Haha! OK, kind of … for the moment! But, I’m on top of my post – so there’s that. News: We are officially EMPTY NESTERS. Baby boy moved into his apartment this week … Wow! 27 years of motherhood (including pregnancy) … DONE!!! [I know, it’s never done until I’m dead, but … STILL!] AND …
Category: bulldogs, crafts, fused glass, vitrigraph Tags: bulldog sisters, card making, Chloe & Ro, dressing dogs, empty nesters, fun with bullies, fused glass studio, getting older, glass spoon rests, murrini cane, nutcracker, proud of my kids
Yes! My studio still needs cleaning, but … I have a whole mid-size kiln shelf of hot cabs just waiting for ‘GLAMOUR’ … So, you know – thank goodness I didn’t put all those frit jars away! But, wait – there’s more. Today marks the last day of my biological two-legged children attending high school. …
Category: fused glass, gardening, jewelry making, kumihimo, life, non-glass ... life Tags: ceramic buttons, custom requests, dragonfly glass, empty nesters, fused glass studio, hot cabs, kumihimo bracelets, messy studio, pigpen, princess bottle, snap jewelry, sun catchers, twins graduating
This year’s “When you can’t go to Glass Expo” experiments: Playing with frits and temperature. Here are tonight’s tiny tiles ready for the kiln, along with some fired pieces. Meanwhile, DH and I spent a few hours at the shop, working on our displays. It’s all coming together, and the boutique is full of so …
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... life Tags: cabochons, Clayton Hill, empty nesters, fused glass studio, glass experiments, glass expo, grand opening, houseful of dogs, Las Vegas, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, puppy love, store display, zen artisan boutique
Studio news – My enamels have arrived. [Yay!!] And, I’ve been a little productive – a few photographs taken for upcoming shop listings (like the Hot Air Balloon Spoon Rest!). I also did some overcooking in the kiln (lots of ‘dog-boning’ on this tapestry dish) … but I like it!; Made a few Psychology symbol …
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life, recipes Tags: asian noodle soup, cabs, color line, custom requests, empty nesters, enamels, ER nurse, fused glass studio, good ER care, hot air balloons, meat loaf, neapolitan mastiff pups, pina colada cake, psychology symbol, sausage spinach white bean soup, spoon rests, stepping in, tapestry glass, tax season, weak crew
DH and I have been empty-nesters all week, as the twins are at camp. So – I’ve spent the week in the pool (during the day – in the sunshine). And played a bit in the studio in the evenings. Here’s my coffin load, ready for slumping – and a [taboo] photo post-slumping (at 500 …
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: betty boop, difficult coworkers, empty nesters, fused glass studio, glass reactions, learning, peacock, slumping in kiln, sunshine in the summer, tree of life
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