duminică, 7 septembrie 2008

a romanian tale




. My Pipe is with Him!

Once upon a time there was an old gypsy walking along the Olt River together with other people. Then at a certain moment, after climbing into a tree, the gypsy fell into the river and drowned. The people who pulled him out saw that he was dead and met up with the dead gypsy's son and said, "You, Ioane, your father is dead!"


Whereupon son replied, "Oh and my pipe is with him!"

See you next sunday for another story :)

joi, 4 septembrie 2008

Am terminat-o in patru ore!! I finished it in four hours!Crazy Heart

Astazi, dupa o ora de cusut la blocul cu cruciulite , ma cam saturasem de etamina.
Today, after an hour of sewing on the cross stitch block , I got pretty sick of bolting-cloth.

Si tare aveam chef de un quilt...macar unul micut. Cum nu am timp de stat acum pe un quilt mai mare am ales varianta de a face o inimioara crazy.
And I was in a really good mood for a quilt..... even a little one. Not having time to sew a larger quilt I chose to make a crazy heart.

Zis si facut: am luat niste resturi, le-am unit prin paper piecing si a iesit un bloc mai maricel, apoi am luat un tipar de inima , l-am aplicat pe bloc si am taiat blocul dupa forma inimii.
So, I took some scraps, I joined them from the paper piecing and came out a larger block, after that I took a print of a heart, I applied it on the block and I cut the block after heart's shape.

I-am pus dos, am umplut-o cu vatelina si apoi ..brodatul. Care mi-a luat trei ore pentru ca m-am tot "invartit" in jurul cusaturilor si le tot schimbam.
I'd attached the backside, filled it with wadding-linen and then ... the embroidery.It took me three hours to sew the heart becouse I "turned" myself around stitches and kept changing them all.

Dar in final a iesit si chiar imi place cu toate ca nu sunt adepta crazy quilt decat partial.

But finally it came out and I like it, even though I am not a crazy quilt supporter, maybe only partially.

Iata inimioara mea in faza de crazy fara modele
Here is my crazy heart in without models phase.
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Si in varianta finala langa niste ingerasi :)
And finally next to a couple of little angels:)



miercuri, 3 septembrie 2008

Another day


Another desert morning ... karina sleeps .. and it is quiet.
It is quiet in the forest too... all the creatures are still sleeping...but not me ..
How wonderful is to drink your coffee and make plans for a new day! A new day which may be the same one as yesterday or maybe not ...
This morning has something special, something that turns me back in the past .. maybe because the air is not as damp as always ... maybe
The thoughts start to escape me; they are rolling in my mind like an avalanche and I don't want to stop them because they are beautiful memories.
Memories which transpose me into a world of shadows, of those who are far or are in a better place ...
While the shadows crosses my mind , I look at the forest and my eyes are growing dim . Here, in the presence of the forest I can let the soul to cry.. I know that the forest will not tell anyone ... how many tears, pain and joy saw this forest? I don't know .. probably too many ...
I look up to the trees crown easily softly touched by the autumn`s life breath which is nearing and I am crying from the deep down of my soul: "Where are you my forest from home? Where is that time gone when I was playing and running barefooted on the dusty alleys at my grandparents small village or when I watched, on the night before Christmas , at the snowed up apple tree which was glistening in small shiny stars? Where is my field of wheat poppied ..?


It has been a long time since I've senced the flavour of a quince: its a lost aroma, encountered only in my childhood .. and the fire crackin in the simple stove of my grandparents ..
And where are my mountains and my sea? They are left behind .. in a place that I loved and I still love .. a place who has chased me , a place which I left, going to another destiny... I know is a better destiny with a decent living in a civilized world .... but still, it is so hard to me to be far from home; and nothing could describe how hard it is ... you understand, you forest? "


She slowly moves the crowns of her trees as a response ...she is discreet and a good listener.
She knows to listen to a story of a different destiny ...


And to show me that she is listening,the forest is sending me a sign...slowly, slowly a leaf is faling from a tree and spreads out smoothly at my feet ...
The forest is comming to life:I can hear now thousands of sounds of birds and insects swarming .. Karina slowly yammer .... I get the leaf from my feet and then I wipe off a tear .....
Another day in which life goes ahead with or without my longings and memories.
But tomorrow is another day; the forest will be here and I will too ....



