We had lunch with a rural family in Ouirgane. Our hostess graciously allowed me to make this portrait of her in her country kitchen. I do not give directions to my subject. I let them do whatever comes naturally. After a few minutes of awkward self-conscious posing, she became used to my camera and relaxed. She walked over the fireplace to get warm, folded her hands and patiently waited for me to finish. I pulled my zoom back to its widest focal length, 35mm, to get as much of the environment in as I could. I was working with the light from a single light bulb high overhead. The dim light forced me to shoot this picture hand-held, at 1/5th of a second. However, my camera’s excellent image stabilization system allowed me to obtain the equivalent of a 1/20th of a second exposure. I like the way she spontaneously made a triangle out of her arms. She echoes the triangular shape of the fireplace hood behind her. This image goes beyond description. It tells us what kind of a person she is – competent, patient, and good-natured.