tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677927280093075572024-03-05T10:39:17.372+01:00the ROCK for beginnersa record of otherwise ordinary things in Gibraltar seen through the eyes of a newcomer; of things she finds beautiful; of things she appreciates..all because a Gibraltarian stole her heartBijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.comBlogger303125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-27279784142067033252015-12-17T08:45:00.000+01:002015-12-17T08:52:58.648+01:00harmony in a wreath<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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i have been busy with work and have not found the time to post more but this Christmas, I just couldn't resist making a wreath to usher in my favorite holiday.</div>
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i've seen a tutorial of this wreath somewhere and I had the musical sheets for some time since I found them at the thrift store (it is the Mikado no less!). Don't know how that is related to Christmas but the musical sheets sure add a quiet elegance to it. The blue bauble is from Christmases past.</div>
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in case I don't see you on Christmas day, have a Happy Christmas everyone!</div>
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Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-67472455460487401802015-05-12T10:50:00.001+02:002015-05-13T14:54:05.726+02:00reupholstering 101<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
i have been away for too long! I guess life happened and I got caught up with all the hullabaloo. Well, now I'm back and I will try my very best to post something more regularly. I have plenty of stuff to post since then.<br />
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well, the other month I happen to stare at our dining chairs long enough to realize that it was the odd one out in the room.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this was how our little dining corner looked with the dated emerald green velvet covering the chairs</td></tr>
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so, I decided to upgrade it and without any experience at all in chairs or reupholstering, I dove right in and was very, very pleased with the results!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the painting of the Rock under Van Gogh's starry night is made by hubby; the African mask is a souvenir when we met for the first time in Morocco; i sewed the yellow curtains myself; I DIY'ed the white tissue paper pom-poms/hanging decor and of course, the black dining room table and chairs we inherited from the former owners of the house.</td></tr>
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if you want to do some reupholstering of your own, there are plenty of tutorials online and even if you don't have any experience at all, never fret! All you need is some elbow grease, a staple gun, your fabric of choice and you are good to go!</div>
Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-15158600131625396912014-06-10T10:05:00.000+02:002014-06-10T10:05:58.244+02:00written in the stars<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">inspired by the color yellow and a dark-blue polyester skirt found in a charity shop, i tried my hand at embroidering Taurus and Gemini, two of the constellations of the zodiac that me and the mister were born under.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Taurus is known as "the bull" and Gemini, "the twins". They are both very near each other up in the skies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i also came across these personalized crafty projects all over the net so it was just easy to get started. All I needed apart from the navy blue cloth were yellow embroidery threads, a 12cm embroidery hoop, a needle and a pattern that i traced over the front part.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">they are both now hung in our hallway. Now, gotta get meself ready to repaint the hallway. and that is another post altogether :)</span></div>
Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-64528547527368278172014-05-31T16:32:00.001+02:002014-05-31T16:35:51.012+02:00flea market finds: i don't mind a little soft-soap<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i've read somewhere that the soap bars in Portugal were very good. So good that, in fact, Oprah is a big fan. Particularly the <a href="http://www.clausporto.com/pt/" target="_blank">Claus Porto</a> brand. It was listed as one of her <a href="http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Oprahs-Past-Favorite-Things-50-to-100-Dollars/2" target="_blank">Favorite Things</a> back in 2007. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Claus Porto is made by <a href="http://www.achbrito.com/pt/" target="_blank">Ach. Brito</a>, the company that has been making most of the soaps in Portugal since 1887! They make all kinds of soaps, not just the high end ones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so, i asked a Portuguese friend of mine who regularly goes home to Portugal if she could buy me some regular soap as a tester (Portugal is about 5-6 hours drive from Gibraltar). She brought me 2 and when we used it, it was the creamiest, most fragrant soap we've ever used! even the mister is now a big fan! and they were not even the expensive ones that Oprah uses! from then on, i was hooked and began looking out for soaps (any kind really as long it is in a bar) in my haunts.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">love the wrapping in the Ach Brito soaps! very Pop or Art Deco. the one on the left is made from goat's milk (soo creamy!)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">found a beribboned pack of <a href="http://uk.loccitane.com/" target="_blank">L'Occitane</a> soaps with milk or honey in a carboot sale for next to nothing! L'Occitane is a French company that follows and preserves the tradition of Provence, France.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">speaking of France, i found two bars of the popular <a href="http://savondemarseille.com/" target="_blank">Savon de Marseille</a> in a table top sale...again, for next to nothing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here in Gibraltar, there is a new shop in Main Street where you can't help but go in and have a browse. the smell is just heavenly. the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thesoapshopgibraltar" target="_blank">Gibraltar Soap Shop</a> is not only budget-friendly but they also sell a lot of vegan-friendly products for men and women.</span><br />
