tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994806579073612218.post280523463691738900..comments2014-08-19T21:05:43.469-06:00Comments on The Hexis: Glass Botto"n" BoatsPortiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741660712014499665noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994806579073612218.post-19803211125105348342010-02-27T15:53:05.035-07:002010-02-27T15:53:05.035-07:00I enjoyed reading about Mexico and was reminded of...I enjoyed reading about Mexico and was reminded of my trip down deep into Mexico. Oh, I have been over the borders several times -- in California and even a couple of times in Texas; but about 18 years ago I got to go down deep into Mexico -- at least in my memory it was down deep, and especially when compared to just going over the borders. I got to go into people's homes -- not even people who were expecting me because there were no phones to say that we were coming. I was with someone who knew the people and we just got to stop in to visit. We were always welcomed -- always treated to something to drink and sometimes even invited to stay for food. I still have and still use the kitchen gifts that were graciously offered to me -- not brand new, but something they used and knew I could also use. The hand-stitched tortilla cloths with crochet and embroidery that made them so pretty were used on the table to wrap around warm tortillas to keep them warm.<br /><br />I still have them and still use them. A very gracious lesson from a truly kind people. Perhaps in many ways I need to remember that lesson and not have it wasted on me. I don't give something away very often -- like almost never. I am reminded of a time I gave away a loaf pan to someone who could use it. Some many months later I had forgotten what I had done with the pan. (Does that show that gifting from my kitchen is not a habit?) Well, I went looking for my pan and then I started asking my family if any knew the whereabouts of my pan. The person to whom I had given the pan graciously gave it back to me -- and then said that they had thought I had given it to her but perhaps I had just loaned it. I was so embarrassed that I didn't say anything but took my pan back because I needed it at the time. I have never spoken of it since. <br /><br />I am grateful for your post to remind me of the growth I need to make, lest the lessons in kindness really do get lost on me. Thank you far more than you know.M Dianenoreply@blogger.com