Crazy January Start Nine - Far, Far Away

This is Far, Far Away from Shepherd's Bush.  It went straight into my rotation, as I already have a recipient in mind.  

Getting Ready For The Show

On one of our last evenings in the US, we went to Dallas with my mother, where we met my brother and his wife for dinner and a show.  Dinner was at Howard Wang's, a somewhat upscale restaurant near the show venue.  The food was good, but, to my sensibility, overpriced.  There was definitely a surtax for atmosphere and location.  Andreas loved his satay, and my tom kha soup was good.  Andreas also had chicken fried rice, which he nearly finished.  I had gingered beef, which was also good, but not spectacular.  

Our show was the Shen Yun Chinese opera/ballet show.  It's beautiful, yes, and traditional, but if you go - be forewarned that it is also a propaganda piece for the Falun Gon movement.  They didn't allow us to take photos, either!  There was an imaginative and effective-ish use of a giant video screen at the back of the stage.

Bank Mural

 This three panel mural was on the side of the Prosperity Bank building near the Strand in Galveston.  Unusual and pretty!

Crazy January Start Eight - The Baroness Edie

I thought it was time to start another of the Jim Wurth Dodecagon series, so it made it onto my crazy January starts.

Crazy January Start Seven - Alfabet Floral W

This kit was bought locally and is nice and small and easy to complete.

Mongolian Lunch

 Andreas' wish was to have Mongolian barbecue while we were in Texas, so we went to Ghengis Grill and had lunch.  It was good.

Birds In Port

Lots of seabirds were enjoying the sunny day in Galveston.