Most Popular Blogger in Town

I really appreciate the suggestions some of you made last time. I'm hoping for more input but I will let you know if I decide on a pitch to use. You know that we bloggers love comments, any comments. I thought today I would share some of the more flattering comments that I have received lately that did not show up on your screen. I saved them for a few weeks but they are just too good to keep to myself. They have all been submitted by "Anonymous " and they all invited me to visit their web sites. It's nice to be loved.

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Between this and the recent proposal from Tony Clennell, I really do feel like the most popular guy in town.Thanks for stopping by.  You be readers of best ever nature. You betcha!

A Couple of Things

Regular readers ( not the "I eat Activia kind ") may recall that Tina gave me some branding for Christmas. Thanks for weighing in on what to choose. I have ordered a banner for the booth, some logo modifications, a new clay stamp,and some hats. I am also considering including some "care and use" cards or maybe a sign that includes the Logo, The subtitle  "'Traditional Country Pottery" and 4 descriptors.  I'm starting the brainstorm with Beautiful, Versatile, Durable.... I would really like for each of you to add at least one word to the pool then I will try to list them all for voting in another post. Who knows we might something you can use too, just not around Cincinnati.

Part, the second, a not really partisan political rant. Doing the right thing for the wrong reason or the wrong thing for the wrong reason depending on your point of view. Ohio Senator Rob Portman came out in favor of Marriage Equality this morning. Senator Portman is not the worst his party has to offer. He does no foam at the mouth and rewrite history to support his agenda. I have met him and he is actually a pretty nice guy. It is a pretty big deal for him to go against the party line and support this kind of social agenda. BUT...Did he do it because it was right for America? Did he do it because he felt the Constitution demanded it? Was he overwhelmed by his sense of fairness? Did he do it to stimulate the economy by increasing the number of weddings? No. His statement explained his change of heart was because last year he found out his son was gay and he wanted him to be allowed to marry. It makes me wonder. If his kids couldn't afford health insurance, would he be supportive of Obamacare? If they couldn't afford to go to college would he increase student loans? If the kids were environmentalists would Dad drop his support of Fracking ? We have a huge problem when right and wrong depends only on whose ox is getting gored. We need to remember to ask what we can do for our country as a whole instead of what can I do for those close to me.

Thank you. Now go back. Re-read the first part of this post and add a word in the comments section.I look forward to hearing from you.

12X12

Here is my bid in Michael Kline's 12X12 challenge.

Large cereal bowls and medium bakers

Just for Fun

I'm still trying to achieve that harmonic perfection where my pickin' and voice cancel each other out. In the mean time I'm taking this fun little tune to Sunday night's jam session.

Thank You!

A big thanks to everyone who has responded to the last post about helping Joe Frank McKee and his family recover from his studio fire. Extra thanks to John Britt for Sharing on the CLAY CLUB Blog and to Meredith Heywood and Tracy Broome for spreading it through their Blogs. Joe Frank's wife Kelly has posted about the fire here https://www.facebook.com/kelly.mckee.739/posts/10200815075645056 In addition to helping the family directly, the lovely and talented Alysha Baier is running an online auction to help out. You can view and bid at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Benefit-for-Joe-Frank-Mckee-and-Family/313627655406530.

Here is a quick photo update of what has been going on here.

Blondie is not intimidated by the return of the red menace.

 Six inches of the early spring that the Groundhog promised.

Turns out Brenda from Liberty Stoneware grew up near us.

This is for her to see how the river looks today. If you don't 

follow her blog you should.It's not big on daily doings but

when she publishes, she is very informative about kiln site

excavations and early firing practices. She also makes very 

nice traditional country stoneware.