Snowing

Many years ago when I come to Canada my husband used to say snowing on mountain  and I do not want to believe  I thought  was just clouds . 

Christmas trees

Home made sewing Christmas Trees. With gold trim   made each tree separated    them piled on each other to make the tree,  very nice for decorations.

First Snow

Ceramic ChristmasTree

  Decoration  ornament  ,  ceramic tree  starting looking like  Christmas .  

Violets

First time I used the koi water color paintings. Still life   a pot  of  violets .

Water Color

 Was one of  the first water colors I work on .1977 need a new frame the glass have a flare when the picture  taken. Still one my favors. Mount Begbie Revelstoke British Columbia.

blue socks#3

This are the finished sock just have to be  close with a  chain tool and craft on toe.

Blue Socks # 2

Starting 78 stitches tension  6  knit on ribber  30 rows. 

Blue Socks

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More wool socks : Instructions .Machine Knitting

 Ribber band  tension  6 

 start with 78 stitches  knit 3o  rows put all needles on maine bed.

knit  50 more rows for leg length  tension 8  on sides leave one needle not knit position before the last stitch for you to be able to chain the open seam with the tool. after the 5o rows . start to make the heel ,partially knitting.on right  side of sock when you do the next sock do on lefty side . after that knit 55 more rows for making the length of foot , again do partially knit until  you have the point , end with wasting yarn ,take off the machine,  crafting  the stitches. 

take a hour to  make a pair of socks   

properly  wool yarn  for socks.

Crab AppleTree

Gorgeous Crab Apple  Tree  ,   red and browns Antunm colors.

Belate Halloween

I promise to post this picture from this last Halloween .Here we have Elvis.

pasteis

Coconut cup cakes  recipe from Leite Culinaria http://www.leitesculinaria.com/recipes/port/pasteis_coco.html

Coconut cup cakes

Coconut cup cakes   Coconut cup cakes   recipe

Old Book

A friend come visit me she know I like to read .Give-me this old book in Portuguese .

when I went to open it all the pages never  been open the date inside is  1945  some body had give this as a present in that date  . on english is great expectations  from Charles Dickens

Pocket Field Sketch Box

Koi Water Colors I was very happy to find this .  Excellent to have when you are travel .

Water color

New water color very appropriate for this month .   We remember .

HOCKEY

My grand kids playing on a game yesterday  .

HOCKEY

 Hockey players  . My grand kids.

GRANPA MANUEL

Long ago  I work on  this oil painting , copy from a picture of my father , we  all ways remember hem  special on end of year .

APPLE CAKE

APPLE CAKE

http://www.aussiecooking.com.au/cook/recipes/260/Apple%20Coffee%20Cake/

APPLE CAKE

APPLE CAKE

Snowing

Snowing on the mountains near by, one this days will come down   and winter will be here.

SNOWING

Weaven scarfs

This warp been on loom for so long ,today i get to the end , 3 scarfs  come from this warp, just have to finish the fringes .

PASTEIS DE NATA

Pasteis de nata or Portuguese custard tarts . All Saints day  this day on Portugal we have chestnuts ,walnuts, dried figs. apples,  many other things  is why I decide to bake this  tarts  the recipe I found on Leite's Culinaria.

Teddy Halloween

Here is Teddy going Trick , treat