Lauras' gloves 17.5"x 31.5" Oil on hardboard

Mate, 12X16, Oil on hardboard

    Mate, pronounced Mah- teh with stress on the first syllable, is practically the national drink in Argentina,  it is prepared from steeping dried leaves of yerba mate (llex paraguariensis) in hot water.
     The gourd is partly filled with the yerba mate, the water heated to no more than 75 degrees C, then enough water is poured into the gourd for one or two sips from the bombilla(straw),  the process is then repeated and passed from person to person until the yerba has no more flavour.
      Claudia and I have this every day with toast or cookies mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......