to a nursing LOW … But first – we had a wonderful Thanksgiving, our kids, et. al. joined us for our (now traditional) bacon wrapped herb/butter encrusted masterpiece. [OK – this one was not so beautiful on the outside – I opted for thick-cut bacon … delicious, but not so pretty!] Even our oldest seemed …
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Equals PLAYING … So, this is what you can do when all of your kids are ‘self-sufficient’ … Amazing! I love it … I’ve sold out of a few Michigan-specific dichro cabs … and all four of my two-legged kids attended/are attending my alma-mater … So, totally due: And, I’m wrapping up a custom-order … …
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But, I don’t want to stop making stuff … This is crazy … I have hundreds of dollars worth of dichroic glass balancing precariously on teetering molds [umm, multiple molds], while I shuffle jars of frit from here-to-there, to make room for etching cream … on the cutting mat, off the cutting mat … move …
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New offerings at the shop – in honor of Mother’s Day: Found myself in a ‘fiddly’ mood this week – working with beads, pliers and earrings … A good week: Met up with ‘the girls’ for dinner – always a fun evening. Thanks to Heather for spinach pies and Congratulations to Lara & Craig! I’m …
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All ready to go, heavy on the WWU, but … I’ll talk about what’s going on in my studio instead: Spoon rests, owls and renovating … Oh my! I’m wrapping up my spoon rests! 12 down and 13 more to go! But here’s a pic of the first 7, done and now ready for in-depth …
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