11.05.2010

{this moment}

A Soulemama tradition.
Ofrenda

11.03.2010

Day of the Dead

I had to sleep out for 3 nights and that made very cranky, cause I missed my home and my sewing.
Kimono olas
On Saturday an old lady friend came by to the Farmer's Market where I work and we went fabric shopping, I got this leaves fabric, so I made this Kimono, by adapting the Weekend Sewing: More Than 40 Projects and Ideas for Inspired Stitching pattern for my size.
Ofrenda

Ofrenda
And finally on Monday we made our altar to celebrate the Day of the Dead, we also made the traditional Bread of the Dead (recipe soon), and eat it with chocolate, in water for me (as in the picture) and with milk for Itzcóatl.
Primera vez sopeando el pan
I'm having a crisis, I don't think I'm taking motherhood, very well in this days, I need a change.
En la mesedora frente al altar

10.17.2010

Nothing goes to waste

We have all sorts of insects that came into the house from the garden.

Among them there are four kinds if ants, and one of them looks scary, with a big jaw, like I would not like to get a bite from them.

I work on the Feria Verde de Aranjuez every week, it's a farmers market were I sell the cloth diapers, baby slings, mentrual pads, and my sewing inspiration.

There is a man who sells there a natural repelent for any kind of bugs, not for the skin but for the house,  the ingredients are mustard, garlic and hot peppers. I have wanted to buy it, but could not, so I decide to try to do it myself.
Repelente de insectos para el hogar
Puré de ajo chile y mostaza
I had the ingredients already at home and so I blendes and then spray them around the house, I didn't work so well on the ants, but maybe it will with other bugs.
Para sembrar
I din't want to trow away the leftovers so I decide to plant them, since there was complete seeds on them.
Muñecos de tierra
Sembrando
We used some cups and milk packages. And dirt from our backyard mixed with cardboard and leaves because it was so much like clay that you could make figures out of it.

So we will wait and see.
Las plantitas

9.17.2010

{this moment}

A Friday ritual by SouleMama, one picture, no words, just this time I could not adjust to just one.
En la lluvia
En la lluvia

9.16.2010

Independence day

Independence day are almost the same in Mexico and Costa Rica, just 21 years later, what a funny coincidence, don't you think?

In Mexico there is a scream (?) for the Independence, as the Father Hidalgo did 200 years ago, by saying Viva la Independencia! and many other things, so the fight starts, actually, he did't say Independence, because the cause was to get better rights for the criollos, the Spanish born in Mexico, who didd't had political power. Also 100 years ago the Revolution start, so, in Mexico this year was a big party,  and many of us are unhappy about all the public money that was spent on this. How ever, I wish I could be there, because I miss my Country so much.
In Costa Rica the received the news that they were a free Nation, but there was no fight, in those days Costa Rica belonged to Guatemala, with all the other countries between the two, and were called Capitanía de Guatemala; they were ruled by Mexico, and so the fight consist on gain independence from it.

Antorcha de la paz

On September 14th, they celebrated the Freedom Torch by represent it by school kids that walk with one on the streets, later, they have a parade with handmade paper lamps, it's pretty cool, we made one this year.

Desfile

The big parade starts on September 15th at 8:30, as there is no army in Costa Rica, is the school kids who participate with the flag, dancing and bands. We only went for a little while, since my kiddo was ill.

Viendo el desfile

Here you can see more pictures and videos, my favorite one is with the crazy drummer.

9.15.2010

New house

A new beggining.

Casa nueva

A new place to share with family and friends.

Familia
Amigas
Familia
Con la tía
Familia

And to create.


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