beauty.

"'Dear beauty, try not to regret all you have left behind you,

for you are destined to a better fate.

Only do not let yourself be deceived by appearances.'

Beauty found her dreams so interesting that she was in no hurry to awake,

but presently the clock roused her by calling her name softly twelve times,

And then she got up and found her dressing-table

set out with everything she could possibly want;

and when her toilet was finished she found dinner was waiting in the room next to hers.

But dinner does not take very long when you are all by yourself.

And very soon she sat down cosily in the corner of a sofa,

and began to think about the charming Prince she had seen in her dream.

'He said I could make him happy,' said Beauty to herself.

'It seems, then, that this horrible Beast keeps him a prisoner.

How can I set him free?

I wonder why they bother told me not to trust appearances?

I don't understand it.

But, after all, it was only a dream, so why should I trouble myself about it?

I had better go and find something to do to amuse myself.'

So she got up and began to explore some of the many rooms of the palace.

The first she entered was lined with mirrors,

and Beauty saw herself reflected on every side,

and she thought she had never seen such a charming room.

Then a bracelet which was hanging from a chandelier caught her eye,

and on taking it down she was greatly surprised to find that it held a portrait of her unknown admirer,

just as she had seen him in her dream.

With great delight she slipped the bracelet on her arm,

and went on into a gallery of pictures, where she soon found a portrait of the same handsome Prince, as large as life,

and so well painted that as she studied it

He seemed to smile kindly at her."

Excerpt from Beauty and the Beast

Photos from here, here, and here.

Sadly, not my best post. At least, that's what I think. I'm just so busy and tired, which is not really that much of an excuse, but I wanted to post something, just to let you guys know that yes, I'm still alive, and no, I haven't fallen off the surface of the earth. I'm sorry for the lack of posting. I'm trying to cut back on the amount of time I spend on the Internet, so I'm thinking of only posting about 2-3 posts a week. Hope that doesn't disappoint you guys too much...

Anyway...I got the inspiration for this post from the Beauty and the Beast photo spread with Drew Barrymore in Vogue Magazine:

I've always loved beauty and the beast. The tale is so magical and dreamy. And I am in love with this editorial.

Editorial: Beauty and the Beast

Magazine: Vogue

Model: Drew Barrymore

Photographer: Anne Leibovitz

I have been tagged by Jenna, owner of one of my favorite blogs. Her backyard is AMAZING!!! It has a suspension bridge! Check it out here.

Four places I go over and over:

1. My church

2. My house

3. My computer

4. Around my neighborhood, walking my dog.

Four people who email me regularly:

1. My aunt

2. My friend

3. My other aunt

4. Random companies advertising sample sales in my area (I'm addicted)

Four favorite smells:

1. Laundry being done

2. The air right after a huge rain storm

3. Baby powder

4. Chinese food (I love lo mein so much!)

Four places I'd rather be (I'm going to do more because there's A LOT more places I'd rather be than just four):

1. London

2. Paris

3. Cairo

4. Amsterdam

5. Sao Paulo

6. Buenos Aires

7. St. Petersburg

8. Munich

9. Berlin

10. Sydney

11. Melbourne

12. Denmark

13. Milan

14. Rome

15. Can't think of any more...although if I really thought hard, I bet I could come up with at least 20 more...ahhh there's so many nice places to go in this world, how can we possibly have the time to discover all of it?

Four TV shows I watch:

1. The Office

2. Friends

3. Seinfeld (occasionally)

4. I really don't watch that much TV...I can't come up with a fourth one...

This is such a fun tag, I tag anyone who's up to it...partly because its a great tag, and partly because I'm too lazy to pick a whole bunch of people to tag...

Also, amazingly gorgeous Nita Karoliina gave me an award:

The rules are to:

1. Link the blog who gave you this award.

2. Give the award to seven other bloggers and link them.

3. Tell them that you have given them an award.

I'll pass this gem on to:

Anywhere I Lay My Head (Love, love, love that name so, so much!)

Pearls and Peonies

Amelia

Constance

Love and Youth

Sparkles and Crumbs

Anouk

Hope you all had a nice weekend, and long weekend (to those folks living in the states). Did you do something special for your valentines?

I have this song lyric stuck in my head:

"Yours is the first face that I saw

I think I was blind before I met you."

Does anyone know where that's from? I can't think of what song it is and its been bothering me so much!

That's it for now. Have a lovely week!

xoxo,

Micaela

A las puertas de mis 2 años: mis 23 meses

La alegría de la casa está a punto de cumplir sus dos añitos; cada minuto de su vida lo vive con entusiasmo y toda la energía que desborda; pues es común verlo corretear todo el día por la casa, es capaz de hacer muchas actividades seguidas a la vez y jamás se cansa. Y aunque a veces extrañamos a nuestro bebito, somos felices viendo cómo se ha convertido en un lindo nino que nos alegra la vida con sus travesuras, sus juegos y sus bailes.

