This and that

1 - Today I got one new scarf and gave two to a friend.

2 - Today I had a hard time finding Mia... guess why?

3 - Today I felll for these two pretty chairs on a garage sale. I didn't buy them but I can't forget them.

Sunday tea + knitting club

The best program for a Sunday afternoon: tea with friends followed by a knitting session were we shared our (beginers) projects and chatted away unaware of time. 

I baked a vegan pumpkin/cinammon pie (which turned out pretty good) and some chocolate filled cashew mini-muffins. 

My friend R. finished her first sock ever (Its just beautiful) and my friend C. had her very first knitting lesson. So proud of these 'small' acomplishments.

You sock!

Caldas da Rainha II

Caldas da Rainha I - A good walk this weekend

This weekend J and I went to Caldas da Rainha, it was a greyish-mildly-warm day and we walked in the city centre heading to the farmer's market that takes place each Saturday. We bought 6 kilos of wonderful fruit (this evening I made a pear + peach + cinnamon pie) and just before coming back home we stopped by this town's famous ceramic factory "Fabrica Rafael Bordallo Pinheiro" were we bough (on sale!) two beautiful high plates, to display cakes!

Recently enjoyed things

1 - Inspired by some improvements in the building I live in, I've been doing some repainting myself. Its kind of relaxing to paint your sorroundings. Afterwards its inevitable to keep noticing how much better it looks (each time you pass by).

3 - Typical portuguese homemade sponge cake eaten in a picnic + J's favorite expresso coffee. 

3 - A finished pair of mittens made to offer a friend!

4 - The first dim sum I ate in Portugal. Delicious.

5 - The best feet-hug I ever got from Toffee.

Somewhere only we know II

Today I remembered this place I used to go, a long long time ago. Up north, hot summers, harvest time now. 

 * The photos were taken by J and me (a while ago) in one of our last visits.