life lately...

Life lately has keeping me moving around from one place to another, i need more coffee than usual, also music to dance and keep a nice mood and flow.

The city is been a nice place but gosh! too sunny like, i'm burning under the sun but well, Mexico país tropical, is a fact... good thing, is already a lot of delicious food, mangoes, watermelons, agua fresca, ice cream and all the yummy food to reduce the heat...
Did you see the eclipse? was wonderful isn't? i notice the shadow of the tree, all the sunbeams can be catch in tiny half moons... can't describe, was so beautiful..
So here i am, catching photos of the places i've been lately, trying to move forward and keep myself active in many ways... classes are doing great, gotta take photos of my classroom to share you guys

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a Farewell

So i guess all this social distance and the pandemic situation put me kinda in a sensitive mood, times don't move slow although some days it feels like it goes faster than ever. I adopted Lenteja (Lentil) when was just a puppy, my parents refused for several reason but have you seen those bright eyes?!. Dad had a partner to take a nap, Mom had her for a excuse for short walks in the streets. Lenteja had a very nervous personality but she was always feel relax in our company. Was a very difficult decision to say her good bye, she was ill and had arthritis in her hips and legs, i feel so bad to see her struggle... please please cuddle your pet, share moments and they always gonna be the best company and partner you'll ever had!

 

...my curious pet...

I've got a crush for my little friend, Ziggy is so curious, he likes to be around my place and everywhere, he also likes to play... My boyfriend says he is very mischievous little guy, i think he is more like a baby :3 although it is true, he already got a little list of thinks he already did and not in the good way! he already chew my shoes, a woven basket, my boyfriend notebooks, his own feed bottle, he dig on my plants and always want to take naps on my bed (i'm not gonna tell you details about that this little stinker doesn't want to use his potty..!) but even with that, he is adorable!

...little lion...

No sé cómo empezar este post, en realidad lo estoy escribiendo para dar ánimos a mi hermano, la razón es porque, hace 2 semanas ha perdido a su querido gato Cilantro... sé que es perder una mascota, es cierto, no es una persona, pero una mascota es también un compañero/a, un confidente, alguien que te es leal, no tienen voz, pero están ahi cuando te sientes triste o tuviste un mal día, no sé cómo explicarlo sólo sé que es así... 
Él dijo que se sentía muy triste, (Cilantro tendrá 8 años en edad gato..), es algo así como si un mago perdiera su patronus... Esperemos que Cilantro vuelva pronto a casa y nos dé la sorpresa a todos 
Sólo espero que mi hermano, qué es un mago de la ilustración pueda recuperar a su patronus desde donde ande... (yo, en mi universo, extraño también a mi verde patronus Rico...)

I don't know where to start this post, actually i just write it to cheer up my brother, the reason is because 2 weeks ago he lost his dear cat Cilantro... i know how it feels to lost a pet, is true, it is not a person, but a pet could be a companion, a confident, someone who is loyal, it may probably doesn't have voice, but they are there when you are sad or had a bad day, i do not know how to explain it, i just know it is like that...
He told me he feels deeply sad, (Cilantro is about 8 years old in cat years..) is like a wizard that lost his patronus... We really hope that Cilantro can go back home and surprised us
I just hope that my brother, who is a wizard for illustrate, can get back his patronus soon from whatever can it be... (me, in my own universe, i miss too my green patronus Rico...)

...Dia de muertos with friends...

Hay actividades o días festivos que es mejor celebrarlos junto con amigos, aquí en México, nosotros no tenemos día de gracias (thanksgiving..), yo lo he celebrado con mi familia que vive en EU y a decir verdad es que es una celebración muy bonita también... pero en México, nosotros tenemos día de muertos, donde nosotros recordamos de una manera simbólica a quienes estuvieron con nosotros y que es un pequeño homenaje... Aunque tengo que aclarar algo... el altar de muertos, se hace en tamaños grandes, con cajas de cartón, flores de cempazuchitl, muchas velas, cruz de ceniza y otras cosas simbólicas que hacen una combinación de elementos prehispánicos y católicos. Pero en este caso, hicimos algo portátil...
Yo dediqué mi altar a mi querido y amado perico Rico (lo sigo extrañando..) con las cosas que tanto le gustaban, chocolates con cacahuate, semillas de girasol, tortillas, espejos, dulce de leche, (mi perico tenía un gusto por las cosas dulces!) y así mis amigos hicieron sus altares a quienes admiran o sólo por diversión (un par de amigos le dedicaron su altar a un par de mascotas que tuvieron, Fishito y Dario)...

Pero eso no fue lo único, también pudimos conseguir unas calabazas, asi que, hicimos pumpkin carving que aunque no es una celebración mexicana, en realidad fue para divertirnos un rato... y así fue! para cerrar la noche, no faltó el tradicional pan de muertos con chocolate caliente y atole de vainilla... Ahora puedes entender porqué me gusta día de muertos?

There's some activities or festive days that is better to celebrate it with friends, here in México, we do not have thanksgiving... i celebrated with my family, whom lives in EU and as a matter of fact, is such an adorable celebration... but in México, we have día de muertos, where we remember in a symbolic way those who been with us and past away so in some way it is a homage... Although i've got to put something in clear, the altar de muertos is made in big proportions, with big cardboard boxes covered with specific colors of silk paper, cempazuchitl flowers, lots of candles, a cross made with ash and another symbolic stuff that made a mix between prehispanic elements and catholic. But in this case, we made something portable...

I dedicate my altar to my dearest and loved parrot Rico (i still missing him..) with all the stuff he love it, chocolate with peanuts, sunflower seeds, tortillas, mirror, milk caramel (my Rico used to have a terrible sweet tooth!..) and so my friends made their own altars to those who admired or just for fun ( a couple of friends made it to their pets, Fishito and Dario, a beta fish and a bunny)...

