4-12-16

Dan's pottery is really good. I wish he was taking the class with me again. I like going, but it was good having him there too.

4-9-16

The ginkos are doing great! We transplanted them in the fall and they have both leafed out. Grown from seeds from our old Kentucky home.

3-29-16

We set up this garden statue for Mom. She had us to dinner. It was wobbly-

3-27-16

Easter dinner at Mom's and I brought her these flowers in a vase I'd made. See how it matches her other things?

3-24-16

More pots come out of the kiln. Dan made the one on the right.

I signed up for pottery class for 10 more sessions. Now that I'm getting the hang of it, I don't want to quit.

Genealogy research has paid off splendidly. I've met so many cousins online, and even one from Russia. I talk by phone with one regularly.

3-22-16

The first bowls come out of the kiln.

I don't like the thin brown glaze inside this. Must remember not to use it again.

3-20-16

A windmill at the Bascom Art Museum in Highlands, and a knitted sculpture. We left today... and will miss the mountains until next time.

3-19-16

Sunset in Highlands

Dry Falls. Not dry.

3-18-16

 We are in Highlands, NC for the weekend. We hiked a mountain and I felt strong-- not winded-- strong the whole way to the top. Walking every day for 2.5 months has really made a difference in my stamina and heart health.

3-17-16

The house up the street, where a former house was demolished, is being built. It is huge and massively towers over the little brick house next door.

3-15-16

I wasn't there, but Squirt went to Colorado to see Jes and took this selfie while on a 5 hour hike in the mountains. Just look at my boy!

3-14-16

Spring break, yellow roses bloom, and we get a visit from Meg and Gary from C'ville. 

We showed them around campus.

3-12-16

Today I switched notebooks and couldn't bear to dismiss my doodles, so I photographed them. My work researching my ancestors continues and yields new discoveries every day.

3-7-16

My students at the rural high school spinning wool into yarn.
This week I found my cousin Nancy, the professor and author, who lives in Massachusetts. Going back in my genealogy resulted in finding her. Joy oh joy!

3-1-16

My  newest obsession...

2-27-16

1.8 grams of wool became 3 yards of yarn, woven into six square centimeters of fabric.

Just trying stuff.

2-26-16

Socks in the grass
Not Squirt's socks.
Confirmed by text message.

2-25-16

Working on a pot from Tuesday that turned out funky. Hair in eyes.

2-23-16

Pottery classes started tonight.

LOVED it.

2-20-16

Happy birthday, Mom and Franny!

2-14-16

And I got chocolate.

and ran through the woods

and made crepes...

2-11-16

We hiked to the top of Smith Mountain and climbed the look-out tower to get this view. On the top of Alabama.

The view down...

2-9-16

My view from my office. The light. The light.

2-8-16

Afterschool day with yarn... and fibers... and KoolAid

2-7-16

Strangely, I found both these views to be compelling today.

2-5-16

2-3-16

Walking to work.

Now, driving seems like a strange thing.

I have not really lost weight in this month+ of daily walking at LEAST 3 miles a day in addition to the 1.5 miles I typically get just going about my day, but I feel different. 

2-1-16

Rabbit Rabbit. Went for  night walk and the misty foggy air was pretty beautiful. I've been going on a lot of night walks by myself lately.

1-28-16

My brother Wm and I walked 10 miles today around DC in the snow. Snow on the ground, not in the air. I had on my little black boots and surprisingly didn't get any blisters. We had lunch at an organic salad place and a coffee at Starbucks. Then I left for the airport and had a harrowing time getting home. Subway... airport... flying... ATL airport... driving back to Auburn.

1-27-16

I had dinner tonight in DC with my dad, J, and baby sister. We ate at a Mexican place. It gave me a wicked headache, unfortunately. Here is a photo of the streets of DC before we had dinner and I was just walking around. I took the Metro to this part of town, and back again.

1-26-16

I have a couple meetings in DC and flew up today. When we got to the snowy parts, it was amazing to look down and see the bare trees and snowy areas. After I landed, I took the Metro to the area where my hotel was, and checked in. Went to an organic salad place for dinner and just settled in for the night.