Perfect Day

The thermometer shows 19.5 degrees.
The sky is blue the sun is out.
What a way to start the day……. a trip to the garden centre…… perfect for a Saturday
If you know me, I absolutely adore Lavender, have lots, but you never can’t get enough, this one is a bit different from the others but couldn’t resist



And because every year something else is introduced, this year has been the turn of the Magnolia, still young, but give it time and she’ll be a beauty!!!



And at the moment in this garden we also want to grow vegetables, we are starting small and here’s a novelty.
Have you ever heard of Pineberries?
Well let me tell you, that I can’t wait to try them, and they are Strawberries + Pineapple …… love both so the mixture must just be wonderful



And also some tomatoes, still in very early days



What a great day, I could stare at the garden for hours, what a lucky girl I am.






Have a great weekend everybody, and enjoy every single minute

PS. Once again a Huge Thank You to the Best Boyfriend in the World xx

And Sunday night is here…

I am a organised person, well sometimes too organised, some would say. But I like the way I am, I’ll rephrase that, I love the way I am.
By Sunday night, the clothes are washed and ironed, the soup is ready for the lunches, and dinners semi prepared for the week.
In the house front all is ready for the week.
That is all sorted.
Mentally, that’s a bit different.
After a very relaxed weekend, doing the things I really like, Monday comes as a bit of a shock for the system.
Hectic Mondays, at work soon make me forget the weekend
But such is life.
Still….. I am a Very Happy person, I do appreciate every day, the life I have, and the people that make my Life very Special
Have a great week and Be Happy xxx

Love

Love is wanting what we have, not what we can’t have

Life

There are those moments in life, when although not all is well, life is pretty good.
The pieces of the puzzle seem to match perfectly.
Those days that all goes well, and you have a big smile.
Those days that apart from the physical pain that you are going through life seems to flow.
Today was a good day.
Today was a very good day.
I love life
I absolutely love my life

Bed time soon

And this is a sign that the day is nearly over, a nice lemon grass tea, and some homemade biscuits.
And it’s these Special Moments, Special People that I am surrounded by in Life that make it so Special
I am a very Lucky Person. Sure am !!!
Enjoy Life and all those Special Moments

Still here

Sei que tenho andado tao desaparecida, mas primeiro culpo o Facebook , quer dizer  culpada sou eu, mas é mais giro culpar outra coisa.
Entre uma operacao, entre prendas de Natal, entre estar com Amigos, entre estar com pessoas muito Especiais, isto tudo tem contribuido muito para a minha ausencia aqui do blog.
Pois e nao vamos esquecer o trabalhar, fim do ano financeiro, e muitoooo trabalho
Mas hoje passei por aqui para vos desejar uma optima semana e dentro de dias publicarei aqui umas fotos, pois este sabado vou escolher os tecidos para o novo quilt, nova técnica e estou tao excitada
Portanto nao julguem que me esqueci de voces simplesmente ainda nao consigo esticar o meu tempo, precisava muito mais de 24 horas.
Mas a vida é Boa, Muito  Boa mesmo.
Tenham uma optima semana xxx

I know I have been away far too long, but firstly I blame Facebook, well the blame is mine actually but it’s much easier to blame something else.
Between one operation, Christmas Presents, being with friends, being with very Special People, all of this has contributed for me not posting in my blog.
Well and let’s not forget the day job, end of the financial year and lotssssssssssssss of work.
But I am posting today to wish you a great week, and in a few days I will put some photos, because this Saturday I am going to choose the fabrics for a new quilt, new technic and I am so excited
Therefore don’t think that I have forgotten you, I just can’t seem to stretch my time, I needed much more then 24 hours in a day
But Life is Good, Life is very Good indeed
Have  great week xxx

Still here

Só tenho andado um pouco ocupada, com visitas, e muita coisa para fazer, mas nao se preocupem o Patchwork nao ficou para trás, somente algumas das peças feitas nao vos posso mostrar já 

Este fim de semana mostrarei alguns detalhes ;-)

Just a little bit busy at the moment, with visitors, and lots of things to do, but don't worry, Patchwork hasn't been left behind, just I can't show you yet what I have been up to

This weekend I will show you some details ;-)

Personal choices

Eu gostava que me explicassem, porque juro que nao compreendo, porque é que as pessoas ‘normais’ nao conseguem entender que uma pessoa que optou por nao ter filhos, por escolha própria, consegue ser muito Feliz.

Há uns meses atrás, fui escolhida, por uma revista portuguesa para falar no assunto, porque ao longo dos anos, e hoje já com 45 anos, ainda me perguntam o mesmo.

Acreditem que sou muito mas mesmo muito Feliz, se voltasse atrás faria exactamente o mesmo.

Adoro crianças sem duvida, mas diria nao o suficientemente para as ter.

