Happy Birthday (tomorrow) Dame Ellen!

This one also has a good weight and heft.

These mugs are small -- they hold about 3/4 cup, which is perfect for rounds of gong fu-style tea.

One of the learning curves in pottery is learning how a finished product will feel in the hand. This one feels lovely.

School resumes tomorrow so of course I am finding many of these little projects to do in between grading things. My knitting WIP pile is now at unfortunate levels. I created centerpieces for Thanksgiving using pottery I made.

Baked bread today. First time baking bread with a poolish starter. It came out so well that we've already devoured 3/4 of a loaf...

Yeast, doing their thing.

This year, I signed up for a pottery class because I like doing crafts and working with my hands as an antidote to the thinky work I do as a teacher. It's taken some time (and developing hand and arm strength!) but I'm finally getting consistent results. #pottery

Full moon in a (dark) blue sky. :)