Afghan for Liudmila

I finished this afghan with a Phildar cotton for Liudmila.  Her baby's due in November.  Right now, only one more afghan to finish!

Cherries On A Hook

On our way home from Soroca on Memorial Day, we stopped for some cherries.  I had never seen cherries displayed this way.  Little clusters are hung on coat hanger wire, sometimes tied on.  Cherry season was really early here this year, and our tree didn't produce well.  On the other hand, I got some good cherries and froze some of them for this winter!  The frozen ones also make great ice substitutes.

Across The Street

 Across the main street from Iasi's cultural palace is a walking street with most municipal buildings fronting it and a few churches backing it.  We had not explored this in previous visits, so we did when we went in March.  Luckily it was a warm, sunny day.

Be Vined

I have one more part of the scene done.  The vines are on the trellis.  Now they need to get covered with roses.  After that, there's more greenery to add.

Hotel Breakfast

We finally got up early enough to get breakfast at the hotel on the last day.  It was something that could have been happily skipped.  Everything was made fresh, but it was all - just off.  Like the cook didn't understand how to cook.  Very weird.

Iasi's Cultural Palace

 This building was built in the very early 20th century and has been undergoing renovation for several years.  It was supposed to be done year before last, but still has a long way to go - especially in the interior.  It's definitely worth saving.  Some of our friends were escorted up to the clock tower, but we declined because it was one of those things frowned on by the authorities.  I hope they finish it soon.  Currently, in the basement, they have banquet halls that are rented out for wedding receptions.  Those, it seems, are gorgeous.

More Arlekin

This time we didn't order pizza from Arlekin.  It was salad and soup and chicken.  Still very good, fresh food and much better than expected!