Monday we had a day of “going about our business” separately. I had some teaching obligations, Linda, Chris, and Margaret went off on a hike in the Saguaro National Park - marked as “Easy”, but the consensus was that it was actually more challenging than advertised.
That evening Linda and I had dinner with our old friend Jill who’s been living in Tucson for some years Sadly, We were so involved in conversation that I forgot to take pictures so there’s not much to show. We ate at a place called Seis Kitchen that served really good Mexican food and had Tequila and Margarita flights.
Tuesday, we had a special morning, gifted to Margaret for her birthday (by our friend, Maxine) - a class at the Romero House Potters in the Presidio Historic District of Tucson. We were very much beginners, but welcomed by the lovely teachers, members of the staff and other potters. Our teacher, Janet, talked us through the process of making “pinch pots”, slab pottery, and coil pots.
Margaret even took a turn at throwing a pot on the wheel (they told us it was probably too advanced for a first lesson, but she was courageous and tried anyway)
The results were less than stellar, but we had a really good time. Lots of fun and we really appreciated the supportiveness and friendliness of the Romero House community of potters.
