March was bread month for my “try a craft” journey. I learned that I don’t have the patience or interest needed to be a bread baker (or really any other…
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My husband and I did a bit of time traveling and went to Virginia in the 18th century. I thought I would be able to witness bread being made, and…
This was my favorite place of the whole trip. We stayed overnight in a weird cheap motel in Philadelphia. because it was not far to drive to the Philadelphia Zoo.…
I’ve read a pile of books about bread now. I don’t think “intimidated” or “humbled” are the right words. After reading how fussy bread making can be, I got exasperated,…
For the month of March, I decided to make baking bread as my new craft to explore. I was trying to decide between soap making and bread baking, two very…
My final efforts at learning to crochet. I’ve dipped my toe in and I understand the basics, but I see that there is a lot more to learn. I learned…
I don’t think someone has had such trouble with a magic ring since Frodo. I keep trying to learn this crochet step, a first step in most round objects. I…
So, week two of trying out crochet. I’ve learned to make a chain and how to single crochet (why is it called single when it’s multiple steps?) So I picked…
February’s craft to try out is crochet. I am an experienced knitter but have never even tried to crochet before. I overconfidently picked up a crochet kit and looked at…
Wrapping up a month of needle felting. This week I made a cat and a tapestry. Well, a felt picture at least. My conclusion of this is that I am…
