And it’s only Wednesday … Oy Vay! Woke up from my ‘nap’ on Monday to find my main/house computer dying. So, I spent most of Tuesday trying to fix it, before accepting probable death and sending it off to the repair store… Read More
I understand that trauma is serious – critical even. But Jeeze-Louise … After spending some 10 hours (starting in the very bright and early [0600] AM) with a few ENA (Emergency Nurse Association)-cloned TNCC (Trauma Nurse Core Course) over-the-top instructors … Yuck! … Read More
Category: fused glass, knitting, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life
Tags: date night, ER nurse, fused glass studio, hat knitting pattern, over-zealous instructors, TNCC recert, too serious to believe, wine making
AKA – the CRUD that keeps on giving! Some time ago I posted about a URI (cold) that I had. I still have it. It has been renamed, to give credit to its maker. Yep, about 6 weeks ago, I worked with… Read More
Category: fused glass, knitting, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life
Tags: bottling, christmas season, etsy store, fused glass studio, holiday weekends in the ER, knitting, scarf and cowl patterns, the neverending cold, weekend wrap up, wine making
What once started as an ‘oops’ project is now being trialed intentionally … a bright peacock spoon rest: And platters: Snowmen, Bon Appetite and Pumpkin Patch … yep, it’s a Creative Paradise (molds) kind of day. Fingers crossed that I set my… Read More
Category: fused glass, jewelry making, kumihimo, non-glass ... life
Tags: beaded bracelets, fall, fused glas studio, glass frit, glass grinder, glass platters, holidays, kiln firing programs, kumihimo bracelets, molds, peacock, pumpkin, spoon rest, wine, wine making
Of 3 gallons of my best-ever hearty Chicken Noodle Soup. Complete with water chestnuts (I’m allergic to celery), parsnip, carrots, cauliflower, spinach, corn, pea-pods … heavy on the onion, garlic and cream (all with magical healing powers), with a pinch of shredded… Read More
Or – SLOW MOVING … But, it’s moving, so I’m not going to gripe. OK, I am gonna whine. But – ya know – I’m NOT calling an ambulance … So, in my saintly-stoic/virally-saturated-world – while I patiently wait for the meningitis to consume… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life
Tags: art shows, Arts & Greens 2015, cold virus, ER nurse, flu season, fused glass studio, glass applications, huckleberry, plotter, powder wafer substrate, productivity, sarcasm, sick, slow progress, whining, whining with wine, wimpy community, wine making, yorkie babies
Spring Cleaning … Also known as: What to do when you are avoiding grown-up responsibilities (although, I DID get my nursing competencies done … and – hey, I have 6 [count THEM … S-I-X !!!] more DAYS until taxes are DUE! …… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life
Tags: adult priorities, avoiding responsibilities, burning off glass, christmas, dog, ER nurse, fused glass, fused glass ornaments, glass expo, glass ornaments, glass studio, hairspray, kids, organizing, puppy, santa, silver on glass, Spring cleaning, taxes, thermo-web, vegas, warm glass experiments, wine making, work
So, long story short … we still watch Swamp People here at Clayton Hill (… and we still haven’t done any gator-hunting, and we’re STILL big Landry fans!). This week, DH (actually) said HE would like someone to call him Nunke (however,… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... life
Tags: broken crown, Cast Away, daughter, DH, ER nurse mom, fused glass, glass art studio, healing, hot air balloon, ice skate to tooth, injury, neapolitan mastiff art, nunke, odontophobia, stencils, sugar skull, Swamp People, tom hanks, vinyl decals, vinyl plotter, wilson, wine bottling, wine making
Not much to report on this week in the studio, but I am moving a few pieces along … Custom request dichroic badge reels are a tad trickier to create without running water. Fortunately, I’m married to a handy guy who keeps lots… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life
Tags: celtic, clover, custom requests, dichroic glass, ER nurse, flu season, frozen pipes, fused glass, making water, melting snow, pioneer woman, scenic glass, secondary fermentation, shamrock, staying warm, tropical dreaming, warm glass blog, weekend wrap up, whine, wine lees, wine making, winter
That’s about how exciting surgical recovery is, on a day to day basis … for me. [No offense to lawn maintenance operators …] Or, more accurately, waiting for skin to grow (incisions to heal) … exciting stuff, I tell you! Or, it… Read More
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Tags: chainmaille, crafting, healing, jewelry making, knitting, knitting with beads, linen stitch, post op recovery, smoke free, wine making
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Posted on February 3, 2016 by claytonhill
What a week!
And it’s only Wednesday … Oy Vay! Woke up from my ‘nap’ on Monday to find my main/house computer dying. So, I spent most of Tuesday trying to fix it, before accepting probable death and sending it off to the repair store… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... life Tags: chores, computer woes, fused glass studio, glass stamping, kiln loads, painting, unexpected set backs, wine making
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Posted on December 11, 2015 by claytonhill
Trauma is serious business …. but wine is better!
