On To The Shells

I'm on to the seashells now.  There's only one big sandcastle below, but it's got a lot of detail to it.  I'm getting farther, though!

Corner And Foundation

I have one corner all backstitched now and another one started.  I also have a really good foundation of the domes here as it gets bigger.  More and more rows done; it's nice to have some small parts to work on after the last two huge ones.

My Air Moldova Bag

 One of the ladies I work with in Bacioi also makes these beautiful purses.  They're all paper that's been given or thrown away by local businesses.  This one is from Air Moldova brochures.  I love it, and that she managed to get such a beautiful repeat pattern in it.  I bought it when they came to the embassy to sell some of their crafts and earn money for the community center.

Back Inside

After transiting the grounds, we went into the storage rooms where the cognac ages.  It smells wonderful and is scrupulously clean.  The tube snaking across the floor in one of  the photos is transferring cognac to the bottling area.

The very last photo is the area set up for our tasting.  As you can see, we tasted a lot of brandy!  They had a very nice cold spread of food for us, too.

Last Of This

Knowing that I'd made progress but not finished this, the owner asked for it back.  I'm happy that I can add something new to my rotation instead of this and that it had a lot of progress.

Feeling Progress

The lower quadrants of the square are coming along and I've even started the outer fencing of the lower part, too.  I'm at a point where I feel like I'm making a lot of progress often.

Outdoors At The Factory

The Kvint factory has some surprisingly lovely grounds.  The building facades, not so much.  Anyway, photos of some of their gardens and their aviary.