A Little Indulgence

Every month I get a present from myself in the mail.  I don't know what's going to be in it, but it's usually got something I love.  I subscribe to Indie Gift Box!  It's inexpensive and has a variety of different things in it.  They just added the subscription option a month or two ago, and in appreciation they sent me this little stationery set.  It's so cute!  I can't wait to get my next box, even though it takes quite a while.  They ship from Hawaii and it has to get alllll the way to Moldova.  By the way, the packing's so wonderful and careful that nothing's ever broken.

No Hearing Loss

I'm pretty happy with the progress I've made with this piece lately.  There are only four or five more relatively small bands to go!

More Europe Day

More photos of Europe Day.  Part of the entertainment was dancing - Austrian waltzes and Polish mazurkas.  The customs dogs also got in the act, and children played games in the park.

One Leaf Done

One leaf done of the four at the top.  

Seeing More Sky

Well, more sky and windows done.  I am so close to the edge of the page and onto the next.

Europe Day In Chisinau

 May 9th is Victory Day in the former Soviet Union.  May 10th is Europe Day.  On the ninth, we saw groups of Socialists and Communists honoring the dead of WWII and waving red flags all over downtown.  This is what we saw on the tenth.  The smoke you see is from cooking sausages, not anything alarming.  

It was a rainy afternoon, so the turnout was lower than usual.  Everyone there seemed to have a good time, including the flag-bedecked patrol cars.

Golden Petal

I now have a nicely padded petal on the piece.  Definitely looking like progress.