Monkey

I read faster then have time for writing about it. Sometimes I cannot make a decision which one was the most interesting...
Therefore today I share with you not book, but my handwork. Little monkey, which I have done after visiting Sharon's Ojala blog. It was my inspiration for preparing some gifts for my friend's children. I hope to be ready with my work in July and send it to them before their birthday in August. They live far far away from me... :)
The first monkey is already ready.

I announce a contest for the name of a small monkey!
Any idea?

The mental trip to Brazil

Several days between Christmas and New Year Eve is the best moment for reading a thick book. I had such one. It was 606 pages about life in the end of 19th century in Brazil... hot summer, smell of coffee flowers...

While reading this story there was quite warm and sunny winter outside. So I sit, drank coffee and travelled in time and place...
A young woman called Victoria felt in love with a young man, whose mother was a slave... The story flows in a very interesting and dynamic way like Victoria's character. If you have plenty of time and want travel to Brazil without leaving home I recommend you this book.