Life in Brasil >The week in Penedo.

Our cats Cattis and Branco love the green metal chairs. 

The 20th of April it will be exactly one year 

ago I arrived in Penedo,Brasil.

 

Yes I insist spelling Brasil in Português. 

Penedo is a small city in the Mountains 

2 and a half hour drive 

from Rio de Janeiro where my 

husband and I live and work since 

April of last year. 

And yes. 

We are more thankful for having both 

work and a home in times like this. 

Outdoor shower by the sauna

It took a long time but 

finally the sauna 

is all done. 

Our Sauna is in function at last

We built from scratch and insisted in trying to upcycle a 

steel container into a sauna wood fire stove. 

It was a bit troublesome and we 

made misstakes ,which we now 

have corrected thanks to our Blacksmith. 

Now the stones are in 

place on top and we 

fire up almost every 

night. 

We now have fall in Penedo and 

winter is coming. 

Winter means lower 

temperatures at night and in 

the mornings especially since 

we are in the mountains at 

1000 meter above sea level.

So a sauna comes in good use.  

Borboleta is butterfly in Português. Yes I am learning a new language

All of the insects and animals and plants 

that I encounter for the first time is endless.

The Bucha plant cut open below is part of a 

new organic product project.

Planted and now harvesting, 

cleaning and drying 

Bucha 

called Luffa Cylindrica. 

Outdoor indoor feeling 

in the living room in our home in 

Penedo at Casa da Ilha, 

which is what we call our home and studio.  

Working with a art project where the Ampula family and I 

are creating a gallery space for the art of Eila Ampula. 

The art carpet on the wall in our living room in brown is 

created by Eila Ampula. Slowly we work towards 

being able to open when the Pandemic allows 

in the old Studio 

now owned by Ampula family. 

Over our living room sofa you see a corner of a
Eila Ampula art carpet
 at Casa da Ilha 

Lighting a lot of candles 

right now. 

Do you?

 

A dream came true 

in performing 

our show 

Nossa Bossa at 

Jazz Village Penedo. 

Nossa Bossa is Sanny Alves, 

Marlon Mouzer and I. 

Started a Color, 

Textile and Details Update 

at Hotel Pequena Suecia. 

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more @jimmyschonninghem

Let's have a good week 

Stay in touch

Jimmy