The State of the Union…. undressed? redressed?

Toad Lilies Photos by VickyTH. There are times in a marriage when you realise that somehow, you’ve made the right choice in a partner. (There are other times when you want to dig their crusty, smelly socks out from under the chair and put them somewhere unlit, but this blog entry isn’t about those times.)…

Occasional glimpses that we’re doing something right

Praise: Yesterday, as I was working on a few details of the prototype of the new ornaments, I showed Katherine what I’d done. She was fascinated, as she usually is with anything that anyone makes, and wanted to “help”. I gave her the job of Bead Helper (which, in case you didn’t realise it, means…

My daughter is an alien

Or at least, she has alien friends. Yesterday I caught her bopping to Madonna on her toddler tape deck. She had found “True Blue” (Yes I own a copy. I was a teenager once too, remember?) and was busy grooving to “Where’s the Party?”. Probably largely my fault, as I had been tidying out that…

Sleep and the lack thereof

stones Originally uploaded by Vicky & John. Right. So I’m committing myself to doing yet another THING regularly. I’m certifiable. Actually, my initial thought was to use this blog to document “The Creative Process” of the next year, as I get things ready for the gallery show in October of 2006. Of course, what it…