Harry, A Different Kind of Potter

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdsLfDUaEPWIMBFXBsD4hnfb268RH_Ii8jC2hNF4EnWAzXR0EijquaXxvziy1MpQdW3OoZkXJeNPnHDrtK1t48e16af26mNLEXfIj38ia1ZyIoAoTigZ4oeGomq5OQHE4tUYwJip67E4/s1600/DSCN2747-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdsLfDUaEPWIMBFXBsD4hnfb268RH_Ii8jC2hNF4EnWAzXR0EijquaXxvziy1MpQdW3OoZkXJeNPnHDrtK1t48e16af26mNLEXfIj38ia1ZyIoAoTigZ4oeGomq5OQHE4tUYwJip67E4/s400/DSCN2747-2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The hostess for the day plans a super secret getaway for the rest of us each month. We plug in the postcode into our Sat Nav and just see where it takes us. So far no one has given me the postcode to drive off a cliff. Ah, such good friends (so far)...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">So you can imagine my delight (and relief) when we drove up to quaint Grayshott Pottery in Hindhead, Surrey</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw8oPa1zGLHc_o5U0SNB02AaUu9JZ4T6esImscNGL84DzbCnrVEE0knK25w7RTbuhiol6o0xADop4pY4RMENiNjSldgpicenSv8sYsQHfmZtbxVTSAw4SLvEtpUQBV2TZkSMxXuaiB7w/s1600/DSC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw8oPa1zGLHc_o5U0SNB02AaUu9JZ4T6esImscNGL84DzbCnrVEE0knK25w7RTbuhiol6o0xADop4pY4RMENiNjSldgpicenSv8sYsQHfmZtbxVTSAw4SLvEtpUQBV2TZkSMxXuaiB7w/s400/DSC.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what it would have looked like on a clear summer day<br />[source: <a href="http://www.grayshottpottery.com/">Grayshott Pottery</a>]</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Founded in 1956, this location produces commercial and handmade stoneware for well-known establishments such as Harrods, a Jamie Oliver restaurant, and Cafe Rouge to name a few. And anytime I can use the word 'bespoke' (custom) I will, so here we go - they make 'bespoke' items too. With in-house designers and artists, anything is possible in this tucked away location where the magic happens... </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'll let the photos do the talking, because I really have no idea what I am talking about</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Handmade Section<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mmVxZP3ZYYwq87BoH3VxlAq27jdx-DDO3zX3ZTQbDrlVuEy5AFKD0etfzZSKNwPLa3vYCAu3et5mz2PR-ez5lTeRBR4u_IbNnVUCAfH9b9tjGTcgbWd0d_ie0BsPzNfMxb5HsNNqw30/s1600/DSCN2749-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mmVxZP3ZYYwq87BoH3VxlAq27jdx-DDO3zX3ZTQbDrlVuEy5AFKD0etfzZSKNwPLa3vYCAu3et5mz2PR-ez5lTeRBR4u_IbNnVUCAfH9b9tjGTcgbWd0d_ie0BsPzNfMxb5HsNNqw30/s320/DSCN2749-1.JPG" width="301" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHhyphenhyphenTNrt1hfqUMZCiB88xyRtkgayx-LRXiiU4NRKk9_kXcouPyYfCS33P4KzKHBb_KK4bUls88Z6FWvyoWruj8EsQ7TzC9TLZkCsGss4y_RgmOvax92dbaJeOSuKkON0QpIph8yUe0Uw/s320/DSCN2775-1.JPG" width="283" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Sponging' A Plate Before Being Glazed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtZHwvm0UPhU8EV9bYOtyejVo7F3ntPRDeas8mWRfDXKAAOVURAtK4pqDzfwXkSd4i05CLE2P7jtiutY29gr-doMLM_irNlA8l_EQca1HqV9-AnAlIR07aMu-hO9b4k0UKhOBr9serjg/s1600/DSCN2814-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtZHwvm0UPhU8EV9bYOtyejVo7F3ntPRDeas8mWRfDXKAAOVURAtK4pqDzfwXkSd4i05CLE2P7jtiutY29gr-doMLM_irNlA8l_EQca1HqV9-AnAlIR07aMu-hO9b4k0UKhOBr9serjg/s320/DSCN2814-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glazing By Hand</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD1Z1KlSg-Jq7ksRVCfrvfSUTJzWxJBZKcdnynOeMsB2mHJ3FzSnN0Vf7hUF-TJSvrDL6T75nueUe4Z2l5WHPP8XJA3RH1mEajYON-jcEfwnCWjPmemz6CB23a3BR2TP6K6O15qsE6rk/s1600/DSCN2758-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD1Z1KlSg-Jq7ksRVCfrvfSUTJzWxJBZKcdnynOeMsB2mHJ3FzSnN0Vf7hUF-TJSvrDL6T75nueUe4Z2l5WHPP8XJA3RH1mEajYON-jcEfwnCWjPmemz6CB23a3BR2TP6K6O15qsE6rk/s400/DSCN2758-1.JPG" width="398" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">They were making rustic-looking stoneware while we were there. Loved it all. And the 'pottery elves' (my words, not theirs) work many machines, so they don't get bored. It was surprisingly dust free.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />As friend Miss K pointed out, most places of interest in England have a gift shop and restaurant attached (with tea, of course) to make the day really happy.  Grayshott Pottery was no exception :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">And what did I buy in the <i>pottery</i> gift shop? A really cool<i> iron</i> nutcracker that looked like an antique vise, of course :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZeExs5xFJYld0CSsjo3ulK4v2h0nTeP0asPL-3WKVy199JLsEjD60N2ns-Zn82zFA8cK5AGEwB54RfZsUPVBXY6ipE7JNRGAS7jAnPXjx1SUcXtMscNbBfIAQk3bjZRP63OwLfY37Do/s1600/DSCN2897-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZeExs5xFJYld0CSsjo3ulK4v2h0nTeP0asPL-3WKVy199JLsEjD60N2ns-Zn82zFA8cK5AGEwB54RfZsUPVBXY6ipE7JNRGAS7jAnPXjx1SUcXtMscNbBfIAQk3bjZRP63OwLfY37Do/s200/DSCN2897-1.JPG" width="189" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How long had that treasure been waiting to be noticed?</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a><br /><br />More information: <a href="http://www.grayshottpottery.com/">Grayshott Pottery</a>

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A Frozen River Thames?

