Nothing in Particular

Bruce and I had a good time at the embassy, despite the fact that we got small plates while the people seated right next to the stage got large plates, they ran out of coffee, and desserts were gone by the time we got over to the side chambers at the other end of the great hall. We had an acquaintance take our picture:

There were some entertainment. First they had a group of young girls from the embassy community come and sing and dance. They wore ritzed up versions of their native costume. I was hoping that these would be authentic, but I guess not.

By the way, there were two teenage girls in costumes handing out the programs when we arrived at the great hall. But I didn't get to take pictures since I didn't feel appropriate taking snapshots right there at the entrance. But there will be other opportunities, I hope, for me to check out other costumes.

Besides this group, there was a gentleman who sang an operatic song and a folk song, a magician, a young woman dancing a gypsy dance while a trio played. I took pictures, but I was way in the back so the pictures aren't really that great. Oh, well. At least we got to dress up and go out on the town. I'm hoping we'll get to do this more later in the year.

I'm actually making progress . . . I got started on this sock last week and really knitted up a storm on it over the weekend. It got slowed down a bit this week but now I'm getting ready to shape the toe and should have it done by end of the day and will have started on its matching pair.

Still no Woolgathering - I'm going to give Meg Swansen a call next week and see what we can do about this.