weekend

a picnic in the park





resting by the pool and admiring my red sandals



favorite summer foods: lots of salad and gazpacho



and we had to try this summer pasta recipe (with a sprinkle of parmiggiano on top). The verdict: it's delicious, so if you like tomato, basil and garlic just try it.

summer top

I know I'm a bit late with this - summer clothes sewing, that is - but now that I've started it's impossible to stop. So I started with this summer top pattern (from this book) and it's so easy it only took me about one hour to make it. Cute, right ? I now have a pile of fabrics I want to make this top with, so watch this space for some more of these soon.

And Mariko made the dress version recently. It looks so cute that I think I want one of those too.

Finally, I received new japanese crafts books yesterday so I'll try and post some photos tomorrow. They're wonderful, as usual.

dawawa

It arrived ...



and it's so adorable I couldn't stop hugging it



handmade by Ping, whose softies I've admired for such a long time, and now I finally have my own

Thanks to everyone who left me suggestions here or sent me an e-mail about Turkey, I really, really appreciate it. We are going in September for a couple of weeks and we're feeling very excited about it

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custom bags with one of my favorite fabric combinations (the middle one without a name is for myself)

this weekend I'm finally trying that serger (yes, I bought it), maybe do some clothes sewing if I have the time, lunch at one of my favorite restaurants and places in Portugal, roller skating, biking, maybe a picnic or a stop at the beach ... *sigh * why do weekends always seem so short ? especially summer weekends, they seem to fly by you in a flash, don't they ? so have a great one and enjoy yourself :)

vacation planning

after a lot of plan changing, I think we're finally going. Tickets have been bought, hotel reservations made, we have travel guides in three different languages and I'm feeling really excited about this trip.

so ... anyone from Turkey out there ?
(I know there are a few, so please don't be shy and give me your recommendations :)

so far the itinerary includes Istanbul, Cappadocia, Cirali/Olimpos, Myra, Oludeniz, Pamukkale and Ephesus ...