Feeling uplifted by friends of all sorts and by my successful trip to PA, accomplishing something I seriously doubted I was capable has renewed me amazingly. And then to be able to do the 5 hour trip here, where I have continued the R&R until today when the snow took a break, and the cold also, while I carried pots from house and studio to the kiln room, having warmed the kiln. Bisque firing under way. Have a bunch of bisqued ware I can glaze during my next burst of energy so they can be fired tomorrow. May need a couple more glaze firings then take stuff back to Dupont to fill two requests for bowls.
Of course, little by little, I first made paths through the 15 inches of frozen snow - to the wood shed, then to the studio, then the kiln room. For most of it, I just took off the top layer of loose snow and had a firm base of 10-12 inches of frozen snow. Around the door to kiln room, I had to use the iron wedge to break a couple inches of ice so I could even open the door.
leeneia: I know you are correct about the heavy drapes and I have tons of very heavy fabric on hand and rods. Maybe your suggestion will motivate me to do the job. I am careful to catch as much solar gain as possible.
SRS: My weight never went below 160, not adequate to fit this elegant size 16 dress. However, I would have been terrible overdressed at the Amish Mennonite church in Lancaster Co! And since I could only find one pair of slacks - no skirts fit- and one really decent blouse which could have been viewed as "hippy" AND no other woman had on slacks! Other than the family (baptists) every woman wore a tidy white blouse, black skirt and a white cappa. Oh well, I was that woman from Ontario!
A moment ago the sun was out big time, now more flurries! BUT only one degree below freezing!!!