It Can Be Fixed!

 My friends on Facebook have given me information on how to fix my broken Bergs Potter Copenhagen pot. One person has given me specific materials and links to YouTube tutorials, so this project will be slated for the future. Here is some basic info, so I don't loose it.

"Do a dry assembly first, using masking tape. Then assembly with a slow cure time epoxy, not the 5 minute stuff. I'm using Araldite slow cure. This allows proper fitting. Finally fill the cracks and missing pieces with Milliput. There is a terracotta version."

Excuse the specs of soil. The pot is mostly clean, except for potting soil on the inside

The pieces placed on a lid for safe keeping. It needs to dry out completely so I can brush off the soil carefully, preserving the broken edges. Washing it would damage the fit of the edges.

Hubby had his orientation yesterday and he works tonight, 6 pm to 6 am. Training for this job takes about 6 months. Yes, it's that complicated.

Home on Monday, too tired to write

 We had a wonderful visit with my daughter and her hubby. She told me the pain medication she was taking made her groggy and unable to stay awake, thus her inability to text me back when I asked how she was. She assured me my son-in-law would have contacted us if something serious was going on. Well, that's good, but didn't do anything for my mom-worries at the time. She is done with the pain meds but still taking the ciprofloxin until Thursday. That antibiotic is horrible on the stomach. We drove down Saturday morning.

On Sunday all four of us drove down to Kankakee/Bourbonnais. Kankakee is a dump, but we did find a couple antique stores in Bourbonnais. After spending some time looking and shopping, we looked for a coffee shop. Not finding anything, we drove to Crown Point and had dinner at a Mexican restaurant. The weather was pleasant, a bit foggy in the morning, no rain. We had so much fun talking and laughing together.

We left Monday morning, right before my daughter left for work. Hubby took a nice picture of us. I didn't write on Monday because the recruiter wanted hubby to finish reading about a dozen more online documents (initially he was to read them at the orientation) to free up more time at the orientation, which is where he is now.

My daughter (L) and I

After dinner we noticed the wind was blowing a lot and it was raining buckets. Exhausted, we went to bed early. This morning I woke up to this.

My . Favorite . Terracotta . Pot

There...on the ground. In pieces.

I love the heavy rim with the cute pattern.

About this pottery:

I found a company who sells them in the USA, so maybe someday I can at least buy a small one.

White Flower Farm

"Bergs Potter

From a Copenhagen-based producer of sustainably crafted, premium clay pots, these stunning containers are handmade by Bergs Potter in a small village in Tuscany by skilled artisans who use clay sourced from that region. In addition to stylish silhouettes, the pots are made exceptionally durable by high temperature firing and a subtle silicone treatment, which renders them waterproof. These versatile vessels are ideal for displaying your favorite plants both indoors and out, and they make distinctive gifts, too."

For reference, the closest to what I had is called "Rosa Castle Pot" and was about 20cm or more, not sure. I would need to partially assemble it to get an accurate measurement.

Oh well, enough about the flower pot. I would like to have a collection of beautiful clay pots, but 90% of them are just those simple ones you see at Walmart, or they are too expensive for my budget at this time.

Back to washing clothes and cleaning...