Mark C.

glad to hear you are healing.  just do not overdo it.  small things can be lovely.  and profitable.

Sounds like you're getting better by doing what you need to do. Best wishes!

Have you been swimming? Don't let your shoulders forget their jobs. 

Does a Mark C. fish photo exist on this site or elsewhere?

What are you using for a glaze? My wife makes a lemon-ginger marmalade that will work well

Yuppers! 3 shops today, pots for another shipped out last Wed. Good luck with your annual winter booth at your local spot. 

Looks to be a good season for us all.

Just stop by the house around 4:30 AM, I am usually crabby about then.

My sister is moving to South Jersey to where we spent our childhood summers and did some crabbing every summer. Crab races in the kitchen while my grandmother prepared to make crab cakes. Great memories and hope to do it again next summer with my sisters. Love crab meat!Enjoy.

I'm back! Drove a 9 point buck out to a young hunter on Friday afternoon. . . his first rifle buck and largest deer. Have seen lots of deer, and have hiked nearly 20,000 steps each of two days, and something like 70 flights of stairs. Good exercise for a diabetic.

best,

Pres

I know a few hunters myself-weather its deer-ducks or geese. Me I stick to hunting in the sea-mostly Tuna halibut and a few rockfish.

Yeah, if I were where you are I might also. At the same time, we both get wet one way or another.

best,

Pres

ok the Bali dive trip is going to be cancelled as I need 6-8 weeks to heal well. no work with arm for 3 weeks but I can use it lightly in 3 more days-just gentle  use.Doc said since I do not drink or smoke and have lifelong love of milk I will heal fast .Friends are toto tilling winter garden with 91 gallons of apple pressings into soil for me.

Yikes.  Of all the times for something like that to happen! Speedy recovery, man!

Here's to a quick recovery Mark!

I know, that scaling back on work, might not be the norm for you, but healing is something that you want to get right.

Hurt by an apple tree.  Now I have images of those tree from the Wizard of Oz, throwing apples at Dorthy and crew.

bet the local fire dept. knows your location so they can ignore lots of reports of FIRE!

The college and art school I attended would have the fire department called on them constantly.   They both started firing at night.   I had a neighbor call on me when I was smoking some pots in a big barrel.  Didn't get a ticket,    I had all of the safety procedures taken care of,  they just asked me to call before I smoked pots again.  Denice

I'm rural and nobody calls-after 48 years firing here wax smoke  and heat is no big deal. The fire dept is in a small town a mile away.New cheif who does not yet know me.

Thanks, Mark. We moved to Loleta so that my now 93-year-old father could stay in his house and won't be moving anywhere as long as he lives. However, we recently bought a small farm in Ohio with one of our sons. He and his family have moved into the house on the property and plan to develop a CSA on it, while we plan to settle on the farm in retirement.  None of us know when that will be, but we want to  iron out all the details we can  now so we can hit the ground running when the time comes and so our son knows what part of the land will eventually have a second house (and driveway extension) on it and can plan accordingly.  

What are the chances of your shooting some video of your techniques while you're at it and posting them here? I and many of the Forum members would love to see you in your medium...

chances are zero-sorry I'm  solo at this gig as my wife is in Colorado this week and I do not want to add my  go pro to what I'm already doing.

Lucky people of McKinleville!

Nice! How big was the halibut?

Taking time off and enjoying the holiday is always nice!

Nice. 

am exhausted just reading this.  you are superman, mark.   and could probably make a gorgeous glaze from kryptonite.

Sounds good, I have had a hankering for crab lately, but they are never fresh in Kansas.   Denice

Been off the last three weeks, and will probably take three more. Trying to decide if I want to hang up my tool belt after 42+ years. Maybe do some flip houses, or perhaps make some clay: or both. 

Finally talked my husband into retiring he is turning 67 in Feb.   He's not retiring until the end of the year but at least he is agreeing to it.  He is doing the work of three or four people at his job,  they don't hire new people when someone quits they just dump it on him.  He likes his job but the over load is going to kill him.  His hobby is restoring old muscle cars it would be nice if he could work on them during the week instead of just weekends.  I also want to have him around for a long time after he retires.    Denice

Now you can enjoy your well deserved vacation.   Denice

Merry Christmas to you and all the clay folks too!

I know you have the count but I was curious: how many plates, cups, spoon rest,  etc. do you make a year?

I NEVER count  pots-If I did I would have gone crazy years ago. What I can say is I count tons of clay used per year-Its been about 10 the past few years  . This year  its about 7.5 for 2018 . Have not counted exactly  yet but thats my guess.I'm slowing down fast now but that said my guess is a few thousand spoon rests and the same with sponge holders.The rest I do not want to know.