The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #153992   Message #3616838
Posted By: Dorothy Parshall
08-Apr-14 - 10:11 PM
Thread Name: Spring Cleaning, Declutter & Fitness 2014
Subject: RE: Spring Cleaning, Declutter & Fitness 2014
City:
So I've been to the country and back again: Yesterday I cleaned kiln shelves, glazed, loaded a glaze firing and started it, drove to city for folk dancing, danced two wonderful hours, took a hot bath and computered until R came home about 12:30 am.

Today, we had bf, I loaded washer, washed dishes, put clothes in dryer and left for country at 11 am! Well, usual entrance to highway was closed so detour took me past a grocery store where I picked up a few marked down items and saw they had cedars for a very good price. As I was very close, I drove to the apt in progress in VSP and arrived just as Bruno was, so he insisted I come in for a tour. What did I think of it? Thank heavens it is temporary.

Then I phoned R re trees and he asked me to meet him there. So I went back and wandered around the store while I waited and... He phoned; he was at the wrong store even though I had told him which one. So I wandered ... We bought 5 of the 5 foot trees, went for lunch. Then I left for the country - about 2:30 pm.

Unloaded glaze firing, conferred with V re glazes. I had tested a bunch but still have mysteries. Did not find clues needed. MUST keep better records!!!! Beautiful blues - several but no idea which bucket is which for two of best and also no idea what recipe was used for which. "Robin's egg blue" still looks grey! But we have two nice browns (known) and a nice matt dk blue (known). Loaded bisque to be fired tomorrow when drier.

Went to writers' group and drove back to city in rain. Snow is melting; river is rising. Bare ground is appearing! Time for the news. Thankful for change of govt in Quebec due to yesterday's election.