Sprung

Yet another stitchalong for me.  This is by Michele Goldthorpe and the name of the piece is Dawn of Spring.

The Secret Door Reveals...

Another secret panel door, like the one built in the 1980's to keep the wine safe, was built to entice tourists into the tasting room.  Needless to say, we went.  These are all pictures of their well appointed tasting area.  They have various packages, with different numbers of wine and food.  It's definitely worth it to get the higher end packages.

I Got Green!

I got to do some green for trees this time!  I also need to go to Gemenii and pick up some DMC 647, as I seem to be out.  That way, I can do more sidewalk work.  It's good to not be peachy all the time.

Private Cellars

 Not only does Milestii Mici store its own wine, it stores wine for collectors.  Those stashes get ornate gates across their fronts.  These two are part of the private collection of some rich Chinese couple...

Adventskalendar Finished

I've finally completed the 24 motifs for the adventskalendar.  I believe I was the only person to do it all on one piece of fabric.  It came out pretty well, I think.   The biggest hurdle in it was the one motif that was fifty stitches square instead of forty.

The Hidden Room

When Gorbachev was in office, he tried to get Russians to stop drinking.  Futile, I know, but he ordered all the grape vines in the Soviet Union to be uprooted so there could be no wine making.  The people of Milestii Mici were afraid there would be wine destruction too, so they built a secret room with a hidden door and everything to keep their most special vintages safe.  That's what this (open) door is in the top picture.  The rest is yet more wine....

Feels Like Plodding

Back to feeling like I'm making no progress.  I -know- I am, but I'm approaching the middle doldrums with this again.  Maybe when it looks like I'm finishing this corner, I'll feel better about it again.  It's also probably because I've been stitching less overall lately, and projects like this are nagging me to get them done.