I was just wondering, does anyone out there reading this blog have any questions pertaining to dolls, doll repair, pottery repair, the meaning of life? I wonder sometimes if anything I write is even read, or if all this wisdom is just going to waste, rather like when I offer my sterling advice to my […]
I went shopping with my mom today. I probably should have stayed home and cleaned my house but we haven’t been able to spend much time together since I’ve been working. We stopped by an antique place and I almost bought a teddy bear from the 1930’s. It was in pretty rough shape though, […]
We’re going to Hermann Missouri this weekend for the Wurstfest and I’m hoping it will be the best Wurstfest ever! For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Wurstfest, it’s all about the wurst, or sausage. Hermann, which is an old German town, sponsors the event every year. Droves of eager wurst makers […]
We had a discussion at work today about jewelry, especially rings. I don’t wear rings. I have several, they live in my jewelry box, but I seldom take them out. Since I frequently work with my hands and treat them badly, they usually look awful! I sure as heck don’t want to draw attention to […]
The kids are all home for the Easter weekend! Yay! Tonight we all went out to supper at a Mexican restaurant called “Las Amigos”, which my mother consistently mispronounces “Lost Amigos” Of course, she also calls hors’ dourves, “horse doovers”, though she knows perfectly well how to pronounce the word. Mangling words […]
My computer is getting old, there’s no denying it, all the signs are there; the slowness, the memory lapses, the dull surface and tiny dry lines…
So I recently purchased a brand new computer, a bright shiny new model with all sorts and bells and whistles my old computer doesn’t have. I could hardly wait […]
I’m excited! We’re going to Peoria in a couple of weeks for one of my husband’s nursing home association meetings. I always enjoy them, (I’m easy to please) we get to eat out for a couple of days and stay in a hotel and there are some really good antique shops in the area where […]
Well, it appears I will be staying on at the nursing home. The gal I was filling in for has decided to take another, less strenuous job and everyone at the nursing home seems agreeable to having me as activity director permanently. I was both worried and pleased when I heard; worried because it’s so […]
I’m back. The first layer of Apoxi-Sculpt is drying nicely. I’m hoping I did a good job and will not have to apply much more. As you can see, in the areas where the glaze was missing I scribed in the ridges to match up with the edges. I also built up the missing parts […]
As promised, here is the vase I purchased yesterday. If you look at one side, you’d think, wow, gorgeous vase! Only eighteen dollars?? That must be a mistake, it should be $180.! Or more!
However, if you turn it around…Arrrggggg! That must have hurt! Not only is the vase cracked, but parts of the outer pottery […]
