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Hayride at Cades Cove
I've had a most enjoyabe day, last saturday. Invited by my sister-in-law and familly (J's sister), I went to Cades Cove for a hayride. For those of you who don't know, Cades Cove is an area in the...
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F.R.I.E.N.D.S Swap - the gifts I've sent
Now that my friend Veena got the package I've sent, I can tell you about my gifts to her for the F.R.I.E.N.D.S Swap. Agora que a minha amiga Veena já recebeu a encomenda que mandei, posso-vos dizer...
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Portuguese Green Soup aka Caldo Verde
My Portuguese Green Soup was always one of my husband's favourites. O meu caldo verde era um dos pratos favoritos do meu marido.Even if I cannot make a exact and true reproduction of the Portuguese...
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Back for business
First of all I want to apologize to all for the long absence and silence. I'm back and hopefully on a more constant pace, now that I finally have a new laptop and got it up and running smootly. Antes...
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Quilter's Craft Fair
As I've told you about, yesterday was the Quilter's Craft Fair at my local Senior Center.Como vos tinha dito, ontem foi a Venda de Artesanato dos Quiltersdo Centro de Idosos da minha comunidade.I think...
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Anatomy of a Crafters Fair
It's already December... I've been quite busy lately, with several things happening at the same time, thus the lack of blog posting. Já estamos em Dezembro... tenho estado bastante ocupada e com...
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Tunisian Crochet Hobbes
When I asked my son what would my grandson like for Christmas, he told me the little one is an enthusiastic fan of Calvin & Hobbes comics, and that he would love a big stuffed Hobbes. Quando...
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On the 11th day of Christmas...
With Christmas less than two weeks away, I've been rushing to get things ready to go (to the other side of the world). Com o Natal a menos de duas semanas de distância, tenho estado a apressar-me para...
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For J
For J, my husband.Today would have been his birthday. Also today is the 16th month anniversary of his death.I love you, and I always will.
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Felt Angry Birds
As we rapidly approach Christmas Eve so do I try to rush and finish my last handmade gifts. À medida que nos aproximamos da noite de Natal, também eu tento despachar-me e acabar os meus últimos...
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This Christmas Morning
This Christmas morning I got up at five, just like every other morning, fixed my coffee pot, fed the cat, checked my email. Just like every other morning.This Christmas morning when I opened up my...
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The rainbow of friendship
Yesterday I had a wonderful surprise, the mail man brought me an unexpected gift from a dear friend. Ontem tive uma óptima surpresa,o carteiro trouxe-me um presente inesperado duma querida amiga.It...
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The begining of a new year
I hope everyone had a nice new year begining. I certainly did. And on January the 2nd we had the first snow of this Winter (it's already all gone now, but it was nice).Espero que todos vós tenham tido...
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A cat in a bag...?
A cat in a bag...? No, not really... What I'm sharing with you today is a little bit of my (pictorial) story with my cat... Most of all, it's about my tribute to my little fury friend, who (literally)...
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How to make fresh cheese
It has been almost a month since my last blog post. New year, new resolutions, new beginnings... and at the same time that I'm try to find good solutions for lots of concerns in my life right now, some...
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Cats and UFO's
On my last blog post I had told you I had been working on some projects, and showed you a pic of Pooh-Pooh, my cat. And I promised to come back to it, remember? No último post no meu blog disse-vos que...
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Lined Tunisian crochet backpack
Time lately has just not been enough, so I haven't been able to do much craft wise, but I wanted to show you my very last project I worked on.Ultimamente o tempo não tem chegado para tudo, por isso não...
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Farewell for now
Since this blog last post, time has been gone by and I'm nearly on level zero for the countdown... Desde o último posting neste blog,o tempo tem passado e estou quase no nível zero da contagem...
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Country Mouse
After twelve long years, I'm finally back in my home country. Depois de doze longos anos, estou de volta ao meus país natal.A little over two weeks ago I took off from Knoxville and landed in Lisbon....
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Lisbon menina e moça
Last weekend I finally went to Lisbon. Finalmente fui a Lisboa no fim-de-semana passado.My daughter-in-law had an invitation to visit the "Festival do Peixe"at Palácio da Galé (and now I know the...
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Medieval Fair
Between getting settle, be with family and walking down memory lane, days have been going fast.Entre assentar arraiais, estar com a família e reviver memórias antigas,os dias têm passado depressa.But...
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Medieval Fair - part II
It was a gorgeous day, weather related, for the last day of the Medieval Fair "The Princess Dowry".Estava um dia muito bonito, no último dia da Feira Medieval "O Dote da Princesa".We did go back last...
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Olivais Sul, travelling back in time
Last Friday my sister came by and invited me to go with her and her husband for a weekend in Lisbon.Na passada sexta-feira a minha irmã convidou-me para ir com ela e o marido passar um fim-de-semana a...
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Back to sewing!
In two days it will be two months that I've been in Portugal. Em dois dias faz dois meses que cheguei a Portugal.It has been a sweet and busy journey and I've been loving being surrounded by my family....
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Playing with Trapilho (T-Shirt Yarn) - Floral Arrangements
Here in Portugal one can find trapilho skeins very easily, and lots and lots of it! Aqui em Portugal consegue-se encontrar trapilho muito facilmente, e montes dele!(in the US I used to call it T-Shirt...
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