Veined

I have the first leaf completely done now and am working on some grapes.  It's even got the inner veins stitched.  Onward!

All About Andreas

My husband's hat and arrows.  

Found A Festival

 Evidently the local meat company in Brasov was celebrating its twentieth anniversary the weekend we were there.  These are some photos of the festival in the old square.  We got to see the trumpeters on the balcony of the old town hall, too, despite not knowing it was going to happen.  They put on a good show.  

Once we got to Brasov, it was a good short vacation.  Getting there was a bit more of an adventure than we wanted.  It included four washed out bridges and a total of six extra hours of driving.

Towering

I have the tower of San Marco square started!  It's real progress, as I'm almost halfway done with this part.

Moldovan Block

I am making this block for a quilt for a group of quilters who live around the world.  Moldova has such colors outside my wheelhouse that I'm kind of at a loss on how to proceed.  I've got welcome and sunflowers and grapes.  I'll put an orthodox cross and something else on it as I go along too.

Balance And Sprayers

 I love old balances.  They're usually so elegant.  This one needs a lot of love.  I think some of the crop sprayers below might still be in regular use.

Political Statement

You have to click on the photo to get it full sized to see the statement on the wall.  It says, "Besarabia e Romania."  This is a slogan you see somewhat often in both Romania and Moldova.  It means "Moldova is Romania."  Besarabia is what Moldova was called until after WWII.  There is a significant population of both Romanians and Moldovans that believe Moldova should be part of Romania.  It was interesting to see the slogan opposite the Marasesti mausoleum and so far west in Romania.