It looks like we will be moving out of our current home August 14th thanks to a newly signed rental application and that’s almost exactly 2 weeks from now in case you’re wondering whether I’ve done the math correctly or not.  I’m not really too worried about moving our household contents since we’ve been purging on and off for the past few months and have even started packing and bringing stuff over to the new house.

Side one of garagio with wheel and "stuff" everywhere

I am worried about my “garagio” though….  One quick look at the photos and I can only exclaim in French (because it’s so much more dramatique), “Quelle horreur!  Mon Dieu – q’est quon peut faire avec cette spectacle?”

Side 2 where I normally hand build

I had visions of cranking out a bit more work before the move, but alas, it is not to be so.  Most likely I won’t return to the clay studio until September at the earliest.  It’s a relief to have the house rented, but now comes the unglamorous part of serious packing, moving, cleaning etc.  We are moving to a larger space which includes a oversized 2 car garagio – which translates to a more spacious area for me.  I am also going to be selling an old make that ancient Paragon electric kiln (the same as this ebay listing) that still fires to cone 6 before the move – better write that Craigslist ad.  My firings will be less frequent since it will take more time for me to fill the Skutt 1027, but it makes sense to downsize since I am no longer teaching and anticipate less studio time since I’m going back to school.  First day of school for me is the 17th of August.  Sometimes when it rains, it pours….

I have canceled my commitment to participate in the Farmer’s Market this coming weekend – I think my husband has visions of cleaning out the garage instead.

Meanwhile, we’ve picked out tile, bath fixtures for the bathroom and carpeting for the basement in the last couple of days.  This was fairly easy since I already knew exactly what I envisioned for the house.  It’s a 1911 vintage home and I’m going all white with subway tile for the shower surround and a octagon mosaic like style for the floor.  Pretty traditional and a neutral backdrop for a vintage home.

I’m so trying not to stress right now,

Cynthia