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Dear Barbara; about your house

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Barbara, I have never more wanted to talk to you then this week, when getting ready to sell your house. Why is everything so dusty?...

When is a house a home?

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Working on Barbara's house - which, I know, is my house - has been making me think a lot lately about the soul of a...

House of HaldePets

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Me telling people things is sometimes a curious mix of "yeah, I saw that on Facebook" and "I'm not on Facebook" and "wait, you still...

Beginnings

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Recall a time in your life when you made a fresh start. How did your life change? Well, there was the time that I moved...
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Size doesn’t matt— oh, shit, that’s huge

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In a normal year, about now is when I'd start planning for next year. Work-wise, I mean... my personal life doesn't really have a plan....
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My Random Life

That time I realized I am… kind of boring — I mean, that I love routine

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To remind myself about what I did earlier this year, so that I can blog about it, I'm going through my pictures. I use my...
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Ramblings

That time I had a funny idea for a mug and it ate five months of my life

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Way back towards the end of March, when everything was starting to feel like a dystopian nightmare, I had this idea to put a couple...
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HaldeCraft

OK, Universe, got it – I’ll slow down

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Ever had one of those weeks where everything you try to do takes longer, is frustrating, and comes out wrong? I'm heading into Week Three...
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HaldeCraft

HaldeCraft and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Pandemic

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Since all this started, all the talk about Covid-19 and social distancing and essential businesses and who should be open or closed and what safety...
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HaldeCraft

Am I bluuuuuuuueeee

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I finally have a minute to start glazing these mushroom birdfeeders I've been sitting on for weeks, and someone requested some kind of Florida blue...
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My Random Life

I put the irk in work

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So, there I am, working on ideas for the next HaldeCrate... (yes, that is a teaser photo) When all of the sudden, we get the...
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Ramblings

The State of the Studio: a Snapshot

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Who likes alliteration? ... Uh, I need more coffee. I got nuthin' so far this morning. Just... a powerful need for more coffee. I thought...
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HaldeCraft

Some days it’s harder to get work done than others

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I suppose, as a solo business person, I shouldn't complain about having help in the studio and office, but... come on, already! I mean, I...
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My Random Life

Was that just one day yesterday?

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Yesterday was so long it felt like an entire week distilled down into one day. Like... an extra-strength day. Day, Concentrated, Just Add Water. At...
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HaldeCraft

Some work decisions I need to make while on vacation

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Here's one thing about being self-employed... you're never off work. Even on vacation. I mean, that's OK, right, because if we didn't want to live...
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Monday Musings

Hello? Heeelllllooooooo? Right, then. Imma be the light.

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I found out yesterday that somehow the RSS feed for this blog has been borked for about three months... which explains why no comments since,...
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A Day in the Life

haldecraft

Maker of thrown, hand-built, and slipcast ceramics; dyer and spinner of yarn; writer of science fiction; watcher of people and nature.

Lorena Haldeman
Yo yo yo Gainesville! Whatcha doin' on Sunday, Apr Yo yo yo Gainesville! Whatcha doin' on Sunday, April 23rd, from 12-5? Come see HaldeCraft (and about 50 other local artists and makers) at Cypress & Grove Brewing! Have a drink, walk around, maybe buy an early graduation or Mother's Day gift! Or just come by for hugs, y'all know I love my hugs. 🤎

#GLAM #GLAM2023 #shopsmall #shoplocal #craftshow #gainesville #florida
Tulip is judging my cables. #catsofinstagram #kn Tulip is judging my cables. 

#catsofinstagram #knittersofinstagram #yarn #handdyedyarn #indiedyer
To be wound: Ranger Baby, Red Red Wine, Vodka & OJ To be wound: Ranger Baby, Red Red Wine, Vodka & OJ, and Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy... in three to five base yarns each. As soon as I have time to get these wound, there will be a restock - but if you absolutely have to have one before I get around to it, drop me a line! I can just wind up whichever one you want and list it for you! 

#yarn #handdyedyarn #indiedyer #knittersofinstagram #crochetersofinstagram
Who better to protect your surfaces from the ravag Who better to protect your surfaces from the ravages of condensation than the Notorious RBG? Celebrate the life and infinite wisdom of this trailblazer with any of these three sets of coasters. Each set comes with four coasters, as photographed, and a black iron coaster stand. Also, each coaster has four felt pads on the bottom, to help protect your surfaces.

Currently in stock, Set Number Three (https://www.haldecraft.com/products/rbg-coaster-set-set-of-four):
If You are Neutral in Situations of Injustice You Have Chosen to Side With the Oppressor
When Injustice Becomes Law Resistance Becomes Duty
Real Change Enduring Change Happens One Step at a Time
You Can't Handle Ruth

#ceramics #pottery #coaster #rbg
Another shot of these cuties that will be coming w Another shot of these cuties that will be coming with me to GLAM, Sunday, April 23rd, at Cypress & Grove in Gainesville, Florida!

#GLAM2023 #craftshow #shopsmall #shoplocal #ceramics #pottery #mugs #knittersofinstagram #mugshotmonday
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