Another cold, snowy, windy Saturday.
Made some mugs and bowls and lidded jars at John Peterson Pottery last week. Looking forward to glazing and firing them. I have a customer waiting on the mugs.
Longing for spring.
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Saturday, February 21, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Winter
This time of year is especially hard on me. I find it really difficult to leave the warm house and go out to the studio to work. Even though I love creating pottery, I just can't seem to get out there much from Christmas to March. Once the days & weather brighten & warm I will suddenly feel the urge again. I try not to stress about it. It has happened every winter since I've been making pottery.
We got a lot of snow last week & so the roads are not very good. We are staying in and staying warm today. Besides my usual Saturday chores, I decided to finally start a batch of wine. I used to make wine a lot in "my former life," but have not made any in years. We had lots of grapes on our vines last summer, so I froze them whole & planned to make wine. I've spent most of the day today cleaning & mashing semi-frozen grapes. I still have several bags to go. Once they are thawed and releasing their juices, I can start the fermentation.
So even if I am not making pots, I am creating. In a year or so, we will have some homemade wine. If all goes well.
We got a lot of snow last week & so the roads are not very good. We are staying in and staying warm today. Besides my usual Saturday chores, I decided to finally start a batch of wine. I used to make wine a lot in "my former life," but have not made any in years. We had lots of grapes on our vines last summer, so I froze them whole & planned to make wine. I've spent most of the day today cleaning & mashing semi-frozen grapes. I still have several bags to go. Once they are thawed and releasing their juices, I can start the fermentation.
So even if I am not making pots, I am creating. In a year or so, we will have some homemade wine. If all goes well.
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