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Signs the Baseboards Need a Cleaning
This moth was hanging out at the front door. Photographing him brought to light that I should probably start vacuuming around the baseboards.
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Sick
So today I called in sick – as in, other that a short trip out to the garden and setting the boys up with sippy cups and the tv, I managed to stay in bed until nap time. Wookie’s seemingly harmless sniffles proved to be a whack with a 2×4 to my head, and I found myself with sniffles, very itchy throat and a fever. I love that the boys for the most part have been gracious towards me, letting…
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Wordless Wednesday: Purple Top Turnip
Hey look! It’s another root thing I grew that I likely won’t eat.
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Store Opening!
Over the past couple months, I’ve been tinkering with several online stores and marketplaces. After a year or so on Etsy and not getting any traffic (my fault for not listing and interacting much), I set up a place on Big Cartel only to discover Storenvy a couple days later. Storenvy combines the design capabilities of Big Cartel and the community aspect of Etsy absolutely free. I can list as many products as I like and post up to five…
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Pottery In-Process
Fall is coming, which means some shows are as well… or at least the applications to be in these shows! This weekend I plan on doing a glaze firing. Here is the batch up to this point. on the wheel handles waiting to be attached altered and ready to dry holes added when leather hard drying on the freezer bisque fired waxing the base waiting to be glazed
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It’s time to plant onions in NC
Onions are one of my favorite crops to grow, which has historically been one of my least successful crops if you are comparing my expectations to reality. The secret to growing onions is planting them correctly. I plant them incorrectly. Each year I purchase a bag of onion sets, which look like tiny little onions. Each year I expect to get large onions, but instead get large green stalks and onions that are just barely larger than the sets. Not…
