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- March - Home The Beaver and Birch Art by Jessica Roux

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Check out my linktree on my bio for classes. I'm teaching a class on tongs in October. Sign up and tell others to sign up. This class will be fun. #madeinvirginia #handcrafted #handforged #forged #forging #blacksmith #blacksmithing #handmade #tongs #teaching #classes

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We took our son to our local garden center and visited the chickens! Anyone else have a favorite local garden center? Ours are The Garden Plot and Nalls Produce. #supportsmallbusiness #gardening #gardencenter #chickens #coop #thegardenplot #nova

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After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.

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I got my first seed order from Botanical Interests! So excited! What are your favorite companion planting combinations? #zone7b #gardening #garden #seedstarting #botanicalinterests #veggiegarden #wintergarden #companionplant

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DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

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This is a combination rushlight used to burn either a candle or a rush. A rush is a plant that would be soaked in fat. #madeinvirginia #handcrafted #handforged #forged #forging #historic #historictrades #blacksmith #blacksmithing #handmade #ironsmith #ironwork #light #candlelight #lighting

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This is a hanging candle holder or loom light as it's sometimes called. It's 18th c. inspired. Mine fits well off a door. #madeinvirginia #handcrafted #handforged #forged #forging #historic #historictrades #blacksmith #blacksmithing #handmade #ironsmith #ironwork #light #candlelight #lighting

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This! [Originally posted by @redleafranch.bsky.social via YT] youtube.com/shorts/3lBW4...

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I made some simple candlesticks. It's a basic cup with nail combination. I used Applewood for the base I got from my dad. #madeinvirginia #handcrafted #handforged #forged #forging #historic #historictrades #blacksmith #blacksmithing #handmade #ironsmith #ironwork #light #candlelight #lighting

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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

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Snow day in the Garden. This is a view from my home office window. #wintergarden #gardenprep #gardening

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I made this striking knife a while back for my dad. #madeinvirginia #handcrafted #handforged #forged #forging #historic #historictrades #blacksmith #blacksmithing #handmade #ironsmith #ironwork #hardware

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This! [Originally posted by @redleafranch.bsky.social ] youtube.com/shorts/_2PVz...

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Tried to get a short video of the eagle in our yard with the telescope

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We finally got home and we were greeted by a possibly injured eagle. Animal Control has been called but for now they are safe in our yard.

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Went to a Fredrick Cuups service today and it was a truly wonderful experience. I look forward to coming back next month. My card this month was...

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Hand forged and finished door knocker. It was fasioned after early american examples I've come across. It was requested for an upcoming auction. #madeinvirginia #handcrafted #handforged #forged #forging #historic #historictrades #blacksmith #blacksmithing #handmade #ironsmith #ironwork #hardware

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Just a small order of nails. I lead an exciting life. #madeinvirginia #handcrafted #handforged #forged #forging #historic #historictrades #blacksmith #blacksmithing #handmade #ironsmith #ironwork #hardware

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Town meeting day! Remember that being informed of what your local political figures and community members are doing is so very important. Be informed and get involved.

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We are using this wood frame wire sifter my father-in-law built to sift the old soil and reuse what we can. Goodbye weeds and roots! #gardenprep #soilsifter #wintergarden #dirt #garden #gardening

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This afternoon during my work from home lunch break I went out to tge #garden to get back to work. Shortly after my father-in-law joined me. My focus was the west 1ft x 9ft bed to the right. Here are the before pictures. I will post the after pictures below before sundown. #gardenprep #wintergarden

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Yesterday after work I picked up my youngest from school and headed into the garden. The sun was setting but that did not stop us! My son and father-in-law joined me as we cleared the old tomatoe cages, greenhouse and weeds. We even started sifting the soil. #gardenprep #wintergarden #zone7b

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To catch you up! Here is a February 4th 2025 view from my home office window of Our Family Garden and my father-in-law. The night before at dinner I proposed helping my mother-in-law bring her garden back. She said it will now be Our Family Garden. (pt1 see comments) #wintergarden #garden #zone7b

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To catch you up! Here is a view of my mother-in-law's garden in early January 2025. A view from my home office window next to my desk. This little garden had sat for two years with no upkeep. This year it will come back to life! #wintergarden #garden #zone7b

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Get kids digging! 🥕 School gardening clubs boost wellbeing, teach valuable skills, & connect kids with nature. From seed to harvest, they learn science, nutrition, teamwork, & how to collaborate while growing their own fresh veggies! #schoolgardens #education #wellbeing #gardening #growyourown

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Very insightful video by @redleafranch.bsky.social . youtu.be/BsJ5sxNHjtY?...

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When someone asks about my biggest fear but I can’t say this creepy dude from Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, specifically his jerky head movements and horrifying teeth, so I just say “the dark”

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This pair of shutterdogs are inspired by early examples and are used to hold shutters open. Would you like to see something like this on your house? #madeinvirginia #handcrafted #handforged #forged #forging #historic #historictrades #blacksmith #blacksmithing #handmade #ironsmith #ironwork #hardware

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Update to our spring garden plan. If my mother-in-law and I do well this year we might be able to expand! We have three varieties of tomatoes, snow peas, two squash varieties, herbs, sage, potatoes, lots of lavender for the exterior to discourage the local deer and more! #garden #zonr7b #gardening

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"Drop your sword" #princessbride #dropyoursword #pretendplay #greatpretenders

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Garden planning is underway! Seeds are ordered! This is my first year starting a mini vegetable garden with my mother-in-law and I am so excited. #gardening #garden #abundance

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