My Birthday Start

I started stitching the kit I got for my birthday - Alhambra Garden.  So far, it's a few stitches in black, but the main colors are all greens and blues.

Stock Show, Uruguayan Version

A big annual event in Uruguay is the Prado, a stock show and carnival combination of sorts.  We went in September, when it takes place, and I'm just now putting the pictures up.  This first one is of a prizewinning bull.  He looked really intimidating in person.  What was more intimidating?  He was the head of a line of six of them ... all just as big.

They were doing riding trials in the ring, and though she wasn't the most obedient horse, she was certainly the prettiest.

What's a stock show without farm equipment?  Neither John Deere nor Caterpillar were represented.  Most of the brands were Chinese, with a couple of German ones thrown in.

 Lunch!  This is the way they roast pig and lamb down here.  It smells wonderful.

Evidently Belle and her sisters of Bluebell fame have moved to Uruguay.  Lots of lovely animals, but very few breeds.  The dairy cows were most diverse, with about eight breeds.  More pictures to come.

Started a Second Part

Here's the beginning of the second part of When Stars Collide by Tam of Tam's Creations.  My colors are a rather odd choice, but I wanted to use this peach fabric.

Still Seeing Stars

Back to the See the Stars.  It's been quite a while, but it's still looking good.

Still on the First

All these bits and it's -still- just the first part.  At least I like the colors.

Another Round Robin - Beading

The theme of this round robin is "Basically Beaded" and she sent it to me already partially done.  I was the first person to work on it, and she asked that it -only- have beads.  My work is below.  

Kathy's English Garden Blocks

This is my first block set to work on for the English Garden round robin, and it's Kathy's.  She picked to put silkies on her blocks, and padded them underneath.  This was a real challenge for me, as I never, ever use silkies.  The rest of the block was really restful, which helped a lot.  My work is in the picture below.  I hope she likes it.