E o fim-de-semana vai ser aqui...

Exquisit-tales ~ The bruise evolution

Last Sunday while playing tennis I was ran over by my team player. Here's the result.

Braga with friends ~ Friday

Tapas na Taberna Inglesa. 

Chouriço assado, pimentos padrão, azeitonas, pão, batatas fritas, Coca-Cola e cerveja.

Gostei do ambiente, da decoração, das pessoas que lá estivam...

A companhia foi fundamental :)

Depois, fomos ao Sardinha Biba. 

Era noite das mulheres. Havia demasiadas mulheres. A maioria tinha um sentido estétido um bocado duvidoso. Demasiado fashion victims. 

Os e as mais bonitas eram, sem dúvida, os funcionários. Gostei do estilo clean.

Foi divertido. Fiquei cansada cedo.

In love with...

... keyrings

This is the one I currently use, from Chloé

But how lovely are these?

Smythson

YSL

Anya Hindmarch

Etro

Miu Miu

Gucci

See by Chloé

Mulberry

Is it normal that a mosquito bite of takes more than 2 months to heal? And it still itches...

Alone in the summer

I'm spending this silly season all alone. Strange, isn't it?

My dear K.

My favourite presents...

always come from my dear friend, K. 

Inside this beautiful picnic basket, 

I could find all these fair trade products from all over the world. 

I still couldn't eat anything... I wiil, I promise. I just don't want to ruin anything :)

Feels so good to be home...

Chaves, Portugal

Exquisit-ices is on Facebook!

You can find me here.

Happy Birthday, my dear :)

New shoes and latest mosquito bite :)

Parabéns, Mãe!

Para Sempre
  

Por que Deus permite que as mães vão se embora?

Mãe não tem limite, é tempo sem hora,

luz que não se apaga quando sopra o vento

e chuva desaba, veludo escondido

na pele enrugada, água pura, ar puro, puro pensamento.

Morrer acontece com o que é breve e passa sem deixar vestígio.

Mãe, na sua graça, é eternidade.

Por que Deus se lembra

- mistério profundo -

de tirá-la um dia?

Fosse eu Rei do Mundo,

baixava uma lei:

Mãe não morre nunca, mãe ficará sempre

junto de seu filho e ele, velho embora, será pequenino

feito grão de milho. 

Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Recent acquisition

After Kate Middleton's suggestion

I'm back!

I was ill for almost a week. Now, I'm back with full strength. It's good to be back.

Let's add some colour to the summer

Please, please, please

Fire season has started

The fire season has started in Portugal. It concerns me because we'll have so many fires in the next months, but also because my husband will be fighting those fires as well.

Together with another pilot, my love will be extinguishing fires in a helicopter. 
On the ground, a crew of specially trained brave firefighers (GIPS) will do the same.

And it's the same dance every year. I'm always worried, checking the news, asking him to call me everytime he has a call and when he lands. Can't tell you how many times I have panicked, cried... It'll be like this for the next 4 months!!


In my heart, he's a hero and what he does is worth all our sacrifices.

Yesterday, I had dinner here...

Cais da Villa is a very cool restaurant /wine house / lounge in Vila Real. 

I absolutely recommend it. Great presentation, nice music playing, attentive service 

and delicious food.

Here's what we had.

Appetizers:

Me: Thin toasted bread with ham and brie cheese, mustard and honey sauce

Him: Crab salad with micro greens and skewered confit cherry

Main course:

Me: Wild mushrooms risotto

Him:  Black pork tenderloin with beans, regional sausages and baked rice

Desserts:

Me: Dark chocolate soufflé with ginger ice cream (it came with some edible flowers, too)

Drinks:

Red Douro Wine reserve

Mineral Water