Potluck tonight

It's the season of the Potluck and I have one tonight.

I'm attending the Xmas Potluck and Not-So-Silent Auction of the Richmond Hill Potters and Weavers Guilds. I am bringing Cucumbers with Hummus and Yogurt,
a recipe from Fine Cooking's 200 Appetizers.

Basically it's a slice of seedless cucumber, a tsp of hummus and a dollop of natural yogurt.

The recipe calls for toasted sesame seeds sprinkled on top, which in the picture of the recipe look adorable, but I didn't find them and, honestly, my appetizers look more rustic than the evenly shaped mounds in the book's photo.

The hummus is really good. I have wanted to make it for years. To me, this is the benefit of a potluck; I get to make (and try) things I don't normally do.


I know others rely and the tried and true but I look at it like this: my contribution will be one of *many* items on that food table. If it's not very good, well, I tried and people can choose something else. To me, this is a great environment for experimentation.

Richmond Hill Potters' Guild - Tea Room Duty

As part of my membership with the Richmond Hill Potters' Guild,
I am required to work in the Burr House Craft Gallery
or the Burr House Tea Room a certain number of times a year.

tea room and craft gallery are open

entryway

Burr House hours

a fine example of the City of Richmond Hill's gardening expertise to the left of the doorway

It was my turn to be in the Tea Room over the weekend.


The Guild grows some nice flowers, perfect for cutting
and placing into one of our handmade vases; one per table.

part of the flower garden

table setting

Tea is really tea AND scones.

tea room tools

more tools

the last resort


A pot of tea, 2 homemade scones, one slice of zucchini bread,
2 pats of butter, and 2 small pots of jam.
All for $4.


The atmosphere is very calm in this 1824 heritage building.


Visitors told me this was the old Richmond Hill blacksmith's house.

tea room

tea room to craft gallery


There are many original features and it's good it's still being used.



The Craft Gallery showcases guild members' work.

There are two guilds working here:
the weaver's guild and the potters' guild.

my mirror and Doris Walter's cast foot sculpture


three of my paintings plus much more

I haven't spent much time in the pottery studio over the summer so I don't have ceramic work in the gallery, yet. I did manage to drop off a few paintings and a few Mirrors of Positive Affirmation.

a few more mirrors

It's a good start.

Potters' Guild Info can be found here: http://www.hillpotters.ca/
Burr House Spinners and Weavers info: http://www.burrhousefiberarts.com/default.aspx