To England here we go

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So we went to England. After much wait and antecipation, we went, all happy. Each day there I would think "we are in England" to convince myself that I was not dreaming. If I could I would go there often. Maybe one day I will have there a tiny house, an apartement, and I will go as I want.

The above picture was taken in Lisbon's airport, a way of being in England before arriving there.

At my sister in law home.

Going shopping.
My oldest girl with the little one.

It's such a beautiful place

with beautiful houses.

See you tomorow.

Madeira Island book

I've been away of computer land not because my computer was not well but because we went to England!

It's such a happiness to us to go there but now we don't go as often as we would like because we are so many, it's expensive and we haven't the nerve to go to my sister in law all the time. We can't present there and say "we are all here".

I have some pictures to show but maybe not today. I have so many things to do as you can imagine.

I just popped up to say my husband is having a book to sell on Amazon.

The Gardens of Madeira (Hardcover) by Gerald Luckhurst (Author)
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As the title says is on Madeira Island gardens.

From the site:

Product Description

Attracting over a million visitors each year, the island gardens of Madeira are unique. For centuries Madeira was at the crossroads of the world - half-way between the tropics and the old continent. The islanders were poised to receive plants from far-flung empires and accommodate ideas from both north and south. In such a climate, growth is phenomenal and streets and squares are filled with magnificent trees (jacarandas, flame-trees and rosewoods) let alone the oozing dragon trees. Some thirty gardens in and around the capital, Funchal, and further afield as well as some of the unique native flora and landscape are expertly described. Luckhurst also explores the discovery and development of the island and its earliest gardens, and the role of Portuguese aristocrats and British wine merchants in creating the country estates known as quintas.

About the Author

GERALD LUCKHURST is a landscape architect who has designed and built many gardens on the island. He is an expert plantsman with an unrivalled knowledge of sub-tropical flora. Each year he leads a number of specialist garden tours of the island.

Excerpt here.

I posted about Madeira before. You may see it here.

Panados de frango

...or chicken fillets with bread crumbs.

Just take some chicken breast and cut very thin slices.

Season with salt, garlic and whatever you want as, for instace, some pepper.

Beat an egg and put the slices throught it. Take it out and do the same with bread crumbs.

Fry in oil, nor olive oil but maybe sunflowers or other like that.

That it and let it stand for a little bit on a paper to take the excess of oil.

Have it with rice, salad or chips.

Hmmm...

You may make it with porc or veal.

It's Spring or what?

Spring here is very reluctant. Sometimes looks like it's coming in full force and then there comes the rain again.
Look at that!

Even so, I feel already that nesting instinct I have in the begining of Spring. I feel I want to clean, to tidy up, to do some gardening...

Some days ago I found in the market these nice flowers. Aren't they beautiful?
Well, time to stop dilly dalling in the internet. Back to homemaking.
See you tomorow.

To do

Aren't they beautiful? I have a passion for this plants and have a lot of them. I found those ones for sell and it's a pitty it doesn't show properly the exact colour here.

Now, thinking of homemaking.

I have a lot to do, begining with emptyimg the dishwasher and refill it.

Shine the stove.
If you are thinking on what is that in the middle I say: it's a grill, also in need of a good cleaning.

Empty the washer machine. I'd like to put the clothes on the line but I don't know if I can. It has rained so much. Maybe it's better to dry it in the machine. Mine is both things, washer and dryer.

Clean the microwave. Not much in need but I always give it a good clean every saturday.

Vacuum. Mmmm... Looks like the vacuum machine needs a cleaning itself.

Clean and tidy the cupboars.

Prunning some of my plants.

See the plants behind? They do need some work.

Make some bread?
Well, so many thing to do, these and a lot of others.
It's so good to be at home and do homemaking.

Where is Spring?

Looks like it was Christmas yesterday and we are already heading for Easter.
I like it very much. Looks like all the nature praises Our Lord.
Well, not yet. The Winter has been quite strong. It's always raining and it's cold.
I wouldn't mind if the rain stopped for a while so I can do a bit of gardening and dry my clothes on the line.
I do like Winter and cold but I think I need a bit of sun.
I've been looking in other blogs and many are making the same complaints. Where are the signs of Spring?
Let's be patient and wait a bit more.
Image above: Christmas pudding and custard we had last Christmas.
Here: pictures of past Easter.

Hello there

I am a Snapdragon What Flower Are You?

I'm missing you a bit so I just came here to say hello.

Madeira Island

I'm always talking about Madeira Island and how beautiful it is.

Now I must say they were hit by a catastrophe yesterday. Until now, 38 people died because of heavy rain and mudslides. By what I saw in television this morning, 250 people were missing. It's devastation everywhere. Looks like an impossible thing to happen because that island is a kind of paradise, everybody says so.

You can see my pictures on Madeira Island here and here.

So beautiful and now it's as we can see in the news. (Also here, here ,here and here).

I hope the can fix it soon.

Rain and sun and some plants

I wonder why, these flowers where light pink when I bought the plant, as you can see here.

Now they turned white. Later on, some new ones were born and they are pink. They are so beautiful, a way or another, good to brighten our day.
We are now having sun and rain. I was so pleased to see a lot of sun when I woke up and then a big rain fall down. Now is sun again. I hope it stays because I have plans to do some gardening

and wash a lot of clothes.
Let's see how the day goes.

A bit of pink

Today it's raining a lot. The same yesterday. It's gloomy and cold. I like the rain, as everybody knows, but I must say, I need some sun. As I'm at home today - yeeees! - I planed to do a lot of things. No. I'm doing just some little things. I feel I want to seat and read.

Mum need to rest too, said my 10 yo girl. Yes. I'm tired.

Well, to brighten a bit the day, I thought about posting some pictures of my flowers.

They don't mind the cold. Looks like it's always spring, around here. I'm dreaning with a bit of snow but n0thing happens.

That's ok. Maybe the snow would burn the flowers.
Pretty, aren't they.
See you tomorow, maybe.