Monthly Archives: March 2023

Things are looking up a little

It has been over a week now since I left for Jackson, and tomorrow, will be a week since I returned. It being the beginning of spring in Mississippi, yellow pine pollen is everywhere, covering everything. The wind has been … Continue reading

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The view from floor 7

I often take a photograph from the window of my hotel, and I have certainly over the years had some pretty great views. This was not one of them. It did look better at sunrise and at night when the … Continue reading

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Limiting your screen time?

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Monday Morning Musings: Marine Life on Clay

Let the sun shine in!

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Reimagine

Ever have one of those days when what you intended to do was not what you did? Me, too. I had an agenda all planned yesterday of things I wanted to accomplish. I have been dragging my heels on finishing … Continue reading

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Power to the Women

* The Bitter Southerner – Great Stories from the South. “The Bitter Southern exists to explore, from every possible angle, the duality of the Southern thing.”

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Got any birds on a wire?

I am not a one-trick pony. I can do three of them now: Wine bottle vases, clay tiles, and now, creating a picture collage. Granted, R said, “What is it?” and I replied, “What do you see?” He is a … Continue reading

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Would you like some flowers or pencils with your vases?

I decided to add a collar to the black and white vase. There was a small hump on two sides of the bottle and though I could sand them smooth, I could not get them flat. On my first bottle … Continue reading

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Focusing on the goal: Jackson!

Nineteen days to go until the auction! I finished this one last night, have another ready for paint today. I have clay pieces in process, and today am going to cut my first square bottle.

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Wordless Wednesday…but not rainless

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