Tiles

Here are the tiles after first firing to bisque. I did end up with a few cracked tiles, but the fish survived the fire.

I had to re-roll a few tiles and I now have a few in the kiln with a glaze for a test fire on the color.  Will know tomorrow about the color on red clay.  Cross your fingers.

This is the copper sink and you can click on each of these snaps to see more detail.  The bottom picture shows the progress prior to the sink installation and next blog will have the hardware.

The sun is shining today, but the temp was 9 degrees when I got up today so it is cold still!!  Will spring ever come.  My friend, Bonnie came over on Friday and we worked on a stained glass project for her.  She started it a year ago last Thanksgiving and hasn't had a chance to get back to it. So it was a very good day.  Will get pictures when we get back to it as it will be a beautiful piece and will be a first project.  

Today is Easter and kids everywhere have been hunting eggs I am sure.  When we were kids, I remember my Dad helping us all color the eggs for the Easter Bunny to hide for us.  Living out in the country, our eggs were hidden among bails of hay, at the base of trees and in Mom's flower beds.  We had such fun!! Occasionally, one would be missed and later on when the planting of the garden or the mowing of the lawns and weeding took place, one of those eggs would magically appear.  Yuk!  We always got a new outfit and new shoes and after Sunday school, we would go to one of Dad's sisters, in the earlier days it was his brother Bill's home.  Of course, we would hunt eggs there also.  Dad was one of 11 children, 9 of whom lived to be adults, he being the youngest.

His mother, our grandmother, was in her 40's when he was born and basically had two families.  He and his brother, Bob, were the babies and had nieces  and nephews older than themselves.  Except for Bob's two sons, we were the youngest grandchildren and I remember everyone paying so much attention to us.  For the most part, large families are a thing of the past and we all get scattered so far and wide that family gatherings on holidays are a thing of the past for many of us.  If you are among the fortunate to have your cousins, and aunts and uncles, and grandparents and grandchildren together this Easter, count your blessings!

"Families are like fudge...mostly sweet with a few nuts." -- unknown