The North Korean Rocket

 This is the Agostinho Neto memorial.  It rises above the beach and can be seen a long way away from anywhere along the Luanda coastline.  The memorial was built by the North Koreans in friendship with Angola.  We went there last week to look around.  We didn't get the museum tour because the English language guide went to lunch instead, but we did get to see a lot of the outdoors.

Not sure what the elephant is supposed to represent, but next to it is a poem by Neto's wife about self improvement.

Top To Bottom

I'm going top to bottom now.  Not much done on top yet, but it's a good start.

So Very Close

So very close to the bottom edge!  I think I am going to be done with the cross stitches on the section next time.

Tiny Opals

These are replacement earrings for another, larger, set that was lost.  Unfortunately, these are very small!  I'm going to have to look for a larger pair eventually.

Crossing The Leaf

The second leaf is halfway done now.  I'm tramping ahead on this, and I like the way it's coming together.

Drawing Thread

This is, at latest, will be started during my next starting marathon.  I liked the look of this doily and it's a technique I want to do more.

Doesn't Look Like Much

I've managed to get the tail mostly done now, plus some more grass in the picture.  There were also some rhodes stitches done this time.