Mindset Matters - Elevate your thoughts to elevate your experience.

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I'm fascinated by how our brains work. I love reading books about how to use our brains to our best advantage. 

Notes from the Atelier - 19/7/2020

  at·el·ier

/ˌadlˈyā/

1: an artist's or designer's studio or workroom

With midterms fast approaching, I've been watching and listening to a lot of content. If my hands are busy then my brain is free to soak up whatever is going on. I've been itching to get back into spinning for sometime. In grade school we made drop spindles and learned how to spin, and while I'm certain it's in the garage somewhere, I couldn't find mine. 

At the beginning of the summer I ordered a 4" Hi/lo drop spindle from the Schacht Spindle Company, and some Targhee top. Top is similar to roving but the fibers are lined up, particularly for spinning. 

Apparently the world sold out of drop spindles and a few months later, mine arrived. It took a couple months before I actually had time to give it a go.

Canning 101 - Water Bath Canning for Beginners

 Canning 101 - Waterbath Canning for Beginners

12 years and counting.

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My Favorite Canning and Food-Preservation Books - 2020

 

Pictured here: recommended food preservation books and jars of food I've canned so far this year. Reviews and details below!

Jars pictured from left to right contain applebutter, apple sauce, maple-sweetened bread and butter pickles, roasted pepper and tomato sauce, blueberries in honey syrup, honey-sweetened bramble jam, and maple sweetened strawberry preserves.