Getting stuffed with the family.

Floyd's first Christmas present!

Ripping it open.

He kissed it shortly after this snap.

Perfect present.

I made Floyd this Hug Monster (with special help from Amy and her sewing machine,
thanks Amy!). 

The Hug Monster getting straight into action.

Floyd chatting with the Hug Monster.

Fancy presents.

All set for the cold.

Alba, Arnau and their granny.

My cool god daughter, Andrea. 

We were sewing for some hours...

And made these little creatures.

My dad as a crab.

Playing games! 

Squeak piggy, squeak!

The Third Eye. Merry Christmas.

So much deliciousness!

Anchoas del Cantábrico. 

Pa amb tomàquet. 

Croquetas (of mushrooms, foie, chicken, veggies). Wow. 

Greek salad (minus the cucumber). 

Pimientos del padrón. Ningunas pican. 

Pulpo gallego. 

Ensalada rusa. And poor little Floyd dying to try some. 

Helen having a taste bud orgasm.

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Helen and Dill treated me to this delicious meal at Tossa Restaurant in c/ Nàpols, Barcelona. Excellent tapas, must-go in Barcelona. 

Back at creARTiva.

Before moving to Rotterdam, I worked at creartiva. Now that I'm back in Barcelona for a visit I decided to go 
and see them. I had work to do myself so I spent the day at the studio with them. Made me remember the 
times when I was part of the team. Good times!

Stills from "Another Earth".

Another must-watch I recommend. 

Swan Market, cold and sunny after all.

Cristina and Carmen made a whole lot of cakes: lemon, yoghurt and chocolate. 

Maria's and Conxa's great products! They came up with the idea to use tetrapacks and turn them into birdhouses. Awesome idea! Fantastic outcome!

Christmas tree!

Exicted Maria and Conxa, waiting for the first customers. People were eventually queuing up to buy 

their products!

Lekker warm chocomelk!

I was sharing a table with Carmen and Cristina, who were selling food and warm chocolate while 

I was selling my prints, postcards and booklets.  

Yes, my choice of table- partners was very convenient on such a cold day. 

Very, very, very happy clients! (Love Sander's look of "What the hell?"). 

Masha peeking into the bag where my Christmas present was. Thank you, Masha!

A combination of happy and something else on Masha's expression. 

Very interested. 

Francesco couldn't believe how amazing the cakes looked. 

Of course the Spanish crew came to give their support. 

Maria admiring Cristina's sign. 

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Another great day at Swan Market! Thank you all for coming and for your support!

And a special thanks to Dre, who always buys my stuff and brought me delcious, home-made tia maria that helped to keep me warm. 

Such beauty!

Paper Planes by Glithero and Baddeley Brothers from Dezeen on Vimeo.

(Thank you, Phil!)

I give you 10 seconds to guess what this sound is.

When I was little I would get jealous of the film characters because the sounds that came from simple actions was so loud and crisp. I wanted that sound for my actions too. I remember feeling specially jealous of the sound that came from walking on gravel. I wondered why such sounds could only be heard on tv or on the radio.

Then, one Christmas, I got "My First Sony" and understood what a microphone was.

I was trying out the macro option on my camera for filming. I can't control it very much but I think it's quite good. But what I liked more was the sound of my pen on the paper. Sounds like breathing. Or slow chewing.

One of my favourite sounds is the sound of a horse chewing.

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Nederlands Niveau 3

I'm now finished with my Dutch course and I'm officially on level 3. On my certificate it says that this level is high enough to speak with the natives, to make appointments and arrangements. I can make short sentences without mistakes and use standard expressions. Under pressure (mostly emotional) I will make lots of mistakes, but I can still communicate. I can understand the radio and tv-shows and specific information as long as the speaking tempo is not too fast. I can also read texts written for the general public and write standard texts for every day life, for my studies and for work. 

Now I'm only missing the courage to do all those things outside the classroom!


Here my great teacher, Marieke, is holding an imaginary watermelon. 

Sad Girls.

Prints for sale now! This is one of the prints of my new series, "Sad Girls".

Check out my site to see the whole series:

http://rachelsender.com/#2445990/Sad-Girls 

Limited editions of 25.

Monday music.

Glühwein and negronis for everyone.

Ori spent all afternoon in the kitchen preparing snacks and Glühwein. 

Yummy German Christmas cookies made by Ori. 

Lawrence was one of the few men to follow our fancy dress code. 

I was in charge of making the cocktails. 

My dear Russian friends. 

Francesco and Harm looking casual. 

Look up!

Microphonelightbulb!

Dance!

Oripompanori. 

Something typical from somewhere. 

The morning after. 
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(Wow, this is my blog post number one thousand!)