Well, that explains it

Got an apologetic email from the county Health Department today, saying they were really only taking vaccination appointments for group 1A, but sent it to everyone who preregistered because 1. Some people may not have properly noted their special conditions, and 2. The birthdate selection on mobile devices was a real horror show--you couldn't just type in the date, you had to flip back through the months to choose your birthdate--in my case, 735 pages--and a bunch of people wound up submitting their pre-reg with no birthdate rather than deal with that. 

So, nope, still not eligible for at least two weeks, but Denise gets her first dose at Autzen Stadium Saturday.

Pets mart

Continuing to glaze; pie plates today, and big salad bowls, along with some special orders. The latter are heavily slanted toward pet pictures this time, including this lovely teapot (before and after coloring).


I also took an order for more divided plates (grandchild plates, I should call them), but only because I still had some stowed away as bisque. They're a nuisance to make, as the dividers want to crack if you don't lay them down at just the right moisture level. But they give me the opportunity to paint extra pictures.

And yes, that's also a custom cat food dish, with picture of venerable and grizzled tomcat.

And then there's the family portrait: two kitties and a golden retriever, an eight-pound serving bowl (my biggest size), bound for Minneapolis.

I love my job sometimes.

By the pie

Almost forgot to post the pie plates! Only did a dozen this time, more to fill kiln space than because I have great need for them. That said, they're a nice size to hold and paint, and berry season is not that far away, right?