Friday, November 30, 2012

Baby, It's Cold Outside

My little niece Dana is modelling a combo of hat and scarf in hot pink, 
in preparation of the winter to come


The hat is done in crochet with a big white flower and the scarf is knit with a colorful fringe. I suggested that she wear a different colored top for the shoot but it seems that a girl cannot have too much pink. Of course, if Dana was going to wear a hat and scarf, Tomer wanted to as well.


האחיינית הקטנה שלי דנה מדגמנת סט ורוד של כובע וצעיף שהכנתי לה לכבוד החורף המתקרב. הכובע עשוי בסריגת קרושה עם פרח לבן והצעיף סרוג בשתי מסרגות עם שוונצים במגוון צבעים. הצעתי לדנה ללבוש חולצה אחרת במהלך הצילום אבל היא התעקשה שאין דבר כזה - יותר מדי ורוד. עם זה כבר אי אפשר להתווכח וכמובן, אם דנה לובשת כובע וצעיף, גם תומר רוצה

Monday, November 26, 2012

Corners of My Home

The changing seasons find me obsessed with home improvement.
Two new things have been added and more to come!


 I was tired of this mirror and couldn't find a new one that would fit the space between the sconces, so the only thing to be done was to cheer up the old one. I made a crochet cover in soft speckled-pink and wrapped a piece of lace around the chain. I am still debating whether to leave it as it is or go crazy with fabric flowers, we'll see. 


The second addition is a couple of spice racks that I painted light blue and turned into bookshelves. They do brighten up the corner!

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Thank You One and All

Thank you to everyone for my excellent birthday party. 
My home is full of flowers and my heart is full of happiness


A special thank you to Yonathan for all the craft supplies, to my mom for the yummy cake and to Mirit for the most beautifully wrapped gifts. I only wish I'd taken more photos.




תודה לכולם על מסיבת יום ההולדת המצויינת שלי. הבית מלא פרחים והלב מלא שמחה. תודה מיוחדת ליונתן על חומרי היצירה המשובחים שעוד יוצגו כאן, לאמא שלי על העוגה הטעימה, ולמירית על העטיפות הכי יפות למתנות. אני רק מצטערת שלא צלמתי יותר

Let It Snow

Winter is here, finally, and I am prepared - my scarfs are all out and ready for action


החורף הגיע, סוף סוף, ואני מוכנה לקראתו - הצעיפים שלי כבר מחוץ לארון, בכוננות

Sunday, November 11, 2012

After the Rain

The rain has finally come! I'm so happy. 
I could not stand this dry hot weather in the middle of November 
and now the air is clean and fresh and I don't have to wash my car. 
Life is good 


I'm feeling rather industrious, rearranging the whole apartment to make it winter-friendly. It is coming along nicely and I've already been to the nursery to buy some winter plants. I'll show some photos when it is more or less done (we all know it will never be completely done, there will always be a new idea or something to change). 


I'm also working on something new that should be ready in a day or so and playing around with my beloved new computer, it is so fast it just flies!


Thursday, November 8, 2012

Sweet as Jam

It seems that people can be divided into two groups - 
those who do and those who don't like Guavas.  


I am a loyal supporter of this unappreciated fruit and now that it is in high season I decided to make my first jam of the year. I made Guava jam a couple of years ago with vanilla pods and this time I though I may try something a little different - a cardamom and cinnamon combination. It came out great! Really delicious!  


If anyone wants to try: 1200g fruit + 1000g sugar + 3 cinnamon sticks + 5 cardamom seeds (whole seeds, not ground) + juice from 2 lemons. Bring carefully to a boil (otherwise you spend an hour cleaning a sticky mess off your stove) and simmer for an hour and a half. Don't forget to sterilize the jars. Top tip: add one peeled and diced apple for a pectin reinforcement.