The Ark

Quoting RobDaHood:
Hmmmmm....
Shep is headed south.
Pottery out to lunch...I mean dinner.
Goofy freezing.
And RTL Prolly took his meds and passed out.

Gonna be a quiet night.
Will check back later.

Yeah.
Great Movements are afoot.

T'was a bum trip to the city, and Anc. Pers. was in no mood to hang out. So we came back.....

Anyway, the Good News is, that we are heading for the mountains early tomorrow, for a long walk in Natures Garden.
Need to recharge the batteries before Sunday when the Students come again for the glazing and firing.
Hot and Intense, all that. Leaves me feeling quite exhausted.

Keep up.

Quoting RobDaHood:
Great movements, eh?
Well good for you!
Enjoy the mountain romp.

Speaking of batteries:

Power has gone off for about 1 second 4 times tonight.
Keeps waking me up. I don't want to keep up, I want to sleep.
It's Saturday morning after all.

Yeah? Well it's time to get up and face the day!
Off we go into the rainforest, where the Lagahoo and the Douens and Papa Bois live.

If I see any of them, I'll give them your greetings.
But they dont like people, much.....

Laters>>>>>>>>>>>>

28 F somewhere in Georgia. Wonder if someone is makin bacon in Macon this mornin.

What was that noise? Oh, just Pottery trying to wake
Rob up, I'm going to have to teach Pottery how to
tiptoe when he gets back from the mountains.

28*F in Macon this morning, no snow, good day to sleep in.
What a great idea. :)

Morning Goofy, just missed you!

Another great idea = Bacon!!!

Will think about it when I wake up again.

Here is one inspired by the snow in the Carolinas sorry Rattler no snow yet for You or Beach lady

Bacon on with eggs taters onion and irish cheddar

link for some who have too much snow: http://www.necn.com/01/18/13/3-climbers-recovering -after-suffering-th/landing.html?blockID=824797&fe edID=11106

And now to digest that stuff we give yous:

Greetings !
We have returned, unscathed and unharmed from our Adventure to a very nice waterfall that plunges down about 60' into a pool about 40' round, and who-knows how deep.
To get there you have to walk for nearly an hour. But that's the whole idea, see?
Anyway, it was a Good Day, and ended with copious quantities of food and beverages.

One needs to put those calories back on in quick time when they have been burned off, in quick time, as you know !

And no sign of those weird and woeful jumbies, all day long. Thank goodness!

Quoting RobDaHood:
Interesting combination of fragrances here this morning.
Bacon and donkey.

At least I finally know why my present arrived so late that one Christmas in Italy! Thanks for clearing that up goofy.

Might not have been donkey that I smelled at all. Could have been Papa Bois, the forest master. Well, between him, the lost souls, and the blood sucking shape shifters, Pottery will no doubt have his hands full. Just hope he remembered to pack the holy water and a stout stick.

Strange that you mention that...

a friend was with us, and looked in his cooler when we got back to the truck and said "LO, I left this bottle of water here and it has turned into wine !"

So, you see? Miracles are happening all the time ! The Girls were well pleased, too.

Hey Pottery, are you missing one of your Lagahoos?
I went out to feed Igor and found him talking to this
guy in the woods. He said you had told him about Igor
and he wanted to talk to Igor about me. He said he had
never known someone as kind as me and wanted to meet
me. He also said he wasn't used to 28*F weather and
wanted to know if he could bunk in under the house
next to the heater unit before he left for your place
in the morning. I of course said sure, and told him
you were also a very nice man and he agreed. Always
nice to meet someone from Trinny!

Quoting RTLSNK:
Hey Pottery, are you missing one of your Lagahoos?
I went out to feed Igor and found him talking to this
guy in the woods. He said you had told him about Igor
and he wanted to talk to Igor about me. He said he had
never known someone as kind as me and wanted to meet
me. He also said he wasn't used to 28*F weather and
wanted to know if he could bunk in under the house
next to the heater unit before he left for your place
in the morning. I of course said sure, and told him
you were also a very nice man and he agreed. Always
nice to meet someone from Trinny!

UhOh.....

He's been gone for a couple weeks.
Thought we had seen the last of him, but no. You sent him BACK ?
The idea was that he would befriend Igog and take up Permanent Domicile in your crawl space.
He eats Vermin (well, and people too, sometimes) and we thought that with your Infestation of Unpleasant Things (neighbours and stuff) you would have welcomed him with open arms. And chequebooks, too.

Oh well.
I can see we will have to de-program him when he gets back here. Cant be having him wanting apple fritters for breakfast 3:30 am every morning....
Igor was spoiling him, apparently.

OK Pottery, I really must object now, were you not aware that mearly mentioning those three names in
your original post is all it takes to atract these
unsavory things to your location? I read your post
to SugarBear earlier today and guess who just showed
up at the back door?

