Thursday, July 21, 2011

Cafeteria

An Uruguayo way to hold the cinnamon and chocolate for the cortado...

Horses....

 If you can, get a look at the saddles on these horses.  They're far different from the ones used in the States - Western or English.  They pil blankets on top of the horse's back, then put the saddle on, then more blankets.  The saddle's fairly lightweight and adjusts in the middle to accommodate the horse 's spine.  I'd hate to ride it without the blankets, though.  More horses, more gaucho outfits in this go around.








Ricky's Star

So, what do you do when you've got to keep the dog from killing the movers while they pack your stuff?  Make temari!  I made this brown star one for Ricky and he already has it.  The variegated is a Valdani perle 8.  I think it came out pretty neat.

Easy Practice

Practicing my kiku skills as I teach to a new convert.  Picked colors out of my comfort zone, too!

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Rodeo Horses

Pictures of the rodeo and some of the horses.  We didn't have tickets to the actual event, just to the grounds.  Some very beautiful critters there, though.

Oh, and the band was basically playing cowboy music in Spanish. 








Semana Santa

Uruguayos celebrate holy week (the week leading up to Easter) as tourism week.  What better way to promote tourism than to run a rodeo?  Pictures of  this year's rodeo at the Prado.  Andreas believes that Uruguayos ae a lost tribe of Texans.








Monday, July 18, 2011

Third Part Up

Finally finished part three of the purple sampler in red.  Only six more parts to go.