Dorothy, if they don't have to travel too far, or if they can do it only occasionally, it would be a wonderful gesture to give him time to work with you on some pots. To take home or to sell, or just to have the joy of doing this thing he loved. I'm glad the kiln went to you. Sometimes purchases are just like that, they seem meant to be. My sister bought a house in North Seattle that she saw during an open house. Later when she spoke to the owner and made her offer, I think the thing that most convinced the woman to sell to my sister was that they both loved the garden with the fruit trees and vines and my sister would keep it going, and make it better where she could.

No fasting today, but I am doing the routine of the large meal early in the day and making dinner small and fairly early. I have pumpkin bread baking (to use up some things that were around here) and will take a loaf to work tomorrow. I stayed home because it was just too cold to put the dogs even in the garage for the day. Overnight is supposed to be yucky but tomorrow is my late day at work and things will be clear for that drive, and the week will now get progressively warmer. (I heard on NPR just now that Washington, D.C. has just had its 25th weather event since last November. Weather that involves people changing their routines or businesses or schools closing, etc. It's a lot worse than we've had it here, but I think everyone has had it worse than what they're accustomed to.

eBay parcel shipped today, more underway for listing tonight or soon. And I'm still clearing out in the sun room and elsewhere, making better use of storage or discarding things that I never use (but kept because it was "perfectly good" or "I might use it some day.") Gotta get over that mindset.

SRS