Handmaiden silk yarn

Gerald gave me this beautiful yarn for Christmas. It is Handmaiden silk.

Snow Day

Woke up to snow! I thought it was not due until Thursday.

Saturday I finished my last show of the season at Gar-field HS put on by the Orchestra Boosters. Sold all but one of my Holly Berry plates that are great for pillar candles. I have very little jewelry left so I will need to get busy making glass for 2011...but that can wait until after Christmas.

 I must have caught something there - I have a scratchy throat and sound like a frog, feel stuffy, have a low grade fever and little energy.

Gerald made a nice fire the Sunday after Thanksgiving. American Heritage in Williamsburg is our favorite campground.

Happy Thanksgiving

When we arrived yesterday afternoon it was warm but that cold front came in overnight - glad I packed my hat!

This afternoon is warmer so I'm taking a cup of coffee, a book and some matches, to light a campfire, right after I finish lunch.

Tickle those ivory keys!

I've been experimenting with different fusing schedules and really wanted these keys to look and feel like the "real thing". If I went too hot or too long I knew I would have a big white stretch with black streaks so I have anxiously been waiting to open the kiln lid. Good kiln day!

Back in town with Halloween glass pictures.

I got back from Nancy's late last night. After our show on Saturday I stayed on. Had to take Nancy to Bethesda to see the opthomologist she woke up seeing flashing lights, we were concerned that it was a detached retina but it was some of the gel breaking off as it liquified and must have hit the optic nerve.

Nancy will be coming in tomorrow so we can set up tomorrow night at St. Christopher's for their bazaar. There is a preview night on Friday the open to the public on Saturday. If you can come by and say hi to us I know Nancy would love to see all you.

When she was small Nancy was going to a farmer - that didn't work out but she grew some glass pumpkins. What do you think?

 My cats are waiting their turn to go into the kiln.

Heading for Dulles Expo in November

Exciting news -we will be taking our plates, trays, dessert sets, sun catchers, windchimes to the Northern Virginia Christmas Market at the Dulles Expo Center mid November.