One More Midnight Fantasy

Kathy's block came to me a little bit low on flowers for a garden block, so I added some broderie anglaise ones; big, bold roses.

Montecastro Restaurant

This place is located on the two lane "highway" between Chisinau and Orhei.  It's a red brick building on the outside and this lovely place inside.  The fish tanks separate the booths, and it's a lovely idea.  Each booth is also separated from the main dining area by a curtain and looks out onto the back countryside.  Like practically all Moldovan restaurants, the price is reasonable.  Montecastro serves traditional Moldovan fare.

On The Frontside

Most of the case is done; it's time to stitch the front part.  The design has been hard to work with because the designer did it digitally, but didn't put the resolution at a high enough quality to print it out on a single full page or to blow it up onscreen to see properly.  Some guesswork has been involved.

Racing, Moldovan Style

They racing association closed off the major street behind us and set up a karting track.  We went and looked a couple of Sundays ago, and this is what we saw.  It was kind of neat, but sad that they don't have any racing above this level in the country.  There -might- be a road rally race at some point this summer.

Second Parted

Second part is well-started.  It's coming along pretty easily.

Uzbek Food In Moldova

I'm a bit behind on food pictures.  This set is from Caravan, where we went with the Larsons last month.  Caravan is an Uzbek restaurant in downtown Moldova.  The food is delicious, and the atmosphere is unique.  Rice pilaf is evidently Uzbek, and it was good, but the real treats were the appetizers.  The next time we went, I only had those.   Desserts were okay.  The baklava was a disappointment, especially in a country where you can get it all over and made well.

Handmade Jewelry

We were at the Night of Art last month.  It's a charity benefit for the International Women's Club of Moldova.  People pay to get in and artists pay to exhibit and sell.  There are also local business sponsors.  I, naturally, gravitated to the textile exhibitors.  This bracelet is my gift for my Mom for Mother's Day.  It's hand tatted and has Swarovski crystals embedded in the tatting.  Below is a pair of crocheted earrings I bought for myself.  No "real" art caught our eyes, so we didn't come home with any paintings or sculptures.