Getting a Space Done

I am almost done with the area in the middle between third and fourth windows.  It's all in peaches, and I even managed to do a bit on the bottom, too.

Visiting the Brewery

 Saturday before last, we took a group trip out to Minas and visited the biggest brewery in the country.  It's been in business for 75 years, and in the last decade was bought out by InBev, the company that now owns Anheuser-Busch.  They have another brewery in town,  but what's the fun of visiting something close?

They still have a lot of their copper-clad equipment, though it's not in use.

 Seeing their lab made me realize how much I miss being in one.

A chiller, vintage 1930's.

Views from the upper floor of the brewery.  You can see everything from the water treatment ponds (which smell awful) to the mountains in the distance.

Close

I am so close to getting the first (of four) peacock feather fan done!  Then I get to start the big part of the garden.

A Bit Wined

This has graduated into my rotation from the fifteen starts.  It's going pretty quickly, too!

Groundhog Day

If you see your shadow on Groundhog Day in South America, does summer last longer?  Actually, here in Uruguay, it's a different holiday.  Today's a sea festival honoring the African goddess Yemanje.  You'll see pictures of that soon.  In the meantime, enjoy the pictures of the beach and a view of Montevideo or two.

So Very Close

I only have a little bit of stitching to do in the non-metallic, then I have to wait for my order to come in to complete it altogether.  I ran out of the metallic gold!

Almost...

I am almost done with the penultimate row!  The next ones are mainly small, too, so they should go more quickly.