Pottery by Fire and TCOB

Even though pottery has come to a end, we had one final get together with the crew. KM knows lot about pottery, and he wanted to try baking the pottery in a pit fire as opposed to a kiln. The idea is to create a really hot fire with sawdust, which he had mounds of because of his work. The way it works is you make a massive bonfire, and bury the pottery deep inside. I was willing to do it at our house, but DE stepped up and offered his house, which is much more suited to the task because he has this amazing fire pit.

We met in the AM, and those guys set it all up. We planned on roasting hot dogs and marshmallows in the process, and it was all set up to be really fun day, which it was. The fire burned beautifully, slow and steady, and not a conflagration, which is good, because we were right in the middle of the woods. Because of the trees, it was nice and cool, and thankfully there was no wind. It turned out to be a perfect day for the event.

At some point, as the fire burned and the dads hung out, I started getting antsy because there was the market to prepare for, but also, I didn’t want to spoil the fun and take the kids away. Since the kids were having a blast playing in the woods, DE said it was cool to leave them and just come back when I was done. I felt bad, but figured A&N would be happy if I left, anyway, and would have been bummed to have had to go.

So I left, and got a lot done in the 1.5 hours I had. I was able to get some things together for the market and make supper, which was good, because after pottery, we had to jet over to White River Paper, then to Pro Optical in W. Leb to get A’s new glasses adjusted (they fit perfectly now), then back home for N’s t-ball game, which was the second to last one, the penultimate game.

Never a dull moment on this end. Until the next time, thanks for reading.