Beaver:
Thoughts arising: I, too, regret the demise of my Dad's ancient Royal typewriter after too many moves! And office supplies - all of the fore-mentioned. Postal scales are used for weighing clay: one pound = mug, etc... As for the very long electrical cords: I just leave it out there so I can pick up where I left off (the joy of being in the boonies) but roll it up when leaving for extended times and hand it on a large hook outside the tool shed. Anything to conserve my bits of energy.

Tourists: Life in cottage country one of the main routes to Algonquin Park. It sometimes feel as though it would be better to stay home until Labour Day! Getting through the 3 blocks of downtown Bancroft... City folks would laugh!

Kilns: yesterday's attempt at bisque firing resulted in not quite as high as I wanted but they look fit to glaze! A good look at "new kiln" elicits a need to put it in the car and take it to Toronto for help!

Bridge over brook is in process. It will have slight arch - enough to look interesting but not so much as to make it hard for me to navigate, with a hand rail on west side - which I shall surely need. Stained grey, it will be almost invisible. I shall need to cut the "weeds"; most people would refer to weeds but they are food for bees, etc and we have actually seen a couple monarchs here lately! So I shall make a path to the bridge but leave most uncut. The front looks nice with short grass around raised beds. Also considering energy- mine! So, still need paths to library and back sheds, outhouse and decks.

But, most of all, need a kiln that functions! Tomorrow...