“During the holidays it doesn't snow much in Raleigh, but occasionally an inch or two will fall. Whenever it snowed when I was young, my mom and I made snow cream. We ran outside and scraped the snow off the hood of the car and then mixed it with sugar and milk and ate the result.”

The COOL, CREAMY, and DELICIOUS new home of

We would like to thank all the members for their patience and understanding during the down-time of your favorite online community. We hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season and made good use of the break. But now we’re back and better than ever!

You’ll notice a few changes…most noticeable…a new administration. Lives evolve and change. It’s understandable. Some things can’t go on forever. We want to thank them for their past service to the board and wish them great success in all their future endeavors. We hope they all find time to continue to remain a prominent and active part of the OC community.

With that said…we’re counting on YOU to help the OC maintain the intelligent, kind, creative, and FUN environment it has always been! Try to go easy on us during this transitional period…and just enjoy the much awaited return of Openly Clay!

You’re in good hands… Akashalia, esoterica, Foo212, Jewel & devilsadvocate, LowNotes, nichem, Shauna021, and Verbivore

Special thanks to Moon Glo for all her invaluable help and support!