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Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-17747890447674120262014-05-12T15:15:00.000+02:002014-05-31T15:27:17.834+02:00day out to the Sabinillas flea<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">it was a Sunday and probably the hottest day since summer arrived here in the Mediterranean and on a whim, the mister and i decided to check out a flea market (or "rastro" as they are called in Spain) in Sabinillas, Spain that a friend of ours recommended. Sabinillas is about 20 minutes away by car from Gib.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so together with another friend of ours, we hopped on the car and looked for the place with a lot of people, hoping for an adventure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">beautiful paintings of the idyllic Spanish coastline as well as ordinary things people do (such as a guy standing over a presumably dead guy!). also, there were a lot of religious iconography scattered about.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">surprise, surprise! we saw the sword from Game of Thrones! made from Valyrian steel no less and.....ohhhhh that helmet!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">tutus in all colors of the rainbow!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i love these African baskets! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i also love this guy. just dont know where to put him in our house!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">there's plenty of signs available for the homeowner with a house full of exits</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in the end, i loved all of them but unfortunately i had to leave them all behind. we bought loads of fresh fruits though: avocados, mangoes, loquats, peaches, green apples; and herbs (we love our mint tea!).</span><br />
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Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-54416353768100334382014-04-25T10:00:00.000+02:002014-05-12T15:25:31.230+02:00ring the curtain up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">once again, busy as a bee with the house. found the perfect fabric for curtains but my poor tiny sewing machine couldn't take it anymore so i had to borrow a friend's to finish them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the simple curtain rod i found at a chinese shop for half the price what the home decor shops were offering. the rings and alligator clips we bought in ikea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">this is my first time sewing curtains by the way so couldnt tell you enough how much <a href="http://www.domesticimperfection.com/2012/02/how-to-make-custom-curtains/" target="_blank">this tutorial</a> from Domestic Imperfection helped me! it took me 3 weeks (because i had to borrow a sewing machine) to finish the two panels but here is the final product:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">another project that i finished sewing in only about an hour but took two weeks to find the near-perfect fabric is this one below. the fabric is dark green (because i couldnt find black). i used <a href="http://www.domesticimperfection.com/2012/02/how-to-make-custom-curtains/" target="_blank">this</a> tutorial from Shelterness as a guide.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i gotta do something about the colours! they're everywhere!</span><br />
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Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-31949532556226357962014-03-17T09:09:00.000+01:002014-03-17T09:10:55.335+01:00flea market finds: dansk love<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i have been coveting (any) dansk product ever since i saw them on other blogs and in pinterest. their designs are just so different and unusual and interesting. i've never thought i'd see them in Gib but lo and behold one day in my favorite shops, i see this...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i also found this oh so beautiful hand-blown pale turquoise vase with an amber base. Another one to add to my turquoise glass collection :)</span><br />
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Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-69859852950940526212014-03-01T09:44:00.000+01:002014-03-16T14:33:44.630+01:00tickity-tock-tock<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">moving house has been so stressful but the thought of decorating and adding all the good things i've always wanted in our very own house made me get up every morning with the hugest smile on my face.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">one of the very first things i made was a sunburst clock (i noticed that when we initially moved into the new house we habitually looked towards the empty walls whenever somebody asked what time it is!). so i bought a cheap second hand clock in a local buy-and-sell Facebook page here in Gib, glue-gunned a few skewer sticks, spray-painted it in bronze (i wanted copper but couldn't find any in the stores here) aaaaaaaand voila!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">prepping my clock by glue-gunning barbecue skewers at the back of the clock and covering the hands with painter's tape</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i enjoyed doing this project because the mister and i had to find an open space to spray paint. he said he knew of a place. and then he took me up the Rock! and while waiting for the paint to dry (fairly quickly!) we had fun counting our blessings and enjoying the glorious view :)</span></div>
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Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-68694577663955398862014-02-25T09:42:00.000+01:002014-02-25T09:42:37.761+01:00we've moved!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi guys! First of all, Happy New Year to all of you, very late I know but its only been just now that I got a breather from moving houses. The pre-planning, the actual move in itself and not to mention the preparation of the new house was really very tiring, both mentally and physically for both me and the mister.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have not been going to my favorite shops as well :( but I've been busy DIY-ing around the new house :) I love creating new stuff for the house. Oh the things I would want to do but ...i feel its just limited because of the fact that its a flat (apartment) and not a house. I can't even spray paint inside the house :(</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, my first DIY was this geometrical art work I put on a section of the living room with a faux brick wall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I got this idea from this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVjPHlgUhCQ" target="_blank">video</a> found in YouTube. I just used ordinary white A4 papers of differing sizes and stuck them on the wall with double-sided tape. Voila! No more drab walls!</span><br />
