A Wet Weekend

Dark Wet Fenland

   Just as we all thought, bonfire night as arrived and so as the wet weather to welcome it, the last week produced lots of rain here in the fens and it looks like it will continue to spoil that special night of fireworks and flame.
   With the bad weather I haven't been able to cut down more trees so my plan for a bonfire is out the window, there is a big firework display about four miles away which we could go and watch but we'll see how we feel later after a long days work, most evenings after cooking dinner we just seem to sink onto the sofa, god that makes us sound so sad !
   When we talk of the hours we put in and how hard it can be I always say we are still very lucky and some people work just as hard but they are doing a job they hate, at least our efforts are made a little easier as we love the job we do, of course there are parts of my work I don't look forward to such as cleaning hundreds of beads, spending hours sorting photographs ready to list beads and the listing, but as for the making of the beads, well, I can't remember a single day when I didn't enjoy it. Some of you may think this is bull shit, but I promise I really can't, not once have I not had that excited feeling when I empty the kiln in the morning and now with the ceramics I get that feeling doubled tho it can mean more disappointments too but touch wood not too many.
   I've still yet to felt the barn roof what with the hot water tank going and the car to tax I couldn't afford the felt, but I'm hoping this coming week I'll get that sorted. With the rains we have had it was a good reminder and a kick up the arse to get more work done to get those rolls of felt sorted, I must admit I had a couple of days this week when I really was tired and I think Yvonne noticed but I told her I just thought I had her cold coming, I always feel that if she sees I'm struggling then it willy worry her and after sleep I always feel back to normal and ready for the next day.

      I find it hard to admit that this week I started thinking about Christmas beads and ended up making this pair of pandora style beads above, god what was I thinking, me and Christmas style beads, it must have been on one of those tired days has I can't remember doing them haha, but don't worry I promise there will be no snowmen or santa beads popping up, if I ever make those then I'll turn off my torch for the last time. Maybe someone will find them fun to wear so I listed them in my etsy shop last night.
   Today is focal day plus I hope to get more ceramics made this afternoon, I want to try out more glaze colours so a few hours is called for there. By the way I really want to thank all of those who have bought my ceramic beads, I know some are just simple beads but there are lots of new beads on the way which I hope you will enjoy and every set helps me towards that electric wheel which will save my legs after all the hours on my kick wheel. I hope this week coming I can list a lot of the new colours and yes, at last some pendants. Still I'm not that happy with the pendants I've made, yes they are ok and everyone who as seen them thinks there are great but you know me, I won't list until they are ok in my eyes plus I've made so many different types it's not easy to know which to list but I'll get there and take that jump in the deep end before long.
   Right it's off to work for me and focal beads to make, I hope you all enjoy your bonfire night parties and please be careful with the fireworks, I know what can happen when your fingers are close to that kind of heat, enjoy.