lillygiggleblissblog

Argh

I only title it that because I just lost an entire post due to computer meltdown. I am in serious need of more memory. Here I go again.

 

 

I was wrapping these little beauties for an order today and I had to stop and take their pictures. I think they are just so pretty.

 

I cut dozens of little clay flowers last night.

 

Here is my assistant helping me with the orders this morning.

 

Sometimes I wish I could post more than a few photos. During the day I think of all the things I want to write but by the time I get to the computer I am just beat. If I'm online during the day there is a little one tugging at me, "Mummy can you....", any number of things can be entered here such as; get me a drink of milk? a pickle? my princess castle? my beauty and the beast toys?. I get many requests from the little one during the day but unfortunately none of them are "Mummy can I start wearing undies and quit the pull-ups?"

 

I miss you guys.

I was just reading this blog that I just stumbled up. Tom and I were just talking about the kitties this morning so the post about their beloved doggy really touched me.

 

 

 

 

They truly were two of the most wonderful cats I have ever known. They were so good together too. They just seemed so much like brother and sister. They were pretty much the same age and weight but came from different states at different times. They were both rescued from being put down when I worked at the animal hospital. Jackson, formerly named Calhoun, only had minutes to spare. I saw his cute face through the carrier and was of course curious why he was there. His "owner" said he wasn't grooming himself so she thought his time was up. The poor cat was so neglected he had lost his mind. After he settled in with us he was such a wonderful friend. He would follow Lilly around all the time, there is barely a photo where he is not in it.

Squeaky and Jackson were both at least 14 years old when we adopted them, about 6 months apart. Even though we only had them a few short years, and there were some medical complication$ along the way, they were two of the best cats I have ever owned. I have owned several cats. I have 9 cats tattooed on my body, the last 3 cats still haven't made it there yet.

I would highly recommend adopting an older cat. They seemed to just know and appreciate us so much more. 

I miss you Squeaky(Little Bird), Jackson(Mister), Tilly(Silly Tilly Willy), Max(Maxy Von Staxi), Nymphadora(Big Whitey), Laurel(Laureli), Chrissy(Chrispy) and Fergus(Ferg the Werg). You were all so wonderful and I love and miss you all.

Medium word dishes....mmmm yum.

 

These yummy looking little fellas left for their new home at the Tin Roof Studio in Highlands NC.

 

I also sent some nice orders out to Artitudes in West Newton MA and Hanni Gallery in Harbor Springs MI.

 

Magpie also has my black and white pieces now.

 

And my greatest masterpiece. She is finally feeling a little better and I on the other hand, am feeling horrible from the anti-biotics I am taking for Walking Pneumonia.

What a day.

Thanks to everyone who came to the SOWA Opening weekend. A giant thank you to Christine and Miguel. I could not have done yesterday without your help. Thank you for loading all my boxes and supplies into the truck and for the kind words to ease my worry about the little peanut.

I had to do a super quick pack and bail at the last minute. My little Lilly has been under the weather for a few days and I had to rush home from Boston to take her to the emergency room at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence. Happily all is ok. We thought she might need some fluids after a bought of vomiting and then diarrhea, which is still lingering.

So today I am not at the Open Market unfortunately. It was a long and rough night in a waiting room but I am thankful to be home with a happy and relatively healthy child.

My little girl is 3.

 

We have entered the Princess stage now. I am missing the dinosaurs and pirates. I love you Lilly.

I need more time, or maybe two of me.

I am having one of those days where I just wish I had more time. Being a work at home Mum is really amazing and I know I am sooo lucky to be here with my little one, and still get to live my dream of being a potter. I am not just a stay at home mother who makes pottery as a hobby either. I am responsible for a major chunk of the family income so when I can't get the work done there is a big hole in the finances. 

Some days are just tricky though. I have so many orders right now and a bunch of craft shows lurking around the corner. I have an amazing store emailing me about bringing my black and white work into the store, and I just don't have enough of it to bring in. Several of my orders at the moment are asking for custom colors and words, which isn't a big deal but it really slows me down to keep track of who wants what. When I am pulling dozens of little dishes out of the kiln it's hard to organize who is who.

I was standing at the stove stirring chicken noodle soup with princess shaped pasta, and all I can think of is pottery. It's going to be another hour or so until the small person is in bed and then I can pick up toys and then attempt to get some more work done. This is my day. I don't get to sleep until after 11 most nights and then it all starts again around 7am.

I took on all these orders and now I stores calling and emailing and I really am doing the best that I can to keep a balance of work and home. It's not so easy when it's all under one roof. If you are a store waiting on me, I am getting there.

 

This photo actually says a lot about my day to day life. I see a box of wipes, a stack of orders ready to go to Fedex, a dishwasher half unloaded, a laundry basket and a crazy kid.

Toot, toot, chugga, chugga

I was a vendor at a craft fair here yesterday. It was a really nice day. This is a giant place with 700 people working there. Christine was there with me so we chatted in between sales. This is my new side table on the table display. I'm pretty happy with it. 

 

The other one with the cereal bowls.

 

We went and saw these guys last weekend. I had a great time there. I was singing and clapping, much to Lilly's disgust. They put on a fantastic show, well worth the money.

This is one of my favorite photos from this time last year. That frog sings "It's a wonderful world".

Leaves are fun!

    

  This is how we spent a part of Saturday. Doesn't it look wonderful, and yes, she really is that cute.

Mmmmm, Zombie Pudding

 

These are the Zombie Puddings I made for Lilly's little party she went to last weekend. It is Vanilla Pudding with food coloring added to the milk. There is orange on the bottom and then four lady fingers, more green pudding drizzled all over, a giant spray of cream in the middle and then the brown pudding over the top. The bugs are from the dollar store. The were really yummy. I bet they would be even better if I had layed the lady fingers in a dish and drizzled them with Jello and let them soak it up first. Now I want some more.

Costumes, candy, crying and crashing.