a new garden with raised garden beds

Povestea mea incepe de la un teren plin de musuroaie de cirtite si o stiva de lemne - reciclate - taiate la dimensiune. Ei bine, vreau -nu vreau ,mai nou Goldie trebuie sa apara in fiecare poza pe care o fac ;) .

My story begins with a garden full of moles hills and some recycled wood, cut on proper dimensions.Well, you know, wanted or not, Goldie must appear in every photo I make. ;)

Deci : se iau 6 scinduri de 2 m si 6 de 1 m si coltarele si putina plasa de sirma, o gramada de cuie si ..la munca !

So, for beggining : you take 6 pieces of wood- 2 m long , and 6 of 1 m long, 4 corners and some wire-mesh, a bunch of nails and...start to work!

Dupa citeva degete lovite cu ciocanul si citeva ore iata cu ce te alegi : ( dupa masa de prinz m-am ales si cu ajutor, dupa cum vedeti ;) )

After some hammerd fingers and a few hours, here are the results : ( as you can see, after lunch I got some help, too ;) )

Am pus carton peste plasa de sirma, apoi fin uscat si de-abia pe urma am inceput sa umplu straturile cu pamint din musuroaie.....

I layered some cardboard on the bottom of the bed, then some decaying dry hay and at last the dirt from moles hills.

Hai sa va prezint anatomia unui musuroi ! Prima poza reprezinta un musuroi normal, chiar dragutz arhitectural, as spune...a doua m-a speriat de-a binelea! puteti sa va imaginati cit de GRASA e cirtita aceea daca a lasat o asa de mare gaura in pamint ?!! Sper sa nu ma intilnesc niciodata cu vreuna , fata in fata...nu sunt fricoasa dar nu cred ca ar fi o intilnire prea placuta...pentru ea ! LOL. ;)

Let me introduce you to the anatomy of a mole hill :

First photo seems to be a normal, quite pretty architectural hill...the second, just fraightened me : you just can't belive how FAT this mole has to be to let such a hole in the earth !!! I hope I'll never met one in person...I'm not a chicken but I don't think it will be a pleasant meeting...for her ! LOL.;)

Masa de prinz a fost...primavaratica ! salata mixta , dovlecei grill-uiti, peste si piine cracker. Sanatoasa si indestulatoare.

Apoi am continuat munca pentru ca vremea permitea...Cam 8 grade Celsius. Nu e usor sa bati atitea cuie...poate ca nu pare mare lucru , din poze, dar va asigura ca spatele meu a spus cu totul altceva seara in casa...

The lunch was...spring-ish ! mixed salad, greated zuchinni, white fish and cracker bread. Healthy and fullfilling.

Then we go out, continuing the work, because the weather was good. About 8 degrees - Celsius..

Let me tell you that it's not easy to hammer so many nails...it doesn't seem pretty much from the photos, but my back was telling something different at the end of the day.

Deci la sfirsitul zilei de munca, viitoarea mea gradina ( dati-mi voie sa o numesc astfel ) arata cam asa...In total vor fi 8 straturi , asezate simetric ,in patrat. Inca mai necesita foarte multa munca, multe roabe de pamint descarcate , multe lopeti de ridicat, multa durere de spate...ei bine, facem acest lucru doar acum, o data la inceput. Intrebati-ma mai bine: cine va sta in gradina asta mirosind florile sau sorbind dintr-o cafea sau ceai cu gheata in vara fierbinte ce vine? ei bine, stiti raspunsul : cine merita ! ;)

So, at the end of the day , the future garden ( let me named it so) looked like this...There it will be 8 garden beds, set simetrically in a square....I mean, this requires a lot more of wheelbarrows of dirt to be let in...a lot of shoveling, a lot of back pain...well, we'll do this just once: now. Ask me, who will sit near by,smelling flowers or sipping coffee or iced-tea in the next hot summer? well...you know the answer! who deserves it ! ;)

In primul strat, gata umplut, am si rasadit citeva rinduri de spanac, ridichi si ceapa rosie.E clar ca ma maninca degetele, nu ? abia astept sa se incalzeasca putin vremea...

