I am more than pleased actually, I am thrilled with the way the house is shaping up.
On Monday, Chris and I got a lot done. He finished hanging pictures, hung the three heavy mirrors, and installed curtain rods in the apartment. I cleaned the refrigerator in the apartment and started going through bins to see what I want to keep and what I want to give to the Peace Committee's Attic Treasures Sale. It feels so good to purge more stuff, though I know I won't finish before I go to Maryland next week. There's always next year's sale.
Tomorrow and Friday, we are going to start painting the basement. The walls will be yellow (officially Sherwin Williams' Compatible Cream) and the floor will be brick red. There are not many colors to choose from when it comes to concrete floors. The cinder blocks on the outside walls will be white, they won't be seen, but they need to be water proofed again. They look like it has been years since it was last done.
We also are going to paint the bi-fold doors of the storage cabinets chalk board black and we are going to paint a rug on the basement floor. Those were Chris' ideas and why not? It'll be such fun.
I hope my friends and family will come to visit soon.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Production Potter
I am going to be selling my pots at a local craft fair the first weekend of December, so I have increased production of my little soap dishes and now I have zillions to glaze. We will be firing a kiln load in two weeks in the gas kiln. I am hoping to get some pieces in. Fortunately, my little pots fit nicely between bigger pots and under the rims of bowls. That's one secret of getting pots into a firing, make them small and they take up space that would otherwise be wasted.
I also am working on some vases that combine handbuilt bodies and thrown tops. Once I get the method down, I want to work on making pitchers using the same basic technique.
I am thoroughly enjoying being in the pottery co-op--the other potters there are so helpful and so not threatened. It is heartening and amazing.
I also am working on some vases that combine handbuilt bodies and thrown tops. Once I get the method down, I want to work on making pitchers using the same basic technique.
I am thoroughly enjoying being in the pottery co-op--the other potters there are so helpful and so not threatened. It is heartening and amazing.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Ah, Vanity
On Sunday, my friend Judith and I looked at pictures of David and Virginia's wedding celebration here in July. My goodness, why didn't somebody tell me I looked like the side of a very big barn in that blue dress? Lord, love a duck, I was bloated.
Oh well, what can I really say? That is how I looked, so be it.
One good thing, though, I am taking better care of my health now and have lost 10 or 11 pounds. So, maybe David and Virginia would like to have another wedding celebration and I will look better. Wouldn't that be something? As if I was all that important, ah, Vanity!
Well, anyway, everyone had a great time at the wedding and that is all that matters.
Oh well, what can I really say? That is how I looked, so be it.
One good thing, though, I am taking better care of my health now and have lost 10 or 11 pounds. So, maybe David and Virginia would like to have another wedding celebration and I will look better. Wouldn't that be something? As if I was all that important, ah, Vanity!
Well, anyway, everyone had a great time at the wedding and that is all that matters.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
God Sleeps in Rwanda
My advisor Joseph Seberenzi spoke last night at school about his autobiography titled God Sleeps in Rwanda. He is such a peaceful person it is difficult to believe how much he and his family suffered in the Rwandan genocide.
Joseph said that God travels all over the world, but comes home at night to sleep in Rwanda and that is why he called his book that, with the subtitle of "A Journey of Transformation."
He told us a story of a teacher who asked his students if they could tell the difference between night and day. One student said day was when you could see two animals in the distance and could tell that one was a goat and one was a dog. No, that's not it. Another student said day was when you could see two people in the distance and could tell that one was a man and one was a woman. No, that's not it. The teacher said day was when you can see two people and know that one was your brother and one was your sister. Then night was over.
Joseph also talked about the three pilars of his life. One was peace, one was spirituality, and one was physical health and emotional well being. After all he and his family have experienced, he knows that peace and reconciliation are the most important things to live and work for. He is a Christian, but believes that whatever a person's faith, the human race is all one family. And he takes care of his health because if his body is not healthy, he won't be able to do his life's work and he will not be peaceful.
Joseph is such an inspiration. I look forward to reading his book.
Joseph said that God travels all over the world, but comes home at night to sleep in Rwanda and that is why he called his book that, with the subtitle of "A Journey of Transformation."
He told us a story of a teacher who asked his students if they could tell the difference between night and day. One student said day was when you could see two animals in the distance and could tell that one was a goat and one was a dog. No, that's not it. Another student said day was when you could see two people in the distance and could tell that one was a man and one was a woman. No, that's not it. The teacher said day was when you can see two people and know that one was your brother and one was your sister. Then night was over.
