Saturday 29 May 2010

La nature au miroir...

Almere, 28 May 2010

La nature au miroir au coeur de la cite...

From Almere (III)


From Almere (III)


From Almere (III)


A city where we can sit and read...

outside...

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or inside...in this beautiful library...

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or simply relax and enjoy the sun...

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and the exquisite architecture...

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From Almere (III)


or to sit in front...

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of the theater...

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or in front of the lake...

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go to the park...

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From Almere (III)


enjoying each minute of our lifes ;-)

From Almere (III)


I think Aledys ;-) has enjoyed it too ;-)

Monday 24 May 2010

Les fleurs de mon jardin

From Coisas Minhas


From Coisas Minhas


From Coisas Minhas


From Coisas Minhas


Lorsque en ces frais matins, je sors dans mon jardin,
avant que personne ne soit éveillé,
je recherche un temps de bonheur parfait.
En cette heure divinement fraîche et calme,
les ravissants visages de chaque fleur me saluent avec une joie silencieuse
qui me remplit d'un contentement infini;
chacune me donne sa couleur propre, sa grâce, son parfum
et m'enrichit par la perfection de sa beauté.


Célia Thaxter
(1835-1894)

These flowers are for you, Beto (Peniche, 1967 - Caldas da Rainha,23 de Maio de 2010)

Saturday 22 May 2010

Fofinho is sleeping...

Shiu!! Fofinho is sleeping...

From Coisas Minhas


Have fun with this cute video ;-)

Friday 14 May 2010

What a feeling!

I've begun my fitness lessons in De Mix and I am very pleased with it! More relaxed and with more energy! Very, very good!

I go 3 times per week, one hour each:
fiets, bicicleta, bike;
lopen, andar/caminhar, walking
and crossing...

I am doing Slim Belly. Let's see if I lose 6 cm in 4 weeks! Wish me luck! ;-)

Irene Cara, What a feeling



First, when there's nothing but a slow glowing dream
That your fear seems to hide deep inside your mind
All alone I have cried silent tears full of pride
In a world made of steel, made of stone

Well I hear the music, close my eyes, feel the rhythm
Wrap around, take a hold of my heart

What a feeling, bein's believin'
I can't have it all, now I'm dancin' for my life
Take your passion, and make it happen
Pictures come alive, you can dance right through your life

Now I hear the music, close my eyes, I am rhythm
In a flash it takes hold of my heart

What a feeling

What a feeling (I am music now), bein's believin' (I am rhythm now)
Pictures come alive, you can dance right through your life
What a feeling (I can really have it all)
What a feeling (Pictures come alive when I call)
I can have it all (I can really have it all)
Have it all (Pictures come alive when I call)
(call, call, call, call, what a feeling) I can have it all
(Bein's believin') bein's believin'
(Take your passion, make it happen) make it happen
(What a feeling) what a feeling... [to fade]

Sunday 9 May 2010

Moederdag (Dia da Mae), a spanish baby boy and ...Benfica!

Today is "Moederdag" in the Netherlands...

I hope all the Presepio's mother readers had a very beautiful day ;-)

" Voor een geweldige Moeder!"/ To a wonderful Mother!/ Para uma Mae estupenda!


From Coisas Minhas


Today I was in Amsterdam visiting a spanish baby boy and their parents. Wonderful afternoon! The baby is so cute ;-)
Love to meet you, dear A.!! Congratulations S. and M.!!

I called also my mother wishing her a beautiful Mother's Day (as I did the 2nd of May- this year, Portuguese Mother's Day) and she gave me the good news:" Your Benfica has won today the National Football Championship!!". Wonderful mother, who gave me such good news! Oh, I wish to go to Praca Marques de Pombal and celebrate!!

Thursday 6 May 2010

Texel (2)

Texel (we read Tessel)...

From Texel


with the beautiful village (dorpje) of Den Burg...

From Texel


From Texel


From Texel


where I did my presents (cadeautjes) shopping for my family in Portugal...

In the tourism office,
I bought for my nephew a one thousand pieces puzzle of the Wadden Sea lighthouses ...

From Texel


...and two cloth doll kits for my goddaugther in the De witte engel store...


From Texel


I like to do my shopping in traditional stores such as these...where we can find nice things to offer to our dear ones...

From Texel


From Texel


After the shopping, I went to see the lighthouse (vuurtoren) in De Cocksdorp...

From Texel


Nearby...

people walking in the Wadden Sea...

From Texel


and children playing in the dunes (duinen)...

From Texel


From Texel


From Texel


seagulls...

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It was time to go home ;-)

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See you soon, Texel!

Wednesday 5 May 2010

Texel

I needed a quiet Queen's Day this year.
So, Texel, a Dutch island located in the North of Holland, in the WaddenSea, seemed the perfect choice to relax and enjoy the nature ;-)

The boat trip (about 20 minutes), between Den Helder and Texel, was lovely ;-)

A great show of seagulls eating bread in the air...:-)
Some passengers were throwing bread at them and they were catching it in flight...

From Texel


From Texel


Texel is lovely...:-)

In all my live, I never saw so many lambs and sheep in the same place...:-) So cute!!

From Texel


From Texel


From Texel


The wool is an important business in Texel...

clothes...

Texelana

From Texel


and creams...

Texelwool and Texelana

From Texel


The prices are very good (about 9 euros) and the products so smooth...I bought several items...:-)

After the shopping, another road trip through the fields...

Texel is so beautiful in this time of year...

The fields are like paintings with bright and colourful flowers...

From Texel


From Texel


From Texel


From Texel


More beautiful, indeed, when the flowers lead us to the sea...

De Koog...a large and beautiful beach of white sand...a nice place to walk, to listen to the sea, to lay down and relax...

From Texel


From Texel


From Texel


Meanwhile, it was time for dinner...

From Texel


The choice was the oldest pub of the island: the Restaurant of the Seven Provinces...

From Texel


I felt at home, in Portugal, the smell was so good as I just opened the door...

and the fish, oh yes, very good...

From Texel


I liked also Texel's beer...

From Texel


The great surprise of this day? ...the several fires in the island...the Meierblis or the May Fires...
According to folk experts, the meierblis is a remainder of the German traditional fire used to dissipate the spirits of the winter.

From Texel


From Texel


(to be continued)