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Baking Fresh Bread

One of my favorite hobbies is to bake some homemade bread.  There is something about the smell that must trigger ancient, almost primitive feelings of wellness that must be found in most people.  Otherwise, Realtors wouldn’t suggest baking some bread right before a prospective client walks in the door of the house they are trying to sell.  My two [...]

Canning Beef Stew

With the weather being cold and crappy here in Chicago, there are many nights when I want dinner to be warm and comforting after trekking around outside in the snow.  I can think of no better dinner than beef stew with a side of fresh bread.  Admittedly, beef stew is somewhat a pain in the neck to [...]

Pretty Dyed Fiber - Spring is coming!

So, in a more concentrated effort to get my Fancy Arbor business off the ground, I hand-dyed four sets of merino top fiber this last weekend.  If you aren’t sure what these exactly are, they are fibers dyed to use for spinning yarn.  They could also be used for felting, though this particular brand of [...]