Working On The Bottom

A couple of colors are completely cross stitched.  The rest made progress.  I'm nearing done with the cross stitches....

A New Greek Restaurant

 We went to El Greco downtown for the first time in July.  The food is very freshly prepared and the zeama is wonderful!  It's got just the right balance of chicken and sour.  The tzaziki is thick and perfect, and the rest of the food lived up to all that too.  We will definitely be going back!

Another Section Started

I've got the last section finished and am starting in on the left again....

On The Outside

We left and took pictures of the outside of the fortress at Soroca, too. You can see how close it is to the (still navigable) river.

Working On Gifts

I've been working on Christmas gifts!  This one is for my language teacher, who doesn't read my my blog.  I've added tassels since this picture was taken, so it's totally finished.  It's just double  crochet using an Abuelita yarn I picked up in Uruguay.

Coloring Up

This session, it was the peacock who got the neutrals and the branch that got color.

Fortress Chapel

Orthodox churches are full of iconic art, and this one was no exception.  The chapel itself maybe measures fifteen feet square, generously.  It's a simple square with no pews - Orthodox congregations stand through the whole up to three hour services.  The art is handpainted in most places, and usually very stylized and elaborate.