Glass pieces arrived today and better photos later when its dark since most of it is made of uranium glass. But here are a few previews. Uranium glass ghost. This dude needs a name.....

I didnt take many photos today because I was busy but made some (hopefully) fine pieces. The orange pieces at the top in the first picture are actually green and yellow and are a bauble and a witchbottle for a friend.

So, Sauron is basically a cat. It explains a great deal. I miss XinXim so much, but basically the same energy here. This is from the wiki page on Sauron

When I think about it, the Doctor Who story "The Invasion of Time" would have been a banger of a regeneration story had Tom Baker chosen to leave then. #DoctorWho

If you dont want to be disturbed.

Decided to stop waiting for the one ring to pass to me and slipped into Mordor to make my own whilst Sauron is on his holidays. Once it is cool the lettering and calibration can begin. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

So happy to see things come out of the centrifuge like this. Just pippette off the clarified goodies.

I am going to summon me a sandworm.

@cultauthor.bsky.social I cannot see how this could go wrong, can you? :) Hope you are well.

Bit concerned that one of my Facebook posts from six years ago says "Apparently anniversary poltergeists are a thing for me!" Lets see what happens next....

Vince had stolen Maya’s cushion and she is not impressed. It’s just like game of thrones at the moment.

Brilliant day of alchemy. This is a universal fluid condenser and I am going to have a lot of fun with the contents of this flask.

Today is black cat appreciation day and Maya is the bestest black cat of them all.

Someone described me as a cross between Tigger and Doctor Who. I like that.

I have noticed a new text msg scam going around. I get a text message with a vague comment like "Dad, its me - this is a new number" obvs relying on people to reply saying its a wrong number. It draws on peoples social responsibility to be nice but when you think about it, its obviously a scam.

They are getting rounder. I can now shape perfect circles with my hands like proper pizzamancers (is that the term?) but I lose it in rotating the pizza so need more polentia on the paddle so I dont squeeze it.

So it begins. I wonder how hot these cherry bombs will be? The mild ones when pickled are basically peppadews. But hot ones, cored and then filled with mozzarella or feta and roasted are amazing.

Mega proud of this one. It’s a cider sourdough with lemon verbena and rosemary herbs added, all fresh from the garden. Very very nice with perfect crumb and taste. Bonus is the kitchen smells all lemony now. It’s going to make some brilliant toast tomorrow morning.

Met up early with some friends to climb the Tor. I had a bag of dried mugwort to give to some friends there and arrived early so at 3:30am in the morning was walking up and down Glastonbury carrying a bag like this. In retrospect that couldnt have looked dodgy in the least. 😂🤣

It is 4:45 in the morning and I am quite mad!

Traffic particularly bad* today (even with peopleusing trolleys in the supermarket) * Bearing in mind that this is Somerset where the Driving Test is the instructor giving you 8 pints of cider, handing you the keys and saying "Good Luck"

@northsomersetc.bsky.social Its frustrating that you want us to recyle more and have cut back black bin collection and recycle more. However 2 days in a row the recycling has not been collected.

Libertine of the day. Vince has been at the catnip, had the munchies, begged for a bird table (that’s a no) and settling down to dreaming whatever cats dream about when out of their furry little faces.

Peter Rabbit has been warned that if he helps himself to my herbs and chillies he will be in a rabbit pie.

Now its dark I can show off the uranium glass tentacle and other assorted pieces. Going to build a sculpted area in the garden and get a garden UV light.

i decided to start a range in glass hats.

First pieces from the kiln

So I wonder what the inside of the TARDIS smells like? Any thoughts?

Contrary to popular opinion I don’t only drink wine. But at least I can make goblets now to quaff wine in.

Vince Clortho really loves the catnip. He is upstairs in his room now playing Bob Dylan and Jancis Joplin too loud and when I called him down to help with chores just quotes Jack Kerouac at me. What have I done!

In the North I faced new dangers such as Red Squirrels.

Yesterdays Psychic Quest at Pendragon Castle. A long drive but worth it.

We must be prepared for anything.

Here is Vince, post shower. I didnt want to post this yesterday since i wanted to make sure he was ok (he is absolutely fine). I was making the pet-friendly weed killer yesterday and popped it in one of those spray bottles you have to pump to get pressure up so it sprays, just a Tesco cheapy.

An insane amount of topsoil to move later - so glad I invested in a wheelbarrow. Whilst I seem more productive with a broken collar bone I am determined not to be hindered by it. And a pallet which I will break up for the firebowl.

Why are there so many horror films called "The uninvited" that begin with some dope playing with an ouija board. Surely they should be called "The Invited"

Absolutely lovely day with my friend exploring St Mary the Virgin church (aka the Witches Church) in Wales. The place is serene and tranquil and walking its ruins and the surrounding cemetary was lovely in the late spring warmth.

This sign is actually "Old High Gallifreyan" for come in and look around. Climbing over the fence was tricky (with a broken collar bone) but not impossible and even in English its a suggestion not a warning.

This evening I am playing with fire as I test my new fire bowl. It’s one of the little now facts about be that I am good at playing with fire* *Not counting the time I set fire to the bathroom. The theory there was perfectly sound and it should have worked!

The face of an angel, the bum of a devil.

Happy Birthday to Gef the extra special talking Mongoose

What a week and nearly at Friday. Time for one of my favourite movies.

It seems I have fractured my clavicle. In 54 years I have never broken or fractured a bone before and I must say I am not impressed with the experience.

So I settle down after work for five to chill and apparently become a cat settee. Two problems with this, I want to get a glass of wine and Vince is farting like mad this evening. Birds are falling from the sky its so bad.

Almond cinnamon matcha latte. Heaven in a glass and enough anti-oxidants to hold back a regeneration. I havent had any matcha for ages but remembered I had a packet still so indulged myself. It works well with coconut milk and proper milk as well. Feel buzzing with energy hours in.

I am beginning to think that we have got burgers wrong. You can create a tighter topological manifold with flatbread which blends the flavours better and is less messy to eat.

I have glowing and slightly radioactive balls. There had to be a superpower here somewhere.

Glass from the other day. The roundels I made all broke (no worries, they can be recycled) but I like my black Nazgul ghost and I have managed 3 uranium glass baubles. I'll take a better photo of them when its dark.

I have been teaching Vince Enochian calls and they make his eyes glow. But look at his cold little nose.