From Skilled Hands

We’ve both been working hard in the studio. Steve was trimming cups and putting on handles:

I was working on these small tiles, and a larger triptych:

I’ll continue working on the triptych tomorrow and see how it evolves. There is something magical about the process. When I am quiet and attentive, the clay lets me know what I need to do.

The septic problems have thankfully been resolved. A broken pipe was the culprit, and once it was diagnosed, it was easily fixed. Temperatures in the low teens made working outside a challenge.

Today is sunny and very cold. I always forget how penetrating March cold is………..until March. I am drinking my morning cuppa watching the birds gobble seed and suet at the feeders. Soon I’ll be off to the local ski lodge for #2 daughter’s ski and snowboarding club. It’s near the end of the season around here and today will be pizza for all. This is my last year as the adviser of the ski club. I am grateful that I have had the opportunity to share the time with such a fine group of folks.

Since #2 daughter and I were here last week, and I had a pitiful amount of sleep, I will continue my weather related MTM posts for at least another week.

We had another 6 inches of snow to top off our 24 inches or so. Until Friday. When temperatures climbed and the sun came out. Our mountains of snow receded and the ground appeared. We have 3 dogs, who needed to go out during the snow siege, so you can imagine what appeared when the snow melted.

Folks around here are ready for spring. Or at least for a respite from cold and snow. The Village of Peninsula, population 602, will be participating in a Cabin Fever Reliever next month. Stay tuned for details.

Here’s a look at my neck of the woods these days:

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Travis Erwin is the mastermind of My Town Monday. Take a look at his site. You’ll learn some stuff about his home state of Texas, and find links to other MTM’ers blogs.

After reading the newspaper, I needed this:

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Please remember our benefit for the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank.

Twenty-one years.
Great Guy.
Love Grows.

So we’ve paid the taxes, and relished the first days of Spring. The grass IS greener—on both sides of the hill. Pansies raise their smiling faces at the sun, and daffodils sway in the breeze. Asparagus and strawberries, and the sky that is that infinite shade of azure affirm Spring is here.

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