2010 was a pretty busy and eventful year, especially the last few months. After we lost Max we decided to wait until spring to look for another Shiba. That resolution lasted a couple of days. Thanks to the Mid Atlantic Shiba Rescue organization we found Cassie, a seven year old female, at the Harrisburg Humane Society. She came home with us on Dec. 18 on the return leg of a delivery trip to Pittsburg. We took the Great Circle route…
Cassie’s a lot like Max in looks, not so much in disposition. Where Max was quiet, Cassie produces an astonishing number of sounds: barks, yodels, squeaks, chirps. Cassie has a lot of energy and certainly doesn’t act like a middle aged dog. We’re going to get a lot of exercise in the future. And it’s going to take quite a while before Cassie and the house cats come to a point of peaceful coexistence. But we’re glad to have her here. I’ll post photos at some point in the near future.
The School was a pretty happening place in 2010, thanks to the great people that came. Regina attended the first Foundations and Case Binding classes in April and May. Nancy was here for the Edge Gilding class in May. Marie came for June’s Full Leather class. July was busy, with Stephanie coming back to the School for the Intro to Titling and Tooling, then a packed Foundations class: Chrys, Karen, Judy, Jennie and Alison. Judy and Karen stayed for the following week’s Case Binding class. In August Lesha came back for a week-long private leather conservation intensive, then stayed for the weekend’s Intro to Inlay and Onlay class, which was also attended by Liz and Luis. On Saturday after class they coopted our grill and made a wonderful supper featuring grilled pork chops and Luis’ superb gazpacho, lots of wine and good conversation. The following week Peter and Donna Thomas were here printing and teaching; see the previous post for that story.For October’s cloth and leather conservation classes, Jenny, who’s since returned to England, drove in from Minneapolis and Asmah flew in from Singapore, doubling the size of the School’s international contingent (Luis from Spain, via Washington DC; and Linda from Canada). And learning a lot, too. I want to thank everyone for making this year such a productive and enjoyable one for the School, and I hope you all can come back sometime.
And I even made time to get a design binding done: Hydriotaphia, or Urne-Buriall by Sir Thomas Browne, designed by Bruce Rogers for the Riverside Press. It’s now residing with Joshua Heller, who’s looking for a good home for it. (Hint, hint.)
Best wishes for the New Year to all our friends.