Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal I’d had a spell of reading dull, tedious, and difficult books, and had quite lost my appetite for reading, so I was glad to finally get my hands on a copy of SHADES OF MILK AND HONEY, about which I’d heard many pleasant things. This novel …
Dec 30
Book Slog
I’m in a book slog. You know what I mean? I trudged through two tedious books, tried to start another, and finally lost the will to read. Mediocre or dull books can sap my energy. They make me loathe to start another book. What if this one is as dull as the one before it? …
Dec 30
Tiny Smiley Balls 1
Everyone seems to really love my smiley balls. I’ve ended up giving away over half of the ones I’ve made. I wanted to have some to give to friends I’m going to visit in the spring, but carrying full-sized ones in my luggage wouldn’t do, so I planned to make small ones. These weren’t as …
Dec 26
Thorny Pot
I bought this pot specifically to re-pot a gardenia plant I have in my front yard. I thought about using tile mosaics, or glass piece mosaic, but my mosaic-tile production wasn’t coming along fast enough so I decided to glaze it instead. I’m always startled by how patchy the glazes come out. Even when I …
Dec 26
Smiley Ball 17
I had so many of these, I didn’t want to put them all on my blog at once. Now they are placeholders for different photo sessions. I don’t know what that hair is, but it might be cat hair.