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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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