Primitive Fire Pottery Class

Everyone keeps asking to see the pots that I am making. So here are some of them.


My very first pinch pots.


Here is my fancy kiln.


Tall skinny pinch pot.


A sampling of the first two firings.


I'm supposed to put texture on the surface, but I find it hard to mess with the smooth pot after I have worked so hard to get it that way. This was my first attempt.


Another smooth pinch pot.


Finally one with some texture added.

Today is a special day in our lives as Lynda and I no longer have children under the legal adult age. Yep that's right, our baby Seth turns 21 today. Happy Birthday Seth, we love you and hope you are enjoying this auspicious day.

Icicles

We have had wonderfully cold weather ever since Lynda's return from Palm Springs area. Lots of white snow and icy sidewalks. We look for rain this weekend to possibly clear things up again. The good thing with cold weather in the winter is that usually it comes with Sunshine. Saw a few minutes of sun today and it was bright. The snow in the picture is about a foot deep.

Glint's Castle

Here is Lynda's newest masterpiece with Glint, our cat, modeling for us. Thanks to Annie Fino for the donation of the mannequin legs and to the hospital for the discarded carpet. Once again Lynda has done a splendid job expressing her creativity and Glint seems to enjoy her new perch.

End of Year Snowstorm

12-28-08 we woke up this morning to an even whiter day. The snow had been falling for the past few days leaving only an inch or two on the ground. Last night it was more serious in its attempts leaving another foot of snow to remove from the sidewalk. The temperatures have been near 30 degrees allowing the snow to pile up on itself and stick to everything it hits thus the beautiful flocking of the trees.



Marcus enjoys going out his dog door and snuffling about in the white stuff, then coming back inside covered with balls of snow on his legs, belly and snout.



Lynda has expressed herself creatively this year by making all new decorations for the tree. Because she was gone to where it was warm and not returning till almost Christmas, the tree was still in the process of being decorated till today. She still has more of the balls to prepare but the fingers are not holding up to the abuse of pulling the ropes tight so it may have to wait till next year. Does look impressive and fitting for the area. In the background you can see the cat pole she designed that only awaits the tube to sit on top. It will be placed there when we can decide where the pole will finally be placed.

Here is wishing you all a Happy New Year and hope your Christmas was a nice as ours.
Ron and Lynda Chadwick

Mozart's Requim

The words still reverberate through my mind after completing the concert of Mozart's Requim 2 times in Ketchikan and once in Wrangell. Not sure what they mean as they were all in Latin but they sounded good with a larger choir and orchestra backup. The Bass section was 10 men strong with some excellent voices. The other sections were similarly sized. We practiced together as a group Thursday night and then the full group on Friday evening. During the day Friday it was off to Wallmart (the excitement of Ketchikan) to find inexpensive DVD's to add to my collection and wandering around the town looking at all the beautiful artifacts in the windows. The housing was comfortable and the food excellent and company pleasant. Saturday we had 2 performances and then Sunday morning we all got on the Catamaran for the trip back home to Wrangell. Winds were projected to be gusts to 35MPH. Needless to say it was good I didn't eat breakfast. Once behind the shelter of islands it smoothed out and there were no mishaps. We had a nice turnout in Wrangell and our best performance. Now to work towards the Christmas concert.

Anchorage Visit

Had a pleasant visit to Anchorage this last weekend attending the Alaska Physical Therapy Association Fall Conference. I had the privilege of staying at Amanda's new apartment on her hide-a-bed for the weekend. She made the best Halibut dish with vegetables and pleasant company with her friend attending our dinner party. The weather was snowy and blustery but it cleared up so that we could participate in the Association's run/walk. The conference was stimulating and it was good to network with therapists from all over the state and one from Maine. Overall a profitable and pleasant weekend.