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My Kid Broke My Face
I think my kid broke my face. Maybe. On Wednesday, we were goofing off, and my kindergartner flung his hard-as-a-bowling-ball head into my nose. I heard a pop or a crack and immediately started bawling – big, ugly cry with tears pouring down. Until they saw the tears, the boys thought I was laughing hysterically and were laughing themselves. Then they saw my tears and were very concerned. I wept, “You aren’t careful with me!” I sent them to their…
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Prepping for Fall in the Garden
For the past several weeks, my basil plants have been trying to flower, and I have kept pruning them back to extend their flavor and longevity. Now, I’m starting to let several plants have their way knowing that I want to make sure there are seeds to harvest before the first frost comes. My spring lettuce, which was all too bitter for consumption, has now begun dropping seed heads, and I’m hurrying to create some open spaces for the seeds…
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Highlights and Review of the Last Kiln Firing
This past weekend I unloaded the kiln to find some gems. I have a new partnership with a seller from Glasgow and was trying out a few variations of orange for him to pair with my favorite, Indigo Float of Amaco’s Potter’s Choice cone 5/6 glazes. Since I was already paying for shipping, I picked out several Potter’s Choice glazes to test: Deep Sienna Speckle, Salt Buff, Temmoku, and Deep Firebrick. Amaco is great about testing and sharing glaze pairings,…
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North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
There are only three weeks left of summer before both of my boys head to school and I’m solo three mornings a week. While I have plans to get a lot of work done, at the top of my list is to go the the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences all by my lonesome. We’ve made several visits this summer, managed to explore most of the floors of both halves, but I feel there is still so much there…
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Chocolate Raspberry Scones
Truth: I can’t get enough raspberries and chocolate. After some tinkering, here’s my chocolate raspberry scones recipe. 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup sugar 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 8 tablespoons salted or unsalted butter, chilled 1/2 cup chocolate chips 1/2 cup frozen raspberries 1/2 cup half and half 1 large egg 1 tablespoon sugar Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F, and move the rack to the middle. In a large bowl, mix…
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Introducing: Absolutely Terrible Nursery Prints
I’m working on a line of “Absolutely Terrible Nursery Prints” for the parent who needs a dose of humor. They are a little tongue-in-cheek, somewhat irreverent, and not your typical cutesie nursery prints. They are all in the Etsy and Storenvy stores, and some have color options and are available as digital downloads. If you’ve seen them on my Facebook page, you may notice some changes. I figure I’m free to keep tweaking until something actually sells.
