one on one
- on: March 10, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: everyday life, family life, photography
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Monday evenings are my favorite. It’s just me and her. Our girls time.
One on one.

Add an extra hour of a daylight and you get pure magic.



There is such a strong bond between the two of us. Mom and her little girl. Love. Forever.

All photos edited by MyFourHens Memento action set.
Leave a comment...the green thumb
- on: March 09, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: green thumb
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Plants and flowers have been a huge part of my life. They make me happy. As a kid I had several plants in my room and loved taking care of them. My mom and I tried to plant a few seeds from a palm tree, our grandpa brought from his trip from Africa, and the palm plants actually grew inside beautifully. When Ivo and I moved together, we bought a few plants right away to make our first place feel more like home. We had a lot of indoor plants while we lived in Ontario but when we decided to move to British Columbia, we couldn’t take the big plants with us and we gifted them to our friends and neighbors.
We’ve had a few plants in our current house but not as many as I would like to. I asked Ivo for a plant (not flowers) for my B-day and was gifted with this one. Isn’t it beautiful?

Today while the air smelled like spring and flies and bees were flying outside, I decided to buy a few new plants and give some love to the ones we already have by re-planting them into bigger pots.

At first I didn’t know what kind of plants I want but then I bought these four :

My mom had oxalis at home for many years and I remember that everyone liked it a lot. We gifted the new sprouts to so many people. I think at one point at least 6-8 our closest friends and family members had one at home and every time we visited their places and I saw those plants, it brought a smile to my face. Now I have finally my own here in Canada as well.

This one below is going to stand in front of our fireplace. It will make such a nice contrast against the stone wall of the fireplace.

Katrin liked this one so it ended up in her room right away.

Even our kitchen window sill is full of plants. Unfortunately it isn’t too deep and we have to be really careful while closing the blinds. If it was just a little bit wider, I would put more planters up there for sure.

This one is one of the ones I bought today. This window in our living room is such a perfect spot for it.

This ficus below is actually one of the two plants we took from our house in Ontario. It was much smaller but it still took the whole height of our car. But it was definitely worth the transport.

Now all I need is a warm weather so I can go outside and dig my fingers into the soil and do some gardening. I so can’t wait!
Leave a comment...weekend favorites | for the love of photography
- on: March 08, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: photography, weekend favorites
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Photography is a huge part of my life. I love to capture our life through the lens. I also love to go through photography books and get inspiration and tips how to improve my way of taking photos. I have a few books at home and some on my wish list as well. Here are some of my favorite:
:: Elevate the Everyday by Tracey Clark – this was my firs photography book I bought. I’ve been following Tracey’s blog for a few years now and admire her sense for capturing the little details of everyday life.

:: Expressive Photography by Shutter Sisters – this is a collaborative book of the Shutter Sisters. Again, the little details of everyday life photography are just amazing. There are so many little corners and details at your home that you pass several times a day but I bet you’ve never stopped and just looked at them in a different angle.

:: A Beautiful Mess Photography Book by Elsie Larson and Emma Chapman – I got this book for Christmas and haven’t got through the whole book.

:: Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson – Bryan explains in a very simple way the technique of taking photos, how to set up your camera and what settings to use where and when. The book is full of beautiful examples with description.

:: A Year of Mornings:: 3191 Miles Apart by Maria Vettesse and Stephanie Congdon Barnes – this is the only book I don’t own from today’s list and is on my wish list. Maria and Stephanie has a collaborative blog called 3191 miles apart and the book is a beautiful summary of their collaborative work.

