2016-04-27 - Wednesday - Pots

Wednesday night I started some creamer sets, finished the face pot, and made another vessel. It was good to get my hands back in clay again. It had been several days.

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2016-04-23 - Saturday - Ru San's sushi buffet

Saturday I went to Ru San's with my parents for the sushi buffet. They always want to make Ru San's a stop during their visit and I'm happy to go too.

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2016-04-22 - Friday - Alabama Shakes

Friday we went with the credit union to celebrate the renaming of the Uptown Amphitheater to the Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheater. They kicked off the season with Alabama Shakes. I really like their music and jumped at the opportunity to see them. Brittany Howard and company brought their A game and it was something to experience.

You can read more about the show from CLTURE.

We lucked out with the weather. It rained before the concert started, but stayed dry for the show.

Good times.

The opening act, Temperance League was good too.

The new name of the venue.

Alabama Shakes.

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2016-04-21 - Thursday - Fungus, fortune, and the moon

Thursday my parents came for a visit. While setting up their RV I noticed some fungus growing on the far side of the split rail fence.

Later, we went to dinner and I got a mysterious fortune. It's good to know my goal will be met, but which goal? I guess only the baker knows.

Still later, I noticed the full moon through a gap in the trees. I first took a photo with my phone, but it was useless, so I got my camera. Try as I might I could not get the camera to record what I was seeing: a full moon shrouded by some wispy clouds with a halo between dark tree silhouettes. We take what our eyes and brain do completely for granted.

The best I could do with the phone.

The best I could do with my point and shoot.

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2016-04-20 - Wednesday - Honda CRV and face pot

Wednesday Stephanie and I went to pick up her new (to her) car. It was time to give up her 1995 Jeep Cherokee since the transmission was having problems. To say she is a happy camper would be an understatement.

Wednesday night I worked on this guy for a while. I'm not sure where he's going, but he's on his way.

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2016-04-19 - Tuesday - Hostas

I have tried for more than 16 years to grow hostas in the ground at our house. No matter where I plant them they falter and slowly die over 2 or 3 seasons.

Several years ago my dear friend Becky gave me a saucer-shaped pot full of young hostas. They are the only ones I have not been able to kill. If you look closely you can see the saucer these plants live in, but it's pretty tough since they are so happy they overflow it.

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2016-04-17 - Sunday - Carolina Clay Matters Pottery Guild meeting

Sunday I attended a meeting of the Carolina Clay Matters Pottery Guild held at Clayworks. We had a short business meeting, then Ralph Mello showed us his methods of throwing large pots.

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