Say it isnt so...

September 1!  How did it happen.  Summer has slipped away.  It is not that I feel shortchanged, I have been to the beach, been in the garden for hundreds of hours, had a trip away, and spent many hours of unplanned time with Mr. G.

It is just that I want more!!! I love summer and the heat, and the fruit, and just the more up beat attitude of people in this northern climate.  I feel the pressure of getting ready for activities for me, for my little man, for finishing up the canning, jamming and harvesting in the garden, and making gobs of pots for the shows I have committed myself too.

Here are a few shots from our busy July and August

Now to get ready for the Manitoba Fibre Festival, WEST Sale, and Scattered Seeds, all within the next 7 weeks

Have I said how much I love selling on Etsy

I love Etsy.  It helps me feel connected to the world of handmade crafty artisty types, since I work in my own little studio in my basement.

This Leaf plate has  home in Georgia.  It made it there!

This butter dish went to the United States. I am doing French Butter Keepers now for a lady in California.

This bowl was a custom made piece for a wedding gift last year, in Texa.

I love reading my stats on a daily basis, and constantly am amazed that out of the bizillions of pottery and other items on Etsy, people actually find mine.

We are back!

Still sleepless from being up all night to get up for the 4 am cab from the hotel in Orlando for a 7 am flight on United. It all went fine in the end, but I am feeling quite weary and needing to get to bed so I can tackle the amazonian garden tomorrow.  Went into the studio for half an hour just to feel like I made something in clay this week.

 These two photos are from Bongos, the Cuban restaurant owned by Gloria and Emilio Estefan.  The arroz con pollo was great, and so was the tile work in the bathroom.

two farmers markets this week and getting ready for Art in the Yard on the 21st.  Really need a good sleep tonight. Here are a few highlights from the land of Mickey. As per usual Orlando was hot steamy and tropical, just as we like it.

Pottery is travelling all around

One of the things I find very rewarding about making pottery for others, is where it goes to. In the last few weeks, my work has found it's way to Texas, Massachussetts, Iowa, and New Jersey. I think that's really cool, and I usually get to hear some stories of who will receive it and why. That's an honour in my book. This one is going to be a wedding gift and is a custom piece on Etsy.