Category Archives: Home Life

Fish Migration

Fishes have moved house during the garden refurbishment…they now live in the garage…it was not easy to move everything and keep the carp in the bucket!    

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Is it really necessary ?

First drive, ever, in first car, ever, ….is it really necessary to be a Lambo…or was it a Jag…growing too fast

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More Ham

I am continuing my experiments with spices and cooking temperatures, as well as with methods such as sous vide or slow roasting, etc… Latest is normal roast in the oven with a temperature probe inside the ham to check “when” … Continue reading

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Almost ready for holidays

About to go on holiday but feeling blue with all the rain in the UK and 50 years birthday bash coming soon….

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Work with Beth

Easy

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Ski Racing !

Happy I can still race down a track…loved the family racing all together!    

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Cleaned the toilet !

It was a spring clean requirement!…    

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Repairs for the pond

The electrics have been playing funny for a few months. The RCD is tripping the whole house when I use my Laser…I have been trying to understand what is the source of the problem exactly but simply cannot source a … Continue reading

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I got my Farmbot ! – must wait…

Got my Farmbot a couple of weeks ago [here], I must wait until the garden is all re-done to be able to build it into the glass house I am planning to install in the back of the garden. It … Continue reading

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Making a nice Ham for Aperitif

[This recipe has been superseded by more recent versions. This was water-cooked, which is very nice as well. The main update is that the Ham should be desalted for at least 12 hours to reduce the saltiness of the final … Continue reading

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Perfect Meat Slicer !

I knew the best brand for a meat slicer was Berkel, but their machines are simply too expensive for a home user, until very recently when they introduced the Homeline. It is still very expensive so it took me a … Continue reading

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Curry Tree

I have some flowers on my curry tree!

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Fast Slow Cooker

I love slow cooking food but it is too long to wait !…Here comes the fast slow cooker, essentially a pressure cooker mixed with a slow cooker or the opposite… 🙂 Perfect to make ribs….or bolognese sauce…       … Continue reading

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Fish food

Made a container for the fish food. It is simply a recycling of a coffee beans container which I have sand blasted then created a small cap in Bamboo and then laser cut.    

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Voronoi Lamp

I made this lamp during a weekend, getting used to the Fusion 360 software. I am now converted from the Inventor “old” days. I find that a lot of improvements that I would want to have in Inventor