Yep, you got it, a little Douen. Freezing his little
backwards feet off he said. About 3 feet long, yellow
eyes, bad teeth and lots of moles all over his little
naked body. Ring any bells Pottery? Luckily we don't
have any little kids in the house for him to steal into
the forest, but the thing is freezing his little buns
off tonight. I told Igor to make a place for the
revolting little creature and don't let it out of his
sight. By the way, I told Fred, thats Lagahoos real
name, to take him back to your place when he leaves.

If Papa Bois shows up, you and I are going to have
a heart to heart talk my friend.

UhOh...

something tells me that I should sleep inside a locked car tonight.
Just in case any strange things jump into the bed tonight, with slavvering teeeth and all..

I hope that Lady Pott knows it's all Snake's fault. When it happens.

I'm out. Out in the car. Armed to the teeeeeth.........

OK, this is too much, the door bell rang just as I
finished my last comment. I looked through the glass
and there stood a short old man with lots of muscles.
Hair all over him, horns popping out of his forehead,
one good right foot and one left hoof. I hit my heel
on the hard wood floor which is Igors signal to come
to the front door. When Papa Bois saw Igor he tried
to get away by turning into a Possum but Igor already
had him by the neck. Then Pops turned into a deer but
Igor lifts deers off the ground like paper sacks.

I opened the front door at that point and said: "Good
Day, Old Father", I suggest you turn back into your
old man shape because Igor likes deer and possums for
dinner. When he did I told Igor to put him down. Pops
looked at me and bowed and said, so, you know how to respect
Papa Bois. I said yes, my friend Pottery in Trinny
has told me about you Father.

I said you are probably freezing your tail off even
with your fur coat so why don't you stay the night
in the crawl space with your friends. Igor will show
you how to get back home in the morning.

These things might be scary in your neck of the planet
Pottery, but they have no effect on an Alien like Igor.

I made Igor promise me not to eat Papa Bois tonight
and Pops bowed to me again with some relief in his
face. :)

"There must be some way out of here
Said the Joker to the Thief"
I feel well protected:
Jupiter is outside on his softy near the "dog door" which would accommodate a small bear or a large racoon.
Hardly any Jumbies around that I know of and the other spooks seem to prefer warmer climes.
Mind you I do wonder now and then what is actually out there:
Sasquatches!

heheheheheh

thanks for your attention to the smallest detail, Snake.
I slept pretty well, curled up in the car, thanks to you.
But today is Another Day, and these things have a habit of Coming Back.

I will be performing Dubious Rituals today, that involve heating things to yellow heat, and then exposing them (and myself) to Dangerous Manoeuvers with Pungent Smoke and Swirling Fumes in an effort to bring these matters back to Equilibrium.

Wish me Luck !

Laters>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

What !!

Am I the only one up, and about? Carrying the Load, minding the store, behaving properly???

Oh well, rest assured. All will turn out as expected.
I would worry about that, if I was you.......

Quoting ycd0108:
"There must be some way out of here
Said the Joker to the Thief"
I feel well protected:
Jupiter is outside on his softy near the "dog door" which would accommodate a small bear or a large racoon.
Hardly any Jumbies around that I know of and the other spooks seem to prefer warmer climes.
Mind you I do wonder now and then what is actually out there:
Sasquatches!

Dont be lulled into a False Sense of Security.....
You will notice that Snake has not been seen since he met Papa Bois.

They are out there, swarms of them, even if you don't see them.
Have a great day.

It is kinda quiet around here Pottery:
And I have proof from personal experience they Are out there in droves:
At about 12 years old - I was old enough to walk home up the hill from my friend's house in the dark - I was strolling along when I heard a soft rustling quite close behind me and stepped up my pace a bit. The Rustler also was moving faster and slightly louder. Pretty soon I was running as hard as I could (uphill, you understand, but I was so much younger then) and the Rustler was keeping pace. Finally I whipped around to meet whatever fate.
The Jumbie was gone!
I breathed a sigh and started up the hill again and the Rustler was so close I reached back and grabbed it:
My pumping elbow had been brushing the comic book I had borrowed and stuck in my back pocket.

Quoting ycd0108:
It is kinda quiet around here Pottery:
And I have proof from personal experience they Are out there in droves:
At about 12 years old - I was old enough to walk home up the hill from my friend's house in the dark - I was strolling along when I heard a soft rustling quite close behind me and stepped up my pace a bit. The Rustler also was moving faster and slightly louder. Pretty soon I was running as hard as I could (uphill, you understand, but I was so much younger then) and the Rustler was keeping pace. Finally I whipped around to meet whatever fate.
The Jumbie was gone!
I breathed a sigh and started up the hill again and the Rustler was so close I reached back and grabbed it:
My pumping elbow had been brushing the comic book I had borrowed and stuck in my back pocket.

It's interesting how people always find a 'rational' explanation.....
A comic book rustling ?

