Today they surprised me with a beautiful Happy Birthday cake, complete with singing. And for the light lunch supplied with the workshop, Carl (Marlene's fabulous husband) created a magnificent feast for us. Honestly, it was stunning. There was grilled chicken and sesame tuna with a delicious tahini ginger sauce. Carl made a crusty chewy loaf (or two ) for us. There was hummus and salad and well...all my fav goodies.

This is such a beautiful space we are in. Check out this magical garden in the back yard of the French Art Colony.

And when I stepped outside our classroom this afternoon I saw this spiraling staircase that swirled up through the 3 floors of this house.

I'll start another post about the workshop.