Saturday, June 18
Jun. 19th, 2022 02:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gottawonderToday I am grateful for:
Nice weather. Everything is still soggy, but it's nice to see everything so green.
Things kind of got off to a rough start, because I had forgotten that today was Raku day, and so had my Sweetie. He had a work trade friend here, and they were going to be working on the floor together, and we forgot.
I called the chairperson of our club, and she said I still had time to fire my pieces, it wasn't too late.
So, I dropped everything and first I had to go to the pottery studio and pick up my pieces, then go to the acreage where the Raku firing was taking place (reasonably close to the pottery studio, but outside of town).
That did mean I was unable to ride today. Sigh.
Anyhow, I always find Raku firing to be exhilarating. Partly because for some reason, our group never makes test tiles for the Raku glazes, so you really aren't sure what they will look like, or how any of the glazes will interact. Also, because the firing is so fast, there is a sense of instant gratification.
It was at the chairperson's place, and I love her home. So clean and spacious. She is also a super nice person.
One of the other women helped me glaze, to hurry it along.
Another person had brought this delicious baked cracker stuff make with quinoa and seeds etc, and it was so tasty. She also brought cauliflower hummus. I am hopefully getting the recipe for both, as it is right up my alley.
I was kind of feeling a bit wound up and loopy through it all, because of the adrenaline of thinking I had missed it, then rushing to town to get my pieces then out to the acreage, then the excitement of the firing. It was a little manic.
The person who was my dog walking friend was there, and I do not understand why I don't see her much these days. A few years ago I met her at the dog park, and we started meeting to walk dogs once a week when I came in to do pottery. Then SHE joined pottery.
For quite some time we would meet and walk dogs, and it was great. Then she moved to the little town literally three miles away from our acreage, and I thought I would see her lots because she lived so close. Instead, I never got invited to her new house, and even though I invited her over to ours a few times, it was deferred. I kind of stopped pushing the issue, and then I just never saw her except at pottery events.
I always try to say something along the lines of "don't be a stranger" or something, but she doesn't take me up on it. I've never understood why that is. We always hug and chat when we do see each other at pottery, so....?
After we finished, I had to pass back through town again, so I got groceries, and some tomato plants as they were now half price. I am very grateful for groceries.
Then I came home, and my Sweetie showed me what they were able to accomplish. They had laid more of the floor board stuff, I think the mudroom is ready for linoleum now. They also took all of the broken plaster off of three of the walls in our little entryway, and put drywall up on two of those walls. The remaining wall was in better shape and didn't need to have the plaster removed.
With the exterior door finally purchased that will hopefully meet my Sweetie's needs, maybe we can get the porch cleaned up and the door frames finished. That would be nice! It won't all happen this weekend, but it would be nice to have it done in the next couple of months.
Here are the things I did at Raku. I really like the turtle, the vessels are kind of meh. The glaze on them should have been shiny, but I don't think they got hot enough. They look pretty blobby.
Today I learned how harbinger neighborhoods predict a product or candidate that will not become popular enough to succeed. The tastes/values of these groups are just not the norm, and marketing groups often test products in these areas, and use information about their preferences as examples of what NOT to do.
"Harbinger households": neighborhoods that consistently buy products that get discontinued, buy real-estate that underperforms, and donate to losing political candidates".
https://boingboing.net/2019/12/03/harbringer-of-doom.html
Nice weather. Everything is still soggy, but it's nice to see everything so green.
Things kind of got off to a rough start, because I had forgotten that today was Raku day, and so had my Sweetie. He had a work trade friend here, and they were going to be working on the floor together, and we forgot.
I called the chairperson of our club, and she said I still had time to fire my pieces, it wasn't too late.
So, I dropped everything and first I had to go to the pottery studio and pick up my pieces, then go to the acreage where the Raku firing was taking place (reasonably close to the pottery studio, but outside of town).
That did mean I was unable to ride today. Sigh.
Anyhow, I always find Raku firing to be exhilarating. Partly because for some reason, our group never makes test tiles for the Raku glazes, so you really aren't sure what they will look like, or how any of the glazes will interact. Also, because the firing is so fast, there is a sense of instant gratification.
