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Ahhhh….I’m back. 🥌

Want to make things but first I needed to make the thing to make the things on. Well, first I needed to set up the garage to make the…you get the point. Got most of the way through making a pottery bench this afternoon.

Felt almost like a regular human this morning so attempted a run for the first time in months. Good news- no foot pain. Bad news- a lot of reloading to do for the ol’ knees to agree. Also Ern dog has forgotten how to go go go without the stop and sniff sniff sniff.

Ern dog is not a fan of inflatable Halloween decorations but is trying to get into the spirit regardless.

Day 3 of headache and it is the worst day yet. Sigh.

Got to announce at our membership meeting tonight that we are doing a feasibility study on a new curling facility for St Stephen. 🥌 Whoohoo!

Alberta, do you need a hug?

Got some samples of this made in NB ceramic glaze to test out. But I have nothing bisqued! So I had better get making…shout out to Salt and Solar Ceramics!

Have the confidence to continue on with your life this Monday, the same way the line painter in Brockway carried on down the highway despite no apparent ability to paint parallel or straight lines.

What time should it be? Most of western Canada is doing away with the twice-yearly time change and moving to permanent daylight saving time, but permanent standard time would be better for our health. By me in @chco-tv.bsky.social chco.tv/column-what-...

Thinking of all my military family and friends. And my friends in Edmonton and Wainwright. 💔

Go to your camera roll and search “boat” and then post a pic of a boat you like.

Good morning Winnipeg.

First attempt at nerikomi this week. Need to make more bisque or plaster molds for some different shapes, but I can see this being incredibly addictive. Some minor smudges that will hopefully sand out. #pottery

Dear local business owners: a Facebook page is not a website. Repeat: a Facebook page is not a website. Ugh.

never the wrong time for this classic

Photo bomb by our doggo Wenlock.

So started feeling sick Saturday afternoon. Spent yesterday in bed. Woke up still sick. Since rest didn’t work, reverting to my usual “pretend everything is fine” and pounding cold meds.

He’s going nine innings.

He’s not done yet. #Bluejays

Mad. Max.

Watching the Battle skins game from last night. Distracted by the paint job on the rings. Must have been a really rushed install.

Ern dog gets on base! #bluejays Video: the Ern dog curled up asleep on the couch, sound up for snoring

After two months of no pottery because of moving and travel, I got back in the studio this week. The first night was 3 hours of prep and glazing. Tonight was mostly glazing too but I did colour some clay to do nerikomi next week! Hope the flowerpot cups are visited by the magnificent kiln gods 🤞

Oh wait. It’s in two weeks. I am confused. I need a nap.

Hired a designer for a consultation on our new house because I am tired of living in cobbled together spaces, but afraid I can’t afford anything intentional. So hopefully we will at least get some good ideas.

And now all the acquaintances who I rarely speak to since quitting other social media apps are coming out of the woodwork, wanting to know if we are moving.

Making it impossible for anyone outside Canada to know what time it is here is an important part of reinforcing Canadian sovereignty. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Well the house listing finally went up. Now to see what happens.

North Atlantic right whales, which spend much of the summer in the oceans off Canada’s East coast, are the most endangered whales in the world — with a surviving population of less than 400. chco.tv/column-right...

After a 6-year hiatus, @chco-tv.bsky.social has brought back my old science column. Here's the first of the new series, on why right whales may be at greater risk of ship strikes than we thought. 🧪 chco.tv/column-right...

Two Ern dogs for an Ern dog double! #Bluejays

Fall fair weekend, recruiting for the club. Shout out to Capital Winter Club for lending us their street curling unit. It is a kid magnet.

One of modern civilisation’s great moments. THE SWEDISH CHEF RAPPER'S DELIGHT

Roses are red Violets are blue The singular "they" predates the singular "you"

I am still working but the Ern dog lives on

It's my birthday youtube.com/watch?v=h_TF...

It is @scibri.com birthday today! Here he is, enjoying a departure from his usual order at Carmen’s.

Ern dog hit! #BlueJays

We are in the new house. The old house is ready to go on the market. Unpacking will commence in approximately two months when I have energy

I am not going to get everything done for real estate photos tomorrow and I am so frustrated. And exhausted.

When you don’t buy groceries because you are moving it’s moving day and you only have enough coffee for one coffee each…

Stopped cleaning and packing up long enough to turn on the Jays game. I may go back to working.