365 Day Project - Week 47-48

Here are a few shots from New Years and my holidays.  Enjoy :)

View from a friend's rooftop pool.

Our littlest houseguest...

A trip to a beautiful waterfall...

New Years champagne!

The name of the bakery next to our house translates to "Honey Bread Bakery"...very sweet...

Biggest celery of my life!

New pepper plant for my little garden...

Went to see my friend who is in an amateur circus....amazing!

Handmade rainbow by my kids....so cute!

I got a set of beautiful chopsticks from a student as a gift....had to try them out!

Such a wonderful anniversary card from the lovely Jaclyn and Daniel!

Flower petals on my windowsill after the rain...

Yummy drinks!

Anniversary flowers :)

365 Day Project - Week 45-46

Well this is what our Christmas looked like! I was sad not to be in Canada with everyone, especially when it's 35 degrees here! However We had a great celebration with W's family and a much needed rest. I'm finished school now until the 1st of February so bring on the holidays!

A little Winter Wonderland at the mall...

Brazilian Christmas treat....

Making the house smell nice...

Christmas cookies a la Chris MacRae...

Beautiful Christmas morning sky....

Christmas breakfast table...

Mimosas...

Christmas snacks at Lucy's...

Merry Christmas!  Yes, we are wearing shorts...

Champagne celebration...

365 Day Project - Week 44

New Apartment - Part 1

Bathroom

View from the front window...

Kitchen...

All the things I have hauled across the world....and yes I am watching old Grey's Anatomy on Netflix....

Window garden...

Table and crazy green wall...

Cocktail time!

365 Day Project - Week 42-43

Wow, well it's been a crazy few weeks finally moving into our new apartment!  Pictures are coming....first though, here are a few photos from around here.

Jabuticaba Festival....a small grape-like fruit that reminds me of evergreen trees and gin.

Clouds and sunlight...

Just hanging out by the river....

Fresh fruit salad...

I see a lot of strange tattoos here but this is by far the weirdest....

Breaking out the Christmas jewelry for the kiddies...

Angry birds mural hahaha...

Champagne for the first night in the apartment....by candlelight because a storm caused a power failure!

Making Christmas cookies with the kids...

That translates to almost $5 a can for soup...uuugghhh

First batch of pancakes in the new apartment!

Favourite gift from my students....a chocolate champagne bottle!

Strangest mural......who is this?

365 Day Project - Week 41

This week we had another Bank Holiday - it's like every week around here! W had the day off so we took a little drive outside of the city. Here are some photos from that and some other bits and pieces. Enjoy!

Helpful Brazilian bus sign...."On days of rain put the umbrella in a bag to not get other passengers wet"

365 Day Project - Week 40

Wow is it ever hot!! We are into spring here and I can officially say I'm not a hot weather girl. Here are done ways we have been keeping cool. Enjoy!

A few clouds...