After my two days in St. Neots and then two all-too-brief nights in Berlin (again, catching up with six family members) I wound up at (nephew) Mike, Mel, Molly and Sam's house in Sheen in SW London. I had scheduled a Gillian day and managed to tick off some super destinations. First an above-ground train to Waterloo, and then the Northern Line tube got me…
This year marks fifty years since I immigrated to Canada from England. Over the years I've made many trips back, usually with Alan, but sometimes on my own. I always make a point of revisiting favourite potters and galleries near where family members live. After Al had had his eight-day trip to Osaka recently we agreed that I should take a holiday in England…
Once again I have packed jugbirds into a smaller-than-carry-on-size box ready to take to the airport with me tomorrow. I think the allowable size is now smaller so some will have to go in my hand-bag too. Good thing I only want a book and passport besides them. While I am travelling to Cambridge, Berlin briefly, London and Salisbury…
It was a clay-packed weekend! On Friday evening Linda took June and me over to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts for the latest in the NorthWest Ceramic Foundation's series of lectures. Nora Vaillant had studied Leach apprentice and sometime BC resident John Reeve and his influence on West Coast potters for her MA thesis. This talk was a somewhat extended version of the presentation…
Now that the latest firing is done I needed to get some of the work packed up. The three vessels intended for Victoria's Alcheringa Gallery were carefully wrapped in paper and bubble wrap and secured in a box with a handle. Wednesday morning saw me braving the 2nd Narrows bridge to meet up with Robert, who has taken said box on to the sea-bus,…