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...it all starts like this...
...and it goes on...
...soon I'll have the results....
Monday, November 29, 2010
Con vistas a...
...and it goes on...
...soon I'll have the results....
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Precioso!
...it's not Christmas yet...
...or my birthday...
...not even a special occasion...
...but today this little baby came to me!
...and so this was the first ginger cake of the season...
...or my birthday...
...not even a special occasion...
...but today this little baby came to me!
...am I in heaven?? Oh yes!
...did I start using it immediately and loving the sound of it??? Woo-hoo!!!
...along with my new bundt pan they played the most beautiful music...
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Angeles...
...look at this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9oKVE, it brought tears to my eyes...
...after all we're humans and our needs are still the same...our souls still need the same kind of food...
Friday, November 26, 2010
Di gracias...
...it was Thanksgiving...
...how did I spend it?
...I watched the parade from New York....through Chicago....through skype...some of it like this and parts of it like that!!!
...I spoke to dear darling friends...
...baked two pecan pies....but not for me...
...also baked these cuties..puppies and penguins and piggies oh my!
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...and for "dessert" we went to see my Angel Girl sing with her group...my star!
...how did I spend it?
...I spoke to dear darling friends...
...baked two pecan pies....but not for me...
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...she's not only a great pastry chef, but an AMAZING singer!
...I'm such a proud mommy!
...so thankful...for health...for love...for support...for friendship...for miracles...
....until next year..
...health....
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Dame fuerza!
...on the 12th of December I'm having my bazaar...
...SO EXCITED!
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Para una beba...
...today was my friend Tracey's baby shower...
...these were some of the cookies that I made for her...
...we're all anticipating to see the "little lady's" face, I'm sure that today she realized what a nutty group of friends her mom has!
Friday, November 19, 2010
Perfil bajo...
...so, I was asked to appear on a cooking show...
...I was quite excited, and to be honest I'm not new in front of the cameras...
...but this was totally a new experience....I forgot my Greek...gained my American accent....felt nervous as hell...and even said things that I shouldn't have said, like "it's very pleasurable playing with it"....meaning the dough!!!
...will I do it again?.....mmmm....maybe?
...at least next time I'll know what to expect and have a glass of wine before!
...tontita!!!!
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Sunday, November 14, 2010
Un dia a lado de mis dos...
....election day on the island...
...we took a day trip...
...the boat left at 7:30am with the Bear, the Angel girl and me...no pets, no baggages...
...one of the candidates who was running was a cousin of mine...well, one of my cousins...
...ok so we're all related one way or the other on this island....everybody is cousin!!!
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...it was a sunny day...
...I have never taken you inside my village...
...it's old...both my parents were born here..
...it's very picturesque...it smells of jasmin, lemon and roses...
...I had my luvies in front and I was following behind, admiring and inhaling...
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...my aunt's house...
...these are the flowers of another aunt...
...ever since I remember, each time we would pass by her house we would yell "ooo-ooo"
and she would answer "ooo-ooo", from inside!
...on our way to the village square...
...the orange trees were full of oranges...
...everything is so quaint and so familiar to me...
...I have walked this road barefoot in the summer when I was little, got wet from playing in the little stream...
...played cops and robbers...
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...our school...
...this is where we voted...
...the school that my parents and my brother attended...
...so many generations have played here...
...my parent's, my brother's, mine, my children's...and even now, whenever you pass by, you still hear children's voices laughing...
...inside time has stopped...
...the principle's office...
...there are only two classrooms for all 6 grades...
...my dad's teacher was a priest...
...my brother still remembers with admiration a husband and a wife team who came to teach...
...my mom first fell in love here...
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...across the street my friend Andriana inherited her grandmother's tiny house that she renovated and turned it into the cutest little nest...
...on our way back home...
....we found Frango picking oranges...
...she's the sweetest thing...every September she gives me a jar of jam that she makes especially for me...
...the weather was absolutely lovely....it made our walk back home pleasurable...
...we ended up at my brother's...
...here's my lovely sister in law, preparing tapas for our drinks...
...some friends came over and we had wine and ouzo...did I mention that the weather was lovely??!!!
...well, after a few glasses...it was time for us to leave...
...sadly we kissed everybody "good bye" and left...
...this little lady here was the star of the show...
...the results of the elections are out...my cousin unfortunately didn't win..but we do thank him for giving us the opportunity to escape from the city...
....have a wonderful week...
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
Atenas en la lluvia....
...It was a rainy day...
...I'm quite comfortable in my own zip code, as the "wife" says, but when I do, I enjoy it so much because there's a strong encounter with history...Athens has kept its identity and its colours over the years, that no matter where you are you see the past drawn all over...
...these are our national library and the old university...
...the buildings have kept their outside appearance as it was 40 or 50 years ago, although the interior has been renovated...
...I don't know how many Athenians have looked up on Panepistimiou street and noticed these balconies...
...it was the perfect day for a cup of hot chocolate or tea...
...I felt like a tourist with the camera in my hand, taking pictures!
...I took refuge in here for a while, because this is the place where a lot of book stores are located...
....under the dome and Athena's watchful eye...
...most of the stores down town have a long history of maybe 100 years...
...each one has a story to tell, especially the buildings that were occupied by the Germans during the war...
...this sweet gentleman, is a shoe store owner since the early 60's...
...slowly...Christmas windows are popping up here and there, and that reminds me that I have to start baking my gingerbread houses, the first orders have already been placed...
...so I need to get into the spirit A.S.A.P.
... and while I was in the metro, I had the pleasure of meeting a lady from Serbia....she was a seamstress, who came to Greece during the war...she learned Greek, and now is learning Italian...her knowledge in literature, she spoke of Shakespeare, her culture, her manners, her appreciation in art, impressed me so much...
...no matter the bad weather I had a wonderful day!
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