Dad´s corner

These days I´ve been at my dad´s office at his house and I´ve found some treasures that he left here before going to Japan where he lives by this time.

He has this collection of train models ...


This is a set of tiny wooden toys : The musician of Bremen


A very old match box that my grandpa gave me and I kept for years, then one day I had this idea of framing it and gave to my dad as a birthday gift.



My father is a very organized person and since I know him he is an antique lover and we used to go to flea markets and antique shops when I was very little.
He loves coffee grinders, samurai sword´s acessories , old cameras, photographs and trains.
This is my father´s family symbol , I guess every Japanese family has one and I love this beautiful flower and I have a sticker that we made on the computer and it´s on my car window. Somehow it makes me feel protected and always reminds me that I´m part of this family.

Last week my Dad celebrated his 82nd birthday and I wish him the most blessed celebration and I also hope that he may live his new life in Japan with joy and happiness!!!


And wishing you some moments of reflection to feel and see the beautiful things that this life offers to all of us.

With much love,


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Each day has its special moments

Like this day that she lost ( finally) the first tooth!
And I made to her this little bag to send to the Tooth Fairy and she came this weekend and left her some coins! Note that the tooth face was drawn ( by my little girl) upside down, oops!

It made me so happy when I saw my daughter´s surprised tiny eyes when she opened the bag!

Well, this was the first of many more to fall... and more coins to come!

Wishing you a happy Friday , talk to you tomorrow, maybe!

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Sun filled days

Maybe it was the magic of the water that talked to us and called us to get in, to play ...




as a Shark!


or an Alien from the deep, deep water...


looking for some mysterious foliage... ( or the dirt daddy didn´t clean up!)


again, looking like an Alien!


and when she swims I can see the true excitement and joy on being under the magic water, enjoying each moment and at the end of the day...


all we need to do is relax and just listen to the chatting birds announcing the sunset...

Have a wonderful weekend , sending to you all some warmth from this tropical land with much love and joy!

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This weekend

Halloween isnt´a great tradition in our country but at home, yes, we do enjoy these creepy things like making secret potions!!


The best thing to do when the day is so warm and the blue sky is all around : spend the day outside as much as we can, walk barefoot on the fresh green grass, take a ride on the poney with dad, swim , fish, whatever you want, it warms our hearts, have you ever tried it? oh, and I can´t get enough of the beautiful blue sky and those funny clouds floating and playing with each other...





Christmas decoration is already set at the Mall we use to go and what´s the best way to visit Santa´s house? With a very good friend to share all the hopes and dreams these decoration brings!


Back to the sewing studio, lots of organizing and plenty of sewing , cold coffe with milk, fruits ... oh, how I love all these tapes, ribbons and colorful fabrics!!!

Today it´s Holiday and I´ve spent the morning sewing pretty little things to sell , I must rush, make some more because time flies!


I love doing these kid´s kit that holds stickers, crayons, a tiny notebook and a little game. A great gift that can be refilled anytime!


And here´s wishing you a week full of happiness, love and fun whatever season you may be enjoying!

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9th Anniversary

So this is our 9th wedding Anniversary and we went to a restaurant just the three of us to celebrate this special date.

9 years ago we got married at the Anglican Church and since then, we´ve been living together, we had this little girl 5 years ago and I can´t say how lucky I am for having such a wonderful life, family, husband , daughter and friends...

Thank you everyone that fills my life with joy, hope and lovely words, my gratitude is endless , I love you all!!!

October, 28th, 2009

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Gifts from the nature

This is the place where I feel home, where we meet friends and family , we drink tea, where we have our dinner and have a very special time together, where I wrap gifts and write birthday cards , where we do the homework and well, I just can say that it is a new table but already a very familiar table.


Exploring nature...


Still


Red and green, absolutely my favorites!


Checking out what the long rainy days left for us, outside...


Tiny hands holding little gifts from the nature


Tomorrow´s strawberries...

Wishing you a magical and lovely week, everyone!

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A special award

I´ve just got this award from Lori, a woman that I admire for her kindness, love for nature, for her beautiful family and her stories around the world she travels and photographs.
So , now I feel very pleased to pass this on to this sisterhood we´re living day after day in this blogworld where I have made friends , good friends that maybe I will meet someday and others that maybe not but I do love and want to share and keep this friendship for a very long time. Thank you for visiting and leaving comments here in this little cyber corner and please spread this award ,( a special award created by Ces )to anyone that you admire, love, share good moments...

To my dearest friends: Lori, Andrea ( Sweet Bug) ,Amanda (Soule Mama), Nicole ( Garden Mamma), Vanessa Maurer, Beti Copetti, Celia Martins, Kaká, Érica, Nina, Jacqueline, Ana ( Sinhana) , Miki, Sossô , Bia , Carmen ( from Bahia) and all the followers on the sidebar, I really appreciate your connection and thank you , thank you so much to you all!!! Please have this award !!!

Warm wishes, have a brilliant weekend!

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The sun has arrived in my sewing studio!

I´m back, sewing and having thousands of ideas that I´ll have to write down on my notebook, try to organize a little before I start but today I´ve sewn something that later on I´ll post here for you! And it´s yellow as you can see here in the sewing machine picture!



I just can´t survive without them!


This sewing machine... Oh, it has been working for years and years, I really love and respect it!!
I love flowers of every kind, these are fake but I like them a lot and they decorate my window .


At the entrance of the studio, some embroidery framed work, a clock ( not working!) and a pretty key hanger I bought some years ago .


My reformed lampshade with scraps!
More scraps of fabric , now I sewed them on the curtain, it became more colorful!




Isn´t that wonderful ? Finally after days of grey skies, windy days the sun has come to our place and brought together some inspiration for me to take some fabrics, choose colors and take photographs , too!

I´m happy now.

Have a sunny day!

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Kid´s day celebration

In Brazil we celebrate Children´s Day in October , 12th and this year Camila wanted us to take her to the Zoo Safari where we can enter with our own vehicle to the animals area, it was such a great idea because we could spend our special moment together, the three of us and she will have this day in her memory forever... She really enjoyed visiting this place!


Today after a very windy morning, there came the rain , lots of rain to tell you the truth! In the afternoon Camila got her gift from her grandma, a bicycle that made her so happy that she couldn´t stop riding until the sunset and after the strong rainy afternoon, the sky got purple , something special and so beautiful...

Oh, and her uncle gave her a microscope that she really enjoyed , now she looks after bugs and any kind of insect everywhere around the house. Something good that keeps her away from the TV, thank you so much, tio!!!



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Spring memories

Spring is very close now, blossoms of flowers everywhere and colorful spirit brings joy to our lives !

Apples, I love apples because of the red color, the wonderful taste and its form that it´s so perfect and we can hold it in our hands or a child hand, it fits so fine!


My lunch salad, yes, it was very tasty!!!


Artichokes and pumpkins , we do love it , too for its color and form, aren´t they so perfect for decoration and for eating?!!!


My kitchen window...



And outside...


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Friends, nature, happiness

Enjoying freedom...

Some curious ducks came to see us while we were picking blackberries!


Today we had some dear friends visiting us and we could share the delights of the earth , going for a walk in the woods, relaxing and talking at the comfort of our new home, drinking coffee and serving good food for everyone.


Signs of Spring!


Hi there!

With Halloween decoration buckets, kids played, laughed and enjoyed berry picking!!! Oh, simple things that bring so much joy...

What are your simple joys?

I wish you a lovely weekend!!!


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