Adventski vjenčić / Advent Wreath

Sutra je prvi dan došašća / Adventa.

Svake godine radim adventski vjenčić,

trudim se, na vrijeme,

ali ove mi se godine Advent doslovno prišuljao iza leđa.

Tomorrow is the first day of Advent.

I make Advent Wreath every year

and try to make it on time,

but this particular year Advent litteraly sneaked up on me.

Danas je cijeli dan padala kiša, 

nije baš pogodno vrijeme za branje zeleniša.

Ubrala sam što je naišlo;

malo kadulje, koja maslinova grančica, malo smrike,

magunje, zelenike i još nečega čije ime ne znam,

ali raste divlje oko kuće.

It was rainy all day long,

not so pleasant weather for picking up some greenery.

I picked what I have found around my home;

some sage, olive braches, juniper,

strawberry tree, local sort of oak and something else,

that I don't know name of.

Grančice sam zabadala u formu od slame i,

nakon nekog vremena,

dobila sam ovogodišnji vjenčić.

I sticked the branches into straw form and,

after a while,

I got this year's Advent Wreath.

 Uvijek koristim prirodne materijale,

točnije ono što nađem oko kuće.

I always use all natural material,

well, the materials I can found near by.

Ove godine nemam nikakve mašne niti ukrase,

odlučila sam naglasak staviti na bobice i plodove.

Mislila sam ukomponirati i orahe i mendule (bademe, bajame),

ali sam odustala.

To ću slijedeće godine :)

Ove godine neka sve bude  crveno-zeleno.

This year I didn't use any bows or decorations,

I decided to put an accent on wild berries and fruits.

I was thinking of composing some wallnuts and almonds,

but I decided not to for now.

I will use that idea next year :)

I am going to make this year's decor red-green.

Tko bi rekao da je svaka od nabranih biljaka različite zelene boje?

Who could know that every plant I used has a different shade of green?

Sutra, za ručkom, palimo prvu adventsku svijeću.

Još samo četiri nedjelje do Božića :)

Tommorow, at dinner time, we light up first Advent candle.

We are counting only four Sundays untill Christmas :)

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Check out this Advent Wreath that I have made last year:
Marine Advent Wreath