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Odette's Obsessions: June 2014
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Natural Dyeing, Spinning, Weaving, Other Fibre Arts, Gardening, Cooking, Costuming, and. Sunday, 29 June 2014. But my man had a plan. It started with some shorter pieces, two splitting wedges and a sledge hammer. The wedges were being alternated along the length, like they were playing leap frog. Longer logs required two sets of hands, taking turns. As the afternoon progressed, the pile of split rails got bigger. Sunday, June 29, 2014. Labels: my old house. Wednesday, 25 June 2014. Once the sugar started...
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Odette's Obsessions: November 2014
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Natural Dyeing, Spinning, Weaving, Other Fibre Arts, Gardening, Cooking, Costuming, and. Friday, 28 November 2014. First take a bunch of yarn and cut it up into bits. I'd have done smaller bits, but it's been a bit difficult because of that -. It is interfering with all sorts of activities. Then I spun the rolags, using a long draw. Mainly the chopped up bits are securely spun into the singles. But every once in a while, one of the bits gets flicked off the fibre. It creates a fun yarn with a...I had a w...
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Odette's Obsessions: Gluten Free Baked Donuts
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Natural Dyeing, Spinning, Weaving, Other Fibre Arts, Gardening, Cooking, Costuming, and. Sunday, 9 August 2015. Gluten Free Baked Donuts. They go so nicely with a big mug of tea. nom, nom, nom. 1 cup gluten free flour. 1/2 tsp Xanthan gum. 1/2 tsp nutmeg (freshly grated if possible). 1/3- 1/2 cup almond milk. Use a scant cup flour and add 1 1/2 - 2 tbsn real cocoa powder. I sift the cocoa in to get rid of the lumps. Omit the vanilla. To make them with real wheat flour. Sunday, August 09, 2015.
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Odette's Obsessions: March 2015
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Natural Dyeing, Spinning, Weaving, Other Fibre Arts, Gardening, Cooking, Costuming, and. Monday, 30 March 2015. Hills, valleys and loose tension on unpadded bobbin. It worked a treat! Monday, March 30, 2015. Wednesday, 25 March 2015. Trying again since I managed to do a whole blog update and forgot to save it. I got distracted by Maple Syrup. Define the colours in the photo, find suitable fibres and blend them into batts. I used the drum carder for this. Spin the batts into singles on two bobbins. While ...
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Odette's Obsessions: July 2015
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Natural Dyeing, Spinning, Weaving, Other Fibre Arts, Gardening, Cooking, Costuming, and. Tuesday, 21 July 2015. In the 1830 edition of The Frugal Housewife (Boston), there is a recipe for a drink concentrate called Raspberry Shrub. It is mentioned as a good way to use the abundance of raspberries, although in other cookery books, recipes for shrub are often found using citrus fruits. Raspberry Shrub - so pretty and tasty. Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Labels: 19th century cooking. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Odette's Obsessions: October 2014
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Natural Dyeing, Spinning, Weaving, Other Fibre Arts, Gardening, Cooking, Costuming, and. Friday, 31 October 2014. Today`s treat comes from the 1845 edition of The Economical Housekeeper, by Mrs. E.A. Howland. Boil a tea-cupful of molasses, and add two spoonfuls of butter, one spoonful of ginger, and one tea-spoonful of saleratus, stir the flour in when it is hot, roll it thin, cut into rounds. Bake quick. So 1/2 cup or 4 oz molasses. 1 tsp baking soda. 1 1/2 cups flour. The cookie dough is definitely not...
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Odette's Obsessions: August 2014
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Natural Dyeing, Spinning, Weaving, Other Fibre Arts, Gardening, Cooking, Costuming, and. Sunday, 31 August 2014. Once a year, the grocery store gets in 25 lb boxes of plum tomatoes for a low price. This year they were $6.77 a box. That's cheaper than I can get them at the farmer's market or at the farm gate. Sunday, August 31, 2014. Tuesday, 26 August 2014. The Yarnoire search continues. A good look at it in the daylight shows that we might have gotten a deal with this purchase. It really. I plied the gr...
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Odette's Obsessions: May 2014
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Natural Dyeing, Spinning, Weaving, Other Fibre Arts, Gardening, Cooking, Costuming, and. Saturday, 31 May 2014. Bleeding Heart over the pond. White Lilacs - the scent is divine. Dame's Rocket - a glorious splash of garden colour. Saturday, May 31, 2014. Thursday, 29 May 2014. Bumper Crop of Rhubarb. I rinsed the stalks in cool water to remove grit and critters. Luckily there was only one little beetle-like bug on them. I actually measured it out yesterday when I was making the crisp, and tried it...Black...
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Odette's Obsessions: May 2015
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Natural Dyeing, Spinning, Weaving, Other Fibre Arts, Gardening, Cooking, Costuming, and. Monday, 25 May 2015. During the past 9 days. Two weekends ago, on the Victoria Day long weekend, FOOL, or Fruits of Our Labours was held. It is an SCA. This year I was mobile and the weather was perfect. I had great intentions to take photos but I kept getting distracted! On Sunday at Westfield. Lots of this happening. I need 400 yards of plied yarn for Olds Master Spinner level 6, which is in just less than a mo...
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Odette's Obsessions: Just bits and pieces
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Natural Dyeing, Spinning, Weaving, Other Fibre Arts, Gardening, Cooking, Costuming, and. Tuesday, 4 August 2015. Just bits and pieces. Tuesday, August 04, 2015. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A running diary of projects which threaten to take over my life, including weaving, spinning, natural dyeing, gardening, chickens and a newly acquired century cottage needing much care and attention. View my complete profile. Westfield Heritage Village website. Westfield Heritage Village Blog.
