When a friend from my LACMA days emailed to say she’d snagged 2 tickets to the Vermeer show and her travel companion dropped out last minute, she knew there was only one way I was going to respond. Last Tuesday, I arrived in Amsterdam with a Vermeer exhibition ticket for Wednesday night. But first, a day spent with Vincent Van Gogh.
I’m posting a few pictures from our annual Guatadopt party, which this year featured traditional textiles modeled by young women in our group. Thank you to everyone for your amazing energy, friendship and support in setting up, cooking, serving, hauling dishes up and down stairs, washing dishes and bagging up trash. And for being your fabulous, wonderful selves.
Thanks, too, to the Friends of the Ixchel Museum for loaning the textiles and to Susan and Anne for their fascinating and engaging presentation. A glorious weekend of families, friendship, talking, listening and love. 
With Tim and two large sheet cakes; above, huipiles (embroidered blouses) from Chichicastenango and Nebaj.