In the first bed I already seeded some spinach, radishes and red onion. My fingers are itching, it's obviously...I'm anxious for warmer days...

In casa , paharele cu viitoarele rasaduri stau bine mersi, la caldurica...le verific zi de zi sa vad care rasare mai grabit!Deocamdata nici unul, inca este prea repede...au fost puse doar acum citeva zile...

Inside home, the seedlings pots are doing well, at warm...I check them day by day to see which raise first in hurry...untill now : none. It is too quick , yet.They have been put in just a few days ago...

Miine e o alta zi...nu ?

Tomorrow is another day, no ?

seeds, a lot of seeds

Am fost rasfatata...cu o multime de pliculetze de seminte. Smaranda, mi-a implinit dorinta de a semana anul acesta o varietate cit mai mare de salate...salata de iarna, salata de vara, salata frou-frou...ce mai, am fost o rasfatata...;)

I was spoiled, oh, so spoiled! Smaranda hear my wish to seed all sorts of salads in my future raised gardening beds and send me a lot of salads seeds. Winter salads, summer salad, frou-frou salads...what should I say more : I was spoiled !;)


Si pentru ca anii trecuti visam doar dovleci peste dovleci, am adunat din rezerva de seminte toate pliculetzele ce mi le-a trimis tot ea...in fine, ce a mai ramas...aromatice si dovleci. Anul acesta voi avea un colt de gradina fermecat...

And because last year I was dreaming all the time just pumpkins, I gathered here the reamining seeds that were send by her also...aromatic plants and pumpkins. This year I will have a magic corner in my garden .



Asteptati putin si am sa vi-l arat! ;)
Wait a little and I'll show you ! ;)

Yesterday and...today

Ieri , un inceput de plan :

Yesterday, the start of a new plan :


o brosa -floare din panglica semitransparenta. O perluta rozalie ascunsa in mijloc. Vise multe..planuri mari. Am folosit un ac vechi...singurul pe care il aveam la dispozitie.

A flower-brooch made of semi-transparent ribbon. A pinkish pearl hidden inside. Big dreams, bigger plans. I used an old metal pin, the only one I had around...



Azi am continuat cu planurile...visele ramin aceleasi. O brosa identica dar de data asta verde...cu o perla verde pal.

Today I continued with the plans...the dreams remains the same. A sister flower-brooch, this time a green one with a pale green pearl.


Apoi s-au nascut pe rind altele si ...altele...din ce in ce mai "diferite".
Cea maro-aurie are o margea de portelan...am pastrat-o ani de zile in cutia cu margele si nu m-am hotarit sa o folosesc pina azi... brosa portocalie are o margea de sticla albastra cu un inel auriu...seamana cu Jupiter.

Then , one after another were born several...the more I made, the more different they look.
The golden-brown one has a porcelain bead inside...I was saving this bead for years and just today I was determined to use it...the orange brooch has a deep-blue glass bead with a golden ring around...seems like Jupiter.



Apoi am schimbat...atitudinea. Ha-ha. Cele albastre in patratzele au margelutze de lemn, portocalii.
Si in final dar nu cel din urma Setul Zdrentaros. O brosa imensa pentru geanta, o brosa simpla si o agrafa pentru par-floare. Toate piesele au nasturi vintage . Primavaratic, nu-i asa ?

Then I change the...attitude. LOL . Blue with orange wood beads and last but not the least The raggedy set . A huge brooch for purse, a simple smaller brooch and a pin-hair flower.
The set has vintage buttons. Spring-ish, ha ?


Si cina : Pasta Primavera care incepe de la zero cu legume proaspete sau congelate : ciupercute ( yep!), ceapa rosie, ardei gras rosu, dovleac, fasole verde, broccoli, usturoi. Vin alb, sos de soia, busuioc, chilli.
Si cam asa arata in farfurie, ninsa cu parmezan, inainte de a disparea ca prin farmec, ha-ha...

