Every Army wife has at least one piece of Polish Pottery. And the longer I’m around, the more I acquire. Is it issued to us? Feels like it. I’ve received some pieces as gifts, I’ve won some items at Spouses’ Club events and I bought a piece or two somewhere along the way.

It seems like forever ago, but its only been two years since our group all lived in the same neighborhood. We called ourselves The Ohne Kinder (German for “without children”) but found out the neighbors were calling our little clique “The Evens” since we lived in apartments two, four, and six. We are scattered now, and one of us (not me!) is a new mom. I miss the old days, when we were together and had fun adventures like taking a road trip to Bolesławiec, Poland to shop at the annual Ceramics Festival.

The first day had us in many different shops, each with its own overwhelming selection options…

So much so, that occasionally we just sat down and sorted through it all…

The town has some super cute features, like this:

We stayed in a fun castle in the country, where we saw local kids riding in a cart pulled by a horse. They were thrilled and we enjoying seeing simple things making people happy.

We explored the city the next day, where I was surprised to see Solidarity flags flying – we were there on the 30th anniversary.

The festival featured more than just pottery – I bought a lot of gifts and a treasure or two for myself.

(35zł is about $11 US)

And the whole town turned out for a late afternoon parade.

I’m headed back in November. Let me know if you want anything!

More pictures from our trip are on Flickr.