Pussy cat, Pussy cat where have you been?

I've been to London to see the Queen
Pussy cat, pussy cat what did you there?
I frightened a little mouse under her chair.

Yes, it's all gibberish here. A last quick update before heading to the Buyer's Market. I was supposed to head up to Bill and Elaine's tonight and we'd all hit the road tomorrow morning in the way dark to get to Philly by tomorrow night. That way we'd have a nice restful night there, a calm morning, and begin set-up at noon. But I'm not done firing yet. I was in the studio till 11:30 last night and still have three slump loads, and a firepolish load to do in the studio and three roll-ups to do in the hot shop. Lee also has paperweights to do in the hotshop (after the rollups) that I need for the show. Sara and David of Creekmore Durham Glass have passed the punty, so to speak, on the paperweight technique to us and we are taking them to market with our new roll-ups.

So where am I in the prep cycle? Well, we are trying something new this year for our display (surprise, surprise!) designed to help us get the booth up faster. We are hanging 2' X 6' fabric-covered wooden panels on the walls which will have been (but aren't yet) pre-drilled (can't use power tools at the show) for bolts to hold plate stands. It probably sounds more confusing and complicated than it is because I am so kerfluffled this morning. The big downside to this display is that it's a permanent arrangement of pieces--no futzing around and changing our minds as we set-up--extremely daunting. Too late to worry about that now, we're committed to the course. Better get on my panel layout and drilling--it's going to be a long day.