Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Thoughtful/Thoughtless PAD 15-1

 A Workshop Plus

 

Today, on our Kenya tour

we made necklaces.

A tall, well-dressed lady

with broad facial features

and beautiful deep, black skin

told us about her school

and how the ladies

kept it going by making beads

out of paper from calendars,

Atlas covers, and whatever.

It’s called quilling.

We strung an assortment of lovely beads

into a pattern on fishing line.

A young assistant came around

and helped us attach the clasp.

As a final touch, she helped us

put on our necklaces,

a warm and thoughtful gesture.

The necklace is a keeper.

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