Clayton Hill Studio
Site of my fused glass life
Month: December 2011
Just a tad more excitement …
before closing out the 2011 year … On Thursday, while coming home from promised clothes shopping – my daughter and I discovered a ‘present’ at the end of our driveway. Some stellar member of our community decided to dump 40+ old tires. Not in one of the ditches or low areas, swamps or back ‘forty’ …
Squawkers galore …
Sienna started having her pups about 3 hours after my last post. I quickly recognized that we were in for the ‘all day’ plan .. so Tuesday was spent reassuring mom; catching babies, tying umbilical cords; enticing Mom with vanilla ice cream, hot dogs and canned food; trips in and out of the house – …
Zentangle … WTH???
Wow … I’ve just come across the nuttiest marketing ploy … In my eagerness to find supplies for embossing glass and metal, I’ve been searching all things related to stamping/scrap-booking. I stumbled on a word (“ZENTANGLE”), which is associated with all sorts of DVD’s, books, computer programs, pen supplies, etc. So, I flipped to YouTube …
‘Twas Two Days After Christmas …
And all through the house, not a creature was stirring – except for me … WWU – It was unexpectedly busy in my stand-alone ER over Christmas weekend. I really thought more folks would be staying home … NOPE. We had a bit of everything: behavioral medicine complaints, intoxicants, lacerations, food poisoning, the never-ending FLU …
Bring it!! ….
So … I am officially ready for this holiday season … with almost 2 hours to spare, no less! Yep – everything is made/bought/wrapped/swept/cleaned/spit-shined … WHEW! I have a little food prep to deal with tomorrow – but I went with a simple menu, so … Welcome, Christmas 2011 – I am ready for you! …
Whirlwinds in December …
WWU – Sunday was busy for my new little ER … and I had three (no really, count them –T.H.R.E.E.) patients transferred for hospital admission! Sure made the weekend go by quickly … as will this one coming up, I’m sure: Lots of holiday gatherings by day and work at night … Come on insomnia …
This Elf is Ready for a Break
I’ve been working hard this week … shipping packages daily, cranking out personalized ornament orders (both of which I love), getting the computers talking to each other (networked – so I can access pictures/info in the new studio), loading drivers and photo-editing programs, cooking … WHEW! And – I still have some Christmas shopping to …
It’s still a full moon … WWU
While the lunar status doesn’t quite mean what it did at the hospital ER, you can still tell when the moon is full … bizarre and unusual people were out in full force this weekend. Had a great family night – in the new studio, munching on popcorn and cream puffs (kids’ choices). We were …
And She’s Off …
FINALLY have the production kiln running – as I type. AND … the coffin-kiln is loaded – ready to start tomorrow morning, when I can be in the studio for at least the first 8 hours (until we hit the magic 1500 degrees) to make sure it’s new home can take the heat. We …
Evil Strikes Again … (WWU)
While I was trying to get through my weekend at work – doing good deeds, like starting IV’s on septic infants (SUCCESS!) – the dark side struck … Yep – the biological mother rose up from the depths of Hades to mess with me and mine again! While I may be one sarcastic gal – …
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