As I mentioned yesterday, I’d challenged Explore Tailormade to come up with a full programme of visits on Christmas Day, despite the fact that it was a public holiday in Peru and all the main site were closed. They rose to the challenge magnificently. I was picked up at 8:30 in the morning by my […]
I really dislike this time of year. It’s not Christmas in itself that’s the problem, but rather the fact that it was just before Christmas in 2009 that Chris was first diagnosed, out of the blue, with cancer. We spent the entire Christmas and New Year period going from one hospital appointment to the next, […]
Jon the Potter has put up on his blog a link to some photos he took during the pottery workshop last weekend. There are a couple of snaps of my pots which I have shamelessly copied. I was clearly in a blue-and-yellow mood that day! There are three pots, each with a matching lid that […]
I was back at Eastnor Pottery again today, finishing off the pots and plates which I threw last month. The idea is that you put the “leather-hard” pots back on the wheel-head, upside down, then get them exactly centred (not easy, particularly if the pot is a bit wobbly) and stick it in place with […]
On Monday, after living in Malvern for over thirty years in total, I finally visited the Morgan factory for the first time. Locals will know full well what I’m talking about, but some of my more distant readers may not know that Malvern has been the home of the Morgan Motor Car company for over […]
Eastnor Pottery doesn’t generally run throwing workshops for adults over the summer – Jon the potter instead concentrates on children’s workshops and running pottery “experiences” at fairs and festivals etc. The adult workshops which I so enjoy only start up again in the autumn, by which time I’m generally suffering from withdrawal symptoms! In fact, […]
Yesterday afternoon, after work, I met up with a friend and ex-colleague for coffee, a cake, and a good gossip at the Waitrose cafe. I got there a bit early, so did some shopping in town first, and got caught in an absolute downpour. I got soaked! But when I then went into Waitrose to […]
The bid has now been submitted to the customer, and I’ve had a badly-needed breathing space before we get on contract and the fun and games really start. So I took advantage of the lull in activity to visit my parents for a long weekend. On Monday my father and I spent a day on […]
After the stress and hassle of having workmen around mending my roof for the second time of asking, plus making the additional unwelcome discovery that my washing machine had leaked all over the kitchen floor, I decided I needed to do something to cheer myself up. I had spotted in the local paper that there […]
Yesterday was the second anniversary of Christopher’s death, and I’m feeling an awful lot better than I did this time last year. However, I knew I would still be feeling somewhat wobbly, so I have consigned the bid into the capable hands of two of my colleagues and taken a few days off work. Mind […]
