Busy weekend

Hello everybody!

Stopping by for a quick update: Last weekend I was really busy and happy: I've got a translation to make. Just great! My brother Arnaldo has a friend who needed a translation for his company, so I spent these days in front of the computer, and on Sunday morning it was ready. This afternoon I've got my payment, thank the gods!

It's always great to be able to use my brain and be paid for that! :o) Now I can make some things that became awfully late and postponed, like finally shipping my giveaways, having my hair cut, having Lucas' hair cut, buying his stuff for school snacks for the week, and other things that are messing up my mind right now... Now I cross my fingers to have some other translations and save more!
Hope you all had a great weekend, oh and what about your Imbolc? We had a sweet and simple Lughnasadh as usual, I'll post photos asap.

Take care!

ABC Wednesday - C is for Chris Decato

One more ABC week, and this time I wanted to bring another musician I learned to admire, Chris Decato.



He was really touched by the gift of having music running through his veins, and it's one of the sweetest, crazy guys alive, and also a loving father of six beautiful kids. I have some of his albums, and my Rainbow Breath Meditation CD (a life-saver!) brings his powerful soundtrack. I highly recommend him!


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Monochrome Weekly

And here (of course) is one more photo taken by Lucas. My cute and gorgeous little niece, Beatriz, perfect for the Mono post:



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Lucas is back! :o)))

... And finally my blogger friends's torture is over! LOL Man, I was awfully surprised about how badly I react durig his vacation... I tried to keep a positive attitude, but I was really feeling so bad, as if something horrible would happen while he was away, sometimes I would wake up at night with a heavy feeling in my heart, everything was wrong. A lesson to learn for the next time, I do need to be less anxious, paranoid...

Anyway, he arrived last Sunday afternoon, all happy to see me, looking great but so thinner! He lost three kilos, which I understand t was because of him getting that sore throat, but of course it's never good... Oh well, nothing that some weeks of good food to make him get his weght back.

Here's my little witch the evening arrived!



The morning after, we went to the park so he could use his new toy given by his dad.]Ah.. it's good to breath again!

Silly time...

Saturdays are family time. Meaning a time having fun with my handsome but very silly brothers...




And here I am in very good hands, posing specially for the blog! LOL


They're my bodyguards, my friends, my shield when I need one.

The house is filled with laughter and good vibes specially when these guys are together. I love them so much, I was blessed with awesome, supportive brothers... And I always say that they have a time spell on them: Evaldo (with darker jeans) is 47, Arnaldo (in pink tee) is 52, and Delcio is 51. No one would guess, I think.

Hope you're all having a good weekend as well!

Updates

Just called my ex, and Lucas is completely recovered! *phew* Something so simple got me all umbalanced, just because he's away, and I don't have total control of the situation... Now it's really a matter of time until Sunday evening, when he'll be here. I can never thank you guys enough for bearing with me in my "growing up" process (you all know what I mean)! :o)

Books ...

Among the books Rodrigo brought, I found my old "Wicca" series collection. These are small mnonthly books sold in newsstands. Written by a nice Brazilian witch called Eddie Van Feu (her real name, believe me or not), I used to buy it every month, andended up with 20 books. It talks about magick in a very light way, with lots of spells and articles on the Craft, correspondences, etc. I read them several times from time to time, when I needed soomething more specific, and only stopped buying because in the last years the author changed too much her speech, mixing paganism with other faiths (her "salad", as she says), including some candomble stuff, which I respect but dislike. Maybe I'm too traditional, I don't know, but I like to stick to my way of walking my path, and get out of focus if things turns too mixed (.. am I being clear?!). Anyway, these ones are cool and I want to keep for Lucas to enjoy, since it's focused on young witches and teens, basically.

Reading the Celtic Dragonfly post (great!), I wanted to share this too!

ABC Wednesday - B is for Blues Traveler

Here we are for a new ABC post.

Blues Traveler is one of my favorite bands (of course I love Beatles too... but they're hors concours, right? LOL). Originally formed in New Jersey in '87, these guys know how to catch your attention and get you addicted forever. John Popper, the composer, singer and harmonica player is the soul behind this band. He's amazingly gifted with three skills: a beautiful, powerful voice, a creativity to elaborate both touching and sharp lyrics, and a furious, sensitive way of playing the harmonica. Add great musicians, and you have BT. This is my choice for today's post.

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Breath in, Breath out....

