New class and new pugmill

Took the plunge and signed up for Diana Fayt's online workshop on decorating. She does wonderful work, and I love the way she uses color and lines. I'm pretty psyched to get started. I have a new appreciation for decoration. It's funny how you move from trying to get one thing right in the craft of pottery only to realize that there is a whole world of techniques that makes a pot wonderful rather than just another pot.
In other local news, I purchased a Peter Pugger VPM-9. I asked to purchase a used one, but the new price was about the same, so I went for it. I have buckets of scrap clay that I have tried for sometime to reclaim, but either I can't mix it well enough even when it stays in slop for long periods, or I can't wedge it enough to get it right, and adding ball clay still doesn't always get me to the place where it is suitable for throwing. (How about that for rationalizing buying the pugger?) Hope it works on my wife... :) As one of my mentors used to say, if you start buttoning a vest on the wrong hole, no matter what else you do, it won't turn out correctly. I feel the same way with reclaiming clay. I think I've tried everything else. I hope the pugger gives me the results I desire. I'm sure I'll have to practice with that as well. Any and all suggestions appreciated.
Hope everyone is well out there. Thanks to all the pottery bloggers who do so well with making films and educating everyone. It is a great encouragement to me. All the best...