9-13-19

I made this mug for a breast cancer survivor. But I need one for an academia survivor too.

Because today I had a faculty "retreat" that just about killed me.

9-12-19

9-11-19

9-9-19

I used the wrong clay. This is red clay, not brown.

9-8-19

9-7-19

9-5-19

We went to hear a band tonight. The girl singer reminded me of Minnie Mouse, especially when she danced.

9-4-19

9-2-19

My good pal, Bobby, was at Mom's house for a party tonight.

9-1-19

We went to a birthday party at the UU today and I liked Peter's shirt so I took a picture of it. It was strange being back there after being away for so long.

8-31-19

Greenhouse reunion! We made Chicken Florence for everyone.

Teensie in the sunlight.

8-30-19

These are Sakura's glasses. I found them at Mom's house by the bed. They are cute and I wish I'd found a pair like this! Unfortunately, i have to mail them to her! 

8-29-19

I went to the eye doctor today and got a new prescription. These are the glasses I picked out. But the technician repaired my old glasses for free! I just don't know how I feel about these big things. But they may make driving easier.

8-28-19

More school visits. I got to see lots of my former students now teaching in area schools, which is always really fun!

8-25-19

We went for a long walk today around the pond behind the medical school, and to see the new performing arts center.

I worked on a new style of sugar dish.

8-24-19

Saturday. I finished these socks! And M is coming to pick up his order of dishes today!

8-23-19

Program coordinators meeting and then school visit out in O, so I got to visit the studio and pick up these gems.

8-22-19

Walked the stairs today. Very hard. I'm out of shape in a serious way!

8-21-19

Visited schools today...

Got these amazing mugs back and put them on Instagram and they sold right away!

8-20-19

I taught again today. But you can tell where my mind is.

8-19-19

At work, I snapped this photo. You know those captcha images? I wonder if they look at pictures like this to determine my name on a diploma.

8-18-19

What do you notice about this Miro print and the chicken I made for my mom? They really compliment each other!

8-17-19

I made these today. Also went to work and made myself stay and work. This year I'd like to work at work and play at home.

8-15-19

Big college meeting today. Lunch, lots of introductions by the dean. A presentation of our new building progress. I gave this mug to a staff member in the department who really liked it. She's such a good and kind person. I love using pottery to make people happy.

8-14-19

My last day of summer. I spent it at the pottery studio, where else. I'm worried about the school year and wish I had my summer lasting forever. Dreading tomorrow!

8-13-19

I dreamed these two designs up. A mug with the breast cancer ribbon as a handle, and a folded up soap holder!

8-12-19

Yesterday I was just plain exhausted. Today I went to the university studio to pick up some pottery and then went to the Opelika studio. I got these adorable finger puppets back that Fossie made!

8-10-19

We flew home today.

But first, we visited a National Historical Park, Fort Vancouver, in Washington state.

There we saw a couple of anvils in a blacksmith's shop, so I took photos for Squirt, who likes anvils! 

8-9-19

Today we left our cabin and took a ferry to Bainbridge Island from Seattle. There, we had lunch (crepes) and I visited a yarn shop. The drive off the island down to Portland was very long because of traffic. We spent the night in a nice hotel (it was great!) and prepared to fly out the next day.

8-8-19

We were determined to see the Cascades National Park since we were so close, so we drove as close as we could and hiked in, dropped a geo marker, then checked the map when we got back to the car. Yep! we made it into the park.