Crap. Pardon the language. But Rodrigo just called to say that Lucas's got a fever and a sore throat and they won't travel until he gets better. SO he will change their bus tickets to Sunday, 31st. Exactly on the week Lucas is going to come back home it's when they should have taken a better care of him, so he wouldn't get sick - am I right or being pissy? I'm so upset only the gods know.

Gonna listen to my Ribbon Breath Meditation cd, maybe it will help my blood to run slower.

*sigh*

Cernunnos Day

Today is Cernunnos Day. I started my day by lighting a green candle on my altar, and placing some fresh maidenhair twigs (my favorite plant, so delicate and strong at the same time) in water to celebrate the date. I love both his aspects: the Horned God, and the Green Man. I have two beautiful pieces representing him on the Green aspect - still need to find something that really gets my attention for his Horned aspect, though:
This sweet broom made by Megan Welti from EarthStar Studios, hanging on my altar's wall:


And this gorgeous Green Man custom-made pendant from Rhiannon, the artist behind Giggle Goddess Creations:

I wanted this one to pair with this Green Woman pendant she made for me some weeks earlier:

They both are incredible, gifted artists from whom I have some other beautiful pieces, and I always keep an eye to new stuff.

It's really always good to keep the balance between the gods, it took me some time to understand it - seems like I'm always behind about some basic facts, some things takes ages to click on my mind...

Saturday party with a cool band

Last Saturday was my niece's boyfriend's sister's birthday (... got it?). She's a sweet girl who turned 28, and we were invited to her dancing party."Not" being such a dancing-party lover, I had to go, against my will *sigh*... What we do for a friend... LOL The party was A+, everything was great, the hostess was great and the mix of guest among old and new friends was perfect. I daaaaaaaaaanced all night long, literally. We left at 4am, and there was still a lot of people there.

It was so fun to be there at the dry-iced smoky dance floor with my sister, my niece and everybody else shaking my skeleton to the sound of good rock-n-roll and some dance music, it1s been ages since I last danced this much!
Catarina (the niece)'s boyfriend has a rock band, and they played as a b-day gift, they're really good! All the young guys play well (specially the drummer, he's super - - though being a guitar lover, I always admire drummers - so hard to keep that synchro, I would be a terrible player...), and the songs have good lyrics and rhythm. Catarina was drooling at her love, really sweet...

I had to rest the day after, my body was complaining!LOL But isn't it cool to have a non-sense party night sometimes? :o)

Monochrome Weekly

I have so many photos so well-taken by Lucas (proud mom talking...) that you will frequently see them here at Aileni's meme! LOL

This one is from one of our visits to the Crystal Palace, near home. Lucas was taking photos of every detail in the place and when he looked up, got impressed by the beautiful crystal chandelier, and recorded it.

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I watched Avatar

Last Friday I finally watched Avatar. Everybody was talking about it, my siblings have already watched it, and I was feeling like an alien!

I went to the movies on my own - I love cinemas, the ritual of being there in the dark with a popcorn bag in my hands, crossed-legged... I love it! And of course I was seduced by Cameron's story... I'm not going to talk about the anti-imperalism, the shock-and-awe stuff. This is for other blogs, in better expressed posts.

What I loved was the pagan concept of the story, the respect the Nav'i people show for Nature and how they deal with it in their everyday lives. I loved the way the characters show how our relationship with this planet should be, and I wish it was really like that in real life, not simply on the screen. It was a surprise, never thought it would be so explicit and so well-made. Cameron portraited a wonderful connection between people and all creatures alive, and I was all the time thinking, "oh, that's so beautiful!". So many basic, important things I teach my son are there! It's so true the idea of this connection via our bodies as something so sacred to the point of serving as a bridge among all beings in the deepest way. I left the cinema with that longing feeling, and got a bit of that "Avatar blues" I read about in the papers. If you haven't watched this movie yet (I doubt anyone is so late like me, though... LOL), run! You can't miss it!

One of the Gods of Blues is playing on my mind today

I'm in a blues mood today... Back in Minas I used to listen to this song at a non-stop mode, weeks before leaving. Life by the Drop, by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble. I love blues, and I simply love this guy and his powerful guitar & voice.

Stevie had a tragic death, age 36, one day after playing with some of the masters of blues who played with him that last time, like Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughan (his brother) and Buddy Guy, at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre, in Wiscosin. The helipcopter in which he left the place (there was only one place available in the helicopter ,and he decided taking it instead of leaving by car his his brother), with some of Clapton's travel team, was flying under a hard fog and crashed into a hill. According to the official report, the pilot was inexperienced with the area and weather conditions. What a loss.

