Addendum to "Pottery Painting" and other reports of creative discomfort

Happy belated Thanksgiving!

Per my last post, "Pottery Painting Part One: a quiz competition," I must apologize for the poor visibility on the pots. Hopefully the below are easier to see. Technically, since Emily has a question mark on one of her answers, and extra details like authors could be included, there's  still room for another winner if anyone thinks they can compete with her. 

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In other news of creativity and getting out of my comfort zone . . . 

a) We assembled our baby crib this weekend and bought our first boxes of diapers and baby wipes. It feels pretty wild to pass by a room in my apartment that contains such things! I guess we're really having a baby now? [we have less than 5 weeks till our due date]

b) Manny and I made Thai curry for the first time - Coconut Curry Chicken Soup, Cooking Light, December 2008, p. 188. We even managed to identify a few ways to improve upon the recipe (to our taste) for the next time we make it, because there will be a next time. The left overs were even tastier than the original, as the flavors had had a chance to really meld. Holy yum. 

c) I was part of a meeting yesterday for this nonprofit I supposedly have something helpful to offer to, with this amazing woman and I hardly understood half of what she said - she was so knowledgeable about the community we're working in and how to raise up community partners in a sustainable organic way. It was totally uncomfortable, as I felt lost, and fascinating at the same time. 

d) Now that Thanksgiving has past, we put on a Christmas movie (Elf), and decorated our little apartment with little lights and our nativity. With so little space, and my weird allergies, its hard to do much in the way of traditional decor (trees/wreaths are not an option), but this annual decorating tradition always presents a creative challenge and helps me get in the spirit.