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| Grandson is in middle with baritone sax
Sometimes it's great to be a grandma... you get to share their joy on occasion.
As far as my pottery dilemma is concerned, I haven't made any decisions yet (although I have discussed it with my Instructor). I'm leaning towards dropping the class and registering for Continuing Ed in the Spring. It would mean going another semester without throwing, but there's a lot that needs to be done at home that we didn't get around to this summer (like painting the bedroom, cleaning out the Computer room, etc.) So... we'll see.
She did suggest that possibly I should create myself a *home studio* with a pottery wheel and a small kiln - so that I could keep working at it. She also said that this could be done for about $3000 ...or less if buying used. I'd love to do that, but $3000 spent on something just for me seems a bit much right now. There are other things that need doing that have been sitting on the back burner.
By the way, youngest grand daughter will be 2 soon. Her mom took this picture at Barnes and Noble of her reading a Pete the Cat book (yes, she loves cats too).
News Flash: My mother-in-law will be 97 next week. She lives by herself (but with grandkids nearby that keep watch) in Louisiana on 15 acres. She is still mentally alert and although she has health care professionals who check in on her, does pretty well on her own. She does use oxygen and a walker, but has a very independent personality that refuses to be coddled. She had 5 boys (lost one at the tender age of 3 to anesthesia during a tonsillectomy), divorced, but raised her remaining 4 boys on her own - and all graduated from LSUBR. She is a strong lady and I think the world of her.
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Sound like good days to me! Loved the picture of your granddaughter.
ReplyDeleteYes, Nana.... good days.
ReplyDeleteAnybody who loves cats is all right by me. What a cutie! And although $3K sounds like a lot, it would be not much towards the purchase of a major appliance or car that would give back so very much to the world. If not now, then maybe soon... :-)
ReplyDeleteRight, DJan... not now, but maybe sometime soon.
ReplyDeleteHubby and I took up fiddle lessons after the death of our son. We stayed sane and focused on something other than grief, and the expense was well worth it. We gave it up after a while; but, the benefit of taking up something new and even frustrating when the world was collapsing all around us, was immesurable.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a really smart thing to have done. I can see how focusing your attention away from the grief (at least for a short period) would be beneficial. I'm glad you were both strong enough to do this... and I'm so sorry for your loss.
DeleteBirthday wishes when it's time both to your granddaughter and your indomitable mother-in-law. It's a shame you don't think you can treat yourself to your own small pottery studio. I bet you'd get a lot of use and pleasure out of it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Perpetua. I'm thinking of getting a pottery wheel sometime in the next year, but the rest will have to wait for now.
DeleteSorry you have to wait on the pottery class...get those back burner things finished up and next spring you will have a clean slate for your pottery. I would not be able to spend 3,000 on myself either....:( Your little granddaughter is so cute reading her book like a big girl. I sure hope I am as fortunate as your mother n law if i get to be 97...that is one blessed lady.
ReplyDeleteAs for the pottery class... and the home studio, yes, it will have to wait. But that's OK. I will investigate getting just a pottery wheel sometime in the near future so I can practice at home. And then we'll go from there.
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