Hammersmith Handicrafts: Part 2

Well, here is that last of our creations from our pottery class, which ended Jan. 17. The leaf candleholder is mine, I just need to purchase a square candle for it. Of the little pots, Evan did the green and blue/purple ones, I did the green/yellow one. Our home studio is now complete with the exception of the wheel, for throwing. We enjoyed the class and look forward to practicing as much as time allows.

DJ Days Officially Over

Last night, Evan sold his prized sub, crossover and rack from his college days. They were all either in the attic or the spare room taking up space. So, he decided to let them go. It was emotionally draining for him, he said. I think it was letting go of the awesome memories we have of STE parties, where admittedly, he was the best dj ever (maybe I'm a little biased).

Hmmm. Memories. Why do we have to grow up so fast?

Neat-o Gadget

I saw this little gadget in the Real Simple magazine and thought it was not only cute and colorful, but also helpful. This little device keeps track of how many days it's been since you've watered your plants, put the leftovers in the fridge, and so on.

So many uses! Visit the website: www.howmanydaysago.com!

Kodak moment

I just had to take this picture! This afternoon Evan and our tenant's son, Anthony, were working with clay in our basement "studio" . This little guy is a non-stop talker, so combined with Evan, I found this to be quite comical! :o)

Anthony says, "This is so much fun. I'm glad you guys didn't have to work today."

Amen to that.

A sample of our works

As you've read in this blog, Evan & I are taking a beginner's pottery class. Well, we have some of our finished pieces! I still have one waiting to be fired, and we both have pieces that are in the works. So, more to come!

In this photo, my pieces are the small vessels in the front: the teal/tan bowl and the cream/green pot. Evan has the large green bowl and the large and small brown bowls. As I said, we will have more to show from our class when they are complete. We also are slowly setting up our pottery "studio" in our basement. I use the word studio very loosely. It's a workspace. The kiln is hooked up though! I'll place a photo here of the kiln all set up. Evan had the exhaust hood custom made for us – perk for an HVAC/Plumbing Engineer, I guess.

Enjoy!

Happy 2007! Here come the resolutions…

Well, 2007 is here. I normally do not make any New Year resolutions because I don't like to set myself up for failure. But this year I thought I'd make a couple. This weekend I was thinking about it and decided it would be better to try and possibly fail, than to never have tried at all. So, here are my two resolutions:

1. Lose weight and become overall healthier. (The losing weight thing is constant in my life. Unfortunately, I fail constantly too.)

2. Read the Bible through in one year. (I've read a bunch, but not in its 100% entirety.)

Hope you all had a great holiday weekend!

It's back to the grind today. No more paid days off until May.

The Meaning of Christmas, as told by Linus

Since the Christmas season is upon us, I just wanted to reiterate the true reason for the season. Though organizations like the ACLU may try to make the holiday void of Christ, I have been pleasantly surprised lately how many places are bringing back "Merry Christmas". I have been hearing it said on the radio, tv and it being exchanged in festive pleasantries between two strangers. Christ's Spirit dwells among us, and that should make us all truly joyful.

So, now, I hand it over to Linus. Maybe it's just me, but every time I listen to this clip, it makes my eyes well up with tears. I pray everyone has a wonderful Christmas and safe, healthy 2007!