The following is a test. For the next sixty seconds we will be conducting a test of the
Emergency Blog Photo Update System… also known as “for some strange reason
my blog stopped uploading photos for no apparent reason”?! But now we’re back.
Or at least enough for a “test” image upload to see if it works! Ready… set… upload!

And thanks again to Emily & Ian for helping me get my WordPress back on track!
It’s great to have tech-savvy friends who can help bail me out of my tech dilemmas.
And now I’ve got a LOT of catching up to do!

Okay, something’s going on here…
and I’m having some technical difficulties here on my blog!
For some strange reason, I can’t upload photos any more?!

Every time I try, I get an error message. I’m using WordPress for my blog
and I think it has something to do with Changing File Permissions… or something?!
Error message: “Unable to create directory. Is the parent directory writable by the server?”
What the heck does THAT mean?!

Hopefully I’ll be able to resolve this quickly… and then I’ll come back and post
all of the fun things that have been happening over the past few days!
Studio projects, stunning sunrises, inspirations, anecdotes and more!

There we have it… today we passed four hundred comments on my blog!
So I guess someone out there IS actually reading it?! I often question if anyone
out there could even be remotely interested in my ongoing dribble… but I guess
this proves it?! Someone is reading it… and sharing their comments!

So keep up the good work and let me know what you think, share an idea,
ask a question or send me some interesting comments to share with the
“two other people” who might be reading my blog!

Six hundred posts… and still going strong!
Thanks for sticking with me and “suffering through” some of my ramblings.
Fun & production in the studio, my life as an artist, inspirations, updates…
and those incessant bike sunrise photos!!!

I wonder at what point will my “snail-mail” postcard mailing list become obsolete?…
and I can switch everything over to e-mail, blog & Facebook?! Will that day ever come?
Or do some people still look forward to tradtional postcards of art fair listings?

I know my gut tells me that I should continue designing, printing & mailing postcards.
I think that they are important. I think customers like them. I think people keep them.
I know my Mom keeps cards from her favorite artists on her refrigerator all summer!

But then as I’m updating mail lists, sticking on labels, buying postage stamps, etc…
I keep wondering if it’s all necessary?! E-mails are free. Facebook is the current
“favorite” in social networking. This blog is my personal favorite. So… what to do?
Not everyone is on Facebook. Not everyone is willing to give you their e-mail. And I
have a LOT of names & addresses in my old-fashioned mailing list. It’s a tough decision -
and I’m not sure there’s ever going to be a clear-cut answer. So until then, I guess I’ll
keep doing all of them?! So back to the computer & more mail list updates…

Keep up-to-date with instant updates from Fire When Ready Pottery on Facebook.
You’ll be linked into events, shows, projects, summer camp recaps, random musings
and a few of my sunrise bike shots along the way! It’s just three simple steps…

1. Click on this link:  www.facebook,com/FireWhenReadyPottery.com
2. Find the “Like” button up by the name of my company.
3. Click the “Like” button… and you’ve just become a Fan.

It’s that easy… and thank you!

Four hundred blog posts, and still going strong!
If you like what you see…
be sure to share it with your friends!

Hook ‘em up with www.FireWhenReadyPottery.com

Say it isn’t so… “Fire When Ready Pottery”
is finally on FACEBOOK.

I’ve been very slow to hop on the Facebook bandwagon due to my own cynical,
pessimistic and sometimes curmudgeony opinions of it. But it’s time to get over that, huh?!
It seems like the entire world is now conversing on Facebook – and I don’t want to be left out.

So I’ve started a Facebook page for “Fire When Ready Pottery.”
Do a quick search and then become a Fan… err, I guess it changed recently to “Like.”
Now you just need to click on “LIKE” and it’s the same thing as becoming a Fan.
You’ll get some of the quickest & latest updates on some of the things going on in my world.
But don’t give up on this blog… this will always be my “favorite child.”

Three hundreds posts – and still going strong!!!
Now if I could just manage to get those abs too…