At last...a little progress in the garden.
I did an hour's weeding before supper.
That was after "weeding" bathroom cupboard, a windowsill and the top section of the desk in the lobby.
Otherwise, apart from getting the washing done, dried, iron the few things that needed that, and keeping everything....mojo has been lacking.
Hoping the birds don't find the blueberries
All a bit late....better late than never....possibly!!
Today has been rather wet....and cold....and windy.
I'm glad that I lifted a short row of red tatties yesterday.."Rooster".. not prolific but nice.
Hot water bottle and early night cold!! Better than putting the heat on....in August !!!!
The good news is that the shorter and even shorter kiln props have turned up..but the pyro hasn't!!
Tomorrow's job is list the pyrometric cones which measure temperature and heatwork in a kiln. Small triangular section jobs which start melting at a given temperature...but if you give a kiln a "soak" i.e. hold it at a certain temperature the heatwork will make the cone bend further and glazes melt and mature more .
There have been showers on and off all day... Well they wouldn't be showers without the off!! It feels quite warm between showers.
I sorted more and more that I could do without... But they only took two large boxes plus two large Buckley pancheons (or "mugs")... One wider one would have been for settling cream, the taller one would have had a wooden lid and been probably for storage.
I received a fair price for it all. I know they should make money on this, but they have to make a living.
So I've packed a box of crockery and a box of glassware. I haven't packed the earthenware yet. I brought down a glass topped coffee table... The legs are like a flattened upside-down U.... But the side stretchers are missing. I was sure that they were all in the same corner of the sewing room... But the cardboard box stash is there too, so perhaps that needs reducing... Again!!
A few more pot portraits... Some didn't go because it isn't their thing to sell, some because of a small chip... So they couldn't sell it. These things happen in the life of a pot after 50-70 years!! None of these are my work.
I went through the pot shed today, separating out which pots from my collection can be sold.
I've started photographing them so I may still see them... and hopefully they and a lot of other stuff will be away late tomorrow afternoon.
After more than a morning of sorting...a bike ride!
I took the bike in the car to Greenan Shire and rode up the NCR 7 which goes up the prom by the Clyde...saw the Blackstone Clydesdales being prepared on my way up....slowly through past Ayr as the beach was busy and along the prom at Prestwick to Mancinis....for a cherry Gelato!
Another cyclist was there having just finished his ride. We had a few local friends in common, but he wasn't a club member now just goes out with an informal group of blokes. Isn't that how many cycling clubs started?! A nice half hour chat anyway...and retrace steps in time to see the Clydesdales at canter! An awesome sight, but I wasn't quick enough to get a photo!!
A lovely sight...and sound!!
Back to square one to quote the football commentary....
after a slow (but quicker than yesterday!) start I started hunting for the kiln equipment. It is frustrating not being able to find its "safe" hiding place!!
Which has changed to sorting things to go to the secondhand/antiques emporium.
He has given me a good price for things in the past and I had mentioned to him about doing this , last week.
And in other news my daughter celebrated her 44th birthday today!
More sorting and clearing tomorrow.....
Hopefully more physical and mental space.
Mentally so....up at 10 for coffee, sourdough wholegrain toast and chocolate spread...
Now I know why we'd been splitting long journeys!! But I also know that I CAN do it if needs be. Just don't expect to do much the day after!!!
I took some full moon photos last night.
It is a bit better when you set the camera to Night!!! (as in the first photo)
French conversation was good, although my concentration left much to be inspired!!
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