Category Archives: Candle Making
2026 – So Far
We are only two weeks into the new year, and so far it feels like it is doing everything it can to wear away at us. I have the car out of comission again, this time due to a leak … Continue reading
The Car Breaks Again!
Just plane awful! That’s how yesterday’s workday ended. I did a last run to get me barely over the minimum limit line on my earnings for the week, it was that tough a week for me. Then I got back … Continue reading
Christmas Post for 2025
So the first thing I want to put in my blog to update recent events is that my baby sister has graduated and is officially an RN now! I am so proud of her! That is super cool! Not only … Continue reading
General Update
So, I am trying to get my photography website up and running and myself ready to try to make a real living with it. Not the website, but my photography. I have been messing about with it for so long … Continue reading
Melting Wax
It is autumn now, and the season is best for certain hobbies to start up, including woodworking in the shop where the temperature in the summer is a bit much for hand planing and sawing, or other kinds of work … Continue reading
Second to Last Day of Summer Musings
Well. I did get the logs moved over from the saw pile to the firewood pile, ready to be cut down and split. I am supposed to go get more wood tomorrow with one of the boys, and hopefully that … Continue reading
Generally Okay News, Though Not All
We went to another market last night. It was not very busy at all. But we did sell some candles and a couple of other things, as well as we got notification just before we went that we sold another … Continue reading
What Do You Do?
Oh! I am glad you asked! I am a couple of things. First, I am a husband and a father. Nothing comes before those. I do delivery on the weekends to help make ends meet. I also catch a photo … Continue reading
Mallets For Every Room of the House!
Mallets made of Walnut. I turned another mallet recently, seen laying on its side in the picture above. I took from what I learned from the one on the far right and made the grip opposite in shape, wider at … Continue reading
Chandelier Making
Building the chandelier still and decided today that rather than notching the bottoms of the stars, I would notch the arms, so I did that. Now I can get longer screws and put them through with some glue and fasten … Continue reading