The Season to be Jolly

Nici nu stiu cand luna noiembrie s-a topit intr-un decembrie de basm, cu zapada si turturi de gheata. Si mi-am zis ca e momentul potrivit sa scot in lume decoratiunile de brad din acest an. Cumva, stand la tara, inspiratia a venit din multele sate din imprejurimi, cu ale lor casute mici si pitoresti si cu imaginea focului care trosneste in soba pe care s-a toalnit motanul, cu mirosul de paine calda si senzatia de timp care se dilata.

EN: I can't even say when November melted into a fairy tale December, with snow and ice hanging on the roof. And I realized it's about time to take out this year's Christmas ornaments. I believe that living at the country side, I got inspired by the so many villages from around, with their small houses, where the wood fire burns in the big clay stoves, where a white cat purrs lazy and it smells of fresh baked bread and the feeling of slowing down completes the picture.

 Ne-am bucurat de zilele iernatice si am testat putin masina in weekend, urcand pana la proaspat redeschisa Cabana Rarau. Si am faut bine, pentru ca peisajul care ne-a intampinat a fost spectaculos. Padurea de brazi acoperita cu cea mai alba si curata zapada si linistea rece care domnea in regatul zapezii ne-au deconectat pur si simplu de la orice stres sau gand galagios.

EN: We enjoyed the wintery days and tested a little the car this weekend with a trip to the newly re-opened Rarau Cabin. And it felt the right thing, because the landscape we found was spectacular. The pine forest covered in the whitest and cleanest snow and the cold quietness that ruled the ice land took us far from any noisy thought or stress.

Daca ajungeti iarna in Bucovina, nu ezitati sa faceti drumul pana la Pietrele Doamnei si sa mancati un bors de pastrav.
EN: If you arrive in Bucovina during winter time, take a trip to Rarau, it's worthy.

Angels

Cam asa arata primele ornamente din acest an. Putin mai devreme, dar nu atat cat planuiam:)
Am pictat ingeri-zane-fete bune, ca sa trimita ganduri bune si iubire spre toata lumea, acum cand avem atata nevoie de intelegere.

EN: This is how my first Christmas ornaments look like. A little earlier, but not as early as I wished. I've painted angels-fairies-good girls, so that they send positive vibes and love to everybody, now when we need understanding more than anything.

Daca tot s-a lasat frigul (chiar gerul, acum cad scriu), ne-am gandit ca un muzeu e un mod placut de petrecut duminca, asa ca ne-am indreptat spre Suceava si am ales sa vizitam Hanul Domnesc.
Si a meritat.

EN: Now that it's quite cold, we thought that a museum is a nice way of spending our Sunday afternoon, so we headed to Suceava to visit "Hanul Domnesc" ("The Royal Inn").
And it was worth it.

Vazand obiectele din patrimoniul muzeului: obiecte casnice din materiale naturale (mese, scaune, farfurii, cuptoare, tesaturi, linguri), toate sculptate, pictate mi-am dat seama ca oamenii percepeau altfel viata si timpul. Isi infrumusetau lucrurile din jur, stiau sa coasa, sa teasa, sa picteze, sa modeleze, sa gateasca, sa construiasca, practic faceau totul cu mainile lor, din roadele pamantului. Simteau ritmul naturii, il respectau si cred ca traiau mai fericiti.

EN: Seeing the objects from the museum: household stuff made from natural materials (tables, chairs, plates, stoves, clothes, spoons), all embellished, hand-carved, painted, I realized that people must have perceived life and time so differently than we do. They made their everyday objects beautiful, they knew how to stitch, weave,paint, use the clay, cook, build, practically they were doing everything with their hands, using only the gifts from the land. They felt the rhythm of the nature, respecting it and I believe they lived more happily.

Asta este o pompa de bere "vintage".

EN: A vintage beer pump.

Cat de frumos aratau odaile, cu mobila din lemn incrustat, cu tesaturi din lana, piei de animale...
EN: How beautiful the rooms were, with wooden furniture, hand-carved, with wool blankets and animal skins...

A fost o bucurie sa vizitam Hanul Domnesc si am plecat de acolo plini de inspiratie si cu o liniste placuta in suflet.
EN: It's been such a joy to visit the Inn and we left the place inspired and filled with quietness.