Šopek petstotih A bouquet of five hundred

Ob 500. objavi si bom sama sebi voščila s šopkom raznoraznih rožic,

ubogih rev, ki se jim nekako ni uspelo kvalificirati mednje.

I will give myself a bouquet made of all sorts of flowers at my 500th post.

These poor ladies somehow didn’t qualify to be a part of them.

vrtnice, ki mi jih je za Gregorjevo dal Miro

roses that Miro gave me for the last Gregorjevo

roža, ki smo jo predlani jeseni dali v posvojitev v toplejše kraje k najnovejšem delu naše razširjene družine

a plant that we gave up to adoption to the newest part of our extended family,

living in the warmer, coastal region of the country

cvetovi topinamburja z domačega vrta na nek mavričen dan

topinambur flower from our garden on a rainbow day

vrtnice z dedkovega vrta, ki me vedno spomnijo na praznovanja rojstnega dne

roses from my grandpa’s garden that always remind me of celebrations of my birthday

moja AVGUSTvarjanja girlanda, ki krasi še sive stene najinega bodočega domovanja

my AVGUSTvarjanja garland that embellishes still grey walls of our future home

umetne rože s pokopališča z razgledom na baški zaliv (ena, dve in tri)

artificial flowers from a cemetery with a beautiful view over Mediterranean see in Croatia (one, two and three)

vrtnice, ki objemajo najin bodoči dom

roses that embrace our future home

pomladne trobentice z najljubšo tačko na svetu

spring primroses with my most beloved paw

nageljna in še ena zelo zanimiva roža neznanega imena pri stričevi družini

carnations and one other, unknown yet interesting flower at my uncle’s family

mamin oleander ob poletnem sončnem zahodu

my mum’s oleander at summer sunset

Ker vse niso šle v en pušeljček in ker sem ob pregledovanju seveda naletela tudi na tiste starejše od bloga, sem jih s pentljicami povezala še nekaj za prihodnje objave.

[fotografije so posnete še s fotoaparatom, ki je bil prvi zaposlen na tem blogu, nekatere pa s kakšnim njegovim predhodnikom]

As I couldn’t made just one bouquet out of these beauties and because there are many older then this blog, I decided to make more of them and show them to you in future posts.

[photos were taken with the first camera that had been employed here, at this blog up till recently, some of them with its forerunner]

Med zimo in pomladjo Between winter and spring

Morda bi se ob pogledu skozi okno kdo zmotil in pomislil, da je že pomlad, ampak ko občutiš mraz in veter, veš, da temu ni tako. Pa vseeno, čudoviti so ti sončni dnevi!

If you look through a window you might think that there is spring already, but when you step outside and feel the cold and wind, you know you are wrong.

But still, these sunny days are amazing! I suppose it’s true what one of our popular tourist slogans says “Slovenia – on the sunny side of the Alps”. :)

Speaking of tourism. And beauties of Slovenia. And stealing photos. Past couple of days our news were full of stories about one British tourist agency which was promoting renowned French alpine resorts using photographs of our Bled and Posočje region (some pictures of Soča River here and here). What an ugly thing to do!

Kulinarična nedelja Culinary Sunday

Evo mene – lotila sem se kuharskega izziva. O tem, kaj je bil najtežji del naloge, sploh ni potrebno razlagat, vsaj tistim ne, ki poznajo Špelin blog in vejo, da so tam same dobre stvari, ena boljša od druge. Zelo kruto! :)

Pogled se mi je zataknil na receptu z granatnim jabolkom, sadežem, ki ga sicer poznam in vedno občudujem njegovo fotogeničnost, a ga – ne boste verjeli – nisem še nikoli poskusila (razlog je zelo preprost: ker pač zaradi obilice druge hrane ni prišel nikoli na vrsto).

Padla sem tudi na cvetačo, ki je pripravljena na podoben način kot tu in tu, in oboje seveda obožujem!

Cvetačne cvetke sem pokapala z oljčnim oljem, potresla z mleto kumino in soljo, jih pol ure pekla na 200°C, dala v kozarce, prelila z jogurtom in vse skupaj okrasila s pečkami granatnega jabolka. [originalen recept dobite tule]

Ma, jaz sem navdušena, kljub temu, da sem že vnaprej vedela da bo zelo dobro, vsi ostali jedci pa prav tako! :)

Sprehodite se po Špelinih receptih, kakšnega preizkusite, fotografirajte in ji e-pošljite posnetek. Morda si prislužite kuhinjski brener. Jaz se z eno od fotografij danes mečem v boben za mojo mami, ki že nekaj časa sanja, da bi ga imela doma. :)

Več o pravilih sodelovanja si preberite na Culinary journey by me.

Here I go – I’ve decided to participate in a cooking challenge. I’m not going to tell you what was the hardest part of it, as all of you who are already familiar with Špela’s blog know that you can’t find anything but delicious food there, one dish better than other. Very cruel! :)

My eyes got stuck at a recipe containing a pomegranate. This is a fruit that I know of and I always admire its beauty, but – you’re not going to believe this – I haven’t tried it so far (the reason is very simple: because of abundance of all different food it has never come to turn yet).

I also fell for cauliflower that is made in a similar way like here and here and, of course, I adore both!

