5/52. twenty nineteen
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
in the morning light with that twinkle in her eye
happy monday friends!
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christmas. twenty eighteen
for some reason christmas feels like forever ago already
to tell you the truth, i had forgotten all about these pictures and the fact that i hadn’t written about it yet
Lily began her christmas break from school on wednesday the 19th and she and William drove straight to west virginia to go spend some days with family
because i was still working full time, i was originally supposed to be working during the holidays so they were to return on the 23rd and we were going to have a quiet family christmas at home here in asheville
however, my work schedule changed (i am no longer working full time) and because they were having such an amazing time with family in west virginia, i ended up driving there myself on the day they were supposed to leave
it must have been around november when Lily told us that she no longer believed in santa because all of her good girlfriends in school had told her he was not real
that she knew it was William and i who were the real santa
fair enough. she found us out
we told her that although papa and i help santa, his magic and the magic of christmas is indeed real
on christmas eve, surrounded by family, snow falling and with her smaller cousins believing and excited for santa, her views changed
out of the blue she felt excited about the magic of santa and just like all the previous years she could not wait to get home to her grandparents house, write santa a note and leave milk and cookies for him and carrots for the reindeer
i am not going to lie, it felt good to have her believe once again
it made me feel like she is still the child i see in her despite how big she seems these days
although i was less invested in celebrating the holidays this year, we had ourselves a magical white christmas in west virginia surrounded by family
the way we always have
4/52. twenty nineteen
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
“Lily”
i found my dries van noten tapestry that i had been looking for for years so it was only suiting to take a picture of her in it during golden hour
especially since his documentary on netflix is one of her favorites
happy monday friends
hope you all had a good weekend
3/52. twenty nineteen
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
our golden girl at golden hour
happy monday friends
2/52. twenty nineteen
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
she is still the biggest and brightest rainbow that i know and love
happy monday friends!
1/52. twenty nineteen
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
on new year’s day after a very late new year’s eve
and so here we are friends, a whole new year
i hadn’t written (or typed) the date yet this year and had to pause for a moment
twenty nineteen….
wow
i will say it over and over again, time is a fast bitch
i wasn’t sure if i was going to go through with this 52project this year but i kind of cannot help myself
even if for the sake of consistency
because it is quite obvious that i do not blog so much anymore
anyway…. happy new year friends!
feijoada
feijoada is something i grew up with as a kid
what is feijoada?
well, it’s bean stew basically
feijao means bean in portuguese
there are many different ways to make feijoada
with all sorts of meat, sausage…. my favorite way is to keep it loaded with veggies
the last time Drea and her family came to visit us, i cooked it as meal for us and she has been begging me to do a post with the recipe since then
so, this one is for you Drea
happy weekend friends!
ingredients: 1 whole head of garlic, 3-4 bay leaves, 1 large can of whole peeled tomatoes, 3-4 cans of red kidney beans, 1 small green cabbage, broccoli, 5-6 carrots (olive oil, salt, black pepper and red pepper flakes not pictured)
peel garlic and cut cabbage. put garlic, bay leaves and cabbage in large pot with olive oil, salt, black pepper and red pepper flakes. cook until cabbage is soft but not wilted
add large can of whole peeled tomatoes and cook in low heat with lid on for about 10 minutes
once the tomatoes are cooked down, open the cans of beans and pour in the bean sauce only. cook in low heat for another 10 minutes with lid on and occasionally stirring
add peeled and cut carrots and raise to medium heat. cook for 10 minutes with lid on
add cut broccoli and cook covered for 5-10 minutes
add beans, cook for 5 minutes et voila!! a hearty and healthy meal
