tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88314581666383909082024-03-13T21:02:26.359-07:00Challenging Arts & Crafts.....absolutely gorgeous little creations and adventures to inspire you!Mershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579998501957383009noreply@blogger.comBlogger263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831458166638390908.post-28387960360057650012017-04-28T15:20:00.001-07:002017-10-13T15:09:00.459-07:00On a day like this.... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It´s this time of the year when a lot of birds are chirping , tweeting and singing. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ahhhh, this suffering of having bad weather!!!<br /> Yes, we are confronted with bad weather </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">since days. But, the farmers </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But such walk with the dog gets us to move, go out into the fields to have fresh air </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and at the same time collect wildflowers for my vases. </span></i></div>
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<i>And it´s on a day like this when the weather is cold and rainy that I´d rather stay home and do a </i></div>
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On a day like this, I arrange wildflowers I collected from the dog walk...</div>
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And on a rainy day like this, the flowers tend to shy-away from blooming.</div>
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Poor tulips in my garden could not open-up because it´s cold...</div>
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warmer last March and beginning of April. Well, there is a german saying that goes like this :</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I hope your weather is fine and not as crazy as ours, it´s so cold here </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I thought of putting them in those three blue bottles and arranged in</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>a row... do you love this style of arranging flowers?<br /><br />And oh!.... those are mineral water bottles from our fave chinese restaurant in </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Southern Spain. I love its pastel blue color so I brought them along to Vienna.<br /> I think that this is an </i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>amazing color </i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">contrast to the beautiful shades of the </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>They are just too early to bloom this year. It must have been the mild <br />weather that we´re experiencing the last two months.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Lilacs would look lovely in any vases .... in the above photo, I used a </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I think I will have more reasons to gather more of these amazing flowers </i></span><i style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"> </i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I hope you like the lilac arrangement I made for this blog. </i></span></div>
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The buds finally opened last weekend after a row of stormy, rainy and cold </div>
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They may not be my fave pink ones.... but reds and yellows </div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Hope your day is fine and enjoyable! I was telling </i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>my Bffs that </i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">since it´s our day today, </i><br />
<i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">a shoutout for a relaxation for</i><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> all women should </i><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">be done around the world. </i><br />
<i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Relax and put aside all stress, take time </i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>off to really, really enjoy the day, </i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">go out with </i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>time and </i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>oh so green! It´s amazing </i></span><i>that this plant is very robust after 22 years. Each year, it bears</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>plenty of </i><i>clusters of light to dark yellow flowers. Can´t wait to see the first blooms</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>container for my kitchen. </i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>There were not much choice, and </i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I found only two options: one </i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2. Roast for about 1.5 hours pouring the liquid on the meat every 15 minutes . Add water to the roast bath from time to time so that liquid would not evaporate completely. The liquid bath will be used later as the sauce for this dish. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 3.Turn meat sides every half hour and continue pouring liquid on the meat every 15 minutes so it doesn´t get dry. After 1.5 hours of roasting time, the meat should be tender by then and the skin of the pork belly has all popped and burst and become crispy. Remove the meat from the tray as well as transfer the liquid to a sauce pan... Meanwhile, place the meat once more in the tray and roast for another 5 minutes to make it more crispy.</span></i></div>
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<i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Eclectic decorating is for me a fascinating world. As a homemaker, I decorate </i><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">my home with what </i><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> fancies my thoughts. Whether it´s a mixture of vintage or </i><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">modern things, mismatched items, as long </i><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">as the colors complement each </i><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">other, they are absolutely welcome in my home!</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Soft furnishings are easy to make. I make my own curtains, pillowcases and quilts. I also collect anything blue and white, it´s a weakness that developed in me during my college days and it started when I saw a blue and white quilt featured in a magazine. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I swear from that day on that I would make a quilt for my future home, and I did make one later on ....it´s a quilt sampler for my husband, and you can see it and read its story <a href="https://challengingartsandcrafts.blogspot.fi/2012/08/blue-white-sampler-quilt.html">here</a>. </i></span></div>