Portanto façam-me um favor, a pergunta já enjoa, e nao, nao tenho inveja de ninguem que tenha filhos, e neste mundo de hoje até pelo contrário, mas esta foi a minha escolha, e tal como eu respeito a vossa, tentem respeitar a minha.

Egoista?

Nem pensar.

I would like to understand, because I promise I don’t, why do ‘normal’ people don’t get it that a person that opted not to have children, by personal choice, can be very happy.

A few months ago, I was chosen, by a Portuguese magazine to write about the subject, because during the years, and today at 45, people still ask me the same.

Believe me I am very very Happy, and if I could turn back time, I would do exactly the same.

Don’t get me wrong, I do love kids, but I could say not enough to have of my own.

So do me a favour, gets a bit boring the question, and no I am not jealous of anybody with children, and in today’s world, quite the opposite, but this was my choice, and I do respect your choice, just try and respect mine.

Selfish?

Not at all.

...

Experience is what you get,

                      when you don't get what you want

HAPPY!!!!!!

E depois existem aqueles dias que recebemos as Melhores Noticias do Mundo.

Parabéns ao meu pai por ter conseguido ultrapassar uma daquelas barreiras enormes que aparecem na vida.

Eu sabia que ía conseguir !!

Eu estou tao orgulhosa!!

E para a minha Mae tambem, pois ela tambem tem sido uma Estrela

Parabens aos dois!!

And then there are those days that we get the Best News of the World

Congratulations to my Dad for being able to overcome one of life’s hardest challenges

I knew that he would get through

I’m so proud!!

And to Mum too, she’s been a star

Well done to both!!

...

Ontem a falar com um Amigo, ele saiu-se com uma frase que eu adorei, nao sei quem é o autor, ou se veio dele, aqui está ela:

'Desde ha muito tempo que nao tenho um problema na vida, tenho é uma necessidade constante de arranjar solucoes'

Adoro pessoas positivas e este sem duvidas é um deles

Um bom Feriado a todos!!

Yesterday while talking to a friend, he came out with a saying that I loved it, I don't know who's the author, or if it came from him, here it is;

' For ages I haven't had one problem in life, I just have a constant necessity to find solutions'

I love positive people and this one is definitely one of them

Have a great Bank Holiday!!

Moments

E depois existem aqueles momentos na vida.... que do nada, queremos gritar ao Mundo que somos Felizes, e que tanta Felicidade mal cabe dentro de nós.

Porque?

Simplesmente porque quero e me apetece

E simplesmente porque o Sou!!!

And then there are those moments in Life... that from nothing, we want to shout to the World that we are Happy, and that so much happiness is hard to keep it inside.

Why?

Simply because I want and I feel like it

And simply because I Am!!!

Vidas - Lifes

Eu costumo dizer que tenho duas vidas, a das 9.00 ás 18.00 e a outra
Vamo-nos concentrar na ' outra', esta é fantastica, esta é minha, esta é onde eu sou eu
Onde o tempo é 'gozado' a cada minuto, onde o prazer de onde estou com quem estou e como estou é perfeitoUma vida precisa da outra vida, e posso dizer que as duas se completam.
Quando era miuda sonhava com a primeira vida, engracado, que ainda hoje na secretaria pensei nisso, este foi o meu sonho, este era o meu golo, hoje nao lhe 'ligo' nenhuma.
Hoje estou mais 'concentrada' naquilo que realmente me é importante, e o que hoje me dá prazer, é a maneira como vivo, como vejo a vida, acho que se chama a isso maturidade.
Hoje vivo, hoje sou muito mais do quem que sonhei ser.
Ao que sonhei, juntei-lhe aquilo que fui aprendendo e meu Deus, doeu muitas vezes, mas hoje posso dizer.
Hoje sou Feliz!!!!

I usually say that I have two lifes, one from 9.00 to 18.00 and the other
Let's concentrate on the 'other', it' s fantastic, this one is mine, and is where I am me
Where life is enjoyed every single minute, where the pleasure of where I am, with whom , and how I am, is perfect
One life needs the other, and the two complete each other
When I was younger I dreamed with my first life, funny how today sitting at my desk, I thought that, this was my dream, my goal, today is not so much so
Today I am more 'concentrated' in what really matters, and what matters is how I live, how I see life, I think it's called maturity.
Today I live, today I am much more than I ever dreamed
All of my dreams, plus all I have learned from life, and my God, sometimes it really hurt, but today I can say
Today I am Happy!!!!

Hoje - Today

Hoje é um dia muito bom.
O meu pai comecou a ver a luz ao fundo do tunel.
Estou tao Feliz!!!

Today is a very good day.
My Dad is seeing the light in the end of the tunnel.
I'm so pleased!!!

Já??? - Already??

25 anos atrás uma jovem deixou Portugal ......... e nunca mais olhou para trás!!


25 years ago a young lady left Portugal...... and she never looked back!!