I sprinkled cauliflower florets with olive oil, ground cumin and salt, baked them at 200°C for half an hour, put them in glasses, poured everything with yoghurt and decorated with pomegranate seeds. [you can find the original recipe here]

Well, I’m impressed, even though I already knew I will like it, and other eaters are just the same! :)

Take a tour across Špela’s recipes, try some, take a photograph of it and e-mail her a photo. Maybe you’ll win a kitchen torch. I’m throwing myself today into the draw for my mum, who dreams for quite some time now how nice it would be to have something like this at home. :)

You can read more about the giveaway-rules at Culinary journey by me.

Zadnja januarska sobota Last January Saturday

Najprej sem uživala v slastnem kosilu, ki ga je pripravila mami po receptu Jamiea Oliverja. S pršutom je ovila po dve in dve sardeli, mednje vrinila namaz (sesekljan koromač, origano, popražene pinjole, drobtine, olivno olje, sol in poper), vse skupaj spela z vejicami rožmarina in spekla.

Nato sva se skupaj odpravili na sprehod in ga nenačrtovano, v stilu klinc-pejva, začinili s kakavom, kjer se vedno znova opravičujejo, da ni narejen iz benka, ampak je pravi. Saj, odvrne mami prijazni natakarici, zato pa sva prišli sem! :)

Z granatnim jabolkom na prvi sliki imam pa pomembne načrte. :)

First I enjoyed a delicious lunch, prepared by my mum based on Jamie Oliver’s recipe. She made little sandwiches out of two pilchards and a spread (chopped fennel, oregano, roasted pine nuts, crumbs, olive oil, salt and pepper), wrapped each one with pršut [=prosciutto], pinned them with rosemary branches and baked them.

Then we went on a walk and spiced it up with an unplanned cup of cocoa in an oh-what-the-hell-let's-go style. :)

And I have important plans with this pomegranate in the first picture. :)

Vrtnica velikanka Giant rose

Danes sem na nekem vrtu videla to orjaško vrtnico, vso poletno in žarečo,
toda nisem mogla ugotoviti iz česa je narejena.
Verjetno je bila glinena ali pa celo kovinska, kdo ve.
Dokaj zanimivo in povsem primerno za petek, da vam voščim lep vikend! :)

I saw this huge rose in someone’s garden today. It was all summery and cheerful,
but I couldn’t found out what it was made of.
Looked like clay or maybe even metal, who knows.
Quite interesting and very suitable for Friday to wish you all a nice weekend! :)

Zláto sonce Golden sun

Sonc je veliko vrst. Danes je zláto.

There are many kinds of suns. Today it is golden.

Ptičja objava Bird post

Da vnesem malo džungle v sicer sončen in brezsnežen zimski dan,
sem med dva današnja utrinka vrinila tudi eno svojo
AVGUSTvarjanja sliko na steklu iz leta 2004, dimenzij 30x40cm.

To bring a bit of jungle in this winter day, even though it is sunny and snowless,
I inserted one of my 2004 AVGUSTvarjanja paintings on glass [30x40 cm]
between two captured moments of today.

Lisičja barva Foxy colour

Samo enkrat lahko ugibate, komu je bil namenjen ta ne ravno prijateljski pogled,
kljub temu da sta oba (obe?) skoraj enake barve. :)
[nekomu, ki se začne na "Z"]

You may guess only one time to whom this not quite friendly look was intended for,

even though they’re both almost the same colour. :)

[to someone who begins with "Z"]

140

Na najinem koledarju piše, da bi danes Plečnik praznoval 140. rojstni dan.
Vesela (in prijetno presenečena) sem, da so se tega spomnili tudi
z risbo Tromostovja na naslovnici slovenske različice Googla.

[zgornjo fotografijo Tromostovja je decembra 2009 posnel Miro]

I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that Slovenian version of
Google’s first page is embellished with Tromostovje (=triple bridge) today.
The drawing marks the 140th birth anniversary of
our architect Jože Plečnik, who is its author.

[photo of Tromostovje above was taken by Miro in December 2009,
but you can also find photos of it in some of my previous posts: here, here, here and here]

Vikendske tri Three weekend ones

1: večerno zbiranje ptic (a niso to nori pogledi: brezoblačno nebo, prepredeno s črnimi črtami in točkami!)

2: Lonca, Zojina prijateljica (več o tej zgodbi o prijateljstvu tukaj)

3: sveži sirovi in špinačni torteloni z bazilikinim pestom, večerja pripravljena v petih minutah in večerja tudi POJEDENA v petih minutah! :)
(že tako spet nisva upoštevala navodil, kjer piše, da je ena vrečka dovolj za dve osebi, pa vseeno – zlahka bi zmazala še eno tako porcijo! [no, polovično pa res!])

1: evening bird-gathering (aren’t this kind of views the best: clear sky crisscrossed by black lines and dots!)

2: Lonca, Zoja’s friend (more about this friendship story here)

3: fresh cheese and spinach torteloni with basilica pesto, a dinner prepared in five minutes and also a dinner EATEN in five minutes! :)
(once again we didn’t follow the instructions, where it says that one bag is enough for two persons, but still – I could have easily dealt with another portion! [well, at least a half of it!])

Slalom

Voda na kajakaški progi je bila danes tako nizka, da se je naš volk odločil odpeljati en slalom.
(in se, kot ponavadi, mimogrede še razjezil in nalajal slapič vode, ki je očitno izstopal) :)
Kakšno veselje je to bilo!

Water at the kayak course was so low today that our wolf decided to do slalom.

(and by the way got angry and barked at a stream of water, as always, if it stands out in any way) :)

What a joy that was!