12-30-19

Aza and her beau left today. I was so sad, that I cleaned the house and found the last two pieces to this puzzle under the buffet. The house was so quiet. Dan came back and we went out to dinner at Hamilton's then came home and watched two episodes of Outlander. 

12-29-19

It's so warm, daffodils are blooming all over town.

I played Azul tonight with Aza and Dan and SupBra. I lost.

Experimental cup...

12-28-19

It was raining, but we trekked down to the falls at the park today anyway, for our annual photo. This year SupBra was included formally!

Kitten is growing!

12-26-19

Andrea's fiance, SupBra arrived today!

12-25-19

My mom. She had us over for Christmas day dinner today after we had breakfast (stuffed French toast, fresh squeezed orange juice, melon balls, bacon) and opened presents (Apple watch, calligraphy set, blouse, yarn, InstaPot, gold luster). Dinner was prime rib, baked mashed potatoes, veggies, rolls, and two pies...

12-24-19

 Christmas eve, 2019, I have a pecan pie made for dinner. Mom and Gwennie came over and we had turkey shepherds' pie. I felt outgoing!

12-23-19

They are all home!!

Squirt and Aza on the couch... 

dan with a cat...

I'm so happy to have them all together. 

And I had a surprise for them- after 17 years, I stopped taking a medication that had been a problem.

Today is Day 3 of a new chapter in my life.

12-21-19

Dan and I went on a walk with Jes today by the art museum (where this sculpture is) and across the street behind the med school. 

12-18-19

Dan went to the airport to get Jes tonight and I stayed up late to visit with her. I'm SO glad to have my first child home for Christmas. She is staying for TWO WEEKS!!!

These are some things I got from my kiln today!

12-16-19

 This is the view of the lake from the cabin.  Below is the cabin interior.

 OK, this is not the cabin,  but an old building in western Alabama.

12-15-19

To celebrate the end of the semester, Dan and I went on a little adventure and rented a cabin on a small lake for a few days. We had a nice time getting there, exploring a park and a bird watching perch, and a few towns. This is the cabin ^ and that is the view from the perch \/

12-14-19

Today was graduation, and it was my turn to represent the department. I knitted in my chair... it was pretty boring, but I got to see three of my students walk across the stage!

12-12-19

We went to the pottery show at the museum today.

12-8-19

OK, this. This may be the best thing I've ever made.

12-7-19

This might be the best thing I've ever done.

12-6-19

I decorated my mom's Christmas tree today.

12-4-19

This is the longer teapot spout.

12-3-19

I love making teapots. This one was quite fun. But when I posted this picture on Instagram I realized that the spout was not long enough. Someone on Instagram gently pointed it out also, so I went and elongated it! It's better now. Will post an update photo soon.

12-2-19

Tonight was my last class of the semester. These are 9 of my 10 students, and me. I love these kids.

12-1-19

Yesterday was our 34th wedding anniversary and we spent it watching the football game and going to Mom's for leftovers. So today we went to Waverly for brunch. The best part of brunch was this satsuma vanilla bourbon jelly!

11-28-19

Dan has been painting the house for a month or more. He is almost done! The door will be a different color though.

11-27-19

Two cats on Dan's lap!

11-26-19

11-21-19

Ornaments are out of the bisque kiln and getting their underglaze treatment.

11-20-19

It looks like Teensie is giving Grayson a hug but they are probably in the middle of a tousle. 

11-17-19

We put the cats in Dan's office to sleep at night, and found this: Grayson in Teensie's bed and Teensie in Grayson's. It made me think about how we humans have possessions. I bet cats don't think in those terms.

11-16-19

I decided to make Christmas ornaments this year. It's like making cookies but the oven is a kiln and you can't eat these cookies.

11-13-19

11-12-19

Two of some of the best things I have ever made...