After a week away in the sun, I’m back home and photographing the latest kiln-load of treasures to restock the shop.

I have stories to tell and photos to show you from Cuba, including the work of the talented Varadero potters but first I must attend to my sand fly bites, sunburn, and a sad realization that the snow that continues to fall outside is my reality now.

Until I retrieve my photographs, here’s a bright orange diz that just went up in the shop today: