Back in September my section at work went on a leadership retreat - to a winery. It was a two hour drive down to Purcari, but we had a wonderful day. These are photos of what we had for lunch, then of grapes being dumped in the masher, then lastly of all of us!
Here are a few of the dishes from the spouses' dinner at Mi Piace. Outside of presentation and the look of the restaurant, I have yet to figure out why people like it so much.
The bee lady came back to the embassy earlier this month. Since I have several beeswax figures for my needlework habit, I bought some candles instead. They're molded as rose gardens.