A wonderful, touching concert was performed in '96 in Texas, by his blues superstars friends Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Dr. John, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughan and Art Neville - A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan. Every time I watch this DVD I end up with watery eyes. It's a must for all the blues lovers.

ABC Wednesday - A is for "Amor"

This is the 3rd round of this fun, great meme hosted by Denise.

Bear with me... I miss my little witch... (who will be back on the 27th, have I told you already? Does anyone know a good spell to speed up time, yes, please?)
A is for Amor, Love in Portuguese. This feeling we all know so well in some degree.

I was scrolling down my photos looking for something that would fit the theme, when I found this one Evaldo took some time ago. Lucas looks adorable wearing a cap with "Amor" embroidered in white.



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Monochrome Weekly

My first 2010 post on my favorite meme, along with the ABC Wednesday! :o)

Lucas simply loves taking photos or making little movies, all the time. Here's my little witch on a self-portrait, after getting the mirror dirty by running his fingers on it.


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PS: He'll be back home on the 27th! Yes! :o))

Etsy help for Haiti

Everybody is posting about the horrible situation in Haiti. Everything is so heart-breaking that sincerely I couldn't find the words to express my feeling of sadness and frustration for not being able to help somehow.

Then I stumbled across this wonderful action at Etsy, Hearts for Haiti.
There are, up to now, 178 items for sale, with all proceeds donated to the Doctors Without Borders. It's a humble step, but we all know that it's a step at a time that makes the difference, and every cent is important to help this country. I just had one of my dragons sold and I feel good to have helped somehow.

Do take a look, there are many gorgeous handcrafts with such good prices, shipping-free. I'm sure you'll find something to make your home more beautiful, and to help rebuilding someone else's home as well.

One Goddess

It's amazing how differently the Goddess is represented by artists. Take Gaia, for instance, one of my favorite aspects of the Goddess:

Peter and Ann Hill's sculpture at the Lost Gardens of Heligan, in Cornwall:

Speechless, isn't it?

Now one I love the concept and it's on my wish list, by Oberon Zell:


A heart-breaking view by Jeff chapman-Crane, the Agony of Gaia, where she suffers with the strip-mining:


Josephine Wall's exuberant art:


The lovely doll by my friend Kelli Lincoln - I have a pocket version at my altar:


The list could go on and on... I'd love to know if you have a specific image, sculpture that best represents the Goddess/God for you.

Brother time

Oh, things here are so silent, but I'm doing my best to distract myself while little witch is not back!

Been reading tons of books and magazines - I'm so p... off with the home computer which simply refuses itself to open any .pdf file! I have two amazing books I was reading from fantastic writers friends (Sorry Aileni and Jeremy!!) and I just can't read them! Arght!

Since Rodrigo brought some of my witchy books, I've been re-reading my favorite ones, and also my favorite author, Stephen King (along with Gabriel Garcia Marques, Asimov, etc, etc, etc...).

One good thing is that I have night out time for myself this month! It's been ages since I last been out with friends to simply sit at a bar, drink, eat and talk/laugh. Summer evnings here are awesome, starry, and so far, no sign of raining. Lucas will do find me revigorated. LOL

But I'm wandering. I wanted to talk about my brother Evaldo. Last evening we had a cool time together,eating chocolate and watching TV. We started watching this German channel show, in German, no subtitles, about his fetish camera, Leica. As we couldn't understand a single word, we laughed a lot making up imaginary dialogues, dubbing them. At the same time, Evaldo (who's a photographer, if you remember) gave me so many curious trivia info about it, that by the end of the evening I felt like a pHd in that famous camera. It's amazing how many things he knows about it and how interesting he makes things sound - he knows how I love to know these little details (we call them useless cultural facts), like why Leica is called Leica, how it was first built, etc. He owned three of these cameras many years ago, bought from antique fairs, and after fixing them, had them sold to collectors. Someday I hope I'll be able to make him a surprise and give him another one, in the far far far far far future LOL He said his dream job wouldn't be living in that Australian island, but working at Leica's factory LOL!
I just love when we get this close sharing time. I went to sleep light like a feather.

I'm back!

Hello, everybody!!!!

After one week relaxing under the Araruama's gorgeous sun, I'm back to Petropolis. I almost stayed home, but it wouldn't help me, so there I went with mom. No regrets! We had awesome sunny days, our cousin was a perfect hostess and we had a wonderful time together.



