Just an update on me...
My ankle healed after a couple weeks, and then I had surgery to repair an umbilical hernia. It's been two weeks since that surgery and I have to take it easy for at least 5 more weeks. That's a hard thing to do. I can't work alone in my studio, because the doctor doesn't want me lifting my kiln cover (it weighs 20 pounds). Kas has been volunteering his time to lift the cover for me, but he can only give an hour or so a day.
I have to be patient, this too shall pass. At least I have Mexico to look forward to!! 63 days and counting :)

When I was a kid, we'd have SPAM every once and a while, not often, but often enough so that I knew what the stuff was. Even better than SPAM was fried bologna, Mom would cut the slice so that it laid nicely in the pan. But back to SPAM. I recently went to Dallas and hung out with 20 women that I've known for close to 8 years. On Sunday morning we planned a huge brunch, and the kitchen was crammed with us cooking and sampling. One woman sliced up a bunch of SPAM and fried it until it was crispy crunchy. OMG, it was so good. I don't think Mom ever made it that way. The bad thing about SPAM is that it's very very salty. (Well, there are a lot more things 'bad' about SPAM, but I'm in denial and will not go there.) I was sad because I really want some SPAM, but I just don't want all that salt. Lo and behold (or is it loW and behold?), I found lower sodium SPAM!!! Not only did I find 'lower sodium' SPAM, I found turkey SPAM and bacon SPAM. It was pretty overwhelming. I have a can of 'lower sodium' SPAM out on the counter as I type. It's just waiting to be released, sliced, and fried. Get in my belly SPAM!!