BWAAAHAAAHaHa.

It was them, as you surely know, deep in your whatnot.

Just finished the First raku firing.
Pots are now in the sawdust, and the second firing is in.
Going to try for 4 firings.
I will need a beverage, or three, after this.......

Quoting RobDaHood:

Good idea keeping the furnace going all day and well into the night Pottery. If they which shall not be named show up, you can shove them in.


YCD,
Excellent story. You're gonna fit in well here. I agree with Pottery though. In modern society, we tend to rationalize things with logical explanations so as to calm our fears.
Deep in your heart, alone at night, in the dark forest however, we all know better.

Precisely !

Just have to wonder what happened to Snakeymon, after his attempt at a Negotiated Settlement with you-know-who.
These tropical Beasties become Irrational in freezing temps, as you know.

Here, thanks to my constant emissions of 1750F temps into the atmosphere, it's quite warm. Working the kiln in a wet long-sleeved shirt, fire gloves, wet hat, goggles, jeans and boots.

Not my 'usual' attire, you will appreciate.
Some days are Diamonds. Some are Stone.

Quoting RobDaHood:
Well, look at it this way Pottery. Snake is so thoroughly medicated that if they do get the better of him...he won't feel a thing.
:o)

As for you, my friend. At least you know that after today is over, you can get back to work tomorrow! I'm not sure how you got yourself into such a predicament...

No, I'm not sure either.

The only good news, as far as you Northerers are concerned, is that I've just pointed all my fans toward the NNE, wafting these 1750 temps your way.

You can expect a surge of searing heat in a short while, up your end.
Unpleasant, I know, but I'm trying to get it right.

Quoting RobDaHood:
Well, look at it this way Pottery. Snake is so thoroughly medicated that if they do get the better of him...he won't feel a thing.
:o)

As for you, my friend. At least you know that after today is over, you can get back to work tomorrow! I'm not sure how you got yourself into such a predicament...

That's always in question though.
He has been known to turn the tables so to speak, without any warning. Perilous Person, he is.
They should be aware of his slithery movements. He has fooled me in the recent past.....

Clouded in for days here too. Better sun maybe Tuesday.

Quoting RobDaHood:
em>Anything you can do to blow some of the incessant cloudiness from over my head would be appreciated Pottery. I miss the sun.

And yes, 'Snakeymon has tricked you a time or two, but it all started when you sent him that swarm of spiders & other creepy crawlies a few years ago. I must admit that such behavior was surprising from a gentleman like yourself.

I'm sure it was just a prank induced by excessive celebratory indulgence, but the man has a long memory.

Hmmm...
wot I sed was, a blast of searing heat, up your end.
Not quite the same thing......
But OK, I'll see what I can do.

Quoting RobDaHood:
Have to run into town and pick up a good sealer for the paint on Angie's car. She has tomorrow off so we're gonna do sealer, wax, scotchguard, etc.

Back later.

May the Sun shine upon your shoulders, my friend.
And I trust that you and your Lady will find time to sit and admire your handiwork in the evening, sipping a Celebratory Beverage.

Just got firing #4 underway.
The girls are much pleased with their works.

And speaking of Cold Beverages.... there seem to be a total lack of them in my fridge, and I have not had one today.
Who's in charge around here, anyway ?

Quoting RobDaHood:
Made it back.
Money goes a lot faster at the parts house than it used to.

Hope you find your missing beverages Pottery. Maybe Fred took them and RTLSNK has them now.

Speaking of beverages...

Yeah, I'm done for the day too....
Whew. That was a long, hot one.

I have made a jug of lime-juice, and am going to sit and sip some rum-punch with a dash of bitters and a scratch of nutmeg, on the deck with the Lady Pott while the evening cools off. It's too late for beers anyway......

Quoting RobDaHood:
Hey Pottery,
Whatever you are doing, keep it up!
The sun finally came out!

I got a glimpse too.

Quoting RobDaHood:
And speaking of wives on the deck...
What about Papa Bois?

Doesn't he have a female in his life who oughta be seeking retribution for sending him to GA?

Might be sleeping in the car again my good man!

Yep, and her name is La Diablesse.
She is a Soucouyant.
She entices men with her sparkling beauty.
But you have to be aware. If she has a cloven hoof on one foot you are doomed.

I wonder if Snake met her, and that's why we have seen neither Hide nor Hair of him.
Poor guy. Shotguns and other weapons like that dont phase her atall at all.....

Quoting RobDaHood:
Hey Pottery,
Whatever you are doing, keep it up!
The sun finally came out!

Well done!

I think that the Dry Season is officially here, effective Tuesday last.

Quoting RobDaHood:
Hmmmm... curiouser and curiouser!
Would have thought Ranger Rick would have chimed in by now.
Perhaps he has his hands full!

Yeah, I'm beginning to worry.
So I am going to have dinner........

that always stops me worrying.