While Waiting In A Gazebo....

 How better to wait for someone than to enjoy a cappucino in a gauzy gazebo in the park?  That's exactly what Andreas and I did while we waited for his parents to finish a walking tour.  I had a cappucino; Andreas had a milk shake.  We also shared a bruschetta because the wait people were a bit put out by our very small order in a prime place.  Some of the bruschetta (the tomato and the parma ham ones) were very good.  The rest ... not to our taste.

Good Ebay Find

Andreas found this lot of DMC pearl cotton on ebay for me.  He paid less than half price, and I go through a lot of pearl cotton making temari.  Thanks, dear.

The Eagle Has Started

I managed to work a little on Checkered Liberty this week as I was in Krakow.

Summer Lunch At Star Pizza

Virgin and alcoholic mojitos of somewhat good quality, pizza, fries and (somewhat odd) sandwiches out in city park in Odessa on a sunny summer Saturday afternoon.  Not a bad way to spend time.

Fabric Indulgence

While looking for Thai food in Frankfurt, we came across a fabric shop.  Don't you hate it when that happens?  We went in, of course, and I found these two pieces in the remnants bin.  They're both wonderful feeling and about a meter each.

A Crazy Finish

It's been a while, but I finally finished one of my crazy January starts.  It's Bluebonnet Blooms by Redbird Designs and now I want to make it into a flat fold.

Compote At Kompot

 A while after dinner, we had dessert and compote at Kompot.  The place is only a couple of restaurants down from Steakhouse, but truly, there was a lot of walking in between.  Compote is pretty easy to make.  You boil water, split fruit, add fruit to a jar, add some sugar, and pour the boiling water over it.  Then you let it sit a while.  You can can it and it will stay good over the winter, or chill it and drink it immediately.  It's the eastern European equivalent of sun tea.

I had a cappucino in a glass without a handle.  That was a bit hot!  We also had ice cream and cake.