Am I nuts?!?

By the end of the second day, when Jo Ann and I walked home, we were both questioning the use of our time. We're working from 10 - 2, and from 3 -6, and both of us are struggling just to form the stitch. The class hasn't even begun to talk about textures or creating a design! Jo Ann and Jeannie both drop out, I keep going.

This is the group working at another table. In spite of the humbling process, we're all beginning to talk and laugh. I'm working beside some very talented women this week!

The museum is open, and as people walk through the exhibit, they want to watch and ask questions. It's not distracting, and we take turns answering questions.





Maria Conception, and Michaela, my stitching table partners. I called them my spanish teachers. While they didn't speak any english, they were very willing help with my spanish all week. The only other english speaker in the class also spoke beautiful spanish. Cecelia was helpful, even though she worked at a different frame.

Each day we encouraged each other, and laughed at each other's troubles.



The last day, some of the class went to El Diablo y La Sandia (The Devil and the Watermelon) for lunch. It's a B&B close to the Museum, and Maria catered a delicious and beautiful lunch in the courtyard. By now, we had formed a bond with each other, as people in a common cause do so often, and it was a nice way to end the week. The woman sitting beside me in this photo is from Mexico City, and owns an antique clothing store. She, like Michaela here in Oaxaca, re-works old clothes and makes them wearable. Very talented woman, and very funny.


After lunch, we returned to the Museum, and worked almost 2 hours later than we had all week. The museum staff even found some lights, which allowed us to keep working after dark.





Lunch at El Diablo y La Sandia. Avocado soup with home-made croutons; iced tea without ice; veggie lasagna that was do die for, served with a fresh salad (almost unheard of in Oaxaca; and bfread pudding with chocolate sauce and pureed orange/tangerine served on the side. Delicious!!