festival afternoons

So the "Atelier" Int. Theatre Festival is on. I'm excited; like every year, it's a unique chance to see theatre performances from all over the country and not only. These days consist of 2 or 3 plays a day, (we also performed right on the first day), some work related to he festival and hanging out with friends, theatre colleagues before or after the shows. It's summer time and I love the fact that I can wear lighter clothes and sandals...

Estee Lauder updates

My Clinique foundation turned out to be done, so I was in need for a new one. Not necessarily from the same brand...but I had smth in mind. Since I just came back from a trip and already used my "duty free ticket", well the only option was to pay a visit to Douglas ( since I don't have a Sephora in this lame city). I'm no different from other makeup addict ladies, so when I step in a beauty shop....well...the time stops and all the counters are mine. So, after browsing several brands, I found what I needed at Estee Lauder. A perfect foundation both for daily and stage use: Estee Lauder Maximum Cover Camouflage Makeup for Face and Body SPF 15. It covers well, it has an SPF 15, it's noncomedogenic. It's a bit heavy, but it depends on how much product you apply on your face. So, this was the foundation... But I it wasn't finished yet.

With older Estee Lauder purchases, I got an Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum sample. I've used it and it got me really impressed. I applied it at night, after cleansing my face and in the morning my face really looked better. It is said it fights against natural environmental factors, it restores the skin cells. I love it, I can see the results in the morning right after the first application. When I saw you might get a little gift with a two product purchase at Estee, I immediately bought the serum also. I left quite a big amount of money at the Douglas cashier, but I got two things I wanted, needed and craved for, plus I got this little cosmetic gift bag filled with goodies. It was worth it! I made a few pics closer to every product so you can see what they are. :)

Can't wait to try them all! :)See ya soon!

Love, Gab~

cherry goodies

Allow me to present you my very first cherry compote and cherry jam. I worked all day, but in the end, on my kitchen shelf were resting 4 jars of cherry jam and 18 jars of cherry compote. I am very proud of myself. And they taste divine! All natural, without any trace of preservatives or additives ~ all cherries from my backyard, water, sugar and a few lemon drops.  :) I'll leave you with these photos that I took as soon as the jars were ready. :)

for kids...

An association of volunteers from Baia Mare organized for the 1st of June, KIDSFEST; an event that gathered all kind of people from the city whom single target was to put a smile upon children's faces on this special day. So, they came at the theatre to ask for our help too. It was a good cause, so a few of us decided to volunteer too. It was really fun. We all dressed in funny costumes and hanged out all afternoon in the park spreading soap bubbles, juggling, doing contests and taking pictures with kids. :D It was really hot...and with all of the sunscreen I wore, I still got burned. :(

Loved the Fish Costume I got from the Theatre wardrobe...

so the need for water was a thousand times more acute... :D

We even got a diploma... :)))

Old Glory Cherry Pie

Just look at it! I mean the pie!! Since last year,  our cherry tree from our garden didn't make any fruits, well, this year it was over saturated with cherries. This was the perfect timing to try my very first pie, an american cherry pie! :D I found the recipe on the net again...it's my best cooking guide (but I also have a lot of cooking books). But when I searched for the looks of it, well when I first saw this Old Glory Cherry Pie ...I fell in love. I knew my pie was going to look like that!

I worked 3 hours to get it wright from scratch...and I'm not kiddin'... But it was worth every minute spent on decorating it! It was delicious! See for yourselves!

The left overs of the blue and red dough asked to be played with..so we did... The ones on the right are Mate's masterpiece.. :D :D :D

After I took it out from the oven...

Happy to see it beautifully done!

nature theatre

I joined Mate and Claudiu to a resort not far from Baia Mare, where the two of them had to give a performance outdoors for a group of police men. I had fun, plus I got to spend some time surrounded by nature, fresh air and the lovely daughters of Claudiu. :) Check out how sweet is looking Mate with the little one in his arms :)))