Forget-me-not/ Pomnenka

Po dlouhe dobe jsem si udelala kvetinkovou panenku.

Made in Ernest

Our sewing group had a premiere during the jubilee celebrations. We meet once a week and while we talk we sew :-) Unfortunately I din't manage to take better photos (and Daniel forgot to bring his camera)... hopefully next time!





Nase sici skupina mela pri oslavach jubilea premieru. Schazime se jednou za tyden a pri svitoreni sijeme a tak uz bylo zacatkem cervna co prodavat. Bohuzel se mi nepovedlo moc fotit, nebylo totiz kdy a i pres moje mnohe pripominani si muz zapomnel fotak doma. Ale zase misto fotaku privedl psa a tak musel hned domu, protoze Hazel tam zlobila. Takze pouceni pro priste? Prinesu si svuj fotak a prijdeme tam hodne s predstihem, abych si to stacila nacancat a vyfotit :-D

Getting ready for the Jubilee/ Pripravy na oslavu

Ceka nas dlouhy vikend. Mame volno i v pondeli a utery, protoze kralovna Alzbeta II. slavi 60 let kralovani. Po obede bude oslava ve skole a zitra bude vesnice poradat dobrocinnou oslavu u kostela a vecer v kulturnim dome. Takze vsichni peceme a zdobime co muzeme :-)Hlavne, at neprsi!!!!

Planter made from a wooden pallet/ Zahradni ohradka vyrobena z drevene palety

We were very fortunate recently and got a bit of land at the end of our garden from our lovely neighbors. There was a bit of a problem with keeping the dog from running all over the veggies so I decided to take action. We managed to find a couple of disused wooden pallets and I made a planter (had to be quite high to discourage Hazel). It only took me a couple of hours and I am very happy with the result :-) So I'll slowly work to make the whole vegetable patch dog-proof.

Nedavno se nam podarilo zvetsit nasi zahradu. Hodni sousede nam prodali kus jejich zahrady a tak mame ted misto na zeleninu! Jen byl problem s Hazel, protoze po tom vsem behala a uslapala to. Nasli jsme par pohozenych palet a za par hodin jsem vyrobila to, co jsem potrebovala a ziskala obdiv i vsech sousedu :-D Takze mam postarano o dalsi projekt, protoze zahrada je celkem velka. A je tam i par stromku, coz jsem vypozorovala minuly rok, jsou svestky!!!

Prsi, prsi jen se leje/ It's raining.....

Zacatkem dubna byl vyhlasen zakaz zalevani zahrad a myti aut hadicemi. Ve vetsine jizni Anglie byl vyhlasen stav sucha. A co se stalo o Velikonocich? Zacalo prset! Prsi uz temer nepretrzite (vcera 'nahodou' skoro cely den neprselo a svitilo dokonce i slunicko. Uz zacinam trpet serosleposti :-D) asi 2-3 tydny. Za domem mame reku a ta uz je u sousedu v pulce jejich zahrady. K nam by se dle map nemela dostat ani voda tisicileta, takze jsem zatim klidna.. Do skolky jsem se vcera rano dostala tak tak, projela jsem to zatopenou silnici vcelku v pohode. Ale odpoledne uz jsem si nabrala vodu do auta a zpet jsem jela uz oklikou. Dnes rano uz je to neprujezdne, takze jezdime vsichni oklikou, kde je voda zatim 'jen' pod mostem. A v noci zacalo opet prseeeet. Ve zpravach rikali, ze bohuzel ani takove mnozstvi vody nestaci!!!! a zakaz pouzivani hadic bude pokracovat. Dnes rano jsem se vydala na pruzkumnou cestu k rece, ale moc daleko jsem se nedostala....

Deka ze zbytku/ Leftover blanket

Na rozdil od deky nekonecne byla tato vcelku rychla. Hackovala jsem ji asi 2 mesice po vecerech u televize. Je to velmi jednoduche - ctverecek babicka porad dokola. Deku si prala Eliska do pokoje, tak ted me jeste ceka jedna pro Alfieho ;-)

This blanket was quick to make (not like the never ending blanket). It took me about 2 months while watching TV in the evenings. I made it for Eliska, for her bedroom. Now onto the next one for Alfie ;-)

Konecne jaro/ Finally spring

Cim jsem starsi, tim se kazdy rok tesim vic na jaro. Leden a unor jsou pro mne utrpenim, ale s breznem jakoby do mne vstoupila nova energie. Zacala jsem pripravovat zahradku, sit, psat eseje do skoly a odlepovat tapety v jidelne. Uz posledni mistnost s tapetama. Bohuzel to jde tezko, pulka mistnosti ma tapety nalepene primo na zed, bez spodniho papiru. Do toho deti trosku marodi - nic vazneho, nastesti. Takze: Jaro, vitej :-)

As I get older I seem to look forward to spring with more intensity. I hate January and February but feel full of energy in March. I have started preparing the garden, seeds, more sewing, studying and stripping the last room in the house with hideous wallpaper. Unfortunately, there is no lining paper in half of the room so it is very hard to get off.
So: Spring welcome :-)

