One Big Square-ish

This fifth rectangle is not quite a square.  It has a lot of fun stitches in it, but I wish the spacing was better, especially on the innermost crescent.  My husband loves the colors, though, so that's a great thing.  I got back to working on this after a two week traveling break.  On to do more.

Scissorkeep Beaded

I finished all the beading on this during my first week back in Angola.  It's time to put this thing together.  I am still somewhat disappointed in both the materials and the instruction.  Materials are not at all close to the photo on front, and did not include a piece of muslin called for in the instructions.  The instructions were not good about order or about stitch instructions.

Somewhat Cheesy

 
I went to dinner with Kerry and her parents at the Cheesecake Factory in Clarendon.  The food and company were very good!  I had a margarita and a long island tea to drink.  We shared a zucchini appetizer, and I had the tacos.  There was so much food I only ate two of them.  Wish the shells were flour instead of white corn, but that was my only complaint.

The Bird Is The Word

These are some of the birds we saw around Etosha.  

Blue Spirals

I am not at all sure about the blue spirals.  For once, I followed the instructions.  They called for doubled wool for the french knots.  They're so bulky!  I'll leave them in for now, but may decide to redo them later.

Nailed

I now have  a manicure place to go to every time I am in the DC area.  It's Ivy Nails, and it's in Clarendon.  The polish lasted a full week before chipping - and it wasn't gel.  Yay!

Any Time's Antelope Time

Many many antelope in Etosha.  The brown ones with the white stripes are kudu.  The straight horned ones are oryx.  Sometimes they seem to be playing; others, they give you a "get off my lawn" look.