nightmares and laundry

i been going through a rash of nightmares again
one was that bernie was giving flowers to someone else ( and they were nice flowers too, in pretty pink paper)
another was that i was in the army, and killing the enemy and then got captured and the enemy was about to retaliate

then there is the laundry
that it never dries................

wait that last one is real life not a dream

oh man

did i mention i can't reach the stuff at the bottom of the washer?
i'm too short

yesterday i used a pair of pliers to get the last pair of undies out

i almost fell in to the washer head first
the chickens were laughing

it's pretty bad when a CHICKEN laughs at you

oye

now in fiber news, i have just turned the heel of the first sock and am now going around picking up stitches to do the gusset decreases
i did a french round heel on this one
i think i am going to do a dutch square heel on the next one
i want to try a few different heels on the socks this year
and i need more patons kroy sock yarn as it is almost indestructible

ok in studio news, bernie is going to help me move some stuff out of the studio so i can finish getting molds moved out and over
i still don't have a home for the molds to live on when the old shelf is moved out
and he isn't figuring on something to help me with either yet
so this is going to be interesting
they may end up on the white metal shelves for a bit, which isn't good as the moisture will rust the shelves and ruin the molds
but maybe for a short time
he informs me that he is going to 'take apart' my porcelain workbench
i am concerned that this is code for 'take it apart and get it out of the studio'

he won't like the consequences if that happens, cause i will start to pour molds and make molds on HIS table
and let's just say...........
it's FILTHY
plaster and slip are a nightmare to clean up after
rough cleaning greenware is just as bad

but i also can't wait to get to that part of the studio, as i haven't touched that back wall in years.......... like 20 years!
the porcelain workbench is HUGE, dad helped me put it together, and he nailed it to the floor!
it is rocky but needs to rock a bit to help degass the plaster in the mold forms
and it's tall......higher then my waist
i need to stand while working at it
because i need to have leverage when filling the cracks in a mold form with clay
and i need to be able to see down into the mold form and watch how it is coming along
plus i need to stand to pour so it's at a height that worked for me
i got partly under there and found a few #50 clay boxes, porcelain clay that i sculpt in
cheap clay that i use for sealing mold forms
and a stoneware that i use for sculpting flat stuff in
i think there are a few cases of porcelain slip back in there as well
i saw the big S for seeley on a box so that is slip, as i only use seeley
( bell slip smells funny to me)
there should be about 6 cases of slip under there
and at least 100# of pottery plaster

i have decided to paint the metal worktable legs
i am first going to paint it cream, then add black stripes
and then i think glaze it with an umber so it looks oldish

i am going to put a surface protector of sorts on it
maybe a self healing mat
i don't know if i should do a complete self sealing cover like on my drafting table or just a smallish one to work on
i think the complete ones are probably better, they come in a reversible cream/green or gray
and two sides so you can and should eventually reverse them
and if you shop around you can find them for like 40$

now i will add that i have one on my drafting table that was bought in 1983
it's still on there
still works great, and i haven't ever turned it over ( cause i don't like the green side- but the option is there)

so if you do the math........ $40 is cheap in this instance

now duckie news......
momma let me pick her up and hold her on her back and rub her belly for quite a while
so that is huge news
i let them out last night for a swim and a snack of juicey worms
lilli got her bath first
then momma and phoebe
falstaff is due one and not bathing

things have been going something like this

LILLI stop biting momma

'but i'm not doing anything mom'

LILLI i SAW you bite momma on the wing

'i don't like her mom'

why on EARTH do you not like momma, she doesn't bother you at all

'i don't know mom, i got pms, and i just don't like momma's face'

LILLI, in the back...........NOW......................

and that is the daily arguement from the duckies
but they are all in the molt so i am waiting to see

meanwhile

HELP i am drowning in a sea of supplies

i could really use a pair of hands that know how to organizse

oye

vi