vuelvo a acordar.

Hoy ha estado nublado, y pasamos el día en el museo de ciencia y el jardin botánico. Sólo he estado allí un par de veces, pero realmente no habia tenido la oportunidad de ver la mayoría de los jardines. Me encantan los jardines botánicos, y este, en particular, es simplemente impresionante. Así que tomé algunas fotos de primer plano de algunas flores ya que la luz del día era buena para hacerlo y los dos disfrutamos del paseo por allí. Me gustaría poder dedicar más tiempo a la fotografía, eso es otra cosa que se está volviendo interesante para mí ... tal vez algun día. Por ahora, he estado pintando, he comenzado un segundo cuadro y espero también seguir con la costura. Quiero terminar una colcha de cama que empecé el año pasado. Y tal vez pintar algún mueble más en un futuro próximo??? demasiado ambicioso??? tal vez ... ya veremos. Lo que si que me he dado cuenta últimamente es que hay un millón de jardines o parques en esta ciudad, todas ellos hermosos, y tanto como me gustan las plantas y la horticultura, me encanta el arte, la creación y todos lo relacionado con ese mundo, me conmueve. Ojala que tuviera tiempo para estudiar más de arte ...


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Monday, June 07, 2010

Summer vacations

Fun doesn’t start to describe how it has been for Luca these vacations, with his aunt first and then with his grandparents. It has been all about him, as it usually is, but with a new million fun things to do, and now that he is older to appreciate and discuss things better, we all enjoy it even more.

They camped in my patio, then we went camping (yes you heard right, even ME!) we hiked, he went swimming and got wet in all the parks several miles around here, he started playing teeball, and now he is into digging worms and going fishing. He will miss them all, we will both miss them but will have fond memories of our wonderful vacations in St Louis.

Diverstidas no son manera de describir las vacaciones de Luca, con su tia primero y luego con sus abuelos. Ha sido todo para el, como suele ser, pero con un millon de cosas nuevas que hacer, y ahora que es mayor como para apreciar y comentar las cosas aun major, todos lo disfrutamos aun mas.

Acamparon en el patio de mi casa, luego fuimos de acampada (oisteis bien, incluso YO!) hicimos senderismo, fue a nadir y se mojo en todos los parques a la redonda, empezo a jugar al baseball, y ahora le ha dado por buscar lombrices y por ir de pesca. Les vamos a echar de menos a todos, los dos, pero recordaremos estas vacaciones en San Luis con mucha alegria.


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Thursday, June 03, 2010

Pirate banana bread

I made one of my banana bread, well it would have been 2 loafs into a pirate cake for Luca. He is into pirates, and I couldn't resist when I saw the pan to make it...like I couldn't resist when I saw a hat and jacket with pirate motives...I am so glad he is finally into pirates :)

Hice un pan de platano de los mio, bueno hubieran sido dos panes, lo hice de barco pirata. Ahora le ha dado por los piratas y no me pude resistir al ver el molde para hacerlo...como no me pude resistir cuando vi un goroo y una chaqueta con toques piratas...que bien que por fin le gusten los piratas :)

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