Inca o dimineata pustie...Karina doarme.. si e liniste.
E liniste si in padure ...toate vietatile inca dorm..numai eu nu
Ce minunat sa bei cafeaua si sa faci panuri pentru o noua zi! O noua zi care va fi poate ca cea de ieri sau poate ca nu...
Dimineata asta are ceva deosebit , ceva ce ma intoarce in trecut ..poate ca aerul care nu mai e asa umed cum e mai mereu... poate.
Si gandurile incep sa-mi fuga; se rostogolesc in minte ca o avalansa si nu vreau sa le stopez pentru ca sunt amintiri superbe.
amintiri care ma transpun intr-o lume a umbrelor, a celor care sunt departe sau sunt intr-un loc mai bun...
In timp ce las umbrele sa -mi strabata mintea privesc padurea si ochii mi se impaienjenesc. Aici , in prezenta ei pot sa-mi strig oful; stiu ca nu va spune nimanui...oare cate lacrimi, dureri si bucurii a vazut padurea asta? nu stiu..probabil ca multe...
Imi ridic ochii spre coroana copacilor atinsi usor de suflarea toamnei care se apropie si strig in adancul sufletului:"unde esti padurea mea de acasa? unde s-au dus vremurile cand alergam in picioarele goale prin colbul marunt din satul bunicilor sau cand priveam in prag de Craciun marul inzapezit care stralucea in mici stelute argintii ? unde este campia mea plina de maci crescuti prin lanul de grau..?
Nu am mai simtit aroma de gutuie demult: e o aroma pierduta, intalnita numai in copilaria mea..si focul trosnind in soba simpla a bunicilor meu ..ce s-a intamplat cu ea oare??
Si unde sunt marea si muntii mei? Au ramas in urma ..intr-un loc pe care l-am iubit si il iubesc..un loc care m-a gonit si din care am plecat spre un alt destin..e un destin mai bun, stiu asta, cu o viata decenta intr-o lume civilizata dar.... dar im e greu; si nimic nu poate descrie cat imi este de greu...intelegi tu, padure??

Isi misca incet coroanele copacilor ca un raspuns...e discreta si stie sa asculte. Stie sa asculte o poveste despre un alt destin ...

Si ca sa-mi arate ca ma asculta imi trimite un semn: incet , incet o frunza se desprinde de undeva dintr-un copac si se asterne lin la picioarele mele...
Padurea prinde viata: mii de sunete de pasari si gaze roind se aud de acum..karina scanceste incetisor....ridic frunza de la picioarele mele si imi sterg pe furis o lacrima .....
Inca o zi in care viata merge inainte cu sau fara amintirile si dorurile mele.
Dar si maine e o zi; padurea va fi tot aici ca de altfel si eu....


marți, 2 septembrie 2008

Graba strica treaba!!- Haste makes waste!

I became so busy that I forgot to pay attention to the details. And of course it's not in my advantage.
Today I started preparing the block for Lena`s quilt, but I worked for nothing.:(
After I prepared the canvas I started to work without check if it is the proper pattern : Romanian traditional.
When I looked more careful... shock! it is an hungarian embroidery!
And I've already worked a detail on it .... hmmmm ... oh well! It will remain like this, and probably I'll make a decorating pillow.
I liked a lot the pattern but it is not the one I need ...


Asa zeloasa am devenit ca nu mai stiu sa fiu atenta la detalii. Si bineinteles ca e in detrimentul meu.
Astazi m-am apucat sa pregatesc blocul pentru quiltul dedicat Lenei si am muncit degeaba.
Dupa ce am pregatit panza am trecut sa lucrez fara sa verific daca modelul e corespunzator: traditional romanesc.
Cand ma uit mai atenta....soc!! e broderie ungureasca!
Si am lucrat deja un detaliu pe el....hmmmm...asta e! o sa ramana asa si probabil il voi face o pernuta de decor.
Modelul mi-a placut mult dar nu ce trebuie..




and the free pattern if you like it





So tomorrow, after I will buy some canvas and maybe I`ll manage to make some pictures from Jo Ann, I`ll start to sew the right block.
Until tomorrow, I will still work on the hungarian pattern, maybe I`ll finish it by tomorrow :))


Asa ca maine ,dupa ce mai cumpar niste etamina si poate reusesc sa fac poze la JO -Ann, ma apuc de blocul cerut.


Pana maine mai cos la modelul asta poate il termin peste noapte :))

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