More than Halfway

I am now officially past the halfway point on the cross stitches for this.  Yay!  It means I'm making progress, and I feel like I might be able to finish the whole thing by September.

Flowering Out

I've got all the green cross stitching done now, and it's on to the purple flowers.  Coming along, finally.

Lunch Time at the Gaucho Festival

Kids hanging out in period dress.  They look like they wear it daily.

Park your horse anywhere...

Entrance to one of the more permanent compounds in the festival area.

Cooking lunch on the parilla. 

Got knives?  We actually looked for some decent ones, but all of them are Chinese stamped steel with fancy hilts.  It seems that's all that is available here.

A different view of lunch.  Looks like pork.

A Bit More Pink

This week has been filling in the outlines.  I've gotten a bit more pink into the petals, but it doesn't look like all that much progress.

Half a Heart

I got the second part of the heart done this week.  It's at the halfway point, so I should have a finish within the next two weeks.  I like the way this floss looks on the blue background.

Gaucho Festival Part 2 - So Authentic

Yup, laundry out right by the main circuit. 

And here is who was producing it!  Lots and lots of suds.  The festival went on for four days, so I suppose they had a lot to clean.

Children in traditional dress.  Obviously, they hated being there.

I asked for this picture of a saddle so you can see how different they are than the western and English saddles used here.  They put blankets atop it, and adjust in the middle for the horse.

Just riding down the main circuit.  Pedestrians made way for the horses.

For just this reason ... lots of horses passing through, some at a gallop, at the same time.  Miraculously, we saw no injuries while we were there.

Did I mention that they just parked the horses anywhere?

Down to the Corner

Kaleidoscope mandala's found its third corner now.  I'm working on the parts they sent me - it had six! squares to stitch.  I suppose that means I'm catching up, in a way.  Anyway, it feels good to have a third corner done.