Pottery. Photography. And All Things Handmade.
Digging out from under a blanket of snow this morning. Click on any image below to enlarge it and read the caption. (Photos taken through dirty 🙄wintery window with an old zoom lens.) "Feed the birds, tuppence a bagTuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag" ~Mary Poppins
It must be a New Year! Our grocery store was out of celery yesterday! 😄 Can you believe I had to go on a hunt for celery?! Celery is a staple at our house. I use it a lot in casseroles, soups, smoothies (sometimes), salads and as a snack. I went to a second store,... Continue Reading →
We enjoyed Christmas morning with our grown children and grand. We carry on the tradition of Citrus Eye Opener punch, Creamy Potluck Potatoes and Chex Mix. New Year's was quiet. Time spent reading, reflecting and watching collage football. Meanwhile we set out peanuts everyday for our resident squirrel and birdseed for the birds . .... Continue Reading →
What better way to welcome the month of December? Snow! Squirrel was quite happy to see me set out peanuts! Just as I turned to go into the house, squirrel leapt off the tree branch and bounded toward the pile of peanuts on the back porch. The birdbath, filled with leaves and water, froze over... Continue Reading →
Believe it or not, tender sadness & sparkling joy are able to mingle. Surprisingly, bittersweet ache and hearty laughter can fit together like a hand in a glove. ~Linda Stoll Broken-Hearted Holdiays
The calendar says it is autumn but the Cosmos say otherwise! Click on each image below for a larger view. Be sure to notice the pollen dust on the busy bee! Sunflowers are finished. I harvested their seeds for next year. Left a few for our resident squirrel. 🐿️ We had two special guests this... Continue Reading →
As summer comes to a close, so does a chapter in my life. My childhood home will be empty for the first time since we moved in forty seven years ago. Though my Mom and Dad passed away some time ago, my little brother continued to live in the house where he raised his two... Continue Reading →
It was May 20th when I finally sat down behind my pottery wheel for this throwing season. It takes me four to six weeks to create pottery from a ball of clay to a glazed piece. My newest addition to my standard mugs are my dragonfly mugs which came about accidentally! The first mug I... Continue Reading →
I knew it was going to happen. Why? Because it happens every year. Winter. Winter. Winter. Blah. Blah. Blah. Then WHAM spring! Everything is popping: our adorable yellow winter aconites, daffodils, tulips and forsythia. The grass is quickly coming out of dormancy. Husband predicts we could be mowing by the end of the month 😳... Continue Reading →
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