It was a quiet night at Clayworks and I made a quiet, simple pot. It's amazing how my surroundings influence my pots sometimes.
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Showing posts with label day lily. Show all posts
Showing posts with label day lily. Show all posts
Monday, July 3, 2017
2017-06-01 - Thursday - Flowers and pot
Flowers are popping out all over the yard. I love to watch the spring dance; while it's repetitive, it never gets old.
It was a quiet night at Clayworks and I made a quiet, simple pot. It's amazing how my surroundings influence my pots sometimes.
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It was a quiet night at Clayworks and I made a quiet, simple pot. It's amazing how my surroundings influence my pots sometimes.
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016
2016-06-05 - Sunday - Mugs, Lilies, and Salmon
Sunday I finally put handles on my mugs. I've never made handles like this, but I've also never made mugs in this shape before. I think they go well together. Perhaps a bit clunky, but in a good way --I hope.
I planted this day lily in 2000 and the pot used to rest on our deck in a sunny spot. Since then we've had the deck removed and the screened porch built. The pot got moved out into the yard under a maple tree and didn't bloom last year. I was afraid it might not bloom again this year, but it's had eight flowers this season so it's found it's happy place.
In the evening I cooked a salmon filet in aluminum foil. It was pretty good and I'm sure we'll do it again in the future. You can find the recipe here.
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I planted this day lily in 2000 and the pot used to rest on our deck in a sunny spot. Since then we've had the deck removed and the screened porch built. The pot got moved out into the yard under a maple tree and didn't bloom last year. I was afraid it might not bloom again this year, but it's had eight flowers this season so it's found it's happy place.
In the evening I cooked a salmon filet in aluminum foil. It was pretty good and I'm sure we'll do it again in the future. You can find the recipe here.
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Sunday, June 17, 2012
June 4 - Pete, pipes, and flowers
I almost forgot about this post, that's why it's out of date order.
My buddy Pete called to tell me he was heading through town on business and we made plans to meet for lunch. Pete and his wife Annie used to live here, but moved to Florida so we don't get to see them very often. We went to Ru San's for the sushi buffet and weren't disappointed. I took a two-hour lunch that day and Pete and I caught each other up on our lives. It was great seeing him.
Later I went to the supermarket to pick up some groceries and was once again frustrated by the construction going on there. They have torn up the whole middle of the parking lot directly in front of the store to install corrugated pipes that are large enough for me to stand inside. They are creating a huge cistern-like storm water reclamation area under the parking lot.
That's all well and good, but they have blocked up the whole middle of the parking lot. To make matters worse, they have closed off the left and middle doors and created a new door on the far right due to construction on the front of the building. This means that we have to park on the far left in cramped parking spaces and hike to the far side of the store to use the new entrance. Not the best planning if you ask me (although nobody did...). I've decided I am going to a different branch until this one is finished.
My mood lightened again when I returned home and saw that our day lily was blooming. I really like this plant, but it's got such a short time to bloom in the spring you have to work at seeing it.
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My buddy Pete called to tell me he was heading through town on business and we made plans to meet for lunch. Pete and his wife Annie used to live here, but moved to Florida so we don't get to see them very often. We went to Ru San's for the sushi buffet and weren't disappointed. I took a two-hour lunch that day and Pete and I caught each other up on our lives. It was great seeing him.
Later I went to the supermarket to pick up some groceries and was once again frustrated by the construction going on there. They have torn up the whole middle of the parking lot directly in front of the store to install corrugated pipes that are large enough for me to stand inside. They are creating a huge cistern-like storm water reclamation area under the parking lot.
That's all well and good, but they have blocked up the whole middle of the parking lot. To make matters worse, they have closed off the left and middle doors and created a new door on the far right due to construction on the front of the building. This means that we have to park on the far left in cramped parking spaces and hike to the far side of the store to use the new entrance. Not the best planning if you ask me (although nobody did...). I've decided I am going to a different branch until this one is finished.
My mood lightened again when I returned home and saw that our day lily was blooming. I really like this plant, but it's got such a short time to bloom in the spring you have to work at seeing it.
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| Pete. |
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| A mess. |
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| A beauty. |
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Monday, May 30, 2011
Sunday - Working on shelves
Steps upon steps to finish this project. All the shelves have to be primed and painted which means there is drying time between each step. I hope I can get it all done before everyone gets here.
We talked about painting the back wall of the shelves with an accent color, so I painted the first one sage green to see if we like it. The jury is still out on that one.
The folding table in the foreground has a bunch of stuff that was on the old shelves. The sideboard in the dining room is also full as are two 18-gallon totes. Needless to say, all those things are not going back onto the shelves when the time comes.
I have set up a temporary table in the garage using totes full of pottery (handy things to have around, eh?). That's where I'm painting the shelves. Once I get the shelves finished and back in the bookcase, I can put the bookcase dwellers back and use the folding table to paint the doors.
As you can see in the picture, I have the drapes looped up around the rod since I painted the bow window and haven't taken the tape off yet.
Anyone need anything painted? I'm thinking of going pro.
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We talked about painting the back wall of the shelves with an accent color, so I painted the first one sage green to see if we like it. The jury is still out on that one.
The folding table in the foreground has a bunch of stuff that was on the old shelves. The sideboard in the dining room is also full as are two 18-gallon totes. Needless to say, all those things are not going back onto the shelves when the time comes.
I have set up a temporary table in the garage using totes full of pottery (handy things to have around, eh?). That's where I'm painting the shelves. Once I get the shelves finished and back in the bookcase, I can put the bookcase dwellers back and use the folding table to paint the doors.
As you can see in the picture, I have the drapes looped up around the rod since I painted the bow window and haven't taken the tape off yet.
Anyone need anything painted? I'm thinking of going pro.
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| Even more disheveled than usual. |
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| Impromptu painting table. |
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| It's so sad when a tripod fails. This one cost me about $10 in the 80's so it doesn't really owe me anything. |
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| Binkley inspects the work for edibility. Luckily it failed. |
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| My good friend Becky gave this bowl of hostas to us and here's proof for her that they're doing well. |
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| Our decade-old day lily blooms once again. |
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| The elderberry is going crazy. |
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