9-12-18

9-11-18

I turned 55 today. My friend Shell reminded me that I could get a free coffee from Mama Mocha's so I did! 

I also baked a flourless chocolate cake (a WW recipe) for my students in class tonight.

9-10-18

I finished another scarf.

9-9-18

Mom invited us over for an early birthday dinner since I'll be teaching on my birthday. She made a peach pie.

9-8-18

I discovered Halo Top and felt pretty bad eating so much.

9-7-18

Managed to go to the studio and glaze a bowl and see that Babar had died.

My friend Shell sent me a really cute t-shirt for my birthday!!!

9-5-18

Today, Wednesday, I made my rounds out in the schools-- it was exhausting, and then I went to IAMBK for the first evening of the quarter, and the head pain just grew. I ended up in bed with a migraine for the next two days. I overdid it.

9-4-18

I managed to get to the studio this morning to glaze some things.

And make some things.

And make a round bottom for my hanging planter.

9-3-18

Today was Labor Day and so Dan and I went on an adventure. We went to Montgomery and saw the capital building, and the streets were empty because of the holiday in the state capital.

Oh, this is the Weight Watchers dessert I made for dinner. Jumping ahead.

This tree on the grounds of the Capital building grew from a seed that went to the Moon and back.

We went to the memorial to victims of lynching in the United States. It was very sad and moving.

9-1-18

This is a pendant that belonged to my great grandmother.

This is my weight loss so far.

8-31-18

Babar the teapot is done and drying....

This is going to be a hanging planter.

And I finished this scarf.

8-29-18

Here is a low point breakfast that is yummy-- Ezekial bread made into French toast with fruit. Yummmmmmm

8-28-18

I taught again tonight. They did mystery tubes.

Here is my tea station in my office.

8-27-18

I taught today-- here is a student doing a lab.

I wore my new sweater!

8-26-18

I came back from Indiana on Weight Watchers and started making some dishes from their recipes. This is a fabulous recipe of dumplings.

I also finished my sweater! 

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8-14-18

LAST DAY OF SUMMER VACATION.

I decided to spend it in the studio.

My coke-shaped mugs ran. Ruined.

So I worked on something new, but it was so damp in the studio, my clay was not behaving.

At least this guy turned out ok.

My evening was spent working on a proposal submission, emails to teachers and students, knitting, and watching the second episode of an HBO series about kings and stuff.

8-13-18

I went to school today and ran into a colleague who showed me something in his office. He had these old maps there. Look-- no I-85. You took 29N to get to Atlanta. US-29 and Route15 were the same thing in the second map. But I swear I remember heading up to The Bottle to get to ATL. Maybe I took 147 to The Bottle, and then turned right onto 29North?

8-11-18

We took a ride out into the country today to get some veggies to cook to bring over to our friends' house for dinner. I had a bit of a headache and hoped for some peach ice cream, but they were out.
Finally cooked up the squash and headed over to our friends' house but my headache was worse. Not fun.

8-10-18

I used scraps recycled back into clay to make this pitcher. 

It's not done. 

8-8-18

I finally made it to Atlanta to pick up Dan from the airport. 10:28p.m. 

I thought I'd die every five minutes as huge tractor trailers whizzed past me, as I plowed through inches of rain, as the sky lit up with lightning going every which way, as I tried to switch lanes only to discover cars that weren't supposed to be there. 

I will NEVER do this again.

8-7-18

Found out today that my friend who made this for me is dying. Well, we are all dying, aren't we? But after two rounds of treatment for his cancer, the doctor is suggesting a feeding tube and hospice. He is my age. We went to high school together. His wife died of cancer right after our 20 year high school reunion. It's sad.

Do not smoke.

You may be lucky and evade cancer if you do smoke, but dying at age 55 from metastatic throat cancer is not fun.