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<i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And I also collect blue and white plates.. well, wall plates in general, too! The sources for my blue and white plates have been the Saturday flea market and souvenirs from our travels. A plate doesn´t cost that much, but they make boring walls become interesting when they are grouped together. </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Some plates have holes at the back for hanging purposes, but for some that do not have, metal braces are needed to be able to display them on the wall. My holders came from a chinese bazar in Spain and came in different sizes.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Here, you can see my faible for anything blue and white..the hydrangea oil painting (top left) was done by me about a decade ago as well as the oil painting on the right. </i></span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">All the plates reflect the colors of the canopy bed in this guest room. </i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Do read my blog post "Displaying Decorative Plates" for some tips on how to display your collection anywhere in your home ...the story is <a href="https://challengingartsandcrafts.blogspot.fi/2012/08/displaying-decorative-plates.html">right here</a> .<br /><br />Thanks for being here!<br /><br />Mercy</i></span><br />
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14.0pt;">For us, one comfort food on a gray gray winter day! Here, the steps to prepare it:<br /><br />1. I cooked brussel
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14.0pt;">And so I already had quilt projects in mind using Oma´s vintage fabrics above..I still wondered how much time and effort will I have to be able to use all these stuff?!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now that I bade farewell to my corporate world officially, I divide my time between Vienna and Southern Spain. <span style="text-align: justify;">We live in Axarquia a couple of months of the year to escape </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: justify;">the cold days in Central Europe. <br /><br />Axarquia is </span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: justify;">a region in Andalucia composed of many traditional townships and municipalities that grow wine, avocados and mangoes. In Winter, Southern Spain is warmer by about 10 °C than most northen countries in Europe and so a lot of Northerners flock to this side of the world.</span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So what have we done during our stay here? What have we accomplished? <br />I finally found the wall plate I´ve been looking for that I intended for the </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">fireplace.. It´s andalucian in design. </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />Our second home needs a new kitchen and since we have more time now, </span></i><i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></i></i><i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">we were </span></i></i><br />
<i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">able to install a new tiny kitchen after planning it for almost a </span></i></i><i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">year. </span></i></i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We could</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">have done this long time ago , but our previous stay had been </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">too short.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I had to get the taller cupboards on top that they almost reaching the ceiling. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">things not </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">frequently used. </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It´s not the traditional andalucian kitchen though, </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>beautiful weather which was far better <span style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"> than the one back home. There was </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;">almost drought in Southern Spain last summer because it didn´t rain and the lakes </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;">were </span><span style="text-align: justify;">at its lowest levels. </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Once settled after arrival, we often visited our german friend of almost 20 years... I love her matured garden. She has many varieties of cacti and succulents and lots of aloe veras (photo above) and she has a green thumb and everything seems to grow anywhere in her place once she gets hold of anything green. </i></span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">She gave me all these newbies (without roots) to plant in my yard and I started setting-up my cactus garden . A few succulents without roots ( photo below) have grown since I planted them last year in April. </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>The photo above shows the cactus garden in progress ..at the back of this raised bed is a stone wall that is yet to be finished. Some of the stones were gathered in the nearby areas of the plot and mind you...they were heavy to carry, but thanks to the wheelborrow. I wanted to do the whole garden myself without help so I can claim to have done it alone....Lol! </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>The Christmas season in Spain is always quiet. I guess the spaniards have a different way of celebrating it. In my home country, the Philippines, people are very religious. We go to church </i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">rain or shine and celebrate the Holy Mass. </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Speaking of food on Christmas Eve, the austrian tradition is to eat roasted goose with red cabbage for dinner. I have roasted one and we ate it for lunch since this would be too heavy for dinner.<br /><br />It´s the same procedure with our New Year celebration, we ate the heavy food for lunch</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have here a different method of cooking zucchini and I develop it into a very simple but a very yummy tart experience. </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You may not believe this, but I have used the same ingredients for the <a href="https://challengingartsandcrafts.blogspot.com.es/2017/01/zucchini-crunchies-falafel-art.html">Zucchini Crunchies</a> </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">that I posted about 3 days ago. Same ingredients and almost the same method of preparation and it´s exactly what I used for the fillings of this tart. The only </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">difference is....I used a Filo Pastry Dough for a crispy tart. Come and have a go on this recipe, you´ll love it!