Molten Glass

When we got home from our trip, I couldn't forget the pretty handblown glass pumpkins that I passed up.. so I remembered that there is a little glass shop on the property of McMenamin's Edgefield - a wonderful place not far from us in Troutdale.  It was the old poor farm and also an "old folks home".  Now it's a winery and brewery and restaurant and inn and gardens and convention place and.. you get the idea.  I gave the glass blowers a call and they had a few pumpkins there.  So, in the midst of a cold downpour, my long-suffering husband accompanied me there so I could get one. :-)

When we arrived the glass blower was working on a project, so I snapped some photos with my iPhone.. I would love to try this one day. 

They had kindly set all the pumpkins behind the counter for me to choose from.  Here is a bowl of paperweights.  I just love the sparkly swirly iridescent colors! 

Hand blown Christmas ornaments. 

Lampshades and bowls. 

Wine corks! 

And here are the 3 little beauties that came home with me. :-)  One is a gift.. shhh.. don't tell.

Well.. I have some bad news.. when we arrived home on Friday there was a casualty in the hen house.  Beyonce, the Ameracauna hen, had passed away.  We have no idea why, as no predator had gotten in the well-protected enclosure.  I did a Google search and many people have had un-explained losses of young healthy chickens.  The only way to find out for sure is an autopsy and those are expensive.  I just hope it's nothing that will affect the other girls.  Wish us luck on this.  

OK, better subject, we're off to spend the afternoon with our 2 sons and their families.  This will cheer me up.  I've been down in the dumps since we returned.  I hope you are having happy times today and for the coming week.  ((hugs)), Teresa :-)