And with this we say good night… to the end of this year’s NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR. We had a wonderful time thanks to those who made the trek. So much fun seeing everyone… potters & pottery fans alike! We had a great weekend in Sandwich… despite the two stormy deluges we had at the end of today! Sudden storms dropping a lot of rain in a very short time! Apparently two clouds, two storms & too much excitement hunkering down & securing our tents while customers were still shopping!!! We’re a hearty bunch… we potters!!!

Special THANKS to my talented friend Cory McCrory for hosting…
both the Sandwich pottery stop in her backyard, but also for giving me
a place to stay for the weekend!

A beautiful end to a beautiful day! We had a lot of customers & a lot of pots found new homes today as part of the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR. It’s beautiful out here in Sandwich… and will still be tomorrow if you want to join us for Day Two of the pottery tour from 10:00am-5:00pm. C’mon by!!!

What a way to end the day… a wonderful potluck get-together for the Pottery Tour artists from the Sandwich & Leland locations. Our host Anne put out quite a spread of amazing food… salad, barbecued meats, potatoes & cheesecake too!!! While we got to see the work of the Leland potters… we were also treated to an AMAZING sunset past the barn & over the fields. And you know how we City-kids love this stuff!!! Thanks for a beautiful evening Anne… and now we’re all back on the Tour tomorrow. Hope you can join us… and enjoy the view from the Leland location as much as I did!!!

A beautifully cloudy sunset as the roadtrip continues…
this time in the opposite direction! Just a quick weekend getaway!

Spring is in the air… which also means DREAM HUT is open again!
And we celebrated with yummy ice cream & a beautiful sunset!

Although it does look like their sign could use a little help?!

And, just continuing a theme… the FIRST sunset of the New Year!!!
Welcome to 2026… we’re almost one day into it. So far so good!!!

Okay… maybe another one?!
I mean, hard to capture an ever-changing sunset with one photo.
So here’s a second one!!!