It’s been busy since the last post two months ago—building stairs, installing pine floors, cabinets, a garage door and the 2nd floor bathroom, weaving willow fences, planting cotton, and harvesting flax, painting walls, and starting on Jarrod’s workshop move-in—all this on top of teaching some great classes, connecting with the local community at potluck craft nights, and hosting some informative Zoom interviews and demonstrations.

For years Jarrod and I kept looking at the empty car repair shop down the street and thinking, “Wouldn’t that make a great wood shop?” Last summer we hosted some…