Albanian Eco Farm - Mrizi i Zanave

A group from the embassy went to Albania and ate lunch at Mrizi i Zanave. The gimmick with this place is that everything is grown, harvested, and made on site.  Our visit was before the spring vegetable season, so a lot of our stuff was harvested last autumn and preserved.  There was a LOT of food.  Most of it tasted good, but I did pass on the goat lung stuffed cornbread.  Some of the more interesting items were the pumpkin sorbet, the lovely parma ham, and the lamb skewers. The first course was a lovely presentation of dried tomatoes, mayonnaise, and bread in a bird's nest.

Two Ears

Still on the ears.  Filling some pretty large spaces.

Stitch Maynia #10 - Snowy Owl

Being sick while on holiday, I am so far behind!  This is day ten, and it's yet another owl.  At this point it's a pine branch, but there will be an owl there.

Stitch Maynia #9 - Blackwork Hearts

No black on this piece, but I started with what I had on hand - silk mill floss and fiberlicious fabric.  Now to just finish it.

Stitch Maynia #8 - Kogin Market Bag

This kit was bought in Japan by Betsy and Mike and gifted to me.  The instructions are completely in Japanese!  Nothing in English.  At least the measurements are readable.  I'm about a quarter of the way up the main design.  Kogin is the Japanese version of pattern darning, so it's fairly easy.

Stitch Maynia #7 - Warm and Wise

Warm and Wise by Mill Hill.  I look like I got a significant portion of the owl done.

Pretty Yarn

Who knew the Zweigart outlet would have yarn?  They do, and this is what I picked up.  They also have quilting fabric and paper crafting supplies.  The store is HUGE.