September 28 - Saturday - Anniversary dinner

On Saturday we took my parents out for dinner on their 56th anniversary.  We started out for an Italian restaurant, but our reservation got messed up so we ended up at a Japanese steak house instead.  We had a nice meal and went back to their house for a while afterwards.

56 Years!

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This just in - Anniversary update

I just realized that today is the anniversary of my first blog post:  June 17, 2008.  It wasn't a very exciting post, but it was the first time I dipped my toe in the blog universe.  There have been 695 posts since then, but it still feels new every time I sit down at the keyboard to write something.

You can view that first timid post here.

If you're reading this, I hope you are enjoying my blog.  I sure enjoy writing it.

Here's to the next 695!

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63 Pots (goodbye 58!)

I made five more pots Wednesday which puts my total at sixty three. I tried to make one similar to Nic Collins' pot with his wonderful red clay, but I had no luck. I think I need to use thicker slip. I also didn't have a torch, but I used a heat gun. It's all about the compromises, isn't it?

I didn't take any pictures of the pots I made Wednesday, but I'll get some on here as soon as possible.

I also have to apologize to my lovely wife for forgetting to wish her a happy anniversary on Wednesday as it was the thirtieth anniversary of our first date. I took her to see the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the midnight movies on that fateful night (and she actually married me after that!) It's been an interesting thirty years and I'm so glad I spent them with her.

"Don't dream it, be it."

G'night.