Spring Break...

Thursday at Neil M Ross was their last day of school before Spring Break. We were mask building with the Grade 5’s.  WOW what a lot of energy.  The kids were soooo excited about the workshop, Easter, time off and the last class of the last day.  It was fun, busy and noisy but fun. They did some great work.  We have worked with them before in other grades and we will work with them again in about a month. The teachers there make us feel so welcome and the kids make us feel like rock stars. We got hugs and high fives. Sometimes I think we have the best job going. We play with the kids, make friends with the teachers, we help the kids do some really cool stuff and have a blast doing it, and at the end of the day, we get paid to play.

                                                     

                   

Friday we were at Bissett School, their last day and we made Mughs. The same energy, the same great welcome except for the rock star status because these kids had not had us before, the same energy for all but one boy that didn’t want the time off.  He said he would rather be at school than just hang around the house. Being busy at school is fun and doing nothing at home is not. He was a great kid, I am sure he still is, he seemed older than his years and I would expect him to go far. We go back to Bissett after Spring Break with another Grade 6 class.

                                                                                                       

I spent today in the studio getting samples ready for Folk Fest.  Every year we like to be vendor at Edmonton Folk Festival http://www.edmontonfolkfest.org/.  We have been vendors there for the past maybe 5 but 4 for sure, years. They go by so quickly and it is so easy for me to lose track. The vendors are juried every year and just because you were there last year does not guarantee you will be there again. I like to make some fun and funky pieces as well as all the usual production pottery suspects. As much as I enjoy being Mrs. Clay, I also enjoy time alone in the studio with my radio friend CBC and create. Here is a little of what I have been working on.

                                                                                                       

              

Tomorrow we are off to Weyburn Saskatchewan to help Jim’s Mom move from the hospital to her new room. She has been having some health issues and we will help her move. I don’t think she will be able to move on Monday, but we will make sure all her stuff is in place when she is ready. When we get back we have to get the income tax done.  That is one job I don’t enjoy very much. We will get the pots ready for Folk Fest, we have some workshops and workshop work to get fired, the basement to be organized, kits to build…… maybe we should find the boy who said is bored during Spring Break and put him to work?? 

Those who are on Spring Break, I hope you have a great holiday, relax, stay busy and have fun!

Cheers,

Cindy Clarke

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