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Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Today was another travel day — from Sheridan, Illinois to Branson, Missouri. It was quite a long drive or folks our age (509 miles) but we had a day of rest yesterday and another tomorrow. Started … Continue reading →

Monday, April 16, 2018 Today was a day of rest, just as we planned. Didn’t even leave the villa! Jim slept most of the day and was able to get a bath in the whirlpool tub. I slept in later … Continue reading →

Sunday, April 15, 2018 Today was a travel day. We stopped at Cracker Barrel for dinner and used the first of many gift cards. And I just had to buy a rooster teapot that was on clearance!  [Many of you … Continue reading →

Welcome Lucretia, Ben’s Ceramics, and Dru. Thanks for following the carousel. Folks, your email address often doesn’t reveal who you actually are. Today is T – 2. Everything is several days later than planned but it’s okay. We’ll go anyway, … Continue reading →

As  many of you already know, there is only one item on Jim’s bucket list and that is to visit every baseball stadium in the United States. This trip will complete that item — we have already visited and watched … Continue reading →

The Boot I can’t believe I forgot the boot! This is one of our most-liked Irish pieces, about ten inches tall, and can be made into a bank or not. This happens to be the one I painted, but it … Continue reading →

Note: This post is from two days ago but somehow ended up in the “draft” folder! Now that our 50th Anniversary Celebration is behind us we are gearing up for a busy month in March. We will have about six … Continue reading →

At least a little of me is Irish. Today’s Facebook post is about painting things for St. Patrick’s Day. Here’s the link to the catalog page if you want to check out sizes and prices. Luck of the Irish We have … Continue reading →

The Midwest Ceramic Association is holding their Annual Show and Competition on Friday and Saturday, April 20th and 21st. Entries must be submitted on Wednesday, April 18th by 5:00 p.m. Jim and I are unable to attend the show this … Continue reading →

The winner of our “Follow the Carousel” Drawing was Jessica Briggs. Congratulations! Gift certificates were sent to the email addresses following the blog before Christmas. If you did not receive yours, I may have mistyped the address so please leave … Continue reading →