Domaci cerealie/ Homemade cereal

Dlouho jsem se chystala na domaci cerealie. Navod jsem zahledla na jednom z mych oblibenych blogu - Home Baked. Delam uz od Vanoc davku kazdy tyden az tyden a pul. Jen jsem recept trosku obmenila, aby to nebylo drazsi, nez z obchodu ;-)
Takze:
- 1/2 hrnicku jemneho arasidoveho masla
- 1/2 hrnicku medu
- 4 lzice jemneho hnedeho cukru
- 1 -2 lzice vanilkove esence (v Cechach se muze misto hnedeho cukru a vanilky dat 2-3 pytliky vanilkoveho cukru. Ten se tu da sehnat jen v polskych obchodech).
- spetku soli
- 6 hrnicku ovesnych vlocek
- hrnicek nasekanych orisku (ja pouzivam 1/2 neloupanych mandli a 1/2 liskovych)
- 1/2 hrnicku nasekaneho kokosu
- nasekana horka cokolada a rozinky dle chuti(nemusi byt)

Arasidove maslo, med a cukr smichame ve velke mise. Postupne pridame ostatni prisady (krome cokolady a rozinek)a dobre promichame (nejlepe rukama). Peceme do mirne zlatova v mirne troube. Ja to davam na dva velke plechy. Casto promichavame, aby se to nespalilo. Po vychladnuti pridame cokoladu a rozinky. Je to mnamka, ktera u nas dlouho nevydrzi :-)

I have been meaning to make homemade granola from the Home Baked blog for ages. It just looked so tasty! I tried it for the first time after Christmas and have been making it nearly every week since. I have tweaked the recipe a little. Firstly, I make it from a double dose and secondly I have replaced the cherries with raisins and add 1/2 cup of desiccated coconut. Excellent breakfast that doesn't last long in our house :-)

Obaly na skicaky/ Sketchbook covers

Jelikoz ted bydlime na vesnici (bez obchodu) a ja nejsem moc dobry planovac, casto se mi stane, ze potrebujeme narozeninovy darek na posledni chvili... a tak musim vyrabet darecky kolikrat par hodin pred oslavou ;-) Tentokrat se nam jich seslo vice a tak jsem pouzila stejny napad jako na obal na foto album. Jen jsem tam udelala jeste pouzdro na tuzky. Vse jsem podlozila nazehlovacim vlizelinem a pouzila jsem ruzne zbytky latek a masli. Tak doufam, ze sklidi uspech :-)

As we live in a village now (so one needs to plan ahead when in town/ shop) and I'm not a very organised person, it often happens that I have to make a last minute gift a few hours before a party.. These covers are easy to make - I used the same idea as for the photo album cover - and quick. I ironed interfacing on the back of all the fabric and used ribbons I had at home. Hopefully the children will like them ;-)

Kdyz je segra ve skole/ When his sister is at school..

.. chodime kazde rano s Alfikem na prochazku k rece :-)
.. me and Alfie go for a walk :-)

Nekonecna deka konecne dokoncena/ Neverending blanket finally finished

Deku jsem zacala hackovat uz minuly rok a teprve pred par tydny byla dokoncena. Uhackovala jsem 336 ctverecku! Akorat se ted hodi, protoze je tu konecne letos zima a snih!
Pocitac by uz mel fungovat, tak snad jeste chvili vydrzi...

I started this blanket last year and have finally finished it a couple of weeks ago. It is made out of 336 squares. The timing is excellent as winter has finally arrived this year.

Vanoce II/ Christmas take 2

Bohuzel se nam porouchal pocitac, tak fotky pridavam az ted.
We had problems with our computer, so photos are a bit late.

Vanoce/ Christmas

Cas pred Vanoci u nas byl letos velmi plny a tak nebyl cas na blog. Doufam, ze jste si uzili klidne a pohodove Vanoce a preji vsem ctenarkam a ctenarum stastny novy rok :-)

The weeks before Christmas have been very busy this year so I didn't have time for the blog. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and I wish you all a Happy New Year :-)

Pokorila jsem strach/ I conquered my fear..

Mela jsem strasny strach z rizeni auta. Jenze zivot na vesnici s detmi uz neni skoro mozny bez auta. Autobusy drahe a nespolehlive (nekolikrat uz jsem prisla k doktorovi o pul hodiny a dele pozde...) a nejezdi kam potrebujeme. To, ze budu muset na vesnici ridit jsem vedela, nez jsme se stehovali. Uz nekolik let jsem to odkladala a v Londyne jsem na to proste nemela odvahu. Hned par dni po prestehovani jsem sla na mistni charitativni veceri a sedla jsem si vedle istruktorky :-) A po trech mesicich mam DOKONCE uz i svoje auto a kamaradku :-)
Mame ted pred sebou velmi perny mesic, kalendar je zaplnen detskymi predstavenimi a zpivanim koled. Zitra je ve skole vanocni bazar a deti maji donest buchty a dorty na prodej. Musela jsem se hodne vybicovat, konkurence je velika. Bohuzel minule moje mufinky nikdo nechtel neb byly bez ozdob :-DDDD

..Of driving and I am now even driving my own car :-)
A very busy time of the year has started. Our diary is full of nativity performances, carol singing and visits. There is going to be a Christmas fair at Eliska's school tomorrow and we were asked to make cakes for sale. Competition is VERY stiff so I had to try harder this time (only because last time I made very plain cup cakes and nobody wanted to buy them) :-)