Joseph also talked about the three pilars of his life. One was peace, one was spirituality, and one was physical health and emotional well being. After all he and his family have experienced, he knows that peace and reconciliation are the most important things to live and work for. He is a Christian, but believes that whatever a person's faith, the human race is all one family. And he takes care of his health because if his body is not healthy, he won't be able to do his life's work and he will not be peaceful.
Joseph is such an inspiration. I look forward to reading his book.
Friday, October 16, 2009
It's snowing! It's snowing!
But it won't stick, darn it. But it is the first snow of the winter. Yay!
And the painter is almost done in the apartment, he just has another half hour to do some finishing touches, he says. And the contractor still has one or two things to finish up today.
So, a friend came by yesterday to help haul furniture back into the apartment. I still have a ways to go as far as making order in my home, but this is a great step in the right direction. Already I am so relieved.
On a more personal front, I am to remain on the anti-candida diet and regimen for another month, just to make sure we have gotten every last one of those yeastie beasties. I've lost 10 or 11 pounds and feel great. And not eating sugar has made the inflamation in the muscles around my knees disappear. What more can I ask for?
After the next month is up, I will first go off all anti-candida meds (I'm now on something called Alli-Cin, which is a garlic cinnamon combination. The cinnamon also helps curb any sugar cravings I get.) and then I'll start reintroducing good sugars (fruit) into my diet. The doctor says I'll be surprised by how sweet an apple will taste now that my taste buds are not numbed by all the sugar in my diet. Imagine that.
Well, I best go, I've still got a lot to do, plus homework.
And the painter is almost done in the apartment, he just has another half hour to do some finishing touches, he says. And the contractor still has one or two things to finish up today.
So, a friend came by yesterday to help haul furniture back into the apartment. I still have a ways to go as far as making order in my home, but this is a great step in the right direction. Already I am so relieved.
On a more personal front, I am to remain on the anti-candida diet and regimen for another month, just to make sure we have gotten every last one of those yeastie beasties. I've lost 10 or 11 pounds and feel great. And not eating sugar has made the inflamation in the muscles around my knees disappear. What more can I ask for?
After the next month is up, I will first go off all anti-candida meds (I'm now on something called Alli-Cin, which is a garlic cinnamon combination. The cinnamon also helps curb any sugar cravings I get.) and then I'll start reintroducing good sugars (fruit) into my diet. The doctor says I'll be surprised by how sweet an apple will taste now that my taste buds are not numbed by all the sugar in my diet. Imagine that.
Well, I best go, I've still got a lot to do, plus homework.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
And, now for the good news ...
I must apologize for the delay in posting, I have been having computer challenges. My local geek won't be able to fix what the problems are until early next week, so I am slogging along as best I can. I seem to have installed some software that I shouldn't have, but how was I to know? I am no computer person and don't plan on changing any time soon.
But the good news about that is that my friendly geek now knows what the problems are and he can fix them. Thank goodness.
And there is other good news as well. The painter is almost finished in the apartment! He has a couple of more days and then I can move stuff back and unclutter the rest of my house. What a relief that will be. The restorations have taken seven and a half months! My poor house was in dire need of tender loving care and now it and I are happy.
But the good news about that is that my friendly geek now knows what the problems are and he can fix them. Thank goodness.
And there is other good news as well. The painter is almost finished in the apartment! He has a couple of more days and then I can move stuff back and unclutter the rest of my house. What a relief that will be. The restorations have taken seven and a half months! My poor house was in dire need of tender loving care and now it and I are happy.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Ooops, it got away
Lily just came in from a hunting expedition, but whatever it was got away.
I love the way cats move when they are hunting, sort in stop action.
She spotted her prey (a nice fat chipmunk) going under the deck, went to take a closer look, and waited. The next thing I knew, she was scampering across the deck. After the chipmunk? I think so. But whatever it was got away, so she came in.
That's enough exercise for today, thank you very much. Time for a nap.
I love the way cats move when they are hunting, sort in stop action.
She spotted her prey (a nice fat chipmunk) going under the deck, went to take a closer look, and waited. The next thing I knew, she was scampering across the deck. After the chipmunk? I think so. But whatever it was got away, so she came in.
That's enough exercise for today, thank you very much. Time for a nap.
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