El desarrollo de nuestro terremoto va acorde a lo indicado en Planeta mamá:

El niño ya presenta habilidades manuales y dactilares que le permiten realizar tareas cada vez más complejas:

* Construye torres de 4 o más bloques.
* Puede llegar a utilizar una mano con mayor frecuencia que la otra.
* Vacía contenedores dándolos vuelta.
* Garabatea.

Mateo es fanático de los legos, le gusta armar torres cada vez más altas y transportar sus juguetes en su carrito; de igual manera disfruta mucho garabateando con los crayones en hojas y cuadernos (al igual que puertas y paredes); y como ya está recibiendo sus clases anda muy entusiasmado cargando su mochila en la espalda, incluso cuando salimos a la calle no se quiere despegar de ella.

En cuanto a la salud, se aconseja tener cuidado con las bebidas y jugos que le damos a los niños ya que, el consumo en exceso de bebidas de elaboración industrial, es decir, más de 350 ml por día (tres vasos), a veces se convierte en una fuente de trastornos para la salud de los niños ya que, en relación con los distintos ingredientes que contienen, pueden ocasionar:

* Mayor riesgo de sufrir caries y erosión dental.
* Trastornos nutricionales como la obesidad o el bajo peso.
* Alteración en el crecimiento de la talla (menor estatura a la determinada por su potencial genético).
* Diarrea.
* Dolores abdominales.
* Gastritis.
* Trastornos en la absorción de calcio.
* Irritabilidad y trastornos de la conducta e insomnio.
* Urticarias y otras alergias.

Es importante reforzar y sostener el hábito de beber agua para la sed en los primeros años de vida. Si se le ofrece jugo de frutas u hortalizas es conveniente exprimirlo en casa, con un cuidadoso lavado previo. Mejor aún es ofrecerle la fruta entera más o menos cortada o triturada según edad. Poner en práctica estas recomendaciones favorecerá la adquisición de buenos hábitos alimentarios y de bebida con beneficios en la salud y en la economía familiar.

dreaming.

I'm dreaming today about a prince on a white horse,

Coming to take me away.

To somewhere all billowy, where fantasy lies,

To tropical gardens and silvery skies,

To a castle with smiles, all pink in a cloud,

Where joy is the language and laughter the sound,

And pain is unheard of and hate is not found.

I'm believing this dream in a world all too real-

God, please give me the faith to believe in it still.

Lovely poem by Eyebrite

Photos from weheartit.com

Wow, I have so many things to say today, so without further ado, here I go:

I have been tagged by Marisa, one of my favorite blogs to do the ol' 4th folder, 4th picture thing. I've done this tag before, and I think every other person in the blogosphere has too, so I'm going to make up a new one. You have to make a poem that incorporates a word that starts with the second letter of your last name. Like, the second letter of my last name is O, so I will now come up with a short poem that incorporates a word that starts with O.

Ocean breezes

Speak to me

In silent reverie.

As I close my eyes

The sand squishes suddenly,

Between my shoeless toes.

Ocean tides wave to me

And I smile back.

I'm going to tag:

Ana

The Minx

Jess

Angela

Daydream Lily

Mila

I have also been tagged by Anabelle to make a guest list to a fantasy dinner party.

Which eight people, dead or alive, would you invite to your dinner party? And why?

1. Audrey Hepburn...

...because she was such an elegant, sophisticated woman who selflessly put others' needs before her own. I love her for this quote, which I'm sure most of you have heard before:

"For attractive lips,

Speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes,

Seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure,

Share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair,

Let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.

For poise,

Walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.

People, even more than things,

Have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed,

And redeemed; never throw out anyone.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand,

You will find one at the end of each of your arms.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands;

One for helping yourself, and the other for helping others."

2. Jack Kerouac...

...because he was an amazingly gifted writer, who said such beautiful quotes, filled with power and meaning like these:

"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like the fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..."

"Maybe that's what life is...a wink of the eye and winking stars."

3. William Shakespeare...

...for writing such intricate plots dealing with complex situations involving many characters and charming the world with the most beautiful stories of love and tragedy, of pain and anguish, and writing the most magical lines, like the Queen Mab speech in Romeo and Juliet:

"Oh then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you.

She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes

In shape not bigger than an agate-stone

On the fore-finger of an alderman,

Drawn with a team of little atomies

Athwart men's noses as they lie asleep;

Her waggon-spokes made of long spinners' legs,

The cover of the wings of grasshoppers,

The traces of the smallest spider's web,

The collars of the moonshine's watery beams,

Her whip of cricket's bone, the lash of film,

Her waggoner a small grey-coated gnat,

Not so big as a round little worm

Prick'd from the lazy finger of a maid;

Her chariot is an empty hazel-nut

Made by the joiner squirrel or old grub,

Time out o' mind the fairies' coachmakers.

