We are in the deepest of the winter up here in the north. It is the time of year when the quiet and cold drives one inside to read and contemplate and work on the types of projects you would never want to sit still long enough for in the summer. It is a very productive time if you can give yourself up to it.
At the pottery we are all wearing the mismatched socks from the Vermont Socklady we got at Christmas time. Check out her website for some really fun socks
http://www.socklady.com/index.php 
We are working on all kinds of winter projects. From making a new batch of our special towel aprons, to figuring out new ways to use the waste heat from our kilns. 
You can see the heat exchange system in this picture behind the rack of towels and aprons we are drying in the kiln room.
Hopefully this winter, we will develop a method for preheating the wash water for our towels, and glaze buckets and such.
It’s a good time to think about nice hot water.