I understand that trauma is serious – critical even. But Jeeze-Louise … After spending some 10 hours (starting in the very bright and early [0600] AM) with a few ENA (Emergency Nurse Association)-cloned TNCC (Trauma Nurse Core Course) over-the-top instructors … Yuck! … Read More
Category: fused glass, knitting, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: date night, ER nurse, fused glass studio, hat knitting pattern, over-zealous instructors, TNCC recert, too serious to believe, wine making
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Posted on December 2, 2015 by claytonhill
Canadian Flu ….
AKA – the CRUD that keeps on giving! Some time ago I posted about a URI (cold) that I had. I still have it. It has been renamed, to give credit to its maker. Yep, about 6 weeks ago, I worked with… Read More
Category: fused glass, knitting, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: bottling, christmas season, etsy store, fused glass studio, holiday weekends in the ER, knitting, scarf and cowl patterns, the neverending cold, weekend wrap up, wine making
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Posted on November 4, 2015 by claytonhill
Frit play …
What once started as an ‘oops’ project is now being trialed intentionally … a bright peacock spoon rest: And platters: Snowmen, Bon Appetite and Pumpkin Patch … yep, it’s a Creative Paradise (molds) kind of day. Fingers crossed that I set my… Read More
Category: fused glass, jewelry making, kumihimo, non-glass ... life Tags: beaded bracelets, fall, fused glas studio, glass frit, glass grinder, glass platters, holidays, kiln firing programs, kumihimo bracelets, molds, peacock, pumpkin, spoon rest, wine, wine making
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Posted on October 23, 2015 by claytonhill
I am now the proud owner …
Of 3 gallons of my best-ever hearty Chicken Noodle Soup. Complete with water chestnuts (I’m allergic to celery), parsnip, carrots, cauliflower, spinach, corn, pea-pods … heavy on the onion, garlic and cream (all with magical healing powers), with a pinch of shredded… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... life, recipes Tags: chicken noodle soup, cooking, coughing, fused glass blog, grinch, grumpy cat, viral illness, wine making
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Posted on October 21, 2015 by claytonhill
Glass-On + Viral Overload = Huckleberry
Or – SLOW MOVING … But, it’s moving, so I’m not going to gripe. OK, I am gonna whine. But – ya know – I’m NOT calling an ambulance … So, in my saintly-stoic/virally-saturated-world – while I patiently wait for the meningitis to consume… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: art shows, Arts & Greens 2015, cold virus, ER nurse, flu season, fused glass studio, glass applications, huckleberry, plotter, powder wafer substrate, productivity, sarcasm, sick, slow progress, whining, whining with wine, wimpy community, wine making, yorkie babies
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Posted on April 9, 2015 by claytonhill
What to do when you can’t go to glass expo/Vegas …
Spring Cleaning … Also known as: What to do when you are avoiding grown-up responsibilities (although, I DID get my nursing competencies done … and – hey, I have 6 [count THEM … S-I-X !!!] more DAYS until taxes are DUE! …… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: adult priorities, avoiding responsibilities, burning off glass, christmas, dog, ER nurse, fused glass, fused glass ornaments, glass expo, glass ornaments, glass studio, hairspray, kids, organizing, puppy, santa, silver on glass, Spring cleaning, taxes, thermo-web, vegas, warm glass experiments, wine making, work
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Posted on March 25, 2015 by claytonhill
The Man from … NUNKE
So, long story short … we still watch Swamp People here at Clayton Hill (… and we still haven’t done any gator-hunting, and we’re STILL big Landry fans!). This week, DH (actually) said HE would like someone to call him Nunke (however,… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... life Tags: broken crown, Cast Away, daughter, DH, ER nurse mom, fused glass, glass art studio, healing, hot air balloon, ice skate to tooth, injury, neapolitan mastiff art, nunke, odontophobia, stencils, sugar skull, Swamp People, tom hanks, vinyl decals, vinyl plotter, wilson, wine bottling, wine making
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Posted on February 27, 2015 by claytonhill
Staying warm and slowly producing …
Not much to report on this week in the studio, but I am moving a few pieces along … Custom request dichroic badge reels are a tad trickier to create without running water. Fortunately, I’m married to a handy guy who keeps lots… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: celtic, clover, custom requests, dichroic glass, ER nurse, flu season, frozen pipes, fused glass, making water, melting snow, pioneer woman, scenic glass, secondary fermentation, shamrock, staying warm, tropical dreaming, warm glass blog, weekend wrap up, whine, wine lees, wine making, winter
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Posted on February 6, 2014 by claytonhill
Watching grass grow …
That’s about how exciting surgical recovery is, on a day to day basis … for me. [No offense to lawn maintenance operators …] Or, more accurately, waiting for skin to grow (incisions to heal) … exciting stuff, I tell you! Or, it… Read More
Category: crafts, non-glass ... life Tags: chainmaille, crafting, healing, jewelry making, knitting, knitting with beads, linen stitch, post op recovery, smoke free, wine making
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