We were so nervous and excited to get to the school this morning and prepare to teach. The day went very well. Not everything was totally smooth, but we learned from all that.
11-26-17
Today Sakura and I went shopping together and we bought each other bracelets. Mine is knotted stone beads. Her is pink "diamonds."
Afterwards, Dan and I had to rush and get into our apartment for the week, pick up my students from the airport, and meet Jes for dinner. We had a great dinner and then settled into our apartment.
11-25-17
Today was THE IRON BOWL!!!
I made gumbo. Jes came over to Sakura's house. The DeeDays came too.
We were all excited to see the commercial about Spirit, that Sakura narrated.
Towards the end of the game I got very ill and Jes took me to the Minute Clinic at CVS. I got a prescription and spent the rest of the night trying to feel better.
11-24-17
Today Dan and I took the boys and Jes to The La Brea Tar Pits, which we learned means The the tar tar pits, and the pits aren't really pits, and the tar isn't really tar. It's really a place that should be called Asphalt Seepage.
I cried when we got to pet two whippets. This one, named Gracie, was so tender. I really really got emotional. It was just like being with Frisbee again.
11-23-17
Today we flew the friendly skies to California.
We picked up our car (it only took ~2 hours to get it) and drove to Sakura's house. Jes made a delicious vegan pumpkin pie and Sakura made lots and lots of dishes.
Here she is demonstrating how to cut bread at the perfect angle.
The boys and LV got to sit at the kids; table!
11-22-17
Today I packed up all the stuff into kits and cut the snail sponges.
I tried out the new power plant circuit diagram and mounted them on box lids. There is so much to do!
11-21-17
I got to hold a baby on the day she was born!
I decorated my little creamer with cobalt oxide. Hope it doesn't run.
Teensie with catnip.
Urn
Bee urn
Large stick bowl ready for the first firing.
11-18-17
I'm participating in a postcard making thing to encourage people to vote on 12/12 in the special election in our state. We have a very strange republican with some bad behavior running against a democrat with integrity. Overall, the democrat is a better person to represent us and do good things.
11-15-17
My students and I go every week to a couple of afterschool programs to try out different activities we create. Here are some in action.
11-11-17
Today I framed 25 little paintings and donated them to our church. We have a craft corner to raise money and I wanted to donate some things. It felt great to do this!
11-8-17
Got two pieces back from the studio today. My bowl above had too much glaze run down into the bowl and it bubbled up. I hope I can Dremel it flat.
This is a lantern I got back. I'd hoped that the rutile green would run more onto the denim blue.
11-7-17
11-5-17
11-4-17
I figured out how to write on my photos so I can remember the glazes I use.
BECAUSE... the twin bowls turned out badly. The glaze ran all down the sides and globbed. The top parts are beautiful, but the bottom parts are a disaster. Here I tried to make sure the glaze at the bottom does not run.
11-2-17
Worked on my "bee pot" today at the studio. Went to the evening school and saw the kids finish their wagons. I was really impressed with their motivation and pride.
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