<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">For those of you who have not visited London, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the River Thames cuts through London </div><div style="text-align: center;">and is naturally an important part of London's social and economic history</div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX59_LtRwkkHnOtgfWzG1U2rl4Fde87cXVEG9LMaKShdGmPJMX3kAYfzdotk7WRZ_OZuckEWewSJ1WQL77_xxac8JoAvlsb7OJxTi_OZAP5WUZjNg_eNambXn0R_sBIUoZLWKbVAeMhXY/s1600/RiverThames5-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX59_LtRwkkHnOtgfWzG1U2rl4Fde87cXVEG9LMaKShdGmPJMX3kAYfzdotk7WRZ_OZuckEWewSJ1WQL77_xxac8JoAvlsb7OJxTi_OZAP5WUZjNg_eNambXn0R_sBIUoZLWKbVAeMhXY/s640/RiverThames5-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Satellite Image of River Thames through London<br />[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:London_SPOT_1005.jpg">Wikipedia</a>]</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">Last month, the headlines read 'UK Experiences The Coldest December On Record' (<a href="http://ibnlive.in.com/news/uk-experiences-the-coldest-december-on-record/137848-2.html">here</a>)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Could the River Thames actually freeze in London?</div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">It probably wouldn't because </div><div style="text-align: center;">it is deeper and faster since the old London Bridge was demolished in 1831<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">However, the river has frozen solid-ish for 24 winters since the 1400s</div><div style="text-align: center;">So it has happened</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcgk21Nii9aQzz8xtax9-ganFKCc_e6cLSRQ1ipOhIfBXSEt1yPc3cS1z5xzZ4z5gDV_U9wGVvJDDJex69GLucyIVDSBrbyoqJmUJmY5JauT7gZppmz85dI0_cFhoed1jfAl1kFCuy_U/s1600/RiverThames.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcgk21Nii9aQzz8xtax9-ganFKCc_e6cLSRQ1ipOhIfBXSEt1yPc3cS1z5xzZ4z5gDV_U9wGVvJDDJex69GLucyIVDSBrbyoqJmUJmY5JauT7gZppmz85dI0_cFhoed1jfAl1kFCuy_U/s640/RiverThames.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">River Thames in 1950s [<a href="http://matthewsbikeblog.blogspot.com/">source</a>]</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">Since 1608, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Londoners held 'Frost Fairs' on the Thames ice to make the most of the cold, </div><div style="text-align: center;">which included sport and commercial activity</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although the River Thames still freezes, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it hasn't had a 'proper' deep freeze since 1814</div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrS8_xpSOtKthGkEBEj0e9E1Bl5oHCyMkREhC9mgna9CMwFHnCC0QGywLuNMV9ppYFOX0hBpOyVBPfd5ocno1d7mIBiasE25n08CqsYee9lPKKtsSuBGbxeB9JvlusEVPcQiQbsGbhIM/s1600/RiverThames4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrS8_xpSOtKthGkEBEj0e9E1Bl5oHCyMkREhC9mgna9CMwFHnCC0QGywLuNMV9ppYFOX0hBpOyVBPfd5ocno1d7mIBiasE25n08CqsYee9lPKKtsSuBGbxeB9JvlusEVPcQiQbsGbhIM/s400/RiverThames4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last 'Frost Fair' in 1814<br />[<a href="http://www.webhistoryofengland.com/?p=613">Source</a>]</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">The period from mid-14th century to the 19th century in Europe </div><div style="text-align: center;">is called the 'Little Ice Age' due to the severity of the climate, </div><div style="text-align: center;">especially the winters</div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">So for those of you wondering, </div><div style="text-align: center;">is there a difference between a damp cold and a dry cold? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Nope - cold is cold </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do we still get cracked knuckles and chapped lips even with the humidity? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Yep</div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">And I've learned that balaclava is not the same as baklava </div><div style="text-align: center;">I could use a bit of both</div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">I went online to buy my husband a snow shovel for Christmas </div><div style="text-align: center;">I couldn't resist this two-for-one offer:  </div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-TBsIoqYUKUGFbNa5jnN1-E7E8-KjfLLQF_rtYnhaXnutROKxflRrgU9He6Z4BfO6LI6WftJ04gYEFOjRuGag9G2ULXYc8WflA0PLc9ESyeAcCyVL2sUe2pfpngRvPIZoWypZAanFY4/s1600/AmazonUK.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-TBsIoqYUKUGFbNa5jnN1-E7E8-KjfLLQF_rtYnhaXnutROKxflRrgU9He6Z4BfO6LI6WftJ04gYEFOjRuGag9G2ULXYc8WflA0PLc9ESyeAcCyVL2sUe2pfpngRvPIZoWypZAanFY4/s400/AmazonUK.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">[<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/">AmazonUK</a>]</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now that's funny :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">Hoping you are staying warm this weekend!</div></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; 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A Frozen River Thames?

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