Parrots And Gators

While Andreas was at his conference in Fort Lauderdale, Mom and I went on a boat ride.  We ended up at this little animal place in the middle of the ride.  Before the downpour, Mom posed with parrots and we watched some gators get annoyed.

November's Finished

Only one more month to go.  Where did the year go?

Browsing

When we were in the States, it was so nice to be able to go into a book store and browse magazines.

Because Bay Views Need Tin Roofs

 This view was from the Ilha on the opposite side of the road from the craft fair.  As usual, there are tin roofs in the way of the view.

Gift Of Gloss

Hayde went to the States on vacation just after me.  She brought back lip gloss for all of us.  Thank you Hayde!

Edge And Middle

Got some of the right border done this time, along with more progress on the center gargoyle.  What's done actually looks pretty good, and I'm just past the halfway point.

Meal With A View

This was the view in July when we went out to dinner with Marialice at Cais do Quatro.  It's a restaurant on the Ilha that is right over the water on the bay side.  The view is of Luanda, lit up at night.  With poor visibility, it's pretty and hides a lot of problems. 

The food is really good, too.  I had cheese and walnut ravioli and some carpaccio.  The (overly expensive) little things they put on your table before you order were okay.  Bread, butter, olives, and tuna spread.  This is typical, and the little plate can cost you $10 each.  Definitely not worth it, but it's one way all the restaurants try to get more money out of you here.  Marialice and Andreas each had a steak, of different kinds, and like it.  Most beef here is imported from Brazil.  They had dessert.  I had cappucino, which was waaaay too bitter.