Prairie Charm

Neskoré leto / Late Summer

utorok 16. septembra 2014

Ahojte, voľný pondelok bol jednoducho úžasný! Celá rodina sme ho strávili v neďalekej Banskej Štiavnici. Veľmi sme si ju obľúbili a preto sa tam radi vraciame. Jedným z dôvodov prečo sme sa tam vybrali tento pondelok bola návšteva obchodíku DOM a DVOR. Opäť bolo úžasne, dali sme si čajík, keksíky a nakúpili niečo pekné...

Hello everyone, our free Monday was so amazing! We spend it in the beautiful nerby Slovak town Banska Šťiavnica. We all are so much in love with it and we often visit it. One of the reasons why we chose this Monday to go there was a visit to the shops DOM a DVOR (HOUSE and COURT). It was amazing again, we had tee, biscuits and bought something nice and special...

Veľmi túžim po tomto záhradnom bistro nábytku a podobnom záhradnom stole, kde by som mohla presádzať svoje kvety...

I long for this garden bistro furniture and the potting bench...

Ich záhradné dekorácie sú skvostné...

Their garden decorations are fabulous...

Kúpila som si tieto dve záhradné náradia. Lopatka je špeciálne určená na sadenie cibuľovým. Hneď som ju aj využila :-)

I bought these two garden tools. The scoop is specially designed for planting bulbous plants. I had to use it immediately :-)

V záhrade mi ešte stále kvitne niekoľko rastliniek. A to aj napriek daždivému počasiu... Tento týždeň budem presádzať takéto hortenzie.

In my garden there are still blooming several flowers. Despite the rainy weather... I am going to replant this hydrangeas this week.

Neskoré leto praje mojim ružiam. Toto je ruža na pníčku. Sadila som ju iba túto jar a pozrite ako kvitne. Toto všetko je na jednom konári.

My roses are beautiful this late Summer. This is a tree rose. I planted it only this spring and look like it blooms. This is all on one twig.

Na záver dnešného príspevku vám chcem predstaviť dve mačičky, ktoré niekto nechal na lúke pri našom dome. Majú iba 6 týždňov a preto sa o nich zatiaľ starám ja. Jedno si určite chceme nechať a možno aj dve. Zatiaľ som pre ne nehľadala nový domov, lebo su malé... Budem vás informovať ;-)

Today I want to introduce two kittens that someone left on the meadow near our house. Have only six weeks and therefore I care about them yet myself. We will keep one for sure and maybe even two. Meantime I was not looking for their new home, they are too small ... I will definitely inform you ;)

xoxo, Alexandra

Obľúbené v kuchyni / Kitchen favorites

štvrtok 11. septembra 2014

Ahojte, aj vy ste si užili krásne počasie posledných dní? Škoda, že nevydržalo aj dnes, chcela som totiž nafotiť moju kuchyňu a ukázať vám ju. Stihla som akurát tieto fotky...

Hi, did you have such a lovely sunny weather as well? Unfortunately it did`t hold till today. So I couldn`t take photos of my whole kitchen as I planed. So I will show just some close ups I did in the previous days...

Vešiak do kuchyne som našla na blšom trhu. Jeho strieborné háčiky a morené drevo mi vôbec nevyhovovali, tak prešiel menšou úpravou... Hneď som vedela, že bude krásny :-)

I found the hanger into the kitchen at the flea market. His silver hooks and stained timber did not suit me at all so it went through some changes... I immediately knew that it will be nice:-)

V poslednej dobe sa mi veľmi páčia monogramy a toto moje kuchyňské zákutie...

Lately I really like monograms and this kitchen corner...

Majte sa krásne...

Have a lovely day...

Alexandra

Monogramy a kúsok spálne / Monograms and a bit of our bedroom

streda 3. septembra 2014

To je naozaj už september? Veď iba nedávno som tu na blogu vítala august a deti už začali tento týždeň svoj nový školský rok... Je to k neuvereniu. Čo nevidieť oslávim ďalšie narodeniny a po nich je tu už jeseň. Hoci tento rok sa tlačí do našej pozornosti skôr, ja si to nechcem tak celkom pripustiť... A preto tu mám pre vás pripravenú ešte letnú náladu v našej spálni.

It`s relly September? After all, I only recently welcomed August here on the blog and children have already started this week their new school year. Very soon I will celebrate my birthday and this means for me that it`s already autumn. Although this year it`s pushing to our attention earlier, I do not really want to admit... And so I have for you still a summer mood in our bedroom.

Ruže z našej záhrady a každodenné inšpirácie na nočnom stolíku. Je to nočný stolík z IKEA, ktorý som natrela na mliečno bielo.

Roses from our garden and my everyday inspirations on my night table. It`s an IKEA night table which I painted milk white.

Konečne som si ušila ďalšie vankúše z ľanu. Som veľmi rada, že som dokázala zohnať taký, na ktorom boli pôvodné monogramy. Je to skutočne ťažké, ale prezradím vám, že v nedeľu som na blšom trhu našla ďalšie. Veľmi sa z nich teším...

I finally sewed more linen pillows. I am very glad that I was able to get one with original monograms. It's really hard, but I will tell you that on the Sunday flea market I found another pieces. Really looking forward to use them...

Minulý mesiac som sa konečne rozhodla viac nehľadať iné zrkadlo a kúpiť takéto IKEAcke. Pôvodne som chcela použiť staré skriňové dvere, ale nepodarilo sa mi zohnať vhodné za rozumnú cenu. Myslím, že to bola dobrá voľba.

Last month I finally decided not to seek another mirror and buy this IKEA one. I originally wanted to use an old cabinet door, but it was unable to get an appropriate for a reasonable price. I think this was a good choice.

