yes, you read it right, “the” dinner! this was an amazing and delightful event organized by little upside down cake and de alma e coração and the name was actually “the dinner” in portuguese – o jantar. it gathered close to 30 people on a very intimate and organic dinner, a winter dinner with friends, good…
simple things :: working from home
working from home is not all sweet and happiness, there are a few downsides to take into consideration, but the good things are mainly the simple things, like being able to make your own schedule, dress the way you want and feel like, make your breaks whenever you feel like, run errands whenever you need……
simple things :: blooming trees
oh spring, you have to love this season, right? since we don’t have snow, winter can turn into something really boring. and i’m also aware that snow may be something magical for those who don’t experience the down side of it. for me, it is still magical. but since we don’t have that around lisbon,…
simple things :: berlenga
to make us want to go back to summer! and that is why i went back to these days on this island! a while ago i realized i hadn’t had the time to edit these photos from berlenga. and it’s funny because every time i go there, i have something new, either a whole camera,…
simple things :: the botanic garden
as usual, i took a trip to the botanic garden last week to enjoy the first spring signs. there were many blooming trees and small flowers blossoming through all the greenery. the peacocks are also quite amazing and i always regret not taking the zoom lens to capture their magnificence a little bit closer. nevertheless,…
simple things :: winter sun
you probably already know this, but i edit all my work in lightroom. even if i had to, i wouldn’t know any other way, not even photoshop. i mean, i may know a few things on photoshop, but i would feel really clueless regarding a lot of other things. and even lightroom, it has so…
simple things :: going after spring
last week mr kobe was a very happy dog as i kept going with him to monsanto for really long walks! last week we finally had a few days with sun and gorgeous winter days, feeling almost a bit like spring with nice temperatures! and as by january spring starts to appear though yet a…
simple things :: oranges & rain
since october we’ve been enjoying the pleasure of having a backyard with an orange tree, a lemon tree and a grapevine! well we were not that lucky with the grapevine, as it’s way too sweet to eat and we got lazy on doing the grape jam we wanted to! so basically we had to sweep…
simple things :: what does summer feel like?
do you remember? i know, i know, why on earth am i posting summer photos anyway when we’re almost in december?! well, exactly because of that! i’m deeply into the winter mode, i feel cold when i wake up, i don’t want to get out of the bed and i’m highly addicted to my hot…
Simple Things :: Hanging out with the film camera
so today, after pondering and pondering about my simple thing of this week, i though about one thing that i carry a lot – my film camera. i have been fortunate enough to be introduced to film when i was young, but i knew nothing about it. later (enter around 20 years later) i started…