I have been home from Sweet Briar for a week. Unfortunately a few things broke in my house during that week, so it has been a week of dealing with repairmen. Looking back on the Sweet Briar week, I have to say that my memory is of a totally pleasant week. There was nothing unpleasant. Pleasant accommodations, pleasant class, pleasant company. Most of all, totally unlimited lacemaking. As I took Michael's class in Binche, it was possible to work from 8:30 in the morning until any time at night, although he tended to leave at about 8:30 pm. When one is doing something as totally absorbing and complicated as Binche, it is nice to have hours and hours to spend on it. I believe I actually completed a couple of inches in this week! Typically, I worked from 8:30am to 9pm, taking somewhat unhurried breaks since I knew there was no limit on time. The fact that you could work in the classroom, and not have to port all the stuff back to the room if you wanted to work at night was a wonderful boon. This event is totally unlike the convention in that there are no distractions from pure lacemaking. I like the convention, too, with more talks, entertainments, displays, a wider group of lacemakers, a more hurried atmosphere and more excitement, more vending, more politics (the Annual Meeting). Sweet Briar, on the other hand, is a totally relaxing lace immersion. Kudos to Clay for putting on such a seamless event. Devon **************Looking for love this summer? Find it now on AOL Personals.
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