BUTTER

Butter seems to have become popular again and so have butter
dishes.

I designed my version of the "French butter dish " a couple of
years ago, and am now in the process of creating a standard
(American-style?) butter server. (It is currently being tested
at our house).

One of our newest vendors at the Beacon Farmers Market is
Scotch Hands Butter Co..They blend butter with herbs,
and other flavorings.Their product is meant as finishing
seasoning for vegetables and meats, as well as a spread.

Seeds!

Yesterday I started my little cold season vegetable and flower
garden. ( I will start some flowers and herbs under lights this week, then insert them in the empty spaces around the perennials & bulbs.)

I love gardening by seed very much, and have done much
experimenting in the nine summers that we have lived in our house.

We don't have enough sun to do a full-out vegetable garden,
but I have some success with early season crops, which mature
before the trees are fully leafed out.
I will post images of the little green sprigs as they emerge-very soon, I hope!

( I really love the seed packets for themselves too!)

SPRING!

This has been a very long winter here
in the Hudson Valley.

I can now see that the forsythia
at end of my street is "yellowing up",
and, closer at hand, these bulbs are
sprouting in my garden.

Glazing

Time to start glazing.
January is a slow-start month, always.

The white bisque is little like facing
a blank canvas or paper.

I am looking forward to seeing some
new work come out of the kiln!

SPRING CLASSES

Spring classes will resume April 13th. (Info. in the box at the right)
Here are some images from last Saturday's class. I hope some of you
will join us next session!

My husband took this photo of some sedum autumn joy on a
cold but sunny day.

Beauty like this does help us get through these very
cold days (along with lots of hot chocolate, etc.)

I received this image of my bowl from

some friends who I gave it to as a wedding

gift. It really looks great on their counter,

and the pears inside really make it come

alive!

I just started using this red stoneware, and plan to expand
my use of it in the coming year.