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Blueberry Lavender Mead Step Three

Posted on May 21, 2014 by

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On the Mead front: After one week (in my case 8 days) of sitting in the primary (the plastic bucket) – it’s time for racking the mead. First I sanitized my siphon hose and pump and the 1-gallon jar. Removing the bag of fruit… Continue Reading “Blueberry Lavender Mead Step Three”

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Blueberry Lavender Mead Step Two

Posted on May 13, 2014 by

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Step two in the mead-making process happens 24 hours after the campden tablet is added to the honey-juice. The recipe in True Brews calls for a liquid mead in a tube, but I ended up with a different mead yeast that was liquid but… Continue Reading “Blueberry Lavender Mead Step Two”

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Blueberry-Lavender Mead Step One

Posted on May 12, 2014 by

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After doing a little research on home made soda pop recently, I picked up a copy of True Brews: How to Craft Fermented Cider, Beer, Wine, Sake, Soda, Mead, Kefir, and Kombucha at Home by Emma Christensen. This great little compendium of everything small-batch… Continue Reading “Blueberry-Lavender Mead Step One”

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How is a mushroom related to our artist residency project? ⁠
I do not like how this stitching turned out on this after I dissolved the stick and stitch paper. Not sure if I'm going to finish this project. For now it will rest in the corner. Next up, a stitch sampler!
I got some carved blocks from #maiwasupply last week from because I want to experiment with prints and embroidery as embellishment. Now I'm working on getting a good print on fabric consistently. ⁠
This weekend I've got sockeye salmon, canned corn, and black bean/corn salsa on the food preservation agenda. ⁠
So, here's a thing.⁠
Where might we find solace in impossible times? In the creation of new work, new creative connections, new communities. Music and other communicative arts offer a world of fellowship and a culture of belonging to one another which Yo-Yo Ma so eloquently expresses here. ⁠
Gabriola Island has many awesome places to swim. Yesterday was Malaspina Galleries at high tide with a couple of good friends. I grew up in a place where going for a swim in the nearby lake after school or work was a common practice. After years of big city living, I have returned to those stolen moments between work and dinner; slipping into the sea, catching up with the neighbours, and rinsing off the day. After six years of this I can say without question that I am never going back to the city.
Doing some non-seasonal pressure canning on the outdoor stove tonight - black bean soup with local onions and carrots. I haven't done much in the way of seasonal canning yet, though as soon as tomatoes start appearing in quantity I'll be getting right on that. #foodpreserving #foodsecurity #pressurecanning #canning #puttingfoodby
Since I had all the materials at hand, I decided to start on the Poppy Pillow from the new @bookhou Embroidery book. So far, so good as this project is very do-able and not too intricate or fussy for me (see my post from 2 days ago for a picture of the book and this project). #embroidery #handwork #stemstitch #textilearts #textilestudio #makersgonnamake
The heat wave ended earlier this week while staying with friends along the Stamp River just outside of Port Alberni. Though we expect more warm days and nights to come, the first week of August feels like the beginning of summer's end - maple leaves are starting to wither and brown, and the ocean spray flowers have turned brittle - ready to blow off in the first storms of September. ⁠
This lovely book of embroidery technique and projects by @bookhou showed up on my doorstep last week!
There is no end⁠

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