Summer Days

I am sorry for not coming here for a while, it´s been quite busy and... hot! These days have been really hot but I can´t complain, I like Summer!!!

We had a visitor last week in our garden: a big sized lizard!!!
And our weekend was spent at the seaside, on my brother´s boat, eating fruits and barbecue...
Oh, by the way, today it´s my brother´s birthday so I want to wish him all the good things in life, health and love, always!!!


We had such a good time with our family spending some quiet time, admiring the nature around us.

And now I want to show you how big is my belly , I am 8 months pregnant!!

Wishing you a wonderful week to all of you!!!!

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joy of a new life

Each and every day my belly is growing!!! I had forgotten how it was , the only thing that bothers me now is at sleeping time , I´ve got no position to do so...

Anyways... I am so very excited and happy for this little boy that´s growing here inside and I´ve been making some things for him.

I went to my old books and magazines to take a look and I found out this pretty little banner that I made in 2 hours ( the time I spend choosing fabrics are the longest!) and finally I came up with this blue one!! It´s by Alicia Paulson ´s book and I really adore her and her creations!
Some friends had made beautiful handmade things for my baby and I am keeping all of these treasures in a small old fashioned trunk...

These onesies came from my Mom , pretty, hum? I like the pretty little alligators!


I guess I stopped sewing before going to Japan last month and now that I started making these banners I feel centered, something that keeps me healthy and focused... I needed that! It´s my second pregnancy but all those fears and doubts that comes with motherhood are back again...Plus , this strange feeling of the possibility of loving two children, will I love this one as much as I love my little girl???

I think it´s just a matter of time to get all the answers , right?

Wishing you all a joyful week with less rain , please...

Thank you for your patience!!!

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What I like...

Fruits from the garden to make a really refreshing juice : Acerola Juice


The good old SUN after weeks of rainy days... It feels so good ...


Fishing with my family, so much fun, entertaining and relaxing!

Have a joyful week, my dear friends!!!

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Weekending

We went to visit a new place , a great tip from my blogger friend Shi , thank you dear friend! From our house it´s about 45 minutes by car and we were surprised for the good food, lots of things for kids to do like poney riding, a lake, mini zoo and playground. The next time we will take Camila ( today she went out to the beach with my brother).
This first picture is a traditional Brazilian food, it was crunchy and sooo delicious!! Polenta frita , Pastel de Carne and Mandioquinha


For dessert I chose these yummies... Pineapple, strawberry and Romeu and Juliet sweet which is very typical here.

This is the restaurant...

The view from the restaurant where you can see the lake and the owner´s house


This is the entrance

The property has many kinds of animals everywhere...


And a cozy chair to get some rest after all those delicious food!

Wishing you a wonderful and joyful week!!! thank you for taking your time here.
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Rearranging moments

It´s Summer here and it´s getting warmer each day with lots of rain, too... But rain is good, look at these green colors outside in our garden,

and the pink flowers , so gorgeous!

the very red acerola fruits that we can make delicious fresh juice from them! I just love looking at the contrast of green and red!

This week , since Camila is on school holidays, staying at home doing lots of things like organizing baby´s bedroom with me, cooking , playing inside and (when it´s not raining) outside the house, I thought she needed a good place to study this year.

So , we rearranged the top of the stairs where there´s a mezanino and now it looks like this, with a blue desk with drawers , a good chair and lots of space for her studying time.

She loved her new little studying corner and everyday she writes her diary up here. Maybe we need some bookcase , hmmm, maybe we´ll a quick visit at the flea market somewhere...

By the meantime, while Camila is staying at her uncle´s house I took a time to rearrange this coffee corner in the kitchen. It holds everything I need: a coffee machine that we LOVE, capsules, milk , coffee cups and it´s all set!
Would you like some coffee with me?

Well, have a seat and let´s have a great weekend!!!

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Happy New Year!

Hi there!!!
Happy New Year to all of you , I want to share my life with you this year again and thank you for all the support , kind comments and love you´ve sent in this little corner of mine.

We are back home, in Brazil under a lot of rain but fresh, comfortable days in our cozy home eating "eda mame" , soy beans that we bought at the farmer´s market this Sunday.


It´s raining a lot but we found a small corner where we could make our private barbecue , some fish, shrimp and meat.


Messy corner, I would say, but full of happiness and joy to start this new year.


Wishing you all the joy , love and peace for the first week of the new year!!!


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Japan: last week

Low temperature outside but warm inside our hearts for all the good moments and beautiful places we´ve been visiting


Amazing nature


and fantastic architecture of Kyoto


Don´t you just love KIDS MENU? So cute, small and yummy!!! Yes, there is a popcorn, too!


Seven Eleven convenience store : you will see so many winter delicious food inside this store...


Tea boxes in a vintage design, I wish I could buy one of those... which one???


Honey & Margarine :: I wonder its taste, it looks sweet!


I LOVE Indian food so we went to a restaurant in Hamamatsu city called Kashmir Indian Food and this is Kid´s Curry Set and...


This is MINE!!! with lots of Nam bread that I also LOVE!!!


Some spots of my dad´s workspace.

OK, someone put some bags and clothes on his table...

This is his bedroom and here is Camila waiting for us to leave "home"... it´s time to say:
"goodbye" Japan!

We stayed our last night at a hotel at the airport which was soooo good!!

And we had room service because we were so tired!!!

And here we are finally at the Narita Airport, leaving this beloved country that we learned a lot about!!!

Thank you everybody who took this trip with us, virtually or not, it was a great pleasure to share it with you!

We will miss JAPAN ...

Have a wonderful week!!!

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Japan , unforgettable memories

Here we are back to this corner to show you what we have done in Japan!
I have met old friends, my daughter made new ones and we are all delighted by so many wonderful memories we are making here.
This is Camila and her new friend Mayumi who took great care of her while visiting Tokyo Disney, she enjoyed Mayumi`s company for her kindness and her patience and she really will remember this day to tell everybody when she gets back home.

Back in Tokyo with my parents, we went to visit some very touristic places near our hotel and there were colorful stores everywhere , we walked under a very cold weather, especially for us, tropical creatures, this was killing!!!

Looking at kids old wooden toys...


Amazing KIMONO fabrics!!


Hotel amenities included foot massage!!! So perfect after a whole day walking!


My dad took us to this Cafeteria that I used to go when I lived in Japan almost 12 years ago , it hasn´t changed , the same old smell of coffee and delicious food in a very small cozy house.

They serve delicious desserts!

Madonna Pomodoro is the name of this small cafeteria and after having tea and cake my brother called us , he was in town with his wife and we went to have dinner at this fantastic sushi house called Kappa Sushi.

Kids love this restaurant for its non stop service of many dishes coming in front of them and they can pick anything they want.
The price is good and the food... yummy if you like Sushi and other Japanese food, this is the place!

Come join us!

Now we are in Kyoto city, we asked for the taxi driver to take us to a short sightseeing and he showed us fantastic spots like these...


Japanese gardens
Kimono fashion

Temples



I felt I was back in time, centuries ago for the way people keep these old places so beautiful , clean and open for us, tourists to visit .
We met some friends in Kyoto and we had dinner together, these past few days have been very busy but I promise I will visit everyone´s blog when I get back to Brazil, to my home. Thank you for visiting my blog and thank you for your patience .

Have a wonderful week everyone and see you in a few days!!!

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