Wednesday, May 22, 2013

For The Birds

Evidently it was too cold for us to see this the first time we went to Kvint.  It's a bird cage full of singing birds.  Poor things!  At least they seem to have a lot of room.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Being A Regular

 When you go pretty much weekly to the same restaurant, over time they get to know you.  That's what has happened to us with Pizzeria Caruso.  They've noticed, for example, that Andreas doesn't eat as much tomato or cucumber as he does cheese and olives in his salad - and that he doesn't eat the onions at all.  So... they've started making his shop salad the way he likes it, without him asking.  Talk about customer service!  They've also let us ad and subtract pizza toppings.  For example, Andreas' diavolo now has olives on it.  It's also kind of neat to be able to walk into a restaurant and say "the usual" with the waiter knowing exactly what you mean!


Begin The Border

I'm on the last major portion of this, yay!  It's the outer border, which is squares filled with stitches.  

Bottling At Kvint

 After the fortress at Tighina, we went to the Kvint distillery in Tiraspol.  Here are some pictures of the bottling process.  They were doing the bottling as we went through this time.  It was interesting (if loud) to watch.  A lot more handwork than usual.









Making A Branch

Both the branch and the peacock got some work done this time.  The branch is coming down in a new direction, so it's interesting to work on.

Monday, May 20, 2013

Back To Pegas

 Pegas for dinner is usually a good time.  This time was no different.  We had their pear brie, which is always excellent.  I had mushroom soup, which is obviously freshly made, and Andreas had the rabbit pasta.  I think that might be his favorite dish, period.  I had a steak and a skewer of mushrooms, topping everything off with a cappucino.  

The steak was slightly tough, but it was huge and more than enough for two meals.  I do wish, though, that they'd offer sauces or marinades for their meats.




Greening Up

I've got the right half under control and am greening it up now.  Even putting some green on the lamp post.