I'm back from holidays

Oh my god. How I have neglected my blog. On our holidays we had such a lot to do and to see and to eat, I had barely time to get my mails, apart from the fact that we didn't have internet at all the places we stayed. However, I will post some pics from this really really fantastic holiday. Well, the Hawaiian Islands are always fantastic and we vistited three of them during these nearly 4 weeks.

The first week the boys and I stayed on Kauai, the oldest island of the archipelagpo. And here are some photos, so you can see how lush and multifaceted this island is. I think I loved it even more than Oahu (because it doesn't have a Honolulu *grin*). So, here it comes:

The 'spouting horn' in Po'ipu where our condo was:

water rushes under a lava shelf and bursts through a small opening to the surface 50 feet (15m) high. according to legend, an evil mo'o (lizard) is trapped here and therefore you can hear its groans with every wave coming through.

That is how the beach area is looking like if there is no sand:

There are deepenings all over the area and you can observe life in a tide-pool:

And the south of Kauai is also the Prince Kuhio Park. Here Prince Kuhio was born in a hut and the foundations of houses and shrines are still visible and situated in the back of the park. The Ho'ai Heiau has been restorated and lookes today like this:

In the park wild noni trees are growing together with coconuts and other wild tropical flora:

To be continued....

Foody again

As the results of my poll remain unconclusive I continue to write about food every now and then. This was yesterday's dinner. I had leftovers (yes, I am an leftover-meal-inventor) from the day before in form of three sweet peppers. So I thought, what about burritos with a veggie bean chilli topped with melted chilli cheese. C made a fresh salsa to go with it and believe me it was really tasty.

Eco-friendly ideas

This is a nice way to use up old T-shirts and to not use plastic bags when shopping:

http://www.instructables.com/id/tshirt-bag-tshirt---or-the-emergency-eco-friendly-/

http://www.instructables.com/id/Super-Versatile-T-shirt-Bag-T-shirt-Hacks-Contest/


These bags are great for:



"Carrying laundry

Gym bag

Temporary Pillow case

All around carry things kinda bag

Travel bag"

adopt your own virtual pet!

You Belong in New York City

You're the energetic, ambitious type. And only NYC is fast enough for you. Maybe you'll set yourself up with a killer career Or simply take in all the city has to offer.

http://www.blogthings.com/whatcitydoyoubelonginquiz/">What City Do You Belong In?

My second crochet project

This will be a top for my holidays. I don't know exactly where, but in any case it will have to be warm to make me go there :)

Here is a first picture:

It is an easy pattern and very quick:

And a nice pic I found on the i-net:

http://www.fey.ca/

Crochet for Relaxation

One day this will be a pair of potholders :)

A sad day

Like dew drops

on a lotus leaf

I vanish.

Senryu 1827

My dear aunt died this morning, therefore I will suspend blog postings for the next days.

At least I still cook ;)

since we had spaghetti left overs (I just can't get used to cook for only 2 people) I decided to have a spaghetti salad (temperatures are still in the highes). The recipe is from 'Taste of home' http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Garden-Spaghetti-Salad with the difference that I used maize from the can and of course no bacon. You could add baked roasted-Tofu, I guess, but since there are beans included there is enough protein there.

This was before mixing up everything:


and this the finished salad:

But still better than my 'beloved'one. *grin*

-4 As a 1930s husband, I am Very Poor (Failure) Take the test!

Although I have to admit that the test is of course not fair, since I answered the questions for my husband and me.

Now things clear up, I'm a bad housewife:

15 As a 1930s wife, I am Very Poor (Failure) Take the test!

For C. who's bicycle is broken :)

Foor or no Food, that's the question

After complaints from certain members of the male realm, I really would like to know the general opinion:

Tuesday Dinner

I'm a big fan of quick dinners during the week and this is a nice recipe to help get rid of my aubergine surplus. It's from http://italianfoodies.blog.com/1877152/ except that I used fresh tomatoes.

Italian class a la Monty Python

I would like to brush up my Italian but I'm afraid of them evening classes :))