Curiouser

More news from Rehov Yerushalayim,our main street,which is going back to being a road,having been a rather chaotic mix of foot and wheel traffic for some years.Half-way along [and a few months ago] it collapsed,causing much head-scratching,and revealing various collapsed rooms beneath.The solution looks something like tooth implants- large numbers of long steel tubes drilled in deep [we hope] with a bunch of hefty girders welded on top.The crew who were working today looked pretty skilled,but they did seem to be making it up as they went along.We shall see.
I have run out of blue mugs in the shop- the mainstay of my income,and an indication that it's time to get back to work and start a new round of throwing with a batch of mugs.The kiln is 3/4 full of drying pots that accumulated over the last month.I think I'd like to do some plates this time around [normally only to order,but there haven't been any orders...],and I'm also out of faceted cups.New porcelain is promised for Tuesday,so maybe another bout of crystals.Today a local customer asked for a napkin-holder,an article I have never made [knowingly] in 32 years' potting...