I started my second ornament of the Winter In July challenge. This one is from the 2002 JCS ornament issue and is by Catherine Strickler of Indigo Rose and is called Peace On Earth. I'm using Bijoux for the sparkle and Needle Necessities variegated. I like how it's coming out so far.
The last session was spent stitching in more green and blue, including the very dark blue at the left. The lake is filling up.
Andreas' parents really like this new salad and sandwich chain called Newk's, so when I said I had a craving for sub sandwiches, we went there for lunch. Granted, they were good, but they weren't subs. I never did get that craving satisfied last visit to the US. Maybe next summer.
What Andreas' parents really like about the place is the huge salads. They shared the one pictured at bottom. I liked my sandwich; it was well made and not understuffed. On top of that, they had a bar of pickles, olives, and peppers that you could put on your sandwich. It just wasn't a sub.
After driving back to Shreveport from Florida, we had dinner with Andreas' parents at Yokohama, a strip mall restaurant on Youree street. This is possibly the least upscale-looking Japanese restaurant I've ever been in. Looking at the actual food presentation, though, you can see they don't skip on the portion sizes or plate look. The foo was very good tasting; I had one of the two hibachi dishes at the bottom - the steak one. The meat was not overdone, and the sauce had a little bit of tang in the sweet. Veggies were al dente and fresh.
Andreas' parents had the plates that came in divided boxes. They're combinations of sushi and other things. Since I don't like fish, I skipped that. They do get extra points from me, though, on their presentation.
I'm not getting into a rage about this, but I am pretty bored...
Back in January, I sent this block out for the butterflies and dragonflies round robin. I use a bunch of rectangles because I like the structure better than a more random look. The picture below is how it came back - lots of dragonflies! I love dragonflies. The seam treatments are also wonderful, and I'm happy to have it. Now I need to incorporate it into something bigger!
This was the first pattern I taught to my students last month. I picked what I thought would be a bit wilder colors, especially the Havana (green/purple combination) Watercolours, but the teal ball toned them down quite a bit. The two poles are different versions of kikus for my own amusement. The ball itself was given as a gift to Liuba, the host mom of a peace corps volunteer here in Moldova. Once the weather cools and the pace of village life slows some, I'll be teaching her how to make them too!
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