</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I hope you´re all having a good start of 2017. We celebrated the countdown</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>here in Andalucia </i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">quietly. Our New Year´s eve had been really very peaceful. There were not much fireworks in </i><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">the area where we live and probably that´s because municipalities in Southern Spain have cut public spending. </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Today, I have a recipe that has been proven very delish at home and it´s so easy to make. <br />This recipe is similar to the arabic dish Falafel, though the main difference </i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">is that this is </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><br />I sure hope that this would make you want to eat more. I have two methods of <br />making this dish as follows....</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>1. by deep frying... you have to fry the balls under a medium heat for about 7 minutes </i></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I´m back in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Spain</st1:place></st1:country-region> and my
home sweet home needed a few upgrading as far as interior is concerned…so to
speak. </span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I´ve been postponing to make a few soft furnishings but the curtains in this staircase area need to be done before we go back to home base. </span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The thought of having blue and white curtains in the area excited me. It´s a color combination I always want to use in my home.<b> </b></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Down the coast I went and tried the first curtain store…too expensive,
they only have catalogs to choose from for an order. In other words fabrics were not in stock and I would have to wait for a
few days for my order to arrive… I want the materials now before enthusiasm
in sewing the curtains fades away. Well, besides the time factor, the fabrics I
liked had been too pricey anyway. The second shop, which is small in size, is just a few steps away from the expensive shop and the prices of the fabric there
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">So, I decided I want to buy a fabric in blue and white since I´ve got a few blue and white plates hanging on the wall. I´m into eclectic decorating, I have an american Quilt Sampler also hanging on the wall, the plates are spanish … what fabric to get???</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">And when entering the small shop, there it was, I saw a roll of blue and white toile de jouy in cotton and standing at one corner of the store. A love at first sight!!! </span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I found my dream fabric and right away, asked the saleslady to cut 3 meters ... </span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">And oh, (!!!) the width of fabric in Spain is 280 cm, double the width compared to the ones I buy inVienna. It was my lucky day, indeed!</span></i></div>
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<i style="text-align: start;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I used a curtain band that is pencil pleated. I have used this almost in all the curtains I made for all window treatments of my home. It was sewn on the back of the curtain and pulled the strings according to the size needed. . I found the bargain hooks from a Chinese bazaar. The curtain holder is a black metal with a fleur de lys pole-ends that match the French Toile fabric. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i> The blue and white wooden shelf was constructed by me...The blue corniche on top had been remainders </i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">of the ones used for the kitchen installation. </i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia";">My corporate world is now set-aside, and as an official retiree, there are no stress to deal with, so I took my time to do </span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia";">the curtains slowly. </span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia";">The two windows got their treatments and the way I see them , they look perfect!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This blog has been linked-up to :<br /><a href="http://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/2017/01/feathered-nest-friday_19.html">Feathered Nest Friday</a></span></i></span></i><br />
<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><a href="http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.co.at/2017/01/home-sweet-home-306.html">Home Sweet Home</a></i></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We call it "Rösti" in Austria. I´m not even sure whether this is viennese dialect, but this fritter is simply heavenly to eat especially when crispy and hot. There are a couple of things to consider preparing this by-dish....don´t worry steps are simple and the secret to making crispy potato fritters is choosing the right type of potato.</span></div>
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I prefer to use the ones for french fries. As there are so many sort of potatoes available in the market, you really really have to get the ones that are used for french fries..</div>
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4 big potatoes (ask for the type used for french fries)</div>
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<b>Preparation:</b><br />
1. Peel potatoes and grate on a clean cloth or if you prefer, you can use the shredder accessory of your<br />
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May go with any grilled meat or can also be enjoyed as a snack with any sauce, mayonnaise...<br />
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Mershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579998501957383009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831458166638390908.post-84321541415672091522016-10-07T15:54:00.001-07:002017-07-17T07:48:57.713-07:00Collection of 34 Wildflower Arrangements - Part 2 ( 2016) <br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"we gathered the wildflowers</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>yes, life there seem'd one pure delight</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>as thro' the field we rov'd.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>yes, life there seem'd one pure delight "</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>- <span style="font-size: x-small;">George Linley </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Hi everyone!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>This is the second part of my wildflower arangements done </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>between Spring and Summer of this year. </i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And I´m proud to be </i></div>
