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Look whos talking 2
As they are so cheap and relatively easy to make I did a couple more mirrors this week. I took the daring step (sense the sarcasm people) of using different wood for both these pieces as I am now thoroughly bored of mahogany.This is by area the biggest mirror I have done so far and so I thought I'd go for something a bit different for the frame. This is an exotic pine finish and as yet i haven't come up with a name for it! For a finish I decided to round of all the edges and my trusty ...
Closin' Shop
We have made the difficult decision to close up shop on this little blog for now. It's been a blast, but we need to set it aside for now. To be honest, we have too much on our plates right now.We're not going to delete it though, and maybe someday we'll be back. If you want to keep up with us, we'll both be posting (as we can) on our blogs: Heather in Madrid and Troy Marbles.Thanks for reading!
When it's 4 am, it's time to count
When it's 4 am and you are trying to climb back into sleep, but your 10-day jet-lagged body tells you it's time for lunch, it's time to count. When your lunch-time brain starts listing concerns and worries and guilts and what-ifs as a side-dish to vanilla yogurt, it's time to count. When the novelty of setting up house begins to wane and the nitty-gritty of setting up life sets in, it's time to count. When you realize you still need to buy tickets for your husband, and you feel guilty because you borrowed your friend's car and now it's not ...
Best Spanish Wines, 3 euros or less
Our friends Andy and Casi had a wine tasting at their apartment a while back. It was an authentic experience with people scribbling down ratings on note cards and a few experts sharing their knowledge of the wines being judged. The only catch was every wine had been purchased in Madrid for 3 euros or less, from their local grocery store like Dia, Lidl, Carrefour, or a convenience store (alimentación). Twenty wines were tested by around thirty friends, all crammed into an apartment on calle Mayor. I am proud to present the results of the evening: Top 5 Spanish Wines ...
English: One of Spain's Top Marketing Tools
The Comunidad de Madrid is not the only advertising in English. Many companies use English words or phrase to market themselves. Here is the new Coca Cola campaign, featuring the slogan, "I like it!" The ad is not only another example of the improper use of English (how does one "light" coke?!!), but also shows the contamination of English language in the Spanish. Words like "heavy" and "light" are used by Spanish when speaking in Spanish. Coca Cola Light is Spain's version of Diet Coke. "Light food" in Spain is essentially diet food. For more on language contamination, English Invasion ...
VBS
Thanks to Immanuel Baptist Church, which is only about a 10-minute walk away from us, our kids are attending VBS this week. Today was their first day and they came home bouncing off the walls with the fun they had. Our kids actually don't have much contact with "church" kids here in Madrid, so I think it's great that they are finding out that there are others like them in our city.I'm really grateful to IRC for providing this free ministry for our kids!
Inside Joke
We sat at the dinner table and watched as Teo closed his hand around another grape, swung his arm backward, and dropped the grape on the floor. Both he and Alleke leaned over and watched the grape roll under the table, and then, again, they errupted into laughter until I thought they might have coughing fits and until they looked exhausted from working so hard, like they had just finished running a 10k. They were forced to stop laughing to catch their breath, and when they were almost ready, Teo picked up another grape, and the comedy started all over ...
biblical oneness
Biblical oneness is marked by freedom because it takes into account one another’s uniqueness. Biblical oneness takes into account that each person has different needs and different interests. Indeed, biblical oneness is dependent on such uniqueness, since unity is rendered meaningless where there are no distinctions to be made. The unity of the Trinity becomes more mysterious and precious when we consider that each member of the Trinity is unique. The Father is not the Son. The Son is not the Spirit. They are unique. But each eternally and always moves towards and out from each other in free love. ...
Tapas in Barcelona
On my last trip to Barcelona a couple of months ago, My good friend Gabriella who is always in the mood for good food and wine, joined me for a self-guided tapas tour one warm Saturday evening. After we got sidetracked at some fun shops on the Rambla de Catalunya and the Passeig de Gracia, we stopped at Cerveceria Catalana. If you are new to the idea of tapas and don’t mind being with others who are too, this is a great place to start. Its big, there is plenty of seating (not always common in tapas places) and it ...
Breathing Eden's Air
Take a moment to breathe Eden's air.How I long to taste something so sweet and so crisp.Filled with holiness and perfection.Giving life to it's fullest.Inhale.Exhale.To breathe Eden's air is to breathe in the presence.Taste and see.It is good.It is now and not yet.The not yet will be even sweeter.How I long to taste the air of Eden yet to come.
