Christmas Goodness

My brother sent us Texas foods!  Now to finally get some warm weather to use the rub.... the chili powder gets used sooner.  Thanks Kirby!

Crazy Start #30 - Dragonfly Pair

Another bit of needlepoint for the challenge.  This one's not too big, and has dragonflies.  What could be better?

Just Need To...

I am at the point of putting these two pieces together to make a biscornu!  It's all stitched and ready to do.

Beer Tour!

A couple of weeks ago, we took a tour of the local Efes (a Turkish brand of beer) brewery here in Chisinau.  They didn't let us take pictures during the tour, but at least let us take one in the tasting room.  Four bottles of beer (plus two drafts) for two people to share.  These particular beers are solely sold in Moldova.  I preferred the Chisinau Genuine Draft and  the Aur.  They were pretty good.  A lot of the Americans here drink the regular Chisinau exclusively, and love it.

Crazy Start #29 - Cu Multa Dragoste

This is another design from Art Goblen, and is a spray of cherry blossoms.  Of course, I switched out the fabric.  Oh, and I'm sure to get tired of pink floss before I'm done with this one.

New Leaf

New leaves sprouting at the bottom now.

From The Grocery Store

An example of what you can buy premade at the stores here.  This is from the Nr. 1 Hypermarket, which seems to be German-based.  The meats are pork ribs and rabbit leg.  The salad at the top is a mixed near-Greek salad.  On the bottom are two local specialties - mamaligia (polenta balls with cheese in the middle) and sarmele - tiny stuffed cabbage bits.  The food's pretty good, and like in the States, you just heat it up when you get home.