Do you have a favorite photo book? If yes, please share with me.
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!
Leave a comment...let it go
- on: March 07, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: music
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I saw the movie Frozen with Katrin before Christmas and both of us enjoyed it so much. Here is a great and fun interpretation of the song Let it go from this movie performed by Idina Menzel, The Roots and Jimmy Fallon. Enjoy and happy Friday!
Leave a comment...five on friday
- on: March 07, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: five on friday
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Over here we don’t watch tv too much but when we do, we always try to choose some educational/ adventurous shows. We PVR our favorite shows and then just skip all the commercials so we won’t get interrupted while watching the show. It’s definitely time saving.
Ivo and I absolutely don’t care about people who shut themselves in a house and spend some time together, or about the newest fashion or some crazy reality shows about spoiled rich people’s lives. We love a good action, beautiful nature and if we learn some interesting new facts, get advices and tips from the show, than even better. Lately we’ve been hooked up on shows featuring Alaska. The nature there is just stunning and all the wilderness just takes our breath away. So here goes a list of our recent favorite shows:
:: Ultimate Survival Alaska – at National Geographic – we’ve discovered this show just a few weeks ago and absolutely love it! It’s amazing what people can accomplish and how they can push themselves to the limits. This show also beautifully shows the strength of people and their friendships. It is a race among four teams but when someone is in a life threatening situation, everyone helps no matter what team they are on.
:: The Big Bang Theory – we have been a huge fans of this show for several seasons now. Sheldon and his group of geeky scientist friends and their girlfriends make us laugh so hard sometimes. We love their geeky humor and the situations they are getting themselves into. One of the best shows ever!
Amy: I don’t need your medicine. I’m not really sick. I got better two days ago.
Bernadette: I don’t understand.
Amy: It’s been so nice having Sheldon take care of me, I just wanted that to last longer.
Bernadette: You should tell him.
Amy: I know.
Sheldon: (From the other room) Amy! Are you strong enough to bathe yourself, or do you need my help?
Amy: I’ll tell him tomorrow.
:: Bear Grylls: Escape from Hell – this show is a new one. It’s similar to another of our favorites: Man vs. Wild where Bear shows how to survive in difficult situations. In this new one, he re-creates survival situations from people around the world and shows how to deal with difficult situations.

image credit: DCL
:: MythBusters – you know how you watch Hollywood movies and there are amazing action situations and you are like: wow, that’s pretty cool! So guess what, almost nothing from what you see is real and it’s just a work of tricks and special effects. We love to watch this show with kids to show them that a lot of stuff they see isn’t real and that means that they shouldn’t try it on their own.The main hosts of the show – Adam and Jamie – have always fun reproducing those situations.

:: Friends – last but not least, our all time favorite show. The show is re-running on tv all the time and a lot of those episodes we saw several times. But still every single time it makes us laugh out loud.

What is your favorite show?
Leave a comment...bloglovin and saying YES
- on: March 05, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: creative living
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When I switched from blogger to my own site, I was still using my blogger’s reading list to follow on my favorite blogs. The tool didn’t work a lot of the times and I got frustrated because I had to refresh the site several times to finally get to my list. Harmony told me about bloglovin a few weeks ago and I’ve finally signed up and started using it. And I’m loving it! It is so much easier to see the updates and I can categories my favorite blogs as well. You can follow my blog as well, the follow button is on the right side of my blog.
Thank you, Harmony, for the info!
And speaking about bloglovin, have you checked our collaborative photo blog for this week’s prompt? We are saying YES to….
<a href=”http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11575447/?claim=vprva3p54me”>Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>
Leave a comment...courage
- on: March 04, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: inspiration
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I usually don’t write about my work in here. I don’t feel the need to vent about this part of my life online. But today has been one of those days… I wish (and I believe) that one day I will proudly say that I love my job. Right now my current job is just a job. Nine to five. Nothing exciting. I show up, do my work and go home to spend some precious time with my family.
But even though the work is not fulfilling me, I do my best every day. I try to come up with more efficient ways how to deal with the flow of my working day. Sometimes it fails, sometimes it works. It is a learning process and I stand behind my hard work even though it means to get vulnerable sometimes.
I found a quote by C.S. Lewis online (it’s from his book: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader) which speaks to me big volume today:
Courage, dear heart.
I’m becoming more confident with myself and start believing in myself more. Every challenge, I go through, makes me stronger. And as another quote I found today says:
Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put
us directly on the path to the best things
that will ever happen to us.
The opportunity which will make my heart sing will come one day. I know it. I can feel it. It is just a matter of time and patience.
Leave a comment...the weekend lens
- on: March 03, 2014
- By Gabi
- theme: family life, the weekend lens
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We had a great weekend. Saturday was busy with kids’ soccer tournament and my B-day party. It was so cold on the field but it seemed that none of the kids out there complained. They all had fun running around and scoring goals.

On Sunday we woke up to another snow day. The day was lazy and so relaxing. Exactly what we all needed.


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