Dizzyland

Despite my initial skepticism about Disneyland, we all managed to have a great time together- all 16 of us.  Yes, we wore matching shirts the first morning with the words "Dahliday 2011" on the back of them.  Super-cheese but it was easier to stick with the group, I will admit.  The first 2 days were smoking hot, which was a wonderful change from the dreary wet Vancouver Spring we've been having.  Although, when you're not used to the heat and you are walking on acres of concrete (we were clocking over 10km a day), going on crazy rides, eating crappy food, and being over-stimulated by Disneyland paraphernalia, it got dizzying in a hurry.  The boys and I would retreat in the afternoons to the pool at our hotel and this made it a little more manageable. 
It was most definitely a once in a life-time kind of trip.  I have a feeling if the we all decide on doing another 'Dahliday' together it would be Hawaii or somewhere with a beach.  But probably not for a little while yet- we're all going to need a little time to recover from this one!!

the happiest place on earth...

back in 1979.  I'll be back on Tuesday from our dahliday to disneyland.   Hopefully it will be just as happy as it was then!
Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by my blog and for all the lovely comments this week!

shades of green

I could not pass up Mr. Gumball at the thrift store on the Island for $2.  Complete with green eyes- most likely a grade 10 woodworking project.  Just turn the nose and a gumball comes out of his mouth.
Some other photos I took while on Vancouver Island. Lots of moss and greens everywhere we look.  Reminded me that I need to make some more green glaze tests and expand my green glaze options.  

I'm only back in the studio for a couple of days before our extended family takes off on our big 'Dahliday'.  All 16 of us are embarking on a 'right of passage' for the kids, so to speak.  Heading over to 'D-land'.  It's something the grandparents have been planning and saving for for a long time, to take the whole family on a holiday.  The grand-kids are all the perfect ages- between 7-16 years of age, with some aunties and uncles sans kids to help out if need be.  So we are going to brave the rides and parades, despite it not being entirely 'my kind of thing', and I'm quite sure that in the end it will be some fun.  I'll be preparing some posts this week with some more Island pics, but just so you know, my shop and up-dates work-wise won't be in full swing until next week, after I've recovered from 2 weeks of spring break and 1 week of Disney.