Pottery and pussycats

I've always had a love-affair with pottery but only recently have started to look for pieces in thrift shops. I found one piece in a shop near Perth, Ontario. When I turned it over I discovered that it was made by a local potter, Rosemary McGinnis. That made it even more special as I have had the pleasure of spending an evening with Rosemary at a dinner party.
This piece I found in a shop in our town. I love dishes with lids and was attracted to it immediately.

Two pieces found locally.

It's the hunt for these fine pieces that makes 'thrifting' so fun.

 The sun did shine yesterday for a few hours so Sierra plunked herself down in a sun-puddle for a good snooze.

I had a busy day with cat-sitting and will continue to be busy until Monday.
I`m on my own this weekend as the retired-guy and daughter are both away. I now have a new admiration for him since he is always the one to be up, put the coffee on and feed the finicky felines before I even see the light of day. Now I am up waaaaaay too early, being bossed around by screaming cats and a jealous dog that stands next to the cat dishes and tries to disguise himself as a starved feline. The whole time I am dishing out the stinky goodness I am complaining about their lack of patience so I could at least have my first coffee. "Geesh!"

Can you picture 14 eyes staring at you, which includes a pair of hopeful Collie eyes, with mouths open like baby birds and the most hideous sounds emanating from their cartoon-like faces at 6am while the rain hits the kitchen window? And it's still dark out. It's the makings of the start to a movie, I tell ya.

After a busy day running the roads  I ordered up some chinese food for dinner and enjoyed a little feast. I`m not one to cook very much when I`m alone and any excuse for chinese food is a good one, I think. :-)))

Hope you are having a good weekend. I am off to cat-sit (since I just can't get enough of those felines) and then plan to have a rainy day inside with a good movie and a smoothie. I suppose those wascally wombats will want some of that, too. :-b

Hugs, Deb