And the dinner : Pasta Primavera made from scraps ( fresh and freezed vegetables) : mushrooms, red onion, red pepper, squash, beans, broccoli, garlic. Of course some white wine, soya sauce, basilicum and chilli pepper. And a last photo, "snowed" with parmiggiano, before disparition...LOL.

Miine e o alta zi...alte planuri...aceleasi vise. ;)

Tomorrow is another day...other plans...same dreams. ;)

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I've done it again

Cadoul pentru Mircea a fost finalizat azi...si oferit tot azi. Cu foarte mare intirziere, ziua lui a fost totusi la finele lui februarie...rusine mie!

Culori masculine ( apreciate pe deplin de el ) , fiecare patratzel cu povestea lui...amintiri din anii trecuti. Spatele alb, shifon. Vatelina de grosime 180 ! pfuuu...numai bratele mele stiu cit de greu se quiltuieste asa ceva. Daca va uitati cu atentie la spate, vedeti pe mijloc o "ramura " a la Patsy Thompson...dupa prima mi-am dat seama ca nu se potriveste acest model de quilting pentru un quilt mare. Asa ca am trecut la un stippling nici prea mare nici prea marunt ( cum "prost" imi sta mie in obicei sa fac micro-stippling pe orice)

Culmea : este tare ca o tabla...sper ca dupa prima spalare sa se inmoaie...toate quilturile mele de pina acum au finet ( flanel) pe spate si sunt moi, pufoase si foarte comfortabile....acesta este tare ca o tabla. Inca...;)

Mirceas' gift was finished today...and offered today , too. With such a great delay, still his birthday was at the end of february...shame on me!

Manlike colours ( fully apreciated by him ) , each square with its own story...memories from the past years. Back on white musslin . Batting thick as 180!...pfuuu only my arms know how hard is to quilt something like this. If you look carefully at the quilting on the bacl you'll notice at the middle a Patsy Thompson like "branch"...after finishing the first along the quilt I realized that it is not appropriated to a big quilt so I start some stippling...not too big-not too small ( small, as I have a bad habitude to make micro-stippling on everything).

Surprisingly it is hard as a piece of metal...I do hope that after first wash it will become soft ...all my other quilts have flannel ( white) on the back , that makes them soft and puffy and comfortable. This is piece of metal...still ! ;)



Apoi am meritat o plimbare prin gradina , sa miros primavara care sta sa apara...primele floricele salbatice ( nu le stiu denumirea ) si primele tije de narcise...

Then I worthed a garden walk to smell the spring that still is hidding on the corner...the first wild tiny flowers and the first daffodils leaves.





Puteti crede ce au facut cirtitzele pe gazonul nostru ???! cita munca ne asteapta...
Cine stie cum se poate scapa de ele ??

Can you believe what all those damn moles done on our grass ?? how much work waits us...
Who knows what should we do to get rid of them ???






Ca si incheiere am descoperit ca , in cazul meu, cel mai bun medicament care ma scoate din depresie este....gatitul sau coptul piinii! Acesta este rezultatul unei "sedinte" cam lungi . LOL. Intotdeauna incerc metode noi, cit mai rapide si mai simple...in acest caz am "prelucrat" reteta de la Piine Neframintata ( No-Knead bread). Simplu , rapid si foarte gustoasa.


As a closing to this post I must say that I discover the best medicine that get me out of depression sessions : cooking or making bread. This is the result of a some long-kind "session". LOL . I always make new (as simple and quickly as can be ) experiments on old bread making recipes ...here is a personal "adnotation" at No-Knead Bread recipe. Simple, quick and Yummy....






Care este "medicamentul" vostru ?
What's yours medicine for getting out and smile again ?

