Too many farewells

In our local group, Minerva's circle, we have decided that we really need to get together and celebrate such a wondeful year we have spent together since we started this. It has meant a lot to all of us, crafting, sewing, quilting, learning and respecting other cultures, socializing, support, big support, eating, cooking, making new friends, having some special time every week, sharing, and so much more...Recently we made a wall hanging for one of our members, Clara, who is leaving to another state in a short time. We made her this wall hanging for her to remember all these special moments and some of her friends from Gainesville:

En nuestro grupo local, Minerva's circle, hemos decidido que necesitamos juntarnos para celebrar un aNo tan maravilloso que hemos pasado juntas desde que lo empezamos. Ha significado mucho para todas nosotras, haciendo manualidades, cosiendo, haciendo colchas, aprendiendo y respetando otras culturas, socializando, apoyandonos, gran apoyo, comiendo, cocinando, haciendo nuevas amistades, teniendo un ratito especial cada semana, compartiendo, y mucho mas...Hace poco hicimos una quilt de pared para una de nuestros miembros, Clara, que se va a otro estado dentro de poco. Le hicimos esta quilt de pared para que se acuerde de todos estos momentos especiales y de algunas de sus amigas de Gainesville:


This is the block I made for her:

Este es el bloque que le hice yo:


More farewells for us. My husband had a very close friend and colleague in his lab from Korea. Him and his wife were really good friends and we have been this way ever since we got here. They are also leaving to where they found a new job, and yesterday we said goodbye. I made them this bag for them to remember the three of us.

Mas adioses para nosotros. Mi marido tenia un muy buen amigo y colega en su laboratorio de Corea. El y su mujer fueron muy buenos amigos nuestros desde que llegamos. Tambien se van a donde el trabajo les lleva, y ayer les dijimos adios. Les hice esta bolsa para que se acuerden de nosotros tres.


And some more friends are leaving. My friends from Colombia and Lebanon will go to another part of this same state. At least it won't be hard to go there and visit. She is a designer and makes wonderful books for children with beautiful illustrations. She offered one of her designs to Luca for his new t-shirt that we made him:

Y mas amigos que se van. Mis amigos de colombia y Libano se iran a otra parte de este mismo estado. Por lo menos no sera dificil ir alli y visitarles. Ella es diseNadora y hace unos cuentos maravillosos para niNos con imagenes preciosas. Ella le ofrecio uno de sus diseNos a Luca para su nueva camiseta que le hicimos:


And no new developments in the rescue of my pictures yet, but a software to recover them is coming today :)

Y no hay nada nuevo en el rescate de mis fotos aun, pero un software para recuperarlos esta en camino hoy:)