Good news, Michelle.
Quick note as I have been so busy I am worn out. Have to leave shortly to go back to city for dancing - hopeful that it will be a good evening - fragrance free, or that the mask can cope with, or that I can cope with the new heavier duty mask. Ear plugs! Need to remember long enough to find some before I leave!

Still working on glazes. No sign of a recipe for that lovely blue yet. On going process. More testing needed. More shelves need cleaning - ARGHHH! Spent Fri and Sat putting shelves in place and organizing some of studio. Still a ways to go but what is done is terrific. Trimmed pots today that I threw last week plus 3 jars that have been sitting under damp towel and plastic for weeks! Two died under there. They were meant to be teapots but shall have to start again. Needs to be done with immediacy. These will be lidded jars - after I make lids to fit.

At the Market on Sunday, a woman walked up to me and said, assertively "Where's my teapot?" I found out which teapot-wanter she was and explained my months of environmental illness. An herbalist, she was very understanding - but she still wants a teapot! Neat lady! Hoping to be able to make teapots in next two weeks. Need a better seat for the (white clay) wheel; the one I jury-rigged was scary and I dismantled it.

Gotta get ready to leave. Rain imminent. River which was over the road has gone down. Exciting - there was foot thick ice everywhere - on lawns! "Once in ten years" levels.