Hi, what a day, I've been giving that PCExpress cordless extruder quite a workout today.  I've gotten 7 eye cane sets extruded and put together, I only have 4 or 5 left to go, and then my least favorite part of cane making begins, reduction.  Hmmm, that word gives me problems all over the place, I personally need to reduce, too, reduce weight, reduce inches, reduce clutter, I could go on and on, but I'd really rather not, LOL.

Here's a sneak peek of what my clay desk looks like right now:
I've tried a bunch of variations of my usual method, so we'll see what works best for the most interesting eyes.   Of course, by the time I get them down to pin head size, I suppose it doesn't really matter, but if someone wanted them for larger dolls or animals, they'll be really interesting.

The extruder worked out very well.  A little slower than I'd like, but lots faster and easier than cranking them out by hand, LOL.  I have extruded most of the day without recharging the battery, so I'm pleased with that.

I did have a couple of things that I wasn't very pleased about, today.  My old cordless computer keyboard and mouse weren't working well before we did the upgrade, but after we did the upgrade they were even worse, so I hooked up a corded keyboard we had purchased awhile back and got a corded mouse.  My not so wonderful puppy today (or maybe yesterday or even the past several days, LOL) has been launching sneak attacks on the keyboard cord, naughty puppy!!!  It's not quite all the way chewed through yet, but enough that I ordered a new cordless keyboard and mouse today.

I'm also not pleased with myself about something and I'm not sure how to find a compromise.  I decided I needed to be more active on the few groups I belong to, rather than just lurking all the time.  I followed through on that goal today, but then I got 'caught up' in the internet, blogs, this link to that link, etc. and I didn't get off the computer until noon.  How can I compromise my goal of being more involved and yet not get sidetracked?  I'm sure other people have this problem, how do you solve it?

Otherwise it was a beautiful day, in the mid 30s F with the sun shining.  Except for the cord problem, Snuffles and I had a wonderful day, we played and cuddled, and she used her litter box consistently.  I got everything done I needed to get done, and even with the distraction of the internet I got 7 of my eye canes ready to reduce.  All in all, it was a good day, and now it's nearly bedtime, so I'll toddle off to dreamland and wish you all a good night!