Golden Petal

I now have a nicely padded petal on the piece.  Definitely looking like progress.

First Flying Pig

 The Flying Pig is an below-grouond restaurant that is decorated like an English pub and serves German food.  It's in the Riscani district of Chisinau, over by Torro Grill.  I've been wanting to try it for a while, so after picking up some framing, we went last month.  It was a wet and windy day, so we ordered tea.  It was very good tea served with muffins.  Then we ordered food ... a meat plate which Andreas loved because of the mustard, fresh baked rolls, and sauerbraten and rouladen.  They were all excellent, even if the presentation wasn't particularly German.  The service was also superior, including an English speaking waiter.  We were so happy with them we returned a week later and will become regulars.

Two Towers Done

I now have the two tall towers done and am still working on the over one ramparts.

A Baseball Start

Since I finished something on my rotation, I was able to add another piece!  I bought this about two years ago, and it will be a fridgie magnet when it's done.  The mitt is on perforated paper and the kit is from Mill Hill.

Making An X

Instead of changing the colors for the four Van Dyke stitches, I decided to make them all lavender.  The stitches filled in a lot of space quickly.

Enjoying The Terrace

 On a warm May evening we went to Roata Vremii, one of our favorite outdoor places in the summer.  We had a large party of people and ordered all together.  So there were meat and cheese and veggie trays, grilled meat, placinte, and pickles!  The food was as wonderful as usual and it was a very social night.  It's time for Moldova to show its best, as it does every summer.

View Of The Nistru

After we visited Saharna we wandered along the river and found this area to picnic.  Across the river, with that big white monument, is Transnistria.  Our picnic went well, and on the way home we found this World War Two monument.  I'm not sure how or why they put the tank at the edge of a tongue of cement.  The monument is just outside the town of Rezina.