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Well we’re back from sunny Asheville North Carolina and we have been very very busy…

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Wow wow ! What a day it’s been ! As mentioned this morning, we went to check out Black Mountain North Carolina, a neat little town with a great big heart. Specifically we toured the Black Mountain Arts Center  and had a great time. Their pottery studio (follow their Clay link) was VERY …cool and [...]

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Well yesterday was a very long and busy day, but it sure was worth it ! I would have to say the highlight was meeting Bill Carson at the Orchards at Altapass. Bill is sure a story teller right up there with Stuart MacLean. You can learn more about Altapass way up there in the [...]

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Here we are in Asheville NC. Man what a beautiful place. Staying at The Grand Bohemian  and boys is it ever snazzy. A FANTASTIC supper last night was at The Corner Kitchen in Biltmore Village where we learned about not only the Vanderbilt legacy that made this… area possible but also Becky Anderson filled us all [...]

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Exciting things are happening here at Right Off The Batt Pottery – WORLD HEADQUARTERS ! First, we’ve beaten a huge-big hole from our original location through to next door, which allows us to really begin getting down to business with moving the Classroom Space out of the Production Area.  I knocked a 4 1/2 foot [...]

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These have got to be the first Olympics – winter or summer – that I have watched with any interest.  Why is that? Could it be that they are the first ones I can remember that have successfully instilled (or resurrected) some sense of national pride in the majority of Canadians?  I’ve always been a [...]

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Yup, yesterday was a “Snow Day” here on Prince Edward Island.  For those of you who don’t know what a snow day is… an official “Snow Day” such as yesterday is when practically EVERYTHING in the whole province shuts down, or at least either opens late or closes early.  I mean government offices, banks, garbage [...]

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Well we’re all finished up from the hustle and bustle of doing both the PEI Buyer’s Market in Charlottetown and the Atlantic Craft Trade Show in Halifax, and now it’s time to get down to the business – or should I say continue on with the business – of producing a mountain of functional pottery [...]

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Hello Pottery Fans, It’s a cold and rainy Friday night and I’m in a van heading for Greenwood Nova Scotia while Cindy & Elly are taking care of business in Summerside at the Three Oaks Christmas Craft Sale.  You’ll never know how bumpy the Trans Canada Highway could be until you’ve tried to type something [...]

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Hello all, It seems a real surprise to me when I consider the fact that October is nearing the end and November is right around the corner. What ever happened to June? We’ve had a temporary visitor at the Studio over the past few days – well OK, a couple visitors, but we won’t count [...]

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