One of my favorite Mystery writers!

About 3 years ago I became addicted to the writings of Louise Penny. This Quebec writer has spoiled me for so many other murder mystery writers. When you find a writer on the par of Rex Stout, it really ruins you to read other works by less skilled writers. Quality is what I am about, not the dozens of books pumped out by so many professional writers. Louise Penny has quality, and since she isn't publishing 2 or more books per year, she leaves us all longing for more.
Now this fall she is releasing her next book, called "A Beautiful Mystery", and it is hard to wait for this. I hope my hours spent working on my potter's wheel helps the time fly as I wait for this one.
http://louisepenny.blogspot.com

Stay inside, drink coffee and plan lunch I guess.

Wow, like an old time winter storm. I know the pixs don't do justice, the snow is blowing from the NW, so hard that you can't use the camera out of the shelter of the backdoor overhang. Snow falling faster than I have seen it since Nov 19th on my way home from a craft show in Rhinelander.
The door to the kiln hut is almost buried, and the winds just rock the treetops. So glad we still have power and cable tv. The birds are attacking the feeders and the suet bags. Poor things, but at least it's almost March, which is encouraging. This is the most we have had at one time all season. And more to come! Well, I guess waffles with those strawberries we froze in July for lunch.
I think an afternoon of quilting is on the schedule today! And no icefishing for Barry. We got plowed at about 4am by our plowguy, and we should see him again at least one more time today. I hate to say this, but it is pretty outside. So glad I don't have to travel today.

January 2012

Happy belated New Year from Saint Germain. It was a busy end to December with many ETSY orders to pack and get out for the mail carrier to pickup. Our mail person is a lady named Jodi and she is a real asset to the post office. No matter if it was 3 boxes or 9, she would load up and head out with a smile.

Now it's working on more inventory and working at my part time job in Minocqua at the Brown Barn Bath Co. A beautiful place filled with hand made soaps, lotions, fine face products and even solid shampoo bars (very nice to use), just to name a few of the products the ladies at the lab in Holcombe WI make. And since winter isn't winter without some fun time, I've broken out the sewing machine and am bringing out some quilting projects to do.

I need to explain the pictures. The rusty pickup is my good ole Toyota 94 that has safely carried me for over 271K miles. It has gone to the BWCA a few times, to Florida, and all over the place to art and craft shows. Now it's up for sale while it still has some life in it. Who ever buys it will enjoy many miles of use, I'm sure. It is hard to think of it not being my transport. This truck was made in Japan, the last year for that model, and I think after that the Tacoma replaced it as the little truck and was made in the US. That was the best investment I ever made.

The other shots are of snow, and it's curious ability to defy gravity and made it's own shape on things.

And the last pix is of one of the new projects I finished. Fun wall hanging that I even machine quilted on my little Brother sewing machine.

I will update our craft show schedule soon, it is mostly the same, just the dates will change. I don't think I will be going up to Art on the Rocks this July unless I can figure out how to be a both Marquette Mich and Land o Lakes WI on the same weekend. Oh, how I love having 5 weekends in July, but not this year! So sad.

Well, back to the basement to paint some blueberries on some bowls!
Stay warm.

hmmm, what next to make?

Well, Cranberry fest is over for 2011, now it is time for Egg Harbor's Pumpkinpatch fest. We set up at A Decorators Gallery on Market street, booth 22. Barry is going to do the show so I can stay home an make more bowls, and mugs and cheese bowls and I'm not sure what all.
But, will figure it out.