Steve Grimmer
@stephengrimmer.bsky.social
Father, husband, potter, cooker, hiker
Looks like we're posting book pics/picks.
June 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Looks like we're posting book pics/picks.
Some six-pounders finished up this afternoon.
March 17, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Some six-pounders finished up this afternoon.
Jars this afternoon, four and six pounders
March 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Jars this afternoon, four and six pounders
These roundy pitchers are more practical than the tall skinny ones, but not as challenging to throw.
March 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
These roundy pitchers are more practical than the tall skinny ones, but not as challenging to throw.
These colors are a punch in the eye, but still....
March 5, 2025 at 11:32 PM
These colors are a punch in the eye, but still....
It's pitcher-making time so I've been looking at some older ones and thinking about handle placement.
March 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
It's pitcher-making time so I've been looking at some older ones and thinking about handle placement.
Dirty South Roubaix gravel race in Alto Pass this morning had over 600 riders
March 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Dirty South Roubaix gravel race in Alto Pass this morning had over 600 riders
The bottom of the handle should attach about a quarter inch lower.
March 2, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The bottom of the handle should attach about a quarter inch lower.
Four pound fatties. A subtle transition between the belly and the neck is better. I only had to throw four to start to understand that.
March 1, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Four pound fatties. A subtle transition between the belly and the neck is better. I only had to throw four to start to understand that.
One chainsaw good.....
February 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
One chainsaw good.....
They're back! (Along with the spring peepers and a thunderstorm this evening)
February 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
They're back! (Along with the spring peepers and a thunderstorm this evening)
Erma gerd, this is fantastic beer. Not just really good, but fantastic.
Une Anée brewery in Niles, IL.
Une Anée brewery in Niles, IL.
February 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Erma gerd, this is fantastic beer. Not just really good, but fantastic.
Une Anée brewery in Niles, IL.
Une Anée brewery in Niles, IL.
I finished the day with some 2.5 pound pitchers. They're all the same clay but the late afternoon light is magic.
February 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I finished the day with some 2.5 pound pitchers. They're all the same clay but the late afternoon light is magic.
Oh, I also made some Gaiwans.
February 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Oh, I also made some Gaiwans.
I brew a lot of tea with Yixing pots which inspired me to make some little porcelain teapots.
February 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I brew a lot of tea with Yixing pots which inspired me to make some little porcelain teapots.
Cupping yesterday. The details make it so rewarding.
February 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Cupping yesterday. The details make it so rewarding.
I suppose I should start posting images here.
Here's a teapot I fired last fall.
Here's a teapot I fired last fall.
February 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I suppose I should start posting images here.
Here's a teapot I fired last fall.
Here's a teapot I fired last fall.
Christoph Carl Friedrich von Wurmb, born 2 July 1742, was a German botanist who also wrote about the Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus). My son is having a good time working with the special collections at the Illinois State University library.
January 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Christoph Carl Friedrich von Wurmb, born 2 July 1742, was a German botanist who also wrote about the Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus). My son is having a good time working with the special collections at the Illinois State University library.
Dude parked next to me was hot boxing before facing the grocery store. Poor doggo getting baked. Well, at least he was already a Golden.
November 26, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Dude parked next to me was hot boxing before facing the grocery store. Poor doggo getting baked. Well, at least he was already a Golden.
I enjoyed Bryson's book, Mother Tongue, many years ago and so picked up this one. Reading his description of Carbondale in the 80s, it's clear this is humor writing by an irritable expat, not a travel log. I remember moving back from England and feeling some of the same hypercritical impulses.
November 24, 2024 at 2:38 PM
I enjoyed Bryson's book, Mother Tongue, many years ago and so picked up this one. Reading his description of Carbondale in the 80s, it's clear this is humor writing by an irritable expat, not a travel log. I remember moving back from England and feeling some of the same hypercritical impulses.