Samples

Here are some samples of some of my work I fired yesterday. Most of this will be at my shown on Saturday.

Correction

In the previous post, I wrote that the Santa's Workshop was behind the La Mirada Library. Actually, it is on the other side, near the fire station. You want to go in the back entrance, facing the park. I will be in booth 20. There's supposed to be food etc. sold there as well. I've never gone to one before, so that's about all I can tell you. But it should be an interesting day. Elizabeth is in a parade the same day for Brownies! So, Connie will be there part of the time. Zack will be there to help me out, however.

Ceramics Show

I'm going to be selling some of my things at the Santa's Workshop on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. I'll be selling mostly my smaller stuff. They want stocking stuffers, but I'll bring some of the bigger things for presents. Elizabeth has a parade on that same day. Wish I could see that, but Connie can go to that while I do the Show. I've got Zack to help me set it up as well. Should be a fun experience. I've not had a show yet.

I had thought of joining the La Mirada Arts Colony, but when I called for information, the guy I talked to really talked me out of it. He said I'd be the only potter so I could never compete and made it sound really boring. So, I'll opt for a local show now and then instead, I guess.

Anyway, if you're able to come by on Dec. 3, I'd love to see you. It's on La Mirada Blvd., north of Rosecrans and south of Imperial behind the library in the new Activity Center. I think part of it is inside and part is outside.

Thanksgiving

Getting ready for Thanksgiving. Everyone is coming to our house this year because we can seat the most for dinner. Here's who is coming: Mom, Connie, Zack, Elizabeth, Robin, David, Tyler, Mary, Becky, Tony, Anthony, and ME! I'm cooking the turkey, Connie is making her wonderful pies, and the rest will make the rest.

We have a BIG surprise for Elizabeth tomorrow. Early Christmas present. I'll post picture here tomorrow, hopefully.

Bob

Mom

Had a scare the last couple of days. Mom was at home, a friend was visiting her. The friend noticed Mom didn't seem herself. Mom was dizzy and seeing with blurred vision. So, the friend insisted on taking her to the Dr. who put Mom in emergency. Her blood pressure was 209. So, she stayed overnight and came home yesterday afternoon around 4:00. Her BP had come down to about 150.

Andre Again!

Well, I think I'm being stalked by Andre Crouch! Just kidding. But I went to a wonderful play called "Carnegie's In My View" and guess who was there? Yup, Andre Crouch. His cousin is a friend of a man in my church and she saw me and took me down to meet him and we chatted about his reading my article about him and then his calling me on the phone and ended up talking about pastoring and how hard it is. He's a very down to earth man and it was exciting for me to get to talk to him once more.

Space Cadets-This is just too much fun

Space Cadets hoax out of this world
By This is London
16 November 2005
A new reality TV show is aiming to pull off the biggest hoax in TV history - by persuading a group of Britons that they have been blasted into space

The new Channel 4 series Space Cadets has been under wraps since the idea first came about 18-months ago.

Nine people will be told they are set to visit the final frontier as space tourists and that in preparation they will undergo intensive training in Russia courtesy of the Space Tourism Agency of Russia, but in reality the groups will be "trained" for space in a disused airbase in a secret location in the UK.

Unbeknown to them, their shuttle will be a Hollywood creation, made originally for the film Space Cowboys.

A giant custom-built screen positioned just outside the shuttle will, it is hoped, provide the illusion of a view of Earth from space including a hurricane over Mexico and a glimpse of the UK on one day when cloud cover parts.

The launch sound has been created by a Hollywood sound specialist while the shuttle will tip and rock in the process.

Channel 4 admits that the joke could be on them if the participants, who are currently being selected from a group holed up in a secret location with no contact with the outside world, cotton on to the stunt.

Three actors have been placed in the group and will be able to report back on whether there are any suspicions.

What's Happening Now

Didn't realize it had been so long since I posted. I've been quite busy with school completing the first quarter and giving finals, grading papers and getting ready for Parent Teacher Conferences.

I don't think that I've mentioned that I have entered into the La Mirada Christmas Craft Show on Dec. 3, 2005, in the La Mirada Activity Center. I hope to have more info on that soon, but if you're in the area, I hope you stop by and say hi. I'll be selling mostly smaller ceramic things I've made. They asked us to emphasize stocking stuffers, so I'm making a lot of Christmas pens. My sister in law is sending me back some of my things have haven't sold as well as some of her craft items for me to try and sell for her. Hope we'll both do well.

I'm going to be taking some Christmas Pots, pins, magnets as well as some of my freestyle hand work. I've got some interesting vases and the like to sell. I've got some Christmas ornaments in the works and I hope to have some candles ready by then as well.

I've tried hooking up with some other candle makers to use my pots for candles, but it hasn't worked out yet. I may just end up learning how to do that myself. Turns out Elizabeth has a Brownie parade in Whittier the same day, so I think it will be Zack and me selling in the first half of the day, at least. I made a jughead that was supposed to be Santa, but it doesn't look much like Santa, so I think he's now Jack Frost! Wasn't that easy? The license we artists take. :-)