Beech House
Adventures in building our dream home
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Sap to maple syrup observations
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Observations Putting sap in the barrel kept it cold so we could accumulate enough for a boil but it also froze and we couldn’t get it out w...
Friday, October 14, 2022
Making Chris some new pants
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Chris asked me to sew him some pants. I found a nice pattern "Men's Summer Pants" from WBM (Wardrobe by Me) and made up a musl...
Cooking up a Hubbard
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I found a new farmer! Well, new to me anyway. I have been looking for jalapeños all summer so that I could put some up for the winter. My fr...
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Glazing the next batch
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We realized we needed to make kiln cookies before we fired the next batch of glazeware. Kiln cookies protect your shelf in case of glaze dri...
Sunday, August 28, 2022
The first firing
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Our first time firing the kiln! So cool. Started it at 3pm Saturday, it reached Cone 6 temp at about midnight, and cooled to 130 degrees by ...
Saturday, August 27, 2022
Figuring out the glazing process and documentation (which we suck at)
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We decided that buying a kiln made more sense than continuing to use the community kiln. It mainly came down to convenience, cost, and ambia...
Monday, May 3, 2021
Ways to use up eggs
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The hens are laying like crazy so I’ve got to really work to keep ahead of production. So now we’re eating eggs two meals a day rather than ...
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