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Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-22794158573855402722013-10-06T15:13:00.000+02:002014-02-25T09:11:45.231+01:00flea market finds: shoot em up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">there was a carboot sale the other day and of course i was there early. been anticipatin' this carboot for two weeks now and so i came prepared with my sturdy shopping bag and a pocket full of change ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(1) a tiny Delft stein buried under a mound of souvenir mugs from all over the world </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(2) a Canadian pewter whale "piggy" bank - isn't he just sooo cute?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*linking to <a href="http://www.heywhatsfordinnermom.com/2013/09/the-penny-worthy-project_29.html" target="_blank">The Penny Worthy Project</a> @ <a href="http://www.heywhatsfordinnermom.com/" target="_blank">hey what's for dinner Mom?</a> :)</span></div>
Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-25071923703564319172013-09-04T07:57:00.000+02:002013-10-06T14:36:31.173+02:00who do you want to share a Coke with?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">recently, Coke UK launched a "Share a Coke with..." campaign where they personalize bottles with our names on it...for free!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">its a brilliant marketing tool of course because there's nothing as sweet as sharing a tiny bottle of Coke with only 105 calories as seeing our names on anything :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am not much of a soda fan but its our names that did it for me. </span></div>
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Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-18110126348836657422013-08-19T10:16:00.000+02:002013-08-19T10:17:40.964+02:00soufflè hurray<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i've never had a souffle ever. they look so airy and delicious that, on a whim, i decided to make some.</span></div>
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Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-42441572859198816912013-08-15T11:25:00.000+02:002013-08-19T09:50:20.582+02:00good luck charm<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">presenting "<i>el macho</i>"! (the mister insists he shall be named "<i>Finch</i>" henceforth, but i digress)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"<i>el macho</i>" is a common gecko who decided to one day live in our bathroom. i discovered him one night a few days ago when i was about to do my nightly ablutions. i slightly freaked out when i saw him. </span></div>
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Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-87636466905042036732013-08-11T10:29:00.000+02:002013-08-11T10:34:56.480+02:00Roman Holiday: design inspirations<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">inside the Vatican Museum, i also saw the contemporary art of Henri Matisse defined by "gouache cutouts" made of special paper in their designs. i love the color palette that he used! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">as we were nearing the exit of the museum, we had to go down this beautiful spiral staircase and into the Vatican post office where i mailed ourselves a postcard back home :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ahhh who wouldn't want to sit under that bougainvillea portico and sip some capuccino, eh? <i>la vita bella!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">or this leather gloves shop in all the colors of the rainbow and then some!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a beautiful stained glass display that caught my eye just as when the light of day was about to fade...</span><br />
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Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-22560573183281671022013-08-09T20:45:00.000+02:002013-10-06T15:33:01.728+02:00flea market finds: on a silver platter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">recently, i just sold my <a href="http://darok4beginners.blogspot.com/2013/06/flea-market-finds-lights-camera-action.html" target="_blank">Polaroid P</a>. it was </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">just sitting on a shelf gathering dust and so I was happy i sold it to someone who needed it more than i did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the thrift shops have now closed for the summer so i am frequently imagining all the different new stuff they would have once they open again in September. a billion things would fly through my mind at any given moment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bought for a song in an online buy and sell page, this would make a lovely present to a hostess with the mostess ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*linking to <a href="http://www.heywhatsfordinnermom.com/2013/08/the-penny-worthy-project.html" target="_blank">The Penny Worthy Project @ hey what's for dinner Mom?</a> and also to <a href="http://www.alivingspace.com/2013/08/the-nifty-thrifty-leather-and-gold.html?showComment=1375788233112" target="_blank">The Nifty Thrifty @ a living space</a> :)</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(1) <i>bucatini all'amatriciana</i> - all the rich sauce goes inside these hose-shaped pasta making it more delicious! Chef Mario Batali frequently does this dish in his many restaurants :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(4) <i>pizza quattro stagioni</i> - what can i say? he loves his pizzas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(6) the classic simple <i>canolli</i> - a Sicilian pastry dessert that melts in your mouth! found this one in a tiny shop on a nondescript street on our way to the Pantheon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(10) another great coffee place is the distinctly italian brand <i>illy</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(11) another coffee i sampled in Rome is the <i>ginseng coffee</i> in <a href="http://www.castronicoladirienzo.com/home.html" target="_blank">Castroni</a>. only half a cup full and comes in a demitasse cup :P i was left wanting more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(12) <i>pasta, pasta!