Henna

It's paul the octopus!

namaste.

Last night at my friend's birthday party (yes, it's birthday month!) we had food, wine, and henna!
It was a lot of fun doing henna tatoos and waiting (impatiently) for the results. I did a paisley and flower blossom design on my forearm and also a little octopus on my pinkie finger. If that took several hours I can only imagine how long it takes to do the traditional henna for Indian brides! Tip: if you want the henna to last longer, wait for it to partially dry, then squeeze on some lemon juice and sprinkle with sugar and wait for it to dry again before removing the henna.
Next time we do henna I suggest popping in a hindi movie :)

Birthday Wine & Cheese Party

For a friend's birthday party we had plenty of vino and frommage and - of course - s'mores in another friend's back yard decked out with candles, tiki torches, and a fire pit. I brought a bottle of vino verde (sparkling white wine) from Portugal - naturally because she is a big fan of C.R. (Cristiano Ronaldo). Here are a couple of the photos of our fun night...

Vino Verde - muy delicioso!

we're under an umbrella

photos by S.