Sheepfully Done

I finished!  This is a Shepherd's Bush design called Hold Hope.  It was a pretty easy stitch, and a small one.  I'll be making it up into an ornament soon.  I'm trying to get a bunch of smalls stitched up before I move.  I also like that it's a finish for one of my Crazy January starts.

C House With Dawn

We went to C House with Dawn after our last visit to MolDeco.  Their margaritas are frozen, red fruit, and large.  They taste pretty good, too.  We shared a proscuitto plate and Andreas had his usual greek salad.   My salad was a beef salad that was truly a meal in itself.  Dawn had a pasta dish with cream sauce and pancetta, while I had a steak and Andreas had pasta too.  I don't know how this Italian chain decided to open a restaurant in Chisinau, but I'm glad it did. 

Moldovan Italian Food

Trattoria Della Nonna is a local chain in Moldova.  They do Moldovan and Italian food.  We went to the one in the mall last month, and well... I kind of wish we hadn't.  The food was so bland and tasteless.  At least it's also inexpensive.  Andreas' caprese and shopski salads were good, although the caprese was drowned in olive oil.  He did like that it had a lot of olives on it, though.  

The bruschetta had plenty of tomatoes on it, but required more spices.  There was a distinct need of basil and I ended up salting it, too, which meant a lack of garlic. The tomatoes were typical of greenhouse around here, with less flavor than summer.  On the other hand, they were firm and fresh.

We both had different kinds of bolognese.  As you can see, the portions were fairly generous, but there wasn't even a tomato taste, let alone one of meat, in the sauce.  It had the right color, but I'm not sure what it's made of.  We probably will not be back because I can consistently make better Italian at home.

Big Cactus

When I started working on this cactus, I thought it'd be ugly.  I was following the directions, and it was bulky and messy looking.  By the end, it straightened itself out and I now have a 3D cactus on this belt buckle.

Lofty Lunch

It was fish day at the cafeteria and Andreas hadn't brought in something to eat, so we went to the Loft.  Mackerel is just not our thing.  So, Andreas had the baked camembert and I had zeama, then I had the poached egg salad and he had a pizza.  Much, much better than fish!

Filling In A Wing

I'm filling in the bottom of the wing on the dark brown butterfly.  The piece is becoming much brighter.

Farewell Lunch

 Doina, who worked in our section, emigrated to Canada last month and already had a new job lined up in the Montreal US consulate before she left.  We're so proud and happy for her!  In her last week, we had a farewell lunch at Grill House.  Andreas had a Greek salad and orange duck, and I had smokey steak, which comes in a smoke filled dome.  The food was wonderful and we all had a good time.