No Hearing Loss

I'm pretty happy with the progress I've made with this piece lately.  There are only four or five more relatively small bands to go!

More Europe Day

More photos of Europe Day.  Part of the entertainment was dancing - Austrian waltzes and Polish mazurkas.  The customs dogs also got in the act, and children played games in the park.

One Leaf Done

One leaf done of the four at the top.  

Seeing More Sky

Well, more sky and windows done.  I am so close to the edge of the page and onto the next.

Europe Day In Chisinau

 May 9th is Victory Day in the former Soviet Union.  May 10th is Europe Day.  On the ninth, we saw groups of Socialists and Communists honoring the dead of WWII and waving red flags all over downtown.  This is what we saw on the tenth.  The smoke you see is from cooking sausages, not anything alarming.  

It was a rainy afternoon, so the turnout was lower than usual.  Everyone there seemed to have a good time, including the flag-bedecked patrol cars.

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.