It will be a three-day art show/event taking place on Brady Street between Boulder and Boston, and Main Street between Brady and Cameron, May 14, 15, and 16. Brady is a part of the old brick town of Tulsa. Now we also have a new Baseball stadium located there - OneOK Field. More photos later...
This photo is from another show, but we will be setting up the tent. Much more to display this year, as we are building up inventory!
I can here the Phil Collins music in my head now... Just watched Season One and had to post this.
Tilling, weeding, fertilizing, planting, watering, keeping pesky rabbits at bay, pesky bugs, pesky diseases, heat waves, pesky mosquitos (when you go out to harvest what you've been able to grow), and the list goes on. Why try a vegetable garden then? Because it feels good to harvest something from the earth right in your own yard, tastes better too. Also one can control what goes on the plant, like no chemical insecticides, etc. Even with apartment or condo living, a cherry tomato in a pot can be fun, or some lettuce plants maybe. It's work, but rewarding!
Even though the winds were gusty to 25 or 30 mph - these sailors were ready to go sailing after waiting all winter.
Crabapple Tree and a Gala Apple tree (below) that I planted 5 years ago.
Sure hope I get to see some fruit this year.
This is one of two plum trees in our backyard. I hope we do not have a late freeze this year -- last year it froze the blossoms and no fruit that year.
I'm working to build up some inventory for an art festival in May - "Art and Soul of Tulsa" in the Brady Arts district by the Local Art Matters people (more details on that later).
We've recycled our glass bottles for years, but now since I have the kiln, I can now UPcycle! I now have a couple of special molds that you melt or slump the bottles in. The kiln heats up to over 1400 degrees and then slowly cools. The mold makes a handle of the neck - they are actually a good size for a cheese tray. I thought I would make some wine charm sets to go with. Complete party set - a fun thing to make! I have put a few sets for sale online here.
We've had some record breaking cold spells, and February has been about 6 degrees colder than average everyday. However today is sunny and so I'm breaking out the catalogs!
My blue dragonfly glass pendant was featured in this treasury by Etsy artist elhombreylaluna. The blues look nice together! Lovely.
Had a nice surprise this morning when I checked Google Analytics. My views shot way up so after looking at craftcult.com -- which tells a shop if they have been featured on Etsy -- I saw that I had been. My celedon green soap dish. It's only for 30 minutes or something like that, but the traffic is high. Very nice surprise! Thanks much to StonesinBloom Etsy shop!
For a while it was too cold to run but I'm working in lots of firings. So far, so good! It took some experimenting and some sad days of things not turning out. Some research and questions to local experts helped me iron those out. You can save different firing programs -- most have several steps and speeds to different temperatures that take several hours -- then the cooling periods (annealing). So far, I have three different programs now that are stored in the kiln's computer that are working great!
Jack Frost Nipping at Your Nose... la la la
Just a few minutes ago. Yikes!
Zoom in on the frost
I have had this little orchid for a few years. It was barely hanging through the summer but came to life on a windowsill it started blooming again right after Christmas.
Dazy paw prints in the snow. I love how she does not walk a straight line.
This is Dazy doggy by St. Francis basking in the sun (earlier this year).
We made this evergreen our outdoor Christmas Tree.
Kitty cat tracks in the snow. Better stay away from Dazy.
View looking to the west at sunset.
View looking to the west at sunRISE and the full moon still up and shining. We live on a beautiful round earth, no doubt! 
