Violet Crown starts tomorrow, come out and see me!

Man, my shoulder muscles ache. You know, the ones that are in the front of your underarms? Ache city, baby. It might have something to do with the 3.5 hours I spent planishing (lightly tapping the entire piece) my almost-finished...urn, I guess you'd call it. My hands ache too. But it's looking really good! Now I need to determine how I'm going to sign the darned thing.

The wagon is loaded up and I just have to get my tools etc. together for tomorrow. The weather should be pretty nice if a bit on the warm side, but you get what you get in May in Central Texas. (I remember years when  I took down my tent in a raging thunderstorm. Good times.) And I don't have to get up at an unreasonable hour, as the setup doesn't start until 9. Of course I'll be there early, just in case I can start early, since we only have 2 hours to set up.

I have three more bracelets tumbling to clean the coins and harden the links. I didn't enamel anything; I just don't think I was up to it tonight.

The price of silver has taken a steep drop! Down to about $35 an ounce, as opposed to $48 last week. I bought some when I ordered my shiny new toys the other night.

Alas, I will not be able to see broadcast of the Danny Boyle Frankenstein at the Drafthouse--one show is tomorrow about an hour after we close (not going to happen) and the other is my last night of coppersmithing class. Oh well.