No! I did not drop off the face of the earth at the end of January. I ran out of clay; I have been prepping small amounts so I can get back to making.
Most of my clay is at a stage where it is too stiff to work with, but not completely dried out. I usually put the entire bag in a cat litter bucket. Pour water into the bag and into the empty bucket. After a few days to a week it's ready to use. Thanks go out out Clay Buddies on Facebook for this one.
The photo below is of all the stuff that has fallen out of bags. I think talking about prepping clay is about as exciting as watching grass grow. It needs to be done, but......
It took me a while to figure out why I didn't process enough last summer to get me through the winter. Then I remembered our caterpillar infestation and the the resulting poop parade. I usually do all my processing outside, but having clay full of caterpillar crap was/is not at all appealing.
Meanwhile my amaryllis have been in bloom since Christmas. I planted them at intervals so they wouldn't all bloom at once. I wish I knew what I did differently to get so many of my old bulbs to bloom!
Below is the last group. Toes crossed for the beginning of spring bulbs when these finish.
Our weather is being pretty typical for this time of year. Sun yesterday, sun today. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? We'll see, grasshopper.......we'll see.
As always thanks for stopping by............*s*
you grow the best amarylis; now that I have my studio cleaned I may have to get back in there, been a long time for me. ha.
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