It was at the chairperson's place, and I love her home. So clean and spacious. She is also a super nice person.
One of the other women helped me glaze, to hurry it along.
Another person had brought this delicious baked cracker stuff make with quinoa and seeds etc, and it was so tasty. She also brought cauliflower hummus. I am hopefully getting the recipe for both, as it is right up my alley.
I was kind of feeling a bit wound up and loopy through it all, because of the adrenaline of thinking I had missed it, then rushing to town to get my pieces then out to the acreage, then the excitement of the firing. It was a little manic.
The person who was my dog walking friend was there, and I do not understand why I don't see her much these days. A few years ago I met her at the dog park, and we started meeting to walk dogs once a week when I came in to do pottery. Then SHE joined pottery.
For quite some time we would meet and walk dogs, and it was great. Then she moved to the little town literally three miles away from our acreage, and I thought I would see her lots because she lived so close. Instead, I never got invited to her new house, and even though I invited her over to ours a few times, it was deferred. I kind of stopped pushing the issue, and then I just never saw her except at pottery events.
I always try to say something along the lines of "don't be a stranger" or something, but she doesn't take me up on it. I've never understood why that is. We always hug and chat when we do see each other at pottery, so....?
After we finished, I had to pass back through town again, so I got groceries, and some tomato plants as they were now half price. I am very grateful for groceries.
Then I came home, and my Sweetie showed me what they were able to accomplish. They had laid more of the floor board stuff, I think the mudroom is ready for linoleum now. They also took all of the broken plaster off of three of the walls in our little entryway, and put drywall up on two of those walls. The remaining wall was in better shape and didn't need to have the plaster removed.
With the exterior door finally purchased that will hopefully meet my Sweetie's needs, maybe we can get the porch cleaned up and the door frames finished. That would be nice! It won't all happen this weekend, but it would be nice to have it done in the next couple of months.
Here are the things I did at Raku. I really like the turtle, the vessels are kind of meh. The glaze on them should have been shiny, but I don't think they got hot enough. They look pretty blobby.
Today I learned how harbinger neighborhoods predict a product or candidate that will not become popular enough to succeed. The tastes/values of these groups are just not the norm, and marketing groups often test products in these areas, and use information about their preferences as examples of what NOT to do.
"Harbinger households": neighborhoods that consistently buy products that get discontinued, buy real-estate that underperforms, and donate to losing political candidates".
https://boingboing.net/2019/12/03/harbringer-of-doom.html
no subject
Date: 2022-06-19 05:25 pm (UTC)I had to look up Raku-- I'd never heard of it. It's nice to find another thing I really like...
no subject
Date: 2022-06-19 09:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-06-20 04:09 am (UTC)I acquired two tiny Raku pieces a long time ago.
My thinking about textured pieces is that the larger the vessel, the more texture it can take. If your textured Raku pots are large, the size of lamp-bases or ginger jars, you can experiment with all manner of dribs and drabs. Nice work!
It is good to hear there's been significant hometime progress. I look forward to hearing that the linoleum is laid out and that the door is framed. If these things happen this summer, there'll be a dinghy party for sure!
no subject
Date: 2022-06-20 08:15 am (UTC)Thank you for your comment about the pieces. They are interesting, at least.
no subject
Date: 2022-06-20 10:18 pm (UTC)Watching people tackle the restoration of old French châteaux is also something that keeps me on my toes.
I just discovered that the curtain brackets were never properly attached. They swivel when I try to scrape around them. I may as well clear the old paint underneath while this is happening.
The second window is almost ready to clean and prime.
no subject
Date: 2022-06-21 05:40 am (UTC)I watch episodes of "Hoarders" sometimes to motivate myself to declutter, and the old episodes of "How clean is your house?" with Kim and Aggie for regular cleaning.
no subject
Date: 2022-06-22 02:58 am (UTC)I'm also getting rid of gewgaws that I've kept for decades, but they are neither USEFUL to me, nor OPULENT, nor INDULGENT.
I won't be able to get others to get rid of their hooey, but hopefully I will be a good example.
There is a single desert boot in the basement and it has been there for many years. I think I will move it to a lost location and then...
no subject
Date: 2022-06-22 11:55 am (UTC)