New Year's night was great at a friend's house (above you see our little group of friends & family, pity the photo got kinda blurry), where we had a yummy super, while laughing and enjoing each other's company. At midnight (have you guys seen the gorgeous Blue Moon?? I silently said a prayer to the Goddess, thanking for the closing year, and asking strenght for the new one), we went to the main lagoon to watch the fireworks. It rained minutes later, and, as it was so hot, no umbrellas were needed. The first rain was good to wash away all the 2009 bad energy from my body and soul.

I basically spent time sunbathing, getting a cool tan, reading, and talking with friends - it's been ages since I could do this! I love lazily feeling the sun on my skin, so you can imagine how good these days were.


In the afternoons, I used to take long walks along the lagoon, until the Kite Surf Bar where people gather to ... kite surf, of course, LOL I'd sit there with a book and watched them surfing in between pages ( I took Lois Bourne's Dancing with Witches for a re-read and Rosemund Pilcher's Voices in Summer my mother gave me).


While there, OF COURSE, I called Rodrigo a couple times to know how Lucas was going, and to hear my little witch's voice. He wasn't eating well these first days, and my heart was heavy with aprehension, but thank the gods, now everything is okay, and he's enjoying his vacations, only asking his dad once to call, because was missing me. I never thought this would be so hard to get used to, and I don't think I'd cope with it well if I was at home. In Araruama I had people to talk to about anyhting, had the beautiful place to distract me, so days were easy.

Summoning up, a Summer week to remember! I returned yesterday, because even feeling so at home at Celia's (our cousin), I really don't like outstaying one's welcome. Here in Petropolis I met the weather cloudy but warm. Now I'll work on my Etsy stuff, errands, and whatever I have to do, so I can wait Lucas to come back home. We should get a handbook to teach us how to deal with this hole in the heart. But I'm recharged, feeling well, lighting my candles and having loooong talks to the gods. What an anxious mother I became...

I hope you all had a perfect New Year's night as well, may 2010 be wonderful for all of us! Thank you (again!!!) for all the positive words and good vibes sent, it's a true blessing to have such sweet friends.

Lucas' trip & New Year's Eve

I survived (so far...)! :o)

Yesterday morning Rodrigo arrived around 10am due to the rain to take Lucas(it's been raining cats and dogs every afternoon, incredible storms that I recorded with my camera for later post, beautiful). He came with a taxi driver we know, and brought my pre-historic computer, my witchy books (how I missed Starhawk and Louis Bourne!), my non-wotchy books (my Stephen Kings!!), baby Lucas' photo albums (I went through tehm all with my mom and my brother!), some of my favorite decorative stuff like Turtle's beautiful candle holders. Lucas was so excited to see his dad after four months! Rodrigo was very nice with all of us, and very emotional when hold Lucas again in his arms. He had his hair cut, which makes him look younger and healthier. He treated me very kindly, the opposite of the last months we were together. This is good, maybe he's learning his lesson well for his future relationships.

My little witch showed him all his brand-new toys Santa brought, and also the fishes. It was funny to watch him so excited!

Everything was okay. They left half-an-hour later, Lucas on the back seat playing with his Ben 10 game. I made a little felt doll with lots of protective signs on its body and my perfume to carry on his bag, just by chance... My heart was so heavy and small after he left, but I know this is part of the process, we need to share, I need to let go, and so on.

I had to go downtown for some errands, and this way my mind could get used a little bit to his absence. But OF COURSE, a migraine exploded, NOT for my surprise... When I got home I took my Ormigren and rested for a couple of hours until it was gone. It was when I got up to the silence in the house, that struck me, and I cried a river at the kitchen, missing my little boy so much. After that, I felt better, and breathed again more easily, and I could called them to see if the trip was alright. Lucas talked to me all happy and said he loves me. Sweet!

Today I'm really feeling better. It's incredible how weird it is not to listen to his voice, his laughing, not to take care of him. It's like losing an arm. Thank the gods is only for one month. Seems like that's how things must be so I can once again grow up and mature, since nothing happens by chance. All I do is to think that he will be fine, they will take good care of him, he will have lots of fun, and by the end of January, he will be back, full of fun stories about his "rural adventures".

People, thank you so, so much for your awesome words, you can't imagine how wonderful it was to me to read them all, how they made me feel better. My family is here with me with all their support, of course, they're amazing, but my friends' support is equally important and vital to me, this dramatic Brazilian mom. And Boho, thank you so much for the spell, I started it last night, and it made me feel good having something witchy to do everyday, I'll keep it to the end.

Tonight I'm going with my mother to Araruama, a beach town (or better, a lagoon town), to spend the New year's holidays at her cousins' house. A lovely couple that I do love since I was a little girl. It will be great to be there, sunbathing until getting really tanned, and relaxing at a beautiful place. I wasn't feeling like going, but last night I decided it would be better to go than staying at home with nothing to do. At least there I can relax by the pool, take long walks by the lagoon, and enjoying their company. Time will pass faster this way. I'll be back around January 4th or 5th. As there's no Internet at the place (but there are cyber cafes, maybe I'll be offline, for your relief! :o)

I wish everybody a wonderful end of the year, wishing you all the best energy you all wished for me and Lucas. You're all in my heart, and I do hope we can keep our friendship next year. Kisses and love from me to you.

Protection & Good Vibes Chain for Lucas

It's almost 11pm, and Rodrigo just called to say that he'll be here tomorrow morning, around 9am, to take Lucas to spend the January vacations with him in Minas. It's a seven-hour car trip. Do I need to say how stressed and how small my heart is right now? I know this is absolutely natural, it will be a good experience for both of us, etc, etc, etc, but it's the first time i'm away from him since he was born, and I'm scared to death to leave him for one whole month with his dad and his family. Oh well, I do need to get used to it, I know. I'm trying to keep a positive attitude, only good thoughts, avoiding all the crazy, negative fantasies my mind is trying to trick me about it.

I ask - better, I beg, all my witchy friends (and obviously my non-witchy friends as well), to send your best thoughts, positive vibes to Lucas. Do whatever you think it's best, light a candle, make a protection ritual/spell, say a little prayer. I do ask you to join me to surround him with a protective, positive armour, so he can fully enjoy his vacations, and be back safe and sound in due time. Thank you so much.

Disney on Ice in Cleveland Giveaway!

My dear friend Marcia from Learning Mama, is giving away 4 tickets for the Disney on Ice show that will be in Cleveland next January! Those who are near, enter until December 27th. Check it out!

I'll be back after Christmas next week. Have a wonderful holiday, everybody! :o)

Last waxing Moon & Cookies

Lucas just took this photo of the Waxing Moon. How beautiful is it? :o)


He's all excited because tomorrow night Santa Claus will come home bringing his Christmas gifts (thanks to Etsy sales, I could buy exactly what I know he wants! Cool!). Christmas is celebrated here as a family event, when all my brothers and sister plus respective families come to mom's house to enjoy each other's company, and enjoy mom's yummy holiday dinner. Lots of talking, laughing and eating...

Each member of the family brings something to help dinner, and my contribution this year is the now a tradition and adored at home, Suzie's Cookies! I had to make a huge batch so no one can complain about eating less!

I hope everybody have a beautiful night tomorrow, see you later! :o)

A sweet Litha

We ended up having a sweet Litha day. The morning was sunny and warm, so bright it hurt our eyes! As I promised Lucas, we had our breakfast outdoor, right in front the door. He chose the "menu", strawberry juice, wheat cookies, apple, pear, and bread with butter! I put a cloth over the stone bench, spread cushions on the ground, and there we took our meal, talking about the day. He loved it!


After breakfast, he wanted to make his Greenman mask. I made a background with paper, and he gathered lots of leaves, and made everything by himself, the way he wanted it. It ended up this way (nothing to do with the original mask! LOL But he loved it so much, and got so proud! :o)):

He spent all day wearing the mask when someone arrived, my sister, my brother, mom... LOL Had a blast!

This is Lucas' nest, already with our honey & milk offerings. Too cute!:


In the evening we went to a bar with my family just to enjoy the first warm, cool Summer, and before sleep, we had our little ritual, burning some lavender dried flowers in the cauldron and spreading salt around for protection.
It was the best way to get over the scaring anxiety crisis I had the previous night!

I hope you all had a beautiful Yule time! I can't believe 2009 is almost over!

Anxiety crisis...

I swear this my last whining post! But something so unusual happened to me two nights ago that I have to vent. I spent all day feeling weird, my head so heavy behind my eyes, a little dizzy... I went to sleep with a light headache. Around 2am, after having a stupid nightmare with Lucas' ex-teacher, I woke up with my heart beating in my throat, you know the sensation? Super-fast and still that heaviness in my head. I felt an anguish inside. Then I started to rationalize it, and obviously found out: Lucas' vacation time with his dad and family is getting closer (Rodrigo will pick him up around 26th), and I was so worried about it, knowing, unfortunately, how mean peope are and the battery of questions and bad-mouthing my son will have to face there, I was constantly with bad, negative thoughts, even without wanting. My conscious side knows it's okay to worry, it's my first time away from him, etc, etc, etc. But my unconscious side was tricking me in a very deep way and I wasn't noticing it properly.

