Sunday, 9 March 2025

Slowly does it

 Mowing the grass.. mostly a fail! I need a heavier old fashioned metal and wood push mower! The modern plastic and light metal version is more of a toy....

I did a little tidying in the garden..cleared the pea haulms from last year.  Then ran out of steam.

Mentally I'm getting there, but my body is still stuffed!!  It appears that flying Westwards affects one's body more? Or is it that going East one is going with time?

However I'm not going to start going back to Scotland via the USA....

I have started slowly clearing clutter from the living room...sewing back upstairs apart from the patchwork projects I'm working on.

Pirate's pictures and papers upstairs too. 

No point having then hanging around all the time, just get them down when needed.

I posted photos of the jug I bought in Whanganui on the NZ,potters fb page, to see if anyone could recognise the maker .




I bought a small bowl by Petra Meyboden from the same shop.




I'd bought a mug at the potters festival too, but it cracked as I made tea this morning..I think that it must have had a knock when in my case...the first thing in six trips to break.

So an early night again..but not too early... otherwise I'm awake half the night after an initial sleep.


We'll get there...


20 comments:

Debby said...

I do like that bowl! For a jetlagged soul, you are quite the busy bee!

Granny Sue said...

Beautiful pieces. What a shame about the mug. Larry got a nice handmade pottery mug for Christmas and the other day the handle fell apart, just sitting on the counter. Guess it got cracked somehow, but held while Larry drank his coffee a little earlier.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Lovely pottery -- too bad about the cracked mug!

Fresca said...

A Pisces bowl!
Shame about the mug. Would it be useable as a plant pot or something instead?

Tom said...

...mowing is a month off here.

angela said...

I think the older I get the worse the jet lag is. Be kind to yourself. You will get there

Red said...

there's always lots to clean up when you get home from a trip.

Susan Heather said...

I like your pottery. Don't overdo it.

Bovey Belle said...

Not liking the sound of the ghastly sleep patterns one bit! What a shame your little mug had a crack. I bought two little enamelled ceramic bowls in Jordan, and as I had wrapped my good camera in bubble wrap on the way out, used that for them to come home, and in my hand luggage, just in case (having seen the way they threw the suitcases around).

JayCee said...

Jet lag is a pain but I'm sure you'll soon be back to normal, especially if this sunny weather holds.
Shame about the mug. All that way and then crack 😒

gz said...

Probably a pot for pens

Steve Reed said...

What a shame about your mug! Maybe you can keep a plant in it. I do like the other pottery pieces.

Bea said...

That maker's mark feels familiar to me. Gorgeous jug.
Jetlag is no joke. Hope you bounce back soon. x

gz said...

Else and Colin Davies worked at Te Horo Beach NZ

Susan said...

I like your new jug and bowl. Sad about the mug. Maybe you'll find another use for the mug.
I's going to take a few days for your internal clock to adjust to the time change.

Catalyst said...

I love that "fish" bowl. So pretty.

Jeanie said...

Your jug is wonderful and I really like the bowl. Nice things to bring back. I hear you on the sleep and I agree -- going west is always harder!

Barbara Rogers said...

Lovely pottery pieces, so sorry about the mug. And sleep and body changes! It's hard for me to just adjust to 1 hour difference with Daylight Savings time. You'll be fine soon though!

jeanie said...

Wow - well done for getting back on that horse, lawn mowing wise! Love the pottery.

Jim Davis said...

One would think that Westbound jetlag would be easier on a person, but not so. Was a corporate pilot when I was younger and long Westbound legs always affected me more.