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I've got mail today ;))

Am primit posta azi....da! un plic care poate intra chiar acum in Cartea Recordurilor : a fost trimis LUNI si l-am primit azi MARTI. Da, in aceeasi saptamina !! ha-ha! nu pot sa cred...si vine de la distanta. Buun...acum, sa va arat si minunea ( minunile din interior), care aduc aer nu de primavara ci de vara torida, caldura si flori. Exact de ce duceam dorul...in frigul de aici, ATC-ul Elei si-a atins scopul : m-a inveselit si m-a facut sa visez la vara ce urmeaza!

I've got mail today...yep! an envelope that can enter right now in the Records Book : was sent Monday and I received it today: Tuesday!!! yes, the same week ! LOL. I just can't believe it! and it comes from some distance...Well, now I must show you the wonderful things form the inside, they all bring not a spring air but a hot summer air with flowers. Exactly what I was missing here , in the cold still winter. The ATC from Ela hit the target : makes me smile and dream forward.


Linga Atc, in plic mai erau si 2 bucati de pinza vopsite manual de Ela cu Ideea Stofa. Minunate! Multumesc !
Beside the ATC there were 2 hand-dyied pieces of fabric, made by Ela with Ideea Stofa colors. They are wonderfull. Thanks.!

Si acum pentru ca mi-a placut cum a asezat margelutzele, i-am facut o poza din profil.
And because I love the way she put the beads along the ATC I made a slice photo.





Ela, ce fel de vatelina folosesti in interior ?? este extrem de subtire si de fina...hai ca sunt tare curioasa!
Ela, what kind of batting do you use inside the ATC ? it's extremely thin. I'm quite curiouse...

a looong day

Azi a fost o zi lunga...lunga si plina de invataminte...despre mine si despre "prietenele" din jur...si uite ca, in timp de citeva ore de cusut plina de concentratie , am terminat un alt... portfard. Bucatica centrala, cea in carouri , am primit-o in cadrul unui schimb facut intre peticele, mai anii trecuti. Cine o recunoaste, oare ?? Daniela ??mi-a placut atit de mult incit am pornit de la ea, si am tot adaugat in jurul ei alte si alte bucatele de material, dar nici un pic de albastru pentru ca nu prea am albastru in rezerve...apoi am trecut la quiltuit si ...nu m-am mai putut opri.ha-ha!
La final mi-am dat seama ca va iesi o piesa mult prea pretentioasa pentru un simplu portfard!! I-am atasat un fermoar asortat si i-am pus aceeasi captuseala de tnt. Iar dimensiunile finale nici nu sunt chiar atit de mari : 27cm x 17cm ( inaltime) x 8cm ( baza). Se poate ascunde aproape orice in el, nu e obligatorie destinatia de portfard.;))

Today was a long day...a long and somehow a sad day in which I learned a lot about myself, about "friends", about how real life can give some slaps....and after a few hours of intense sewing I finished another piece. Shall I name it also a make-up bag ??
The central patch, the plaid one, I received it two years ago in a fabric swatch made between my group friends. Who recognise it ? Maybe Daniela ?? I liked it so much that i started from there, adding more and more pieces around ...but nothing blue...because I don't have much blue in my stash ( bad thing! must make something on this way!;)) ....then I pass on to the quilting and I just can't stop. LOL.
At the end I realized that it will be too "fancy" for a simple make-up bag. I put on an assorted zipper - green- and the white tnt lining. It's not so big: 27cm x 17 cm ( height) x 8cm ( bottom) . You can hide almost anything in it, it's not necessarily to be a make-up bag, you know. ;))

Pe viitor trebuie sa cos niste modele mult mai simple, mai accesibile, mai rapide. Nu e justificat ( in pret) timpul si munca depusa pina la finalizare. Ramine de vazut...Aveti niste sugestii stralucite??

For the future I must sew some simple models, more accesible, more quickly.

It's not justified ( in price) the time and work made untill finish. Still on the search.... Do you have some brilliant ideeas in this direction ?

a new bunch of ...things

Noi portfarduri , din materiale de bumbac - cu sau fara bentite, snururi decorative-, matlasate, cu fermoar si captuseala ( majoritatea cu tnt alb ) .