</i> we found this unusual pasta shop in an alleyway on our way to the Trevi fountain selling very colorful pasta with whimsical designs! check this out: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(13) <i>street food in Rome</i>! like the roasted chestnuts below:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">apologies for my long absence but I have been so caught up with summer and work that I have not been able to post anything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">anyways, a few weeks ago we came back from our holiday in Rome and I am sharing some pics with you of what I saw and loved in the Eternal City.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">first the sites :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(1) the Colosseum - a few blocks from our hotel, i finally saw the real thing! so huge and pockmarked (was looted for the lead and marble during the Renaissance) and beautiful. i was instantly awe-struck!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(2) a <i>nasoni</i> or a fountain, spouting cool and refreshing water from the ancient aqueducts, with the ruins of the Palatine Hill in the background and the Circus Maximus in between</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(3) inside the Pantheon, an experience like no other, an architectural marvel and where we also saw Rafael's tomb</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(6) la Boca della Verita or the Mouth of Truth or the Ancient Lie-Detector</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(7) the Hollywood on the Tiber, Cinecitta</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(8) the Vatican Museum where I finally saw Michelangelo's masterpiece in the Sistine Chapel. no photos were allowed inside but outside our necks hurt from all the goodies up on the ceiling</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(9) can you see the dome of St. Peter's basilica? view from the Palatine Hill, where the emperors once lived</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(10) in St. Peter's square</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">there was a lot of walking involved here and we came home very, very happy but with very, very sore feet!</span><br />
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Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-28129148226825856012013-06-16T08:39:00.000+02:002013-06-17T08:05:32.814+02:00Papa Edgar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" sang by Barbara Streisand in the movie "Yentl" softly playing in the background, i pay homage to my awesome dad :)</span><br />
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Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-89386950181022258272013-06-15T19:32:00.000+02:002013-06-15T19:36:15.141+02:00flea market finds: ghosts and green monsters<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the days have been getting more beautiful each day here in Gibraltar. clear blue skies and cool, breezy days. perfect for a carboot sale! of course i wouldn't want to let this opportunity pass. remember, they are so few and far between here in Gib!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">so before i and the mister took off for a little getaway, we just had to stop by and shoot a few pics and browse a few stalls :)</span> </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">against the backdrop of the imposing Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim mosque in Europa Point, the only mosque here in Gibraltar which also contains a school, a library and a lecture hall and was a gift by the King of Saudi Arabia in 1995</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i only bought a few items as i think i enjoy the rush of seeing different and unique things more than my impulse buying (although, i recently sold one of my flea market finds for a good sum!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">here are my finds!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">(1) two chinese jade-colored candle with a weird mama creature snuggling with two of her weird babies (i am guessing this is part of a chinese zodiac candle collection)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(2) i was intrigued more of the title than what it really is. after doing a little research, i found out that the author had been a commentator and a staunch critic of the Marcoses during the late 70's. definitely now in my to-read list :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so yeah those two are just what i bought but i had fun browsing and taking pictures of the things i wanna take home with me :)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from left to right: Gibraltar crystal hand-blown vase, lime green Moroccan sandals, a handmade doorstop (more for a finca i think!), a glittery top (boogie nights!) and the most delicate cups and saucers i ever did see!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from left to right: a cute smiling voodoo doll(?) or maybe a charred gingerbread man? he's dapper though!, a wooden bowl, a repurposed crane, an old camera and a couple of jazz aficionados</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ahhh, one sweet day! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i end this post with a pic of this elderly lady, with prams and suitcases brimming with goods, as she waits for the bus heading home happy and contented. she probably can't wait to show off her finds too! </span><br />
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Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-17513041895957494182013-06-12T09:45:00.000+02:002013-06-16T09:21:56.612+02:00flea market finds: lights, camera, action!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here in Gib we have facebook groups that sell second-hand stuff (pretty much like Craigslist and eBay) that is very small scale and only to a select online demographics. sometimes i find good bargains in these groups and this is how i found my new Polaroid P.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">in my favorite shop, i also found this beautiful tiny tin tray with the Daher mark, made in the England.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">*linking to ThriftShare Monday @ <a href="http://www.apronthriftgirl.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Apron Thrift Girl</a> and The Pennyworthy Project @ <a href="http://www.heywhatsfordinnermom.com/" target="_blank">hey what's for dinner mom?</a></span></div>
