Three Fingers

Three leaves have emerged!  It feels good to be working on the main design and not only the border now.  The left hand vertical line ends past the halfway point of the piece.

Dinner At Les Vapeurs

 Les Vapeurs is across from the Trouville quay.  Because it's got a nice view, it's expensive.  We were hungry, though, and all the restaurants in the area were expensive and about the same looking to us.  We made the mistake of going in.  The waitress was downright rude to us once she figured out we were not drinking and not ordering appetizers.  She wrote us off as impoverished instead of just not interested in those things.  She plopped stuff on the table and stalked off.  It looked like she believed it was beneath her to serve us.  This meal, by the way, still came to nearly 50 euros.  The tip didn't reflect that, for some reason, though.  It was a case of making sure you get what you fear in her case.

As for the food itself, it was acceptable but not exceptional.  Andreas had the charcuterie, which ended up being two meals for him.  I had a rumsteck with shallot sauce.  The beef tasted like it had been sauteed in a pan with fish in it.  I hate fish, so it wasn't a good thing.  The fries were limp and underdone.  So far, the most overpriced and underwhelming meal in France.

Filling In

Beginning to fill in the diamonds now.  This one, too, rotated when I uploaded it. 

For The Fourth

 I don't know why this has decided to load sideways.  It was upright in the original photo.  Anyway, I participated in a Friendly Stitchers Independence exchange, and this is the ornament I made for my partner Greta.  I hope she likes it.

Lunch At Utah Beach

 The name of the restaurant was La Roosevelt, and it was just across the street from the beach.  It was also the only restaurant in sight.  The day was cold, as almost every day has been before yesterday,  so I started with a cappucino.  The menu was both limited and odd, so Andreas ended up with an omelette, which was good, and I had a charcuterie plate.  The waiter, by the way, was very distracted.  I'd recommend, if you're not starving, going elsewhere to eat lunch when going to Utah beach.  We went on to Ste. Mere and the Airborne Museum afterwards.  That was a town center with a lot more choice an a lot less markup.

Little Bits Of Little Angel

I ended up working in the area of the shoulder and the diaper this time.  Just got some little bits done, including the front of the face.

Buffalo Grill In France

 Yup, France is undergoing an all things western craze.  You can see it in various small things, such as restaurants.  We've so far passed up all the "tex-mex" restaurants as too scary.  On the other hand, we did try this steakhouse not too far from our apartment.  We were automatically served salad, bread and popcorn.  The dressing on the salad was a passable imitation of peppercorn ranch.  My mojito was rather bland.  We shared their appetizer plate.  The jalapeno poppers were made with peppers that tasted like bell peppers but were shaped like jalapenos.  The onion rings were sweet.  Barbecue wings were passable, and the southwest rolls were a bit bland, too.  All was served with barbecue sauce.

 Andreas enjoyed his bacon cheeseburger with fries.  It was a good half pound burger.

 The steaks all come with your choice of sauce.  I chose bernaise, which was somewhat of a mistake, as the sauce was nearly flavorless.  The steak was tender and juicy, though, and made two meals for me.

Buffalo Grill is evidently a chain, as we saw advertisements for it in other cities.  They really do need to change the decor from 1870's bordello, but otherwise, it's a great value.