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Tea lights anyone?

Original style tea light Newest style of tea light Well to say that the last 2 1/2 weeks haven’t been tough would be a complete lie.  The hard drive went in my laptop on the 7th and I didn’t get it back from being fixed until the 20th.  Everything to do with the business was …

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The making of a pepper mill for Saltwater Grille

I get asked all the time about how I make a pepper mill.  While I was making a pepper mill for Saltwater Grille in S. Portland, ME I thought that I would take pictures of the process and give a brief explanation of how I go about making a mill.  I know, genius, huh?  So …

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Gone to the Beech.

Gone to the Beech tree that is.  In the picture here there are eleven pieces, mostly logs, of a beech tree that I had given to me.  In exchange for all of the wood I have to make a few pieces to give back.  The tree was taken down to make way for development and …

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First International Shipment

Wow what a week it’s been and it’s only Wednesday.  I’ve been trying to figure out why I’m so tired this week or maybe I should clarify to say more tired than usual.  I sat here and started looking at my shipping printouts and realized that I’ve already sent out an incredible amount of product …

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What to do with all that zucchini? Try this

I understand that this summer has been a great summer for growing zucchini and that a lot of people have an over abundance and are looking for things to do with it.  This is one of my favorite chocolate cakes.  My mother used to make this for us when we were kids (and she still …

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Dailey style pepper mill

8″ Dailey style pepper mill made in seven color laminated wood I promised in a post a while ago that I had one more pepper mill design to share with you.  The last design would be the Dailey style and yup, you guessed it, the design is named for my family.  I don’t make very …

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