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Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-82721432590299047722013-05-05T13:48:00.000+02:002013-05-11T09:10:04.125+02:00invisible<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">look what i found along Main St. the other day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>Oh, you don't know I exist and I wouldn't be missed</i></span></div>
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Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-33673063343346491502013-05-03T14:50:00.000+02:002013-05-03T14:50:06.857+02:00profile of a Gibbo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i've been meaning to do this custom paper silhouette project for the mister in time for his birthday but i got swept up by an unexpected workload and pre-birthday celebrations for him that its only now i got to finish it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i got the frames from a friend's mother-in-law who was spring cleaning her house. it was very dirty but i managed to clean it up. i would have wanted to paint the frames white too but not now... maybe next time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i've had the yellow and lime stripey paper for a time now ever since i bought a bunch of them from a shop that was closing down about 3 years ago. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i used a Design Sponge tutorial for this which you can find <a href="http://www.designsponge.com/2008/04/diy-project-custom-paper-silhouettes.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div>
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Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-3919107970605869522013-04-28T10:58:00.000+02:002013-04-30T07:40:05.707+02:00dance of reciprocity<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i went to a 2-day training (for my work) last week which extensively explained how "the baby is the father of man". the discussions involved theoretical foundations such as containment, reciprocity and behaviour management. in my humble opinion, this simply translates to how crucial parenting skills are in how we turn out as adults.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">we were given an assignment: <i>to look for the dance of reciprocity in our everyday lives.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">it describes the sophisticated interaction between a baby and an adult where both are involved in the initiation, regulation and termination of the interaction. it can also be used to describe the interaction within all relationships. it involves initiation, orientation, state of attention, acceleration, peak of excitement, deceleration and withdrawal or turning away (<i>Brazelton, 1974</i>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">while i was enjoying a lovely sunny spring morning sitting at the piazza last week with a friend, i saw the most incredible example of the dance of reciprocity right before my very eyes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i spotted this little girl tirelessly chasing pigeons while her mum was busy talking to a friend. Daisy Duck meanwhile was just coming out from the side of the street. the moment the little girl saw her, she ran squealing towards Daisy with open arms. Daisy also opened her arms immediately and they shared the warmest of hugs, the peak of their excitement. and then they would let go and the little girl would look up to Daisy and smile and ran around her and hugged her again. they would do this dance over and over again until the little girl was called by her mum. and then they waved goodbye and blew kisses at each other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">this picture of utter happiness stayed with me all throughout that day and even until now.</span></div>
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Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-59249326040815238622013-04-25T08:30:00.000+02:002013-04-25T08:32:17.841+02:00from america with love<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have not been to the US of A but I have a lot of good friends living there. Most particularly, a sweet bookworm who I constantly trade stuff with and is my "American Connection" so to speak :) If there is something I want but is only available in the US of A, this charming friend procures it for me and vice versa. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes, we just send each other silly stuff (the best ones, really) like the stuff below</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you my sweet friend!</span></div>
Bijou Sugar-Sockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772459276882264950noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867792728009307557.post-42192253354335199352013-04-20T10:30:00.000+02:002013-04-20T10:32:31.788+02:00in search of sushi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">that restlessness again... for something new, for something challenging, for something to rejuvenate the soul... and the palate...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i've been searching for a place like this for so long... with upside down yellow chairs nailed to a pink wall...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with giant Japanese parasols suspended in the ceiling... dappled in the afternoon sunlight...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with shadowboxes full of remembrances and secrets...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">where they hide among big banana fronds...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and then, one mouthful of my rainbow sushi and everything is alright in the world...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">nothing beats old school, though... food for the famished soul and the tired hippocampus...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">banana tempura... with the toasted sesame chasing the blues away... best when shared with one teaspoon...</span><br />
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S<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">urla in my mind...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i shall return.</span><br />
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