Water, water everywhere..!  The road to the States and the one East to Saskatchewan were closed due to flooding. It’s so cool and rainy that the salt kiln cooled much more quickly than last time. Claude had to leave to attend a sale in Regina on Saturday but was able to unload the kiln around noon. Lovely results! I only had 6 new pots in this firing and a couple of refires, but there’s so much information to help with the spraying and glazing of the pots for the last salt just before the month is up.  pics tomorrow..

Wedged together a bag of H550 and a bag of H570. I hope this will give me the iron of the first to encourage orange peel and the bright white and throwability of the second. Threw parts for a rooster and 4 other jugbirds. I’ll have fun assembling those tomorrow.

Spent some time with my mask and work gloves cleaning melted glass from the sides and undersides of the shelves. Aaron rebuilt the bag wall ready for Jim Etzkorn to load and fire a salt firing tomorrow.

Frustrated with not being able to get to the stores or home I looked into a rental car. After a phone call to my home car insurance company I can now rent without having to pay extra insurance – I hope. Another frustration is the fact that the electricity is to be turned off in our flat for annual maintenance tomorrow. With luck it’ll be on again by the evening but if not, it’d be nice to go out for supper.

There was a party hosted by Rose and Sandi after work today. We had burgers, salmon, pork and all manner of vegs, snacks and desserts. So nice. Thanks. Good to get to know the families of Aaron, Robin and Quentin. Teresa gave Brenda, Leigh and me a ride back to the flat. Tomorrow – independence!