September 18th...

I got this cute doll from my sister when I got married. She is wearing our typical Chilean dress that is used in our Festivities.

Chile,
Land of the Mapuche warrior, of the good wine and the coveted copper. Long and narrow, from North to South, with its arid deserts and fertile green valleys. Land of songwriters and wholehearted poets that sing of illusion and hope. Dreamers and fighters with 200 years of living and thinking of love.

From the distance, I celebrate my 18th, cooking empanadas, and drinking my good wine while listening to a song.

Viva Chile M....! my missed land!

Today is a special day for me and for my country. We celebrate our Independence Day. Everywhere from the North to the South we go out at night to sing, dance, eat, drink our traditional food, listen to live music, etc. I remember when I lived there, I would go out with my family to visit some Fondas to eat, dance and have fun.

I danced a lot with my father, he was an amazing dancer. We danced the Cueca, our traditional dance. It is not easy to learn how to dance Cueca, but my Dad did it fantastically. It was always a pleasure to dance with him. When I tried to teach my husband how to do this, believe me! It was a disaster. He is not from my country and he doesn't have that rhythm to follow the music. No more tries ever... :-((

Today I cooked my delicious empanadas to celebrate it. They smelled and tasted gorgeous.
Take a look of them!

Raw empanadas!

Ready to eat!
Yummy!

For this weekend from 9/18 till 9/20 I'll be offering Free Shipping in my stores to celebrate it.

Have a great weekend to all!