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<i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">able to present it in a collective form, that way </i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>you can see the </i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>different styles, </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>different flowers and different vases I </i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">used </i><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">for each of the bouquet. </i></div>
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<i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://challengingartsandcrafts.blogspot.com.es/2016/10/collection-of-40-wildflower.html">Part 1</a> is quite a lot , and the flowers in there were </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>absolutely </i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">gorgeous and </i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i> so </i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">beautiful as the ones here in part 2.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><br />My garden is very small and I have a conifer hedge all over <br />so I couldn´t plant flowering bushes on the ground as slugs would </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>devastate all the flowers overnight in one sitting. It is in the night </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>that they are active particularly after the rain.</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">that started in May til almost end of summer. I used these roses just to </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Thanks for taking the time to have a look at my </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="background-color: #fffbf0;">"You love the roses - so do I. I wish </span><span style="background-color: #fffbf0;">the sky would rain <br />down as they rain </span><span style="background-color: #fffbf0;">from off the shaken bush. </span><span style="background-color: #fffbf0;"> Why will it not?</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="background-color: #fffbf0;">Then all the valley would be pink and white </span><span style="background-color: #fffbf0;">and soft </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="background-color: #fffbf0;">to tread on. </span><span style="background-color: #fffbf0;"> They would fall as light </span><span style="background-color: #fffbf0;">as feathers, </span><span style="background-color: #fffbf0;">smelling sweet; </span><span style="background-color: #fffbf0;"> </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="background-color: #fffbf0;">and it would be </span><span style="background-color: #fffbf0;">like sleeping </span><span style="background-color: #fffbf0;">and like </span><span style="background-color: #fffbf0;">waking, all at once!" </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="background-color: #fffbf0;">Roses......by George Eliot </span></i></span></div>
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<i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It´s walking Lily, mom in-law´s 5 year-old chihuahua that gave me the</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>inspiration to look out for blooms grown anywhere in the fields and in our</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>From all those dog walks, I was able to really gather the simplest</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i> bunch of wildflowers...beautiful flowers!!! </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i> I put them in several vases that I collect...nothing expensive though, </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i> I see to it that the vase I used corresponds to the colors of the flowers as </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>well as the style of arrangement... </i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In some cases, I have added flowers coming from my garden to set a </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">contrast to some bouquet to make it look funkier...!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wachau is the region in Lower Austria where quality "marillen"/apricots are cultivated. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>They call these fruits locally "marillen" .... sounds like a girl´s name but they are actually "aprikosen" in german and apricots in english.<br /></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The harvest time is between June and July and only fully riped fruits are offered in the market. Due to its nice location and a blessed weather, Wachau is hilly and ideal for the farmers not only to grow apricots but also grapes for quality wines that made the region famous.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Just have a look at this amazing view, the weather in the Wachau is perfect for apricots and grapes.. and it´s also great to bike along the Danube River for those who love this kind of sport.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Today, I´m sharing my recipe for this apricot bars using Wachau apricots. I baked this sometime in July when the fruits were available in the market but only shared now as I have very important priorities that made me so busy the las months...<br /><br />.... so, I hope you´ll get your baking tins and try this yummy dessert which is so simple and easy to make.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Juice of 1/2 Lemon</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>Preparations: (</b><b>Preheat oven at 170°C)</b><span style="color: blue;"><b><br /></b></span>1. Wash the apricots, remove the seeds and cut into halves...set aside</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Beat until the mixture becomes smooth in consistency.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Using a spatula, fold in flour and the sifted baking powder to the egg yolk mixture adding</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>carefully into the egg yolk mixture <span style="color: blue;">in the first container</span>. Spread the batter in a lined rectangular</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>3. Heat 2 tablespoons of peach or apricot jam either in the microwave for 1 minute or under low fire until jam is liquified. Use a pastry brush to carefully pat jam on top of the apricots.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>To make sure that the cake doesn´t get too dark on top, cover the baking tin with aluminum foil during the second half of the baking time.</i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">my retirement as well as taking care of family matters.. