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Seven of us left Houston for a painting trip to San Miguel the week before the Hurricane and then watched with horror while the storm slowly churned toward our Home Town. One couple decided to go home early, but the rest of us stayed in this beautiful house and wait it out. Every morning the cooks arrived to squeeze fresh orange juice, and a platter of local fruit; mangoes, papaya, melon, bananas, etc. as we woke to another beautiful cool and sunny day. The contrast between what was happening to our family and friends and what we were experiencing was palatable... so naturally, Guilt set in. The airports were closed and the airlines kept canceling our flights so finally everyone decided to take a deep breath and enjoy where we were. We just got home Sunday, 8 days later, but the National TV coverage of Houston's response to the disaster continues to make all of us proud. The rest of the country and the World saw what makes Houston, and Texas so Great! People helping people no matter who you are, not waiting for someone else to come help. Not complaining, just getting it done! It's enough to make me weep. I will be donating all the plein air paintings I painted during the 2 weeks in San Miguel towards the relief effort. Tune in after I figure out what is the best way to go about this.