Well today I am recovering from a 72 hour firing that never reached temperature.   It was just  Paul, me and Lily taking turns and sleeping very little.  It stalled out at cone 3-4 all day Thursday when it should have been  finishing off we got more wood  and kept on.  all night Thursday and all day Friday.  There are definitely issues with the kiln, it just wasn't drawing like it should.   We have a solution to the immediate problem of getting the order out.  We'll refire the order.  I'm glad my sculptures were not dry enough to go in this time.  The load looks pretty ugly. It maybe made cone 6 or 7.   Much of it can be refired in  the inagural firing of  our neighbor's kiln in September.  

I have one more week with darling daughter before she goes to college.   I really am going to miss my only child, and wish the time hadn't gone by so fast.  

Well i'm too tired to write any more tonight. Tomorrow  is  another day.