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Friday, October 4, 2013

blogs I follow... lost again

It's Thursday morning and when I logged in this morning it was apparent that the blogs I follow were gone... again.  They usually turn up at a later date, but I do wonder why this happens. Guess it's just a blogspot glitch?

The new Fall TV programing has started.  Too soon to really make any comments, but it is nice not to have all reruns in the evenings.  I've started watching some new (new to me) BBC programs; Lark's rise to Candleford, Last Tango in Halifax, Death in Paradise, Miss Fischer's Murder Mysteries, Hetty Wainwright Investigates - to name a few.  There's not a lot on TV that I like these days, but it is nice to have 'something' to watch in the evenings.  Most of these BBC programs come on very late at night or very early in the am... so I have to DVR them.

The cats are doing fine... both the inside and outside ones.  I'm making a cat bowl set (food dish and water bowl) for Molly.  She is 20 this year.  And it gives me a little break from making all those cylinders.

I'm also working on glazing my chess set . It's a slow process as there are 64 little tile squares that first need firing (I underglazed them on the greenware. Unfortunately the underglaze I used for these acts more like glaze and will stick if I don't wash the bottom part off - some of the other potters realized this when their work 'stuck together' in a clump). Once they are bisqued, I can then use a clear glaze and fire them again in the oxidation kiln. And I'm thinking about maybe using some color on the chess pieces themselves.  They have only been bisqued so far.  Here's a pic in case you forgot what it looked like as a 'work in progress' last spring.



This picture shows the chess pieces bisqued (the platforms they sit on are underglazed in light and dark greens - these underglazes don't stick), but the tiles under them had not yet been underglazed (they are now in rust and black).  I'm thinking maybe doing the birds a light blue, the dog black, cat white, rat gray, bunny tan, and snake green. What do you think?

And I'm almost finished my second baby blanket.  Gave the first (the basket weaved one)  to my nephew's daughter who is due in December and just had a baby shower last week.  This one is much larger and will be for my grand daughter to use as a toddler blankie.  I'll post a pic once I've got the border done.

DH just popped in here to ask me if I was still making him a peach buttermilk pie this morning.  I told him that I planned to do this before leaving later to meet a friend for lunch. So I may have to put this post on hold for a bit.

OK, pies are made (made a fresh peach buttermilk and a plain custard).  Pork roast is in the oven.  And the blogs I follow are back!!  Hurray!

Friday, October 4th - I didn't get to post this yesterday, so am continuing on today.  Have already been to Central Market for groceries and am now about to meet a friend for lunch.  She is one of my B&N friends... a customer that came by the bookstore several times a week  (and probably still does). We hit it off when I was working there in the mornings and still really enjoy getting together for coffee and conversation.


one of our cats' observation posts






12 comments:

  1. I can't record any programs, have only a DVD player, but of your list, we do get most here, though I seem to miss all but Death in Paradise. I do catch that--it's 7PM on Saturdays here.
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    My mind boggles at all your creative endeavours -- impressive! I'm sure whatever colours you choose for the chess pieces will be lovely. :-)
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    The cats have a fabulous vantage point--gorgeous windows!

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    1. I like Death in Paradise... wasn't sure I would when I first began watching it. But now, I enjoy it.

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  2. If you are using Blogger's reading list to read your blogs, for some reason every once in awhile it tells me that I'm not following any blogs. All I do is refresh, and there they are again. Sometimes it takes two tries. Is that what you are talking about? And I've been watching, and enjoying very much, Last Tango in Halifax! :-)

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    1. I guess I'm not sure what I use to read the blogs. I sign in to my blogger account and when it shows my blogs, it also shows the 'ones I read or follow' underneath. Most of the time they come up, sometimes they don't.... but then do later in the day. I will try the 'refresh' and see how that works next time.

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  3. Nice Chessboard, it's almost finished!

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    1. John, it may take a long time to finish. The pieces, squares, and board are all formed, but the firing and the individual glazing and refiring takes time... but there's no hurry.

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  4. Your kitty's in the window is so cute...they look like they could be triplets. It use to scare me when things would disappear on my blog...to this day I do not know why they did. Fortunately they would come back LOL I have been watching last tango in Halifax...love it. I wish i could see some of the other shows you have listed.

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    1. The 3 black (& white) cats in the window are siblings. You really can't tell from the back, but the 2nd one from the left is the female and she is about half of the size of her brothers.

      Dee, Last Tango is good, but I wish you could watch 'Lark's Rise to Candleford'. I know you would enjoy it.

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  5. Love the photo of your cats at the bottom, they almost look like ceramics.
    Your chess board is looking good, I look forward to seeing the finished product.
    I too enjoy watching 'Miss Fisher's murder mysteries', in fact we have just finished watching an episode about 5 minutes ago.
    I must say I also enjoyed your last post about your busy weekend and looking after your grand daughter, they are beautiful at that age, so interested in everything that is going on.

    Diana

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    1. Thanks, Diana. I do enjoy Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. And I'm so glad that I found these. Since AT&T Uverse no longer carries Hallmark, it is hard to find programs I like. Outside of the Cooking Channels, there are few programs I find enjoyable. I do like Elementary, Monk, Perception, and the Mentalist....

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  6. The blogs disappearing act happens to me on occasion as well. I usually just exit and go back in a few minutes and they are back. Who knows what little blog imps are at play.

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    1. You are probably right, Olga. Who knows what mysteries hide in Cyberspace... or perhaps it's like Senior Moments when the Site can't remember or has too much on it's plate at that moment....???

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