THERE AND BACK AGAIN (2023 Edition)

We made our annual trek down to Middletown, madison and Guilford Conneticut yesterday to drop off our terra cotta work at Wesleyan Potters for their holiday sale. After dropping off the pottery we made our way south and stopped at Nick's Place for cheeseburgers and onion rings, next door for canoli and chocolate croissants and into Guilford for several bottles of red wine. This trek is always a fun road trip with some color left on the trees passing through the mountains as well as areas with a hint of fresh snow mingled among the trees as well. We only make this trip a couple of times a year for this specific purpose but it is far easier than spending two days bent over and on my knees packing up six to eight boxes of pots for UPS which we have long figured out cost more than the drive, burgers and pastries combined. 

The sale runs from 11/24 thru 12/24 and if you are in the area or proximity of Middletown, CT you may want to drop in and see the sale. Illustrated is a pair of chocolate covered cannoli from meriano's hanging out in a test variant of my falling leaves design composed of black and white quadrants flanked by yellow, green and red leaves about the surface. I only made a couple of these pieces and I am still trying to figure out if it works nearly as well as the all black background.