For you, the holidays represent a time of calm, understanding, and peace.
You avoid family fights, and you don't get too stressed out - even when things are crazy!

You like to make Christmas about making everyone's life a little bit better.
You don't get caught up in greed or commercialism. You're too sincere for that.

Your blue tree would look great with: Lots of silver tinsel

You should spend Christmas Eve watching: It's a Wonderful Life

What you should bake for Santa: Chocolate chip cookies

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I was born here:

I was looking for the place where I grew up and I didn't like it. Big city,big buildings, big factories, seen from above does not look good.
So I decided to post the place where I was born! I lived here till I was 3 years old, BUT we went back on holiday every year.

I can't find the house where I was born on the map(yes I was born at home) so I decided to enlarge the map a little bit, because most of my memories are on the left side, at the beach
Dad used to go fishing in the ocean,and to get the right tide,sometimes we would wake up at 3 a.m.!
I never complained, because I loved it! To play in the sand with my sister and my cousin was the best thing ever! And swim! Oh yes I was a fish!:>> Once I really took it too far thought and I had to be rescued from the wild sea.
I also loved playing with my cousin's barbies, because I didn't have any!
Yes, I bought my first barbie when I was 21(pretending it was for Mon).

My very first memorie is from the day we left our hometown. I still can see it very clear.I had a tricycle, but dad didn't take it with us, because we were moving to a flat and it was too big.

Then I grew up in a cement jungle.
End of story.

Ta ra for now

I'm going away this weekend.It's my husbands work Christmas party and it's in Wales. I booked a hotel so we can enjoy the night
He wants me to look gorgeous,because I'm gonna be meeting his colleagues for the first time and I'm feeling the pressure!

Shall I leave my hair curly or straighten it ??

Life can be so difficult

Anyway I'm going to bed,because I'm full of cold ...Hurray

Night night and have a nice weekend

There are a few things in life that annoy me. I know for a fact that I'm not perfect, and I always do my best to try and understand what people do and why they do certain things.Maybe I try to hard.I am a very understanding person.I annoy myself for being like that...

But...when a group of friends go out for a meal how do they pay the bill?
At the end of a meal "watered" by plenty of wine,are you gonna check what each of you had? Are you gonna count how many glasses of wine you drank? NO!!
You just divide the bill for all! simple as that! And if someone ate more than you,well, that's your problem,you didn't eat because you didn't want to!! The menu was there, wasn't it?

I have had revolting experiences with this.One time we went to a Karaoke after dinner.We were all drunk obviously. I asked for one wisky! I like wisky after a meal and I will not drink beer full stop.
But there's always one ...so this person didn't want to share the bill because she had something cheaper. At the end, everybody out,and I end up with "the rest" of the bill. £50!!! I mean, I had ONE wisky for God sake!
And the same happened again recently.We had a lovely meal and at the end the bill came. Without even thinking because it's logic, we divided the amount for all the people on the table. There was not enough money.We asked:
Who hasn't paid yet? and someone said: Oh we only had blablabla!!!

At the end someone put the rest of the money,paying a lot more than they should BECAUSE there are always nice people.

Conclusion: These people who only had blablabla,didn't even pay for that!!

Because people,lets face it,we can't do maths after wine!!

Some of you may know what I'm talking about, I'm sorry but as I said I'm not perfect and this was strangling my throat. I go up the walls with greedy people,it's just the way I am.

Done. Feel better now.

Just came across this quote and I like it. It was actually in a scouts group and claiming it was a Pele quote.I google it and apparently is from Muhamed Ali.It doesn't matter, they are both champions

“Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill. ”

Muhammad Ali

It's been a while since I promised to share one of my recipes with you. Well,it's not mine everybody in Portugal knows this.
Salted cod is well known to portuguese people as "faithful friend":P

We have one thousand and one recipes and that is the title of my book.

Codfish cakes
(Pasteis de bacalhau)

Ingredients:

500 gr. salted cod
400 gr. potatoes (starchy)
1 onion, very finely chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
5 small eggs
Salt & pepper
Sunflower oil to fry

Rinse the cod well, under the tap, to wash away some of the surface salt, and place it in a roomy bowl, covering it with cold water. Change the water 4 to 5 times for a period of 12 hours (for very thin cuts) to 24 hours (for thicker cuts).
Boil the potatoes (in their skins, for preference, so they do not absorb water); peel them and mash or sieve. Set aside.
3. Meantime, simmer the cod in enough boiling water to cover it, until tender (about 15 minutes). Drain, discard the skin and bones and flake it as much as you can with your fingers, to reduce it to threads. The proper way of doing this is to place the flaked cod inside a clean cloth, fold it and squeeze and pound the contents of the cloth with your fists.
4. Mix the mashed potatoes, the cod, the onion and parsley. Add the eggs and mix well. Taste for salt and add some if necessary; add a bit of grounded white pepper. The mixture should be quite stiff, enabling a spoon to stand up in it. If you want to you can add one or two tablespoons of port wine. Allow this to cool completely before deep frying, as you would deep fry fish or chips.
5. With two tablespoons, shape the fishcakes like large eggs and place in the hot oil , turning them three or four times to get nicely browned all over. When cooked, lift them with a big fork or slotted spoon and place them on kitchen paper, to absorb excess fat. Go on moulding and frying until you use up the mixture.

Bom apetite

What I want for Christmas...

1. New sofas...but I'm not getting them because apparently is not personal

2. Perfum "Angel"... but I'm sure I'm getting Channel again

3. A digital camera...I think I'll have to buy it myself (just a feeling)

4. A new mobile phone...I may get this one( just a feeling)

5. A new car...yeah right,keep dreaming stupid woman

6. Piss in the world...sorry I meant peace and no I'm not applying to be Miss World

7. Mon to eat my Christmas meal...maybe one day

8. A chocolate fountain...I've been asking for one for ages,but apparently is a hassle to clean!!

9. A pedicure...okay that was just stupid

Can't think of anything else