| Sundays activities |
[Jul. 13th, 2009|08:48 pm] |
We had planned on ggoing to the Sawdust Festival at Laguna Beach yesterday, but shrtly after we go on the turn off from the Interstate, the traffice ground to an incrediably slow pace, and we coudl see the stretch of S_L_O_W_L_Y moving cars off into the distance. Many miles distance.
We decided it wa sway too hot to be stuck out there in nowhere. and who knows how long a wait to see the Festival.
So, we turned off and headed back, and decided to stop at a nice mall an dlook around.
We ended up going ot the Fashion Island Mall in Newport Beach. Close to the beach (we coudl see the ocean in the distance)and walked through a VERY nice and large (and pricey!) outdoor mall.
ANd we did a lot of window shopping...
Had lunch/supper at "The Dailey Grill" an dhad a superb meal! These chefs REALLY knew what they were doing, had a fantastic sence of timing, and presnted a beautiful meal in appreance and taste. I can really recommend their ground stak an dsauteed onion dish with red-skin mashed potatoes (fixed excatly like I like them) steamed (properly!) broccolli and a samll tomatoes that had a mixture of bread crumbs, herbs and romano cheese. As as appectizeer I had a small bowl of gazpacho. All of it was absolutely excellant!
Heutte had a similar dish with meat loaf that was excellant, redskin mashe dpotatoes, and superb steamed carrots. Steamed JUSt right! Not over or underdone. We weere both very happy with our meals and especailly with the service. We woudl definately go there again, should we do anothe SCA event in the area. Which i svery possible. 8-)
It was a good sunday..I think probably a better one as it turned out. |
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| Coyote glazes! |
[Jul. 11th, 2009|10:43 pm] |
Man! I am really, REALLY liking wha tI am getting out of the Coyote Glazes!
These things seems really reliable, really repeatable, an dgo a long way towards integrating themselves into the nature of what is being expressed in the clay. They become PART of the clay and not just a draping coat over it! They are integral to it.
These are much closer to what I have been looking for than darn near anything since I last did cone 10 reduction glazes, many many years ago. Oh YEAH!
HAPPY DANCE! (and if you truly know me, you know dancing is darn near impossible for me! So a HAPPY DANCE is REALLY somethin'!!!) |
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| A Very Nice Mental Health Day/HAPPY day! |
[Jul. 9th, 2009|07:36 pm] |
We had a lovely time being out today.
The lunch at Rods Cafe (that was the right name) waas very good! I had a 1/2 roast beef(cold) on sourdough bread with a cup of wonderful bean soup.
Huette had a tasteey looking omlet, with home made hashbrowns (So much better than frozen!) with an enlish muffin.
Then we went over to teh new grocery store/Farmers Market place..it turns out to be similar to a Whole Foods. Found some good bosc pears, adn grapes and tastey low cal/lowfat salad dressing. they deffinatly have things we coudl use in the future, if the closer Whole Foods doesant have them. I ran across pale yellow ADN red miso! YAY!
I coudl make mizo soup! YUMMM!
Then we wnt over to our Indo-Dutch small grocery store, to obtain morre of the low call garlic crackers I LOVE! Unfortunately, they were out of them ( 8-( ), but we can check next wednesday, when they get their shipment in. Hopefully, they HAVE them!
It was starting to get fairly warm, so we headed home. An enjoybale day was had by all. 8-)
(Oh! My gallon of shino glaze came in, an dso did my pack of Tasters Choise Hazelnut coffee. MORE YAY!) |
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| LOLcat versus helicopter |
[Jul. 8th, 2009|08:42 pm] |
I have seen cats and RC cars interact before,,,but not with an RC helicpter.
ANd since I am fond of flying machines:
8-)
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| Mental Health Days |
[Jul. 8th, 2009|07:52 pm] |
Last Mental Helath Day, we had a lovely lunch at Olive Garden and went to See Sur la Table in Pasadena. That was very nice! Sur la Table has LOTS of stuff on display!
Tomorrow, Huette and I are going to see Henries Farmers Market tha tjus topened in Monrovai and then have lunch at a small Mom and Pop dinner whose name eludes me, but who serves ths magnificent 1/2 sandwich and cup of soup. VERY tastey! And filling.
It wil be nice out get out, now that my leg is mostly healed and is easier to walk. |
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| A so-so pun..eh! |
[Jul. 8th, 2009|08:40 am] |
Not the best, not the worst.
But hey! It a PUN! Whatya want?
