There was a wealth of beautiful objects to look at, they
were too pricey for any of us to buy at this time of
year.

After being treated to a much too long demonstration of the
actual glass blowing, I came away with an understanding of
the process and the knowledge that it was too hot and too
labor intensive for most people. It was 75 degrees here
yesterday and the two furnaces made it almost unbearable.
The artist liked to talk and offered to let us watch as
long as we wanted. We watched him create three objects
and all of them were gorgeous.

We cooled off and went for Italian food. Mine was gooey
pasta that I was tempted to send back but it was made
a little better by the fantastic onion soup and the cream
brulee. Hazel, who seldom buys groceries, took the pasta
home with her to top off with fried eggs. Big Yuk!

The studio was also the artist's home and it was lovely.
I think it was a converted office building and the design
was ingenious. It was as much fun to see it as it was
to watch the glass blowing. It was decorated with glass
platters and sinks.