Keeping Warm and Trying to Stay Productive

The arctic air has settled in to Seagrove, NC. It seems we spend a good part of our day trying to keep warm and making sure the pipes don't freeze. I was fascinated by how the faucet in the bathroom sink creates a bubble when it's on the slow drip.

We had a short snow squall late in the day on Wednesday. In just a half an hour, more snow fell than from the entire winter storm of the previous day.

The expected high for the day is 18 degrees. The low tonight will be 4. I think that may be the coldest I have experienced since moving south. I am really longing for Spring this year.

Studio work is slowly getting done. While I have been working on more square bakers and bowls, Jeff has been completing a wholesale goblet order. This time of year we are thankful for the wholesale work because we don't have too many people shopping in Seagrove. Temps will climb into the mid 40s & 50's by the weekend. I hope that will stir some shoppers out of hibernation.

Do You Like a Smooth Bottom?

I sure do, but sanding the bottoms of pots is such a chore. These diamond hand polishing pads make it a little easier on your hands and do a great job on the bottoms of your pots. They come in quite few different grits. I've been using the 100 grit for the last couple of years. It was about time for a new one so Jeff said to order a 200 grit as well. This time I ordered two of the 100's because I am tired of trying to remember where I left the sanding pad! There is still some life left to the old one so with three hanging around, I shouldn't spend too much time searching for them.

I haven't been able to find them locally so I order them from toolocity.com. $10.50 each, and they last a long time. That's the end of my endorsements for the day. Now I will go back to my attempt at staying warm and thawing out the hot water line in the bathroom. No morning showers for us today... good thing we don't have to leave the house to go to work.
Stay warm!