But that wasn't the only thing, we also can found some pumpkins, so, we made pumpkin carving that it is not a mexican celebration, we made it just for fun... and it was so fun!.. to close our day, it can't miss the traditional sweet bread, pan de muertos with a hot cocoa and atole of vanilla... So now you can understand why i love día de muertos?

farewell my dear

Si te cuento la historia tal vez entiendas un poco lo que sentí... Su nombre lo escojimos por seguir cierta tradición, habíamos tenido ya antes unos cuantos pericos, algo asi como 5 o 6, el primero fué de mi mamá, quien lo compró pequeño y sin plumas, entonces mi mamá aun no se casaba, llamó a su perico Rico por ser un nombre corto, fácil de aprender y porque empieza con "R" lo tuvo hasta cuando se casó y un día, el pobre Rico I amaneció muerto en su jaula, mis hermanos y yo aun no naciamos pero cuentan mi mamá que le lloró mucho...
Mi Rico nació aproximadamente en la primavera del 1988 yo tendría 6 años cuando lo compré con lo que junté de mi alcancía, entonces unos 50 pesos, aprendió e identificó los nombres de todos en casa, los primeros 5 años fueron como de escuela, empezó a comer y a probar las comidas que le ofrecía y claro, como a todos en casa también a él le gustaron las cosas dulces como la cajeta, el chocolate, el pan dulce y la fruta.
Como buen miembro de nuestra familia iba con nosotros cuando salíamos de vacaciones o si el viaje era dificil llevarlo con nosotros, tios, tias o primos lo aceptaban con gusto como visitante en sus casas, claro a todo mundo gusta tener alguien que canta y ríe con todos..
Nosotros por supuesto pasamos por la primaria, secundaria, preparatoria, universidad y él seguía ahi, cantando, hablando todo lo que sabía, exigiendo comida cuando sabía que había algo bueno en la mesa, lo cuál era todo el tiempo.. Fiel compañero en las duchas y buen guardian para las siestas y siempre muy acertado para bañarse en ese preciso momento en que acabas de limpiar los pisos... Claro tuvimos otras mascotas que mostraron cierto interés hacia él, nosotros lo cuidabamos aunque a veces pensabamos que no hacía falta, él sabía defenderse muy bien, mordía con mucha fuerza!
Después de casi 25 años a lado nuestro, mi querido Rico voló a otros cielos. Claro que lo voy a extrañar! La casa se siente silenciosa sin su verde presencia. Hasta luego querido Rico!
If i tell you the story, you may understand how i felt it... His name was choosen following certain tradition, we had a few parrots before, something like 5 or 6, the first one was from my mom, who bought it so little and without feathers, by then my mom was single, she called it Rico because it was a short name, easy to say and because it starts with "R" she got after married then one day, the poor Rico I was found death on his birdcage, my siblings and i haven't born yet, but everybody told me that my mom cried a lot...
My Rico born probably in the spring of 1988 i was 6 years old when i bought it with the money of my piggy bank, by then cost me like 50 pesos, he learn and identify the names of all in the family, the first 5 years was like school, he started to eat and taste food that we offer him and of course, as everybody in home he also had a sweet tooth for chocolate, milk caramel, sweet bread and fruit.
As a member of my family he went to roadtrips and vacations with us, but if it was difficult to carry with us, uncles, aunts or cousins accept him very happy as a guest in their houses, everybody likes to had a such a nice guest that sings and laugh with everybody...
Us of course ended elementary school, middle school, high school, college and he was singing, talking everything he knows, demanding food when he knew that something tasty was on table, that was of course all the time... Loyal partner for showers and great guard for naps and always with so certain to take a shower in that exactly moment after we just clean the floor..
Of course we had another pets that showed some interest on him, we take care of him even when sometimes we tought he didn't need, because he defends himself pretty well, he used to bite with so strengh!
After almost 25 year on our side, my dear Rico flew away to other skies. Of course i'm gonna miss him! The house feels so quiet now without his greenish presence. Farewell my dearest Rico! 

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Un vistazo rápido en lo que ando trabajando últimamente, casi terminado y listo para hacer miniquilt para mi tienda en etsy... veré mas en que puedo trabajar, mientras realizo obras de mudanza a mi depa, me hago de compañía de mi mascota favorita...
A very quick peek in what i've been working lately, is almost finish it and will be ready for a miniquilt in my etsy shop... i will see what else can i work on, while i'll do packing and moving to my apt, got a nice company of my favorite pal...

Night Stand...

Un buen lugar para estos pequeños que no quieren estar colgados en la pared...
A great place to this little guys that doesn't want to be hanging in the wall...

Lazy Sunday...

Domingo de pijama, TV y abrazos...

Sunday with pijama, TV and hugs...

Yellow Mood

..... un poco de mood amarillo...


.... a little bit of yellow mood...

a nice pal...!

Para mi es casi lo más cercano que tengo a un sobrino, aunque no pudiera hacer la comparación, es sólo que a veces una máscota forma parte de una familia, para mi hermana, es un compañero y amigo que cambió la forma de ver a una máscota... pues sí, estoy de acuerdo con ello, así que hice un pequeño retrato a petición de mi hermana... con mucha personalidad!!, a un buen compa, Gumaro!

For mi, is the most closest to a nephew, even when i can't compare with, is just that sometimes a pet becomes a member of a family, for my sister, is a pal and friend who changed her point of view to see pets.. and yup, im agree with that, so i just made a little portrait because my sister want it... with personality!! for a good pal, Gumaro!