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Home now after an afternoon at the pottery studio and a tea of fish, chips and curry sauce.
Lydia had been on her own all afternoon but while I was out – on the way to the studio – I stopped off and stocked up on dental chews and some gravy bone biscuits for her.
I held off giving her a dental chew until after she’d had her tea, so that she could get the best benefit from the cleaning effect, although the raw chicken wing that she had as part of her tea will also have helped.
Slightly disappointed that pots I’d hoped to pick up today were still in the kiln, I continued to work on others. I applied oxides and a spray of transparent glaze to one piece, and finished making two others, placing them on the shelf for bisque firing, once they have fully dried out.
So, overall, it was a constructive afternoon in good company, including that of my friend, Jenny, who I have a particularly close connection with. We both started going to the studio at around the same time, heading towards our respective 7th decades. Jenny’s enthusiasm knows no bounds; she is full of ideas and energy, always trying different things and quick to give encouragement to others including me.
I’m hoping for another good sleep tonight. We shall see. I inadvertently bought an arctic iced coffee at the petrol station while topping up with petrol, momentarily forgetting about my ‘no coffee’ and ‘no caffeine in the afternoon’ routine. I’m fairly confident it won’t have an adverse effect and I’ll be able to enter the ‘land of nod’ tonight. Funnily enough, there is a signpost to ‘The Land of Nod’ on the way to the pottery studio. I must remember to look it up one day.
Glad About 