On The Windows

It was the turn of windows and walls this week.  The upper window got a lot of work and some more of the peach got extended to the end of the building.  

I Made These!

We had a beading class for expats here a couple of weeks ago at Ema's house.  While there, I made both these pair of earrings!

Back To The Poppy

I am back to working on the Californian Poppy.  It's been languishing on the crazy January list for a couple of years and I'd finished something else.  I'm not pleased with the lack of coverage of the threads so far, but I'll see how the non-border parts look soon.

Complete Sampler

I finished the Twined Heart Sampler from Shepherd's Bush.  The piece was a bit more difficult because the kit I received had some threads missing - I had bought it off someone else, and that person had evidently opened it.  Other than that, I coped and I think it came out pretty well.  Andreas says this one can find a different home if I want.

Browning Out More

Well, there's definitely progress.  The brown-patterned feathers on the peacock are almost all done and there's some background going on with it, too.

Back To Torro

We ditched a party to get some real food at Torro Grill last month.  The party was... weird.  Anyway, Kerry came with us.  She and I both had the chateaubriand, which was excellent and huge.  We also had a platter of pickles and one of meat.  The pickles on the plate include some things you normally don't see done outside of eastern Europe.  Kerry had a beautiful caprese salad and Andreas had his usual Greek and a burger.  It was a better way to spend that time than the party, though we heard  the party got better an hour or so after we left.

Plugging Away

I have a lot to do on both the middle buildings I'm working on.  One needs more cross stitches, and the other backstitches.  Getting them done, though.