And in this state she gallops night by night

Through lovers' brains, and then they dream of love;

O'er courtiers' kness, that dream on court'sies straight,

O'er lawyers' fingers, who straight dream on fees,

O'er ladies' lips, who straight on kisses dream

...This is that very Mab

...This is she..."

4. Eleanor Hardwick...

...for having nothing but beauty to show the world through her enchanting photos, like these:

5. Sarah Hermans...

....for captivating the world with her gorgeous photos, like these:

6. Mary-Kate Olsen...

...for making even the simplest t-shirt and jeans look chic and feminine and giving me endless fashion inspiration. Wow, I must get me a pair of white rimmed wayfarers!

7. Rodrigo Noya...

...the adorable little eight-year-old boy in one of my favorite movies of all time, Valentin. If you haven't seen it, I highly suggest you do. For a synopsis, go here.

And last, but not least...(drumroll, please)...

8. Carla Bruni...

...who has the most angelic voice, so that she could serenade us while we sit around the fireplace, stuffed to our limits from dinner, and just listen to this song I cannot seem to get out of my head its just so beautiful.

~Photos from flickr, weheartit, and Betsey.

I'll pass this tag onto:

Alice

Sam

Indie.Tea

Nature Graffiti

Isabella

I have received an award from Sam. If you haven't been to her blog, I suggest you check it out here. It's one of the first blogs I started regularly visiting while I was getting acquainted with the blogosphere.

I have also received an award from Maisie #1 and Maisie #2, another great blog to check out:

Now I have to write ten facts about myself:

1. When I floss my teeth, I start from the middle and work my way out on either side of my mouth. I know, weird, right? I've been doing that as long as I can remember, though.

2. I never stir my hot chocolate-I actually like the chunks of wet powder. Anyone else? Nope? Only me? Okay, just me, I guess.

3. I am currently obsessed with collecting old, vintage books, like these:

They are so much more interesting than the brand-new paperbacks that line the shelves of Borders today.

4. I am intrigued by old buildings that seem to tell a story of their own, like this one:

I often wonder, if building like these could talk, what kinds of things would they tell us?

5. I've grown up with dogs all my life. Here is a picture of Aubrey, one of the dogs I own now:

And here is Genevieve, the other dog I have:

6. Everyday I try to do something new. It keeps me refreshed.

7. I prefer writing in pencil rather than pen. I think it makes my handwriting look better and neater. Most other people I know use mostly pen.

8. When I was a kid, maybe about four-ish, I thought that people were either born with bangs or without them.

9. I have always had some sort of journal since I was five.

10. Someday, I want to be able to take beautiful photos like the ones I post in my blog.

Photos from weheartit.com and me.

I'll pass this award on to:

Amanda

Le Love

Emma

Johanne

Becky Lou

*You can choose, which out of the two awards you want*

A few nights ago, I watched Chocolat for the first time. And yes, I know, I'm probably the last person on the face of the earth to finally see it. My favorite scene is when Vianne tells Anouk the story of her grandmother. The whole setting in that little town is so magical. It's like a modern-day fairy tale. I am currently in a love affair with this video clip. I could watch it for hours! Isn't the music just beautiful?

Wow, that post took me an incredibly long time. That's all for now, folks. Happy Friday, darlings!

xoxo,

Micaela

Gracias por nuestros premios de amistad

Luego de varios días en que no nos habíamos conectado por estar sin computador, procedimos a visitar nuestros blog amigos y nos hemos encontrado con la grata sorpresa de haber recibido dos lindos premios de amistad, lo que nos llena de mucha alegría porque demuestra que hemos cosechado maravillosas amistades por este medio.

Muchas gracias a mi querida amiga Vane, y a sus preciosos Juampi, Donato y Giulietta por este lindo premio:

Las reglas indican que hay que pasarlo a 15 blogs, pero voy a otorgárselo con mucho cariño a todas mis amigas blogueras:

Kari
Rocío
Vivi
Abuela Beauty
Marcela
Pato
Vicky
Nati
Jenny
Ness
Juli
Lourdes
Ro
Artemis
Martha
Angeles
Vero
Mai
Mistika

De igual manera, agradezco a mi amiga Rocío, mami del bello Leonardo, por otorgarnos este premio:

Los cinco blogs a los cuales se lo otorgo, con todo mi cariño, son:

Vane
Kerita
Gore
Fabi
Any

RELOJ

Es precioso no creeis?me lo hizo la yaya Merche.

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