Happy New Year! Now that 2020 is behind us, we look forward to the new year. We are a bakery, and we love being a part of your celebrations. We are enjoying an extended winter break, but can't wait to... Read more →
January 14, 2021
July 17, 2020
A new era...
Who would have thought (last year, let alone 2006 when we opened), that the bakery would be learning to operate under a major global pandemic, at the ripe old age of 14? First off, Happy Birthday to us! We opened... Read more →
January 09, 2019
Winter Break: Day 12
The Nicene Creed is, by far, the longest and most complicated thing I have ever printed. It is finally finished, and my workspace is (mostly) cleaned up. Printing on a vintage press requires a lot of stuff, and it all... Read more →
January 08, 2019
Winter Break: Day 11
We're 11 days into our winter break and I'm making blueberry muffins. You may have noticed I'm on a creating healthy food kick. That continues with this recipe. This recipe came from a printer friend. With a few tweaks, I... Read more →
January 07, 2019
Winter Break: Day 10
It's the 10th day of our annual winter break at the bakery and I'm baking. Cause, you know, that's what I do. Time off gives me a great opportunity to experiment with new ingredients, without the pressure of having to... Read more →
January 06, 2019
Winter Break: Day 9
Day 9 was another day at the print shop. Today I learned the Nicene Creed will indeed fit on the page, even though there is still one paragraph, plus Amen, plus the title left to print. The type for these... Read more →
January 05, 2019
Winter Break: Day 8
Another few paragraphs were printed today. Things are looking good, but at this point I will be glad when I can move on to a new project. There are three more paragraphs (two short, one long), plus two more large... Read more →
January 04, 2019
Winter Break: Day 7
Another day printing, but today went better than yesterday. This version will go a bit slower, as I'm having to reset all the type, one paragraph at a time. After each paragraph, I clean the type, change the ink color,... Read more →
January 03, 2019
Winter Break: Day 6
I spent the day in the print shop, and accomplished nothing except learning one way NOT to print my project. I'm not a planner, and thought I'd be able to just print the Nicene Creed on the fly. Before you... Read more →
January 02, 2019
Winter Break: Day 5
I made paste paper today, which is basically finger painting for adults. It totally qualifies as a creative project. If you are not familiar with paste paper, it is a technique of decorating (painting) paper with a combination of pigment... Read more →