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Today, I want to inspire you with this very easy to prepare Apple Cake Bars </i><i>that are</i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> very delicious! This is a quick cake to bake for settling- down at the table with </i><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">family </i><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and friends for the five o`clock tea or coffee. This can also be served at breakfast..</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Nice to be back here after a long vacay.</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Today, I´m showing you wildflowers that we gathered </b></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>from the </i><i>fields while </i><i>walking Lily, the chihuahua...</i></b></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>among the blooms are lilacs, iris, and other tiny yellow wildflowers,</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>as well as laserpitum latifolium (white flowers), </b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>those are the flowers that have grown at this time in Spring..</b></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>I´m lucky to have wonderful vases which are in my collection.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>Some are flea market finds, some were handed over to us and some</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>came from garage sales and from hubby´s mom and grandma.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>I feel privilege to have these vases because I can choose the colors that go</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>with the flowers I´m arranging and displaying.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>Last Sunday´s walk with Lily had been </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>fruitful, because we were able to gather these flowers.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>Manila from my last visit there.</i></b></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>There are lots of wildflowers and they grow in abundance in our area.</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>If you live near the countryside, you´ll be able to pick or cut some</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>wildflowers, too!<br /><br />It is a matter of your own concept or choice whether you want a bunch of bought</b></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>flowers from the store... </b></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I find the wildflowers one of the most beautiful </b></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>gifts mother nature </b></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>has given us. </b></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>in Vienna. </i><i>It reflects the Art Nouveau style.. The yellow vase came </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>from an </i></b></span><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>office I used to work at. </b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I love the oval shape and the make of this vase.</b></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>Starfish came from a dried fish dealer in Divisoria, Manila. </i></b></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>To the left of the lilac vase is a crystal basket full of dried lavender... </b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The scent of the lavender makes insects stay away </b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>from the sitting area..</b></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>This is one quick recipe and very easy to prepare, trust me! <br />There are various ways to make this salad and the only different thing about my recipe is that, I half boil and fry the cubed chicken breast in oil to make it golden brown in color, <br /><br />I don´t do it the other way around where chicken is first fried then with a bit liquid and cook the meat for more minutes... Somehow, the meat tastes a bit better than when you just boil it and add to the rest of the ingredients.</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1. In a hot pan with 2 tbsps olive oil, stir fry the chicken until pieces turn golden brown on all sides. Remove chicken and transfer to a deep casserole, let the meat cool down. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The key to this recipe is preparation. If you´ve done the the boiling of potatoes and macaroni and prepared the ingredients beforehand, then you´re halfway done with this salad. No fuss! you´ll be able to serve it in a short period of time. And it´s yummy that you ca hardly stop eating!</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>All the flowers included in here were all arranged between Spring and Summer of 2015. When the farmers prepared the fields before the planting season, they have scattered seeds of the red flowered poppies and blue onions flowers on the sides of the dirt track. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>And when all the seeds popped-up and began to bloom, an array of red and blue flowerettes jumpacked the road. It was so beautiful last year! I hope it will be the same this season.</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I gathered various wildflowers whenever I walked Lily. I would combined </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last summer, I saw these berries from a nearby creek.... there were so plenty that I picked a small portion for me to be able to arrange them in the crystal basket above. Of course, they hae been flowers too and then grew into berries...<br /><br />All I knew is that they were so colorful and that it would look nice if arrange these together with the green leaves. The one thing I´m not sure of is whether they are edible.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I found the handpainted vase above and bought it at a fraction of a cost and if I remember it right, I paid 0,60 euro cents for it at a local flea market. Combined with the salvias above, I think this is one of my favorite arrangements last year. The doily or table napkin is of mexican in origin.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I live in an area in the outskirts of the city of Vienna and our district is surrounded by fields that are owned by the city. So I guess, I´m lucky to have all these wildflowers waiting to be picked.</i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sunflower field is also available in our area... the farmers sell these flowers on a self-service basis. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You just pay for what you cut, there´s no cashier to control. Honesty is the best policy.. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>That wraps it all!