Sunt expuse aici : http://tiktakro.breslo.ro/

New make-up bags, made in cotton fabrics, with or without embellishments, all have zippers and lining ( most of them white tnt).

In curind alte noutati...

Soon ...some news.

this time some makeup... minibags

4 mini-porfarduri pe ziua de azi...2 maro si 2 verzi .

4 mini makeup bags for today. 2 brown and 2 green.



Din catifea, verde cu auriu, si maro cu ariu, cu fermoar, fundul cartonat. Interior necaptusit de culoare neagra. Snur negru la un capat al fermoarului.
Dimensiuni : 16,5cm x 9cm.
Suficient de incapator pentru toate micile secrete feminine. ;))

Made of velvet, green or brown with gold accents, with zipper, cardboarded bottom. Inside black. A black cord at one side.
Dimensions : 16,5cm x 9 cm.
Big enough to hide all those small feminine secrets.

le gasiti aici : http://tiktakro.breslo.ro/

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another one

Inca una....mov...cu margelutze si paiete si fire si fibre feltate...si restul le stiti voi. ;))
ahh...acest mov care creeaza dependenta...

Another one....purple...with beads and confetti and threads and felted fibers....and the rest you know. ;))
ahh..this addictive purple...



Dar, deja am decis ca -pentru acest an- culoarea mea favorita va fi MARO-ul. Cu toata paleta de nuante : ruginiu, ciocolata, pamintiu, cafea-neagra, coaja de copac...evident ca suprematia o detine , bineinteles, ciocolata cu lapte. Nuanta, nu produsul ! bineee...poate fi chiar si produsul ;))...
Poate ca astfel voi uita cu desavirsire de toate aceste "mov-uri" .
Trebuie sa ma gindesc la niste combinatii de culori cum ar fi : maro-roz pal, sau maro-albastru deschis, sau maro-....cine imi mai da niste idei "colorate" ?? si va rog , puteti exclude mov-ul din sugestii ;))

I love purple but I already decide that my favorite colour - on this year - will be BROWN. With all the palette : rust, chocolate, mud, black-coffee, earth, bark...but above all of them is of course : milk chocolate . The colour not the product! ;))
This must make me forget about all this purples...
I must think at some colour combinations like brown and pale pink, or brown and pale blue, or brown and ....? who gives me some more ideeas, please ?? and yes, you can exclude purple out of the sugestions, please! ;)

last small creations

O bratara, punch-uita, embellish-ata cu fibre si fire, si montata pe fetru. Are interiorul plasticizat deci isi mentine forma semi-rotunda...pentru orice eventualitate am asigurat-o cu un nasturel metalic si o bucla de elastic rotund, burgund.
Se numeste "Crazy Spring"... pentru ca mi-e dor de o primavara plina de culori si arome....mi-e dor de flori si de ciripit de pasarele...mi-e dor de pamintul reavan cu atita potential pentru gradinarit.

A bracelet, punched and embellished with fibers and threads and set on felt. Inside has a plastic piece that help for keeping its round-ish form...in any case I set a button with an burgundy elastic loop.
Name ? Crazy Spring. ...because I miss a colourfull and smelling spring...I miss flowers and singing birds...I miss the fresh earth with such a great potential for gardening.



inchisa, pe mina mea ;)

On my hand, closed ;))



si pentru ca era tare singurica i-am facut un medalion.Mare. Interior cartonat. Pe acelasi snur de elastic burgund. Deci poti trage cit vrei de el ;))
( poze fata-spate ).

And because it was sooo lonely I made a companion : a pendant. Big. Cardboard piece inside. On the same burgund round-ish elastic. This means that you can strech it as much as you like. ;))
( face and back pictures)

Am citeva idei care tot zboara in jurul capului meu...trebuie sa le pun in practica. Trebuie. Asa ca stati cu un ochi aici sau pe breslo.

I have a few ideeas that are still flying around my head. I must put them on practice. It's a must.