From Skilled Hands » Peninsula http://fromskilledhands.com a potter's life Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:47:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Wordless Wednesday http://fromskilledhands.com/2012/02/01/wordless-wednesday-22/ http://fromskilledhands.com/2012/02/01/wordless-wednesday-22/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:47:53 +0000 fromskilledhands http://fromskilledhands.com/?p=4978

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And our dogs have fleas.   This is winter?

 

 

 

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]]> http://fromskilledhands.com/2012/01/31/end-of-january/feed/ 4 Red Sky at Night: A My Town Monday Post http://fromskilledhands.com/2012/01/09/red-sky-at-night-a-my-town-monday-post/ http://fromskilledhands.com/2012/01/09/red-sky-at-night-a-my-town-monday-post/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:32:37 +0000 fromskilledhands http://fromskilledhands.com/?p=4950 One day last week, we had one of those picture perfect sunsets, the kind about which poets and artists dream.  Take a look at what I saw in my town:

As always, please feel free to leave me a comment, or a stone (o), to let me know you’ve stopped by.  And, if you are so inclined, wander over to My Town Monday, and see what others have to say about the places they call home.

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]]> http://fromskilledhands.com/2012/01/09/red-sky-at-night-a-my-town-monday-post/feed/ 12 At the End of the Calendar Year… http://fromskilledhands.com/2011/12/31/at-the-end-of-the-calendar-year/ http://fromskilledhands.com/2011/12/31/at-the-end-of-the-calendar-year/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:52:34 +0000 fromskilledhands http://fromskilledhands.com/?p=4934 This has been quite a year—another one. We’ve had our share of challenges, and have, I hope, grown because of, as well as in spite of them.  2011 was the year we continued to learn about patience, gratitude, kindness, and love.

These skilled hands wish you and yours a new year filled with love and light, peace and joy, art and music.

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“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
~~Albert Einstein

With gratitude for your support for the past 22 years. We wish you a life filled with miracles.
The Bures Family

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We will celebrate our first Candlelight Walk on Thursday, December 1, from 5-9pm. Stroll through this beautiful historic Village, listen to carolers, enjoy light refreshments, see the lights and see what we have to offer. Explore Peninsula!


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]]> http://fromskilledhands.com/2011/11/30/an-ornamental-mostly-wordless-wednesday-post/feed/ 4 What Color Was Your Friday? http://fromskilledhands.com/2011/11/26/what-color-was-your-friday/ http://fromskilledhands.com/2011/11/26/what-color-was-your-friday/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:33:34 +0000 fromskilledhands http://fromskilledhands.com/?p=4905 In the Village of Peninsula, population 602, you can have whatever color Friday you’d like. We are small businesses—micro businesses actually—and when you support us, you support your neighbors and friends.

Here, we make things, one at a time, by hand. Being part of a continuum of craftspeople and artists, doing things like they’ve been done for centuries, incorporating the tools we have today, is an honor. We make things from our hearts, through our hands, and if all works out, something amazing happens.

Yesterday, I asked people what color their Friday was. Seems we had a rainbow in here. Just like I thought.

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]]> http://fromskilledhands.com/2011/11/23/wordless-wednesday-if-you-give-a-mouse-a-cookie/feed/ 2 Small is Beautiful: A My Town Monday Post http://fromskilledhands.com/2011/11/20/small-is-beautiful-a-my-town-monday-post/ http://fromskilledhands.com/2011/11/20/small-is-beautiful-a-my-town-monday-post/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:07:16 +0000 fromskilledhands http://fromskilledhands.com/?p=4889 For the past 6 years, merchants and community organizations and members have decorated and donated mini Christmas trees for a raffle at the Peninsula Library and Historical Society. The Library is such an important part of the Village. They have a great selection of reading materials and an amazing collection of items pertaining to the history of this beautiful Valley. Their programs are diverse and creative.

Raffle tickets, $3 each, or 5 for $10, can be purchased between  November 26th and December 17th for the tree of your choice. The drawing will be held on the morning of the 19th of December.  All proceeds benefit the Peninsula Area Chamber of Commerce and the Carole Wright Children’s Fund at the Library.

We’ve already delivered our tree. Take a look at what we’ve done this year. All the ornaments are one of a kind, made from porcelain clay. Then wander over to My Town Monday and see what other folks have to say about the places they call home.


As always, please feel free to leave me a comment, or a stone (o), to let me know you’ve stopped by.

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