Lace cookies

When we were singles and living together I used to make lace cookies all the time. Times have changed and now I mostly bake chocolate chips cookies...So for good times memories and a little romance in life here they are with all their glory! 

on the stove melt the butter and sugar while whisking constantly about 5 minutes until light brown. Take it off from the stove and add flour milk and almonds - whisking all the time. Let the mixture cool for 5 minutes. With a teaspoon drop small circles on a parchment paper (put the parchment paper on the baking sheet...) leaving big gaps in between, make about 6 cookies on one sheet.  put into preheated oven on 180 Celsius for 8 minutes. Let cool completely before you remove them from the parchment paper.

I'm writing this post after 6 cookies...they are so delicate and gentle and beautiful and testy and romantic, I think I'm in love...:)

So long chalk board

I really don't think it's cool to paint on walls.. I don't find it aesthetic and it's a bad habit...So after big brother showed us for the first time how much he want to be an artist...I had to cut it and find a better solution for the situation...chalk board are extremely popular now around the blog world and you can find lots of variations how to make it fit in your home. 

  We gave big brother a wall to himself. He loved it! For a year it was his place to paint and for us to leave fun massages to each other... Now, he has grown up from this board and he doesn't  use it as before. That's cool, now we can go back to plain wall color and he can start paint on papers...

It's a fun thing to have at home if you have little ones especially for them...:) tomorrow's project is to paint this wall...

The golden hour

camera setting: F 1.8, 1/400, ISO 100, lens 85mm

"In photography, the golden hour  is the first and last hour of  sunlight during the day, when a specific photographic effect is achieved due to the quality of the light."  Wikipedia.

I have few photos that I can call my best ones. I guess the two major reasons are the light and my kids being in it...last independent day we spent some good time (eating meat..) in the park with friends and suddenly it happened. The kids were sitting in a perfect spot under the warm lovely beautiful light of the golden hour. My camera was in my hands and I couldn't stop clicking. Big brother friend's grandpa came to me few months after I took this photos and said: "next year same time same place. see you there." One magical moment two beautiful kids and a camera. This is my sunshine...

Now, after I revealed the source of my blog's banner on the top, I must create a new one.All I need is  a well lighten (day light!!!) place, very high ladder and a wooden table that I can color. Anyone???

We live in a red city

When I said his dreams came true the other evening that's what I meant.. Now all is surrounded by red playmobil parts and firemen and firetrucks. Big brother is amazing!  I can't start to explain the joy he finds in this gifts...He is busy busy all day with creating stories about a fire in Azriely (a mall in Tel Aviv) and how his firemen are brave enough to save all the people and to take over the fire. I'm amazed by his imagination and his ability to tell a story with the smallest details in it. I love him tremendously for being what he is, such a clever little guy! 

There are few prestige's jobs in the world like working for Google or apple or  whatever you want to name it, but I think working for playmobil is the winner! seriously, how beautifully design are their products?? If they want me I'm there! 

To finish with the birthday mania, I received few emails asking me what was inside the gift bags..I guess it wasn't clear from yesterday snapshots. So first I bought the cellophane bags and measured them. Then I created files using photosop for each bag. I googled the fire truck image and found this one I love. The kisses are from 2 days ago post you can find the original link here. The stickers are file printed on a sticker paper and cut with a 2" punch. The gift is from Imaginarium, and that's it. Way easier than it looks. I find this gift bags more attractive to kids, I really don't think they have to be full of sugary stuff after a sugary party... :)

Last, just an old photo from a month ago, as I was cleaning my computer for my new hard disk I found this. No words.