Real, hollowed out duck eggs painted prettily in Moldovan style. They're lovely and they're mine, as a local artist brought them to the embassy to sell.
Been working some on the second house. It's getting there, but I've not been able to stitch much lately. I feel like such a slacker. Even one of my coworkers asked me today why we're throwing so many parties to cause me to slack off on my stitching.