DAY 4 of 5
Today we went to the Exhibit of Hand Crafts. The items have been on exhibition for four days and this was the last day. All of the items were made by people in the village. I wanted to exhibit some of my crochet work, but after I got a looked at some of the crochet items last year, I knew I was not in the same league as these people!!
This shows a small crocheted square made with very fine thread with a piece of linen in the middle, a large piece with open-thread work with a crochet trim, and some wooden boxes that have been finished and hand-painted.
Two views of a wooden kitchen utensil holder.
All of the utensils and the wooden holder have been hand carved.
This photo is not too good because it doesn't show the detail.
But it is of some hand painted glass on wine bottles and some crocheted table clothes.
This is a hand painted table cloth and napkins.
This is a close-up of the painted border around the bottom of the table cloth. The detail was fantastic.
An old wooden frame for cross-stitch.
This is a refurbished measuring cup. These measuring cups came in all sizes and were used many years ago.
These are two old black-and-white photograhs that have been mounted in hand-made plasteer frames.
This is my favorite.
This little scarf is crocheted with very fine thread and was beautifully done. (See why I left my things at home?!?)
The band we had today is called the “Mambos Quartet.”
They lived up to their name, almost EVERYTHING was a mambo.
Oh, they threw in a waltz every once in a while, but then would go back to the mambos again.
The people are dancing in the Plaza Mayor again.
It’s really nice to see these old people dancing. You can tell they have been dancing together for many years.
(No stepping on each other’s toes with this group!)
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The rest of the photos show all the people in our peña. I’ll list their names (not that you would know them, but it makes them more personal).
Rosi with Pablo (her husband). Pablo is carving a leg of ham.
Tonight we are having for dinner – ham, cheese, sliced sausage, boiled shrimp, olives, asparagus, wine, liquor and sodas – it’s a cold dish night.
Miguel with his son, Carlos.
José Miguel (from
Margaret, Colin (Margaret’s husband) and Ana Marie.
(Ana Marie is the sister of José Miguel and is also from
I hope you are keeping up with me and remembering the names and who is married to whom, because there will be a quiz at the end of these photos.
Now, let’s continue.
Lola (the wife of Manolo), Isabel and husband Miguel Angel.
Maria Jose (lives in Zaragoza), Maribel (lives in 
Ana (wife of Miguel), their son Carlos, and Miguel.
Mario (the son of Pedro), and Pedro.
Jordi (the partner of Floyd), “Toño,” and “Pep” (the husband of Maria Antonia – who’s not here).
Maria Antonia had to go back to Cardedeu – (north of
Floyd and Jordi
Juan Carlos (His wife just had a baby; so, she couldn’t be here)
Cesar, Irene (their daughter) and Silvia (wife of Cesar and mother of Irene)
A shot of everybody at the dinner table.
A shot of the lower level of our peña with the grill on the right side under the light.
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Now for the quiz – (You can refer to your notes.)
1. Who is Lola married to?
2. Where does Maria Jose live?
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Jordi made it home at 5:30am.
(I am really starting to believe they are trying to kill us with all of these activities!!)
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CULTURAL WEEK:
23 August – A man from a near-by village will read some of his published poetry (of course it will be in Spanish – I think I will skip this one)
24 August – Cinema - A Spanish film (no subtitles) will be shown in the pista (school yard). It’s BYOC (Bring Your Own Chair).
25 August – Theater - A play for children. (I think I can skip this one also)
26 August – Cinema – Another Spanish film (no subtitles) will be shown in the pista. BYOC.
27, 28, 29, 30 August – N-O-T-H-I-N-G !! (Oh, happy day! We get a rest period!)
31 August – The 5th day of the 5-day Fiesta of San Ramón.
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Hope you enjoyed the pictures and my journal. It’s been fun, but tiring at the same time. The next pictures and write-up will be on the 31st of August, when we wrap-up the Fiesta of San Ramón.