When it was almost 4am, I got up, and woke up my brother Evaldo. I had to, didn't want to be alone in that anxiety/panic crisis. Enough to say that my sweet, wonderful brother stayed with me, talking about what was distressing me until I calmed down again, and even made some do-in (he's great with it) to relax me. He had never seen me like that (neither had I myself!), so he stand by me all the time.

I could finally relax enough to be alone to sleep one hour later, and I decided to totally bloc every single negative thouhgt that come to my mind. There's nothing I can do besides very carefully, not to make hgim worry, to give Lucas some advices, and let him go. Period. Everything will be okay, whatever damage that people make will be reversed when Lucas is back, an in the end, this will be a good experience for the both of us, making my little witch more independente (like me...), and the first time away will be over soon.

What impressed me was the intensity of this crisis, the first time I have. I never thought that my "controlled" fears and worries could take me this way affecting my organism. For my well-being and health, I do have to let go, and relax. Phew!

Litha on the corner

Litha is tomorrow, the longest day of the year is on the corner! I love Summertime n Petropolis, because although it's hot lke hell during the day, in the evenings a sweet breeze is always blowing, which make things easier, the opposite in Rio, when evenings are as hot as days and Summer ends up becoming unbearable to stand!

I will probably make it smple as usual. Maybe I'll make a "breakfast picnic" with Lucas outside home in the yard to celebrate the sabbath... Lucas already made this morning a nest for the birds using dried leaves and moss from the ground, surroundning it with stones. I don't think the birds will get close to it, but the intention is there, which is good! It's like an offering to the Air creatures, including the dear fairies, and placing a bit of honey and milk will not hurt.


Lucas wants to make a Greenman mask like the one above, so this is going to be the best, using lots of green leaves, dried leaves, etc. I just can't promise it will look so cool as that one!

As Litha is a great time for healing and protective rituals, I'll surely perform a little one in the evening, after the traditional ritual I always make with Lucas.

I wish you all a great Yule time tomorrow, full of good vibes! And soon, a beautiful Christmas time for my non-pagan friends!

Genomic Revolution

Yesterday I went with Lucas, my older brother Arnaldo and my niece Maria Clara, to visit the Genomic Revolution Exhibiton, that is being held in Quitandinha Hotel in Petropolis. I don't know if yo know about it: this exhibition comes from the 2002's American Museum of Natural History exhibition, and it brings a cultural view about genomics, showing the DNA study as never seen before, the latest researches made, the impact on our everyday life, etc. Lucas loved everyhting, from the rainforest installation with live animals (including a tarantula, arght!), to the interactive games where you can mix fruits and animals' DNA, for instance. Lucas always love science and is naturally curious about it,like any kids, so you can imagine how cool it was to walk around the place watching so many different approaches on the subjectand his reaction!

I was drooling at everything as well, and can't wait to be there again a next time. Simply great. We couldn't take any photos inside, it's forbidden, alas... So the photos here are from the official site. After that, a pizza awaited for us. A super way to spend the Saturday afternoon!

Monochrome Weekly

I'm so behind my favorite memes! I'll try to keep them next year without losing any week!

This was taken by Lucas about one month ago. It's the Eagle statue in front of Petropolis' City Hall, a famous statue, built in 1899 by Heitor Levy. I always loved this, and Lucas always want to stop by and watch it for a while when we go downtown.



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dream Pillow Winner!

Sooooo I'm back! :o)
I'm still coughing a bit, like Lucas, but I'm feling way better! Thanks to my cousin doctor who gave me a very good medicine that sent my pain away. I dont want to feel it again for the next 40 years! Thanks for all the positive & healing vibes sent, you're all awesome!

But enough about me, everybody is interested in the giveway! LOL


Here Lucas is showing al the papers with names carefully folded by himself...


All the names into my witch hat (that came along with the cool halloween kit I won from The Play of Light and Shadow... but this is another story!).


Drums please... Lucas closes his eyes and gets ready to pick up a name!


And he's got it... who's the lucky winner??



Congrats Mother's Moon's Message girl! Please email me so we can start working on your dream pillow!

Thank you everybody who joined this fun with me! Let's see what I can come up with next Sabbath!