cockatoos in my deck - cacatuas en mi deck

cockatoos in my deck - cacatuas en mi deck

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Summer in my garden - Verano en mi jardin

I don' t normally show anything of my house, but after seen the beauties of Negrita' s garden

http://teresita-argentina.blogspot.com/
I said to myself....why not showing off Jimmy' s garden?. I must admite I am a bad gardener myself. I actually think anything I touch will die haha
So at home I limit myself in just picking and collecting the flowers and fruits -Jimmy' s hard work.

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Normalmente no muestro nada de mi casa, pero despues de ver las bellezas del jardin de Negrita http://teresita-argentina.blospot.com/
me dije....porque no mostrar algo del jardin de Jimmy?. Debo admitir que soy una mala jardinera, hasta quiero pensar que todo lo que toco se morira jaja
Asi que en casa me limito solo a recoger las flores y frutos que Jimmy tan laboriosamente produce.


Jimmy' s tomatoes, yesterday' s picking
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Los tomates de Jimmy, cosecha de ayer


Some corn and more tomatoes, today

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Algo de maiz y mas tomates, hoy



Lots of guavas, last week' s collection
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Un monton de guayabas colectadas la semana pasada



Here I helped a bit
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Aqui ayude un poco yo




All in the pot, ready for marmelades, compotes, chutney, etc

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Todo en la olla, listo para mermeladas, compotas, chutney, etc




Ready to enjoy! and share with family and friends

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Listo para disfrutar y compartir con familia y amigos




Some eggplants started to fruit as well
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Algunas berengenas ya estan dando fruitas




His corn patch (a bit more than a square metre) also started to fruit
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Su pequeno maizal (poco mas de 1 metro cuadrado) tambien empezo a dar frutos





One of his orquides
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Una de sus orquideas




His Wax flower in the balcony
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Su Flor de cera en el balcon



His Gravileas
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Sus Gravileas




His Hydrangeas
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Sus Hortensias


His Tea Tree
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Sera Planta del Te en espanol?

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Two new for me - - Dos nuevos para mi


Many thanks to Lidia Ester http://creacioneslidiaester.blogspot.com/
for been so lovely !
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Muchas gracias a Lidia Ester http://creacioneslidiaester.blogspot.com/
por ser tan encantadora!



And I must also mention Nela http://nelapx.blogspot.com/
To celebrate her 40th, she embroidered this stunning case to be ruffled
on the 9th of February. Just visit her and take part of it. I wish I could be the lucky one!

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Y tambien debo mencionar a Nela http://nelapx.blogspot.com/com/
Para celebrar sus 40, bordo este maravilloso sobre para rifarlo el 9 de Febrero. Solo tienes que visitarla para tomar parte. Ojala sea yo la afortunada!
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And here some of my latest clickclacking....
Y aqui algo de mis ultimos tejitejis
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This blue I had it ready just for Christmas, is a mix of cotton, wool and a touch of lycra from Bendigo.
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Este azul que lo tengo echo justo para Navidad, es una mezcla de algodon, lana y una pizca
de lycra de Bendigo.


For cooler days I will wear it as a vest over skivies.
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Para dias mas frescos lo usare como chaleco sobre poleras.


And this cotton coral I finished days ago, perfect for our summer
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Y este de algodon coral que lo termine dias atras, perfecto para nuestro verano.










I am getting fatter, I have to do something about it....


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Estoy mas gorda, tengo que hacer algo al respecto....

Friday, January 8, 2010

some more .....algo mas

This knitting basket is for Olga, my knitting buddy.
I made it a sort of last minute for Christmas, after she saw mine-and liked it.
A sccisors pouch to go with it - a blue needles holder I made for her some months ago (but didn' take a pic)

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Este canasto de tejidos es para Olga, otra viciosa amiga tejedora.
Lo hice a ultimo momento para Navidad, despues que ella vio el mio-y le gusto.
Un porta tijeras para acompanar- un porta agujas azul le hice unos meses atras (no tengo fotos de eso)


This is mine, with a rolled needles holder. Made a few weeks ago.
Very practical to carry my staff.
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Este es el mio, con un porta agujas arrollable.
Lo hice unas pocas semanas atras.
Muy practico para transportar mis cosas.