Veľmi ma potešila nominácia od Michaely z THE BEAUTY OF IMPERFECTIONS do projektu "Cestovanie cez Bloglandiu". Je to príjemné prekvapenie a veľká výzva...

Ďakujem, že ste si našli chvíľu a prišli na návštevu...

I am very pleased by the nomination of Michaela THE BEAUTY OF IMPERFECTIONS to the project "Touring through Blogland". It is a pleasant surprise and a great challenge... Thank you for stopping by. Have a lovely time...

Alexandra

Vintage bottles

pondelok 25. augusta 2014

Ahojte, tak som tu s novým príspevkom. Ako som vám sľúbila bude o vintage fľškách z Írskeho blšáku.

Hi, so I`m back with a new post. As I promised it will be about vintage bottles from Irish flea markets.

Všetky tieto vintage fľaše mi minulý mesiac poslal z Írska otec. Sú naozaj krásne. Bola medzi nimi dokonca aj jedna modrá. Najviac sa mi na nich páčia nápisy - Glasgow, Athlone,... A najradšej ich používam v kombinácii s mojimi záhradnými kvetmi.

All of these vintage bottles send me my dad from Ireland last month. They are really beautiful. There was even a blue one. I like the inscriptions like Glasgow and Athlone the most. And most I like to use them in combination with my garden flowers.

Mám pre vás už pripravené fotky k ďalšiemu príspevku, takže nebudete musieť čakať dlho. Táto posledná fotka je malá ochutnávka toho, čo vás čaka. Prajem vám úspešný týžden.

Alexandra

I already prepared photos for my next post so you won`t have to wait long. This last photo is a preview of what you can expect. Have a lovely week.

Alexandra

July treasures...

streda 13. augusta 2014

Today, I just want to share some treasures I found during July. The first was this beautiful hydrangea in my garden... It was a big surprise when we came back from our vacation this year...

I also found this nice white ironstone jar at the last flea market...

During July I also visited two lofts with some hidden treasures. I was able to find a zinc bathtub which I used as a pot for my herbs. Second, I found an old bicycle. It`s really nice... And the loveliest treasure is this vintage alarm clock. You won`t believe me but it still works :-)

And the best at the end... My dad send me five beautiful vintage bottles from Ireland! He bought them some months ago at a local flea market. I was so exited and could`t wait to see them home... Finally they arrived during July. Thank you so much dad!!! (I know you will read this ;-) )

I would like to bring you more photos but I have so little time to photograph. And second we have such a cloudy and rainy weather here... I have to use the sunny ones and enjoy for example my white butterfly bush :-)

Enjoy them too, Alexandra

PS: next I will bring you more of my treasures - new antique monogram linens, more vintage bottles and maybe a bike :-)

PS1: dúfam, že vám nevadí, že som dnes písala iba v angličtine...

Hello August and the giveaway winners

piatok 1. augusta 2014

Naozaj je už august? Leto beží veľmi rýchlo... Zrejme ale nie som sama, ktorá nestíha všetko, čo si naplánovala. Alebo? Najviac ma mrzí, že nestíham sledovať vaše blogy... Verím, že to tento víkend napravím, veľmi sa na ne teším. Týmto by som vám rada pripomenula, že ma nájdete aj na Instagrame. Tam totiž chodím denne.

A teraz veľké vyhlásenie víťazov letnej giveaway:

Balík číslo 1 - Aďa z MORE...

Balík číslo 2 - Mimi Shingleton

Balík číslo 3 - Kolka

Gratulujem!!! Najradšej by som každej z vás poslala darček ako poďakovanie, že ste sa zapojili do GA a zdielali... Týmto sa vám chcem poďakovať, veľmi si to vážim.

Prajem vám krásny víkend!

Alexandra

It is really already August? Summer runs very fast ... but obviously I am not alone, that does not manage everything planned. Or? I am so sorry for missing your blog posts ... I believe that I will change it this weekend, I am looking forward to see and read them. I would like to remind you that you can also find me on Instagram. Because I go there every day.

And now the great summer giveaway announcement:

Package No. 1 - Aďa from MORE...

Package No. 2 - Mimi Shingleton (please contact me, I don`t have your e-mail address)

Package No. 3 - Kolka

Congratulations!!! I'd love to sent a gift to each of you, as a thank you engage in GA and for sharing it... I want to thank, I really appreciate it.

Have a lovely weekend!

Alexandra

Summer moments from my garden

štvrtok 17. júla 2014

Ahojte, tohtoročná letná sezóna je veľmi dynamická. Máme za sebou dovolenku a víkendy sa snažíme tráviť na výletoch. O to menej času je na rôzne projekty na záhrade. Kvetinky si našťastie žijú svoj život a robia mi veľa radosti. Dnes som si preto pre vás pripravila niekoľko ich fotiek. Niektoré už možno poznáte z Facebooku alebo Instagramu. Na blogu som už ale dávno nepísala nič o mojej záhrade a cítim, že je čas to zmeniť. A verím, že vám čoskoro ukážem aj viac.

Užívajte si leto ♥

Alexandra

PS: nezabudnite, že do mojej letnej giveaway sa môžete zapojiť až do konca mesiaca...

Hi, this years summer season is so dynamic. We had already our summer vacation and we try to spend our weekends active. That`s why we have less time for our garden projects. Fortunately the flowers live their life and make me joy. Therefore I have prepared for you a few pics for today. Some of you may already know them from Facebook or Instagramu. On my blog I did not write anything about my garden for a while and I feel that it is time to change that. And I believe that I will show you more soon.

Enjoy your summer ♥

Alexandra

PS: don`t forget that you can join my summer giveaway till the end of this month...