{Silk Embroidered Birds from China Trip}

These exotic looking silk embroidered birds are hanging in our veranda.
Husband Pieter did bring them back from his trip to China.

 The above is actually a scan from the one below.
As it is behind glass it is hard to capture the beauty of the silk and silk embroidery on camera!

Silk charmeuse is the back ground on which these lovely spring blossoms with birds have been worked.

The framing as usual, has been done by Irok Gallery.

Pieter did go for Campbell Soup to China with People to People Citizen Ambassador Program.

That organization was founded in 1956 by Dwight D. Eisenhower.

{Wrapped Filet Mignon with Mustard ♥ Healthy ♥}

This week is for the U.S.A a special holiday on Thursday; THANKSGIVING

So why not post another recipe, not with a turkey for Thanksgiving but something ♥ healthy to share.

Wrapped Filet Mignon with Mustard from my favorite French Le Journal des FEMMES: Papillote de filet mignon à la moutarde.

{Batik Birds from Indonesia on Silk and Cotton}

Of course, while living and working in Indonesia for over three years,
we did bring home some of its beautiful Batik.

From Bali we got a large batik on cotton, with birds.
This one hangs in our dining room.

From the Kraton Palace in Yogjakarta, Indonesia, we got this beautiful silk batik. 

They gave demonstrations inside the Palace, about batik painting and we did buy this.

Together with our best friends from Dublin we visited there during the weekend. 

This Palace is worthwhile to visit if you ever travel to Indonesia!

 With the glass, it is rather difficult to capture this beauty on silk.
It is hanging in our veranda, where windows are on two sides...

The matting of this one, and also the framing of the top batik, has been done as usual by Irok Gallery. They do museum quality framing!

For some batik making try this link for video.