From the web comix Evil Inc.
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| The Wendigo..Ogden Nash |
[Jul. 6th, 2009|08:29 pm] |
Huette found one of my favorite poems, thso I didnt realize it was quite this long. I had only remerbed the middle part. But I dont mind a bit! It adds more.
I really like Ogden Nash!
The Wendigo,
The Wendigo!
Its eyes are ice and indigo!
Its blood is rank and yellowish!
Its voice is hoarse and bellowish!
Its tentacles are slithery,
And scummy,
Slimy,
Leathery!
Its lips are hungry blubbery,
And smacky,
Sucky,
Rubbery!
The Wendigo,
The Wendigo!
I saw it just a friend ago!
Last night it lurked in Canada;
Tonight, on your veranada!
As you are lolling hammockwise
It contemplates you stomachwise.
You loll,
It contemplates,
It lollops.
The rest is merely gulps and gollops |
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| Weird! |
[Jul. 5th, 2009|08:43 pm] |
Now that the swelling has mostly gone down in my leg, (upper calf is still swollen), and the color is back to normal, and teh fever is gone..my skin is starting to flake and peel on the affected areas..weird! Like getting over a sunburn.
Back of the calf is still touchy, dammit! |
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| Studio stuff... |
[Jul. 5th, 2009|07:49 pm] |
Worked on wedging up scrap clay today..and left me exhausted. Actually had to nap this afternoon, and I dont usually do that. |
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| very pleased with the coyote glazes we bought..8-) |
[Jul. 4th, 2009|09:09 am] |
just unloaded a glaze firing containing mostly a combination of Coyote glazes adn ones I made. And *boy* (!!!) am I pleased and excited!
I had a hint at it off teh testers, and was even more pleased.
Under the cut for photos and text:
( <a )
I hope you all enjoy these pix. I was tremely happy with the results, an despecailly geeting teh purple to work consistanly, and teh results of the shino. |
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| Updated pottery webpage |
[Jul. 3rd, 2009|07:54 am] |
Mariam has updated out webpage, adding the posset pots, the epinetrons and the 4 hole yarn bells. Sh ealso posted a recioe for posset in the recipe section
She has also put it all on a much nicer and faster framework, than we had before. It is much cleaner and muuch faster, and looks so much better!
go to:
www.twoheartsentwinedpottery.com
Mariam does a fantastic job on the website! WOOOO!
Thank you Mariam!
Hroar |
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| my mistake.. |
[Jul. 2nd, 2009|08:36 pm] |
that satin matte blue glaze I had on a mug? Its name is NOT "Teal Satin". I dont know why I did that.
Its proper name is "Lapis Satin"...
Sigh. |
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| More glaze examples |
[Jul. 1st, 2009|09:27 pm] |
This is the jade green over the black clay body. That particular clay body has an over-load of colorants in it, so that it burns its way through the covering glaze, leaving the surface spotted and mottled. I think this makes it a more interesting and varied "skin", especially with the the green tinge.
this is atester, with two brushed on coats of black glaze under a single dipped coat of shino. Inside are two brushed coats of shino.
this was a "mistake " on my part. For some reason, I thought this was the darker, glossy purple, instead of the teal satin, as it turned out to be. Saddly, I had brushed this on, thinking it was the glossy purple (which is forgiving of thids handling). If I had realized this, I would have dipped it, rather than brushed it. so that a more even appearance woudl be rendered. I dont think this satin likes brushing very well. Thought I DO think the white band at the top does help it some. Next time, I will read more carefully, and dip it. |
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| Getting tired... |
[Jun. 30th, 2009|09:09 pm] |
Of that damn gasolene company pop-up that keeps intruding!
GRRRRRR!!!! |
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| Glaze samples |
[Jun. 30th, 2009|08:37 pm] |
I frequntly make tiny thrown cylindr/bowls ot test glazes on. I dont particularly like flat test tiles, as they dont give one a good impression as to wha tthe glaze will look like on an actual pot.
These testers are about two -three inches tall by 2 inches wide. So they arnt big, and one doesnt have a huge committment in glaze usage.
They are below the cut:
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| New Glazes and Treatments |
[Jun. 30th, 2009|08:32 pm] |
I am so excited and eager to open the Vulcan in the morning!
Todays glaze firng had all new glazes on everything involved.
Often, I know just what to expact, and rarely am totally surprized. But this time will be differant!
All new!
Wheeeeee!
Like a kid at Christmas-time! 8-) |
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