Fluttered By

Almost a full week after finishing the cross stitches on this, I finished the back stitching.  There was a LOT of back stitching.  It did add a lot of depth to the butterflies, though.  I am now down to only two items on the 2012 list, both of them large and being worked on.

Take Some Thai

Andreas' mom wanted Thai food as her last non-airport meal in the US before flying off to Japan.  I found Oceanic Thai Kitchen in Carrollton.  It was evidently a good choice, because Mike and Betsy had been to this place before during a quilt show and loved it. Everyone but me had bubble tea.  I had soup instead.  The food was very good and authentic too.  

Parental Visit

Andreas' parents came over to DFW because his mother was flying to Japan the next day.  We spent the afternoon tasting wines and ciders in Grapevine as we explored its old downtown.  First stop was Messina Hof, Texas' oldest.  I had a champagne cocktail.  We all shared a cheese platter. And Andreas' parents tried a flight of wines.  The place was super crowded because there was a party going on upstairs, where there is normally more seating.

Another Color!

Yay, a second color on this!  It means progress and that I can see more pattern.

Fondue Anniversary Dinner

 We had our anniversary dinner at Simply Fondue.  It was very good, as usual, and we had a good time cooking our own food.  For some reason, we forgot to take photos of dessert.

 

Tasting At Trinity

The tour ended with a tasting.  Here's a photo of my flight of vodkas (plus water).  Still no where as good as the Zubrovka gold, though.

Merrily Merrily Finishing We Go

The deputy chief of mission and the CLO assistant picked this ornament for me to finish for a silent auction.  So I finished it and it's now being bid on.  I think it came out pretty well.  The design is by Barbara Jackson.