Little Bits

Not nearly as much progress as last post, but some definite forward movement!

Teal Temari

This temari is destined, along with some others (not yet made), to be a gift.  The design was from a stitchalong on Talk Temari, and I think it came out pretty nice.

Moldovan Parilla

This is the Moldovan version of a parilla.  Notice  that they put the wood directly under the cooking surface, and that they also have an oven attached.  This was not in use while we were at the hotel, but it's obviously been used often.

Courtyard Details

 All these pictures were taken in the courtyard of the hotel.  The place is a treasure trove of wildlife, with tiny frogs and insects in the pools of water and many kinds of flowers.

Rosing

I've got a bit of the middle rose motif done.  This thing is so huge that progress in the pictures looks small.

Thank You Linda

This temari is even more beautiful than the picture.  It sparkles!  It's also a wonderful gift from Linda W in Cyprus.  We were in an exchange late last year, and hers was stolen by cargo handlers at Turkish Air in Istanbul, along with thirty bags of mail headed to the embassy here.  She made this ball to replace it.  Isn't that generous of her?  I love it, and it has a special place on my temari collection shelf.

Hanul Lui Hanganu

Last weekend, we got away from the city and went to the village of Lalova.  It's about a two hour drive from Chisinau, mainly because many kilometers of the road are unpaved and rutted.  The reason for the trip was to give our dogsitter time overnight with Mattie the Sharr mountain dog before we leave on Wednesday for a trip to the US.  They did very well together, and everything's set for us to leave.

In the meantime, pictures of Hanul lui Hanganu, the hotel where we stayed.  It's a small place, and somewhat hard to find in the village.  There's no sign outside at all.  Nor inside, for that matter.  You walk in, wander around to the kitchen, and are greeted by first name (in Russian, then Romanian), then asked when you want to eat the next meal - lunch in our case, even though it was after two!  No English spoken, but signing works very well.  They're ultra friendly.

The top picture is the view from the outside patio.  The river is the Dniester (Nistru), an the opposite shore is the rump state of Transnistria.  Second picture is from the same area, closer up.  Third is a part of the courtyard of the hotel.  More pictures in the next few days.