Show and Tell Friday

The days have been so dark and rainy that I couldn't take a proper picture of my Christmas tree. Even so, here it is so you can see it.



I'm wating for a sunny day to take better photographs and show you better.

For Kelli's Show and Tell Friday.

Sky Watch

Rainy days and stormy skies.

For Sky Watch.

Making soup & etc

Here, in our house, we do eat a lot of soup.
So, here I am, again, heading to the kitchen to make more.

What should I put on the soup today?

Spinach or watercrass? Or maybe brocolli.

About cooking, just look to the amazing roasted pork my husband made. It's wonderful, isn't it?

And about the apple crunble I posted previousely, you can see it was much apreciated.

Apple crumble

Since the begining of Autumn we have been eating apple crumble every week.

Other years I used to make around two only, one of them at Christmas. Now, we can't live without this weekly pleasure.

I must say I always add lots of cream on top of it.

This week's is gone.

Wull, I guess I must wait until next weekend!

December, 8

Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

Aniversary of my Christening.

Click on the images to see better. They have an amazing beauty.

Today's Flowers

For Today's Flowers

Cozido à portuguesa

Boiled the portuguese way.

It's the name of this dish. Remember the feijoada? That is a stew. This is similar but just boiled.

You put in a big pan the vegetables,potatoes, turnips, cabage, onions, carrots and the sausages of all kinds and meat and let it boil all together so the seasoning and flavour of the meats will blend with the vegetables.

When is ready, you take some of the boiling water and with that you make rice. It will end a bit yellowish because of the sausages boiled in that water.

That you may have the remaining water as soup.

Delicious.

Show & Tell Friday

Today, for Kelli's Show and Tell, I will show you some of my bread bags. I think I posted its pictures in my previous blog Mrs L. But I'm not sure. Never mind. Here they go.

They were given to me by my grandmother and mother before I was married for when I would be married and have my house.

This last one it was me who bought and you saw it already when I showed my aprons.

The Simple Woman's Day Book

FOR TODAY
1. December.2008

Outside my window...
Raining cats and dogs. It's freezing and it's raining hail.Praise the Good Lord, we need rain too, not only sunny days.

I am thinking...
That today begins December, such a nice month…

I am thankful for...
We all are at home, all happy doing our Christmas decorations. It’s bank holiday today: we celebrate the end of the Spanish usurpation of the Portuguese throne (1. Dec. 1640). Praise the good Lord!

From the learning rooms...
My little girl – 4 yo – is learning how to set the Christmas Tree

From the kitchen...
I'm going to making apple crumble (again) and cookies.

I am wearing...
My homemaking uniform: navy sweather and trousers and apron (always apron).

I am creating...
Cooking is also a creation, so my cookies and crumble is what I'm creating.

I am going...
To stay ay home, the best place to be.

I am reading...
A book on Fatima.

I am hoping...
To feel good so I can make everything I need and want to.

I am hearing...
The sound of hail on the windows.

Around the house...
The children are talking and laughing and my husband is all happy around the kitchen.I must do some more tidying up in my bedroom while the children and my husband do the Christmas Tree. The same with the kitchen - continuous cooking make continuous tidying.A load of laundry or more. The problem is I can't put them on the line, only in the drying machine.

One of my favorite things...
Staying at Home.

A few plans for the rest of the week:
Finishing my Christmas lists. Make some Christmas shopping. Wrap some presents.
Do more tidy up.

Here is picture thought I am sharing...




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Today's Flowers

For Today's Flowers .