My sister and me spent a day in São Paulo city, visiting our 80yo aunt. She's in good health, and was extra happy to see us - and with the gift (a crochet purse, made by our mum).

Speaking on my mum, she has been coughing for a week or so, after she got a cold. Her cough is improving but I'm still worried about it, I told her to see a doc but she's damn stubborn.

Kika and Siegfrieda (my cats) are keeping up with their annoying but cute routine, I guess: one has 3AM zoomies, another meows loudly and "shows" us every single problem she has, as if we were able to stop raining or the neighbour's baby from crying.

It's pinhão season! It's pinhão season!

I'm eating my quota of pinhão this winter! I wish I could plant a Paraná pine home, but I don't have enough space for that (those trees get huge). Because of that I'm making do with my future apple bonsai, pepper plants and stuff like this. When I get Rich® I'll make sure to buy a small house with a big garden and plant a bunch of those.

Yesterday I prepared some baked rice with hot dogs, it was glorious. Specially the provolone and Parmesan crust. (I'm calling it baked "rice" but there was almost no rice there, in comparison with the vegs and sausages.)