Well, how exciting! The spring equinox is only two days away. On the way to town, I’ve seen patches of leaves on hawthorn hedges, May blossom on the blackthorn, and lambs frolicking in the fields. Where we live and work, the spring is always a couple of weeks behind how it is in our nearest shopping town of Castle Douglas, but seeing it there is an affirmation that it’s coming our way before too long. I expect that any time soon, we’ll begin to hear the sound of the quad bike on the drive, and our neighbouring farmer will start to appear at the workshop door with some regularity, looking for help to deliver lambs. It can be particularly difficult for him, as he only has one arm, so we do what we can to help, even though we’re fairly clueless, and it can be quite disruptive to our working day.
Lots has been happening since my last post, some of it fantastic, some rather less so, but I’ll start with the fantastic time we had at the Spring Gathering of the Scottish Potters Association in Tulliallen.