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I sure hope that Spring would bring us plenty of wildflowers. I´m waiting for the lilacs to come and smell its wonderful fragrance. And of course, there´s plenty of time to prepare and begin planting those flowery plants... can´t wait for Spring to come... How about you?</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Thanks for dropping by and have a nice week ahead!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>xoxo, </i></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; line-height: 17.5636px;">floral arrangement that I did using various vases that I collect. </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>And so because roses were abundant, I´ve had so many arrangements made for </i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I first saw <a href="https://www.facebook.com/morethanjustcrafts/?fref=ts">Judy</a> on a FB Group page intended for our High School batchmates to connect with each other some 5 years ago. She actually belonged to another class and since that FB page was set-up, we got to know each other better as years passed. I also found out that we have one thing in common and that is ...the love for crocheting. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She is an expert in this craft for she turned her hobby into a small business. She is based in Olongapo City ( Philippines) which is about 3-4 hours away by car or bus from Manila.. Thanks to the social media, we are connected at all times, sometimes chatting in the wee hours, LOL!</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I have been talking to Judy about how I love the skirt I saw she was wearing one time... I found out that she made it for herself and I asked her if she could make one for me. She promptly said yes and that she would take the time to buy the materials so it ´ll be finished before I come to Manila.</i></span></div>
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<i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: justify;">I was actually scheduled to visit my family in Manila and planned to make a big party to celebrate Mom´s 88th birthday. But then, Mom passed-away untimely just before New Year.... that probably gave Judy stress for I had to atttend Mom´s funeral and would like to bring the skirt when I returned to Venna. Poor Judy I thought....</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>And then, she finished it by the way except for the lining which I have to do myself. Gladly, </i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">all materials were given to me so I could make the lining upon returning home. </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I´ll surely enjoy wearing this!</i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> I love reading your comments. </i><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thank you for visiting!</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>My b</i></span><i style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;">rother died in August, then mom was hospitalized in September </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and had a 50/50 life chance...She </span> was bed ridden because of her hips</i></span><i style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"> and other illness. </i><i style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;">She recovered though and came home. <i>Mom and I Skype-talked 3 days </i><i> before she passed... and we were planning to celebrate her 88th birthday this July. But, she </i></i><i style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;">left this world unexpectedly <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in her sleep on </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wednesday morning of December 30, 2015. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>One of my plans whenever I visit Manila is to shop for craft materials in Divisoria. And so when my mom´s interment was done, I agreed with my friend Judy that we meet there and shop around for yarns and other craft materials.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>The (spanish) word <b>"divisoria"</b> means a dividing line or wall... The market developed by itself and probably goes back to early 1900 when the chinese merchants in Manila started to trade their goods and created a market for all products whether fresh or dry... Chinese merchants, traders , workers lived in the adjacent Chinatown. The street of Ongpin became sort of the center of the Chinatown where rich chinese businessmen opened their shops for rich clients. Nowadays, Ongpin is as busy as ever. </i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I often came here during my college days, it is very near the University belt. I would simply look around the fabric stalls in the old buildings in the 70´s... Now, there are malls that cater to all your needs. You can really have a great deal especially if you buy at wholesale prices.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If I would have the space in my luggage, I would have bought double the materials. All of us were simply happy that we have accomplished to buy the things we needed. The next time, I would send my haul by mail to Europe. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Happy Wednesday to all!!!</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">This is a very nice countryside , a recreational place </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">where the young and </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">old </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">do their </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;">fave actions </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">on weekends.....i.e. walking, horsebackriding, </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;">walking the dog. This is just about </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;">1 Km from </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;">our place.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Lily likes it here! </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You could hear the birds singing/tweeting , as if you </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>It´s Lily´s first time to see real horses so near her... </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Thank you for your time reading Lily´s story on the countryside. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Have a relaxing midweek!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Sharing at:<br /><a href="http://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/2015/11/feathered-nest-friday.html#more">Feathered Nest Friday</a></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><a href="http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.ca/2015/11/home-sweet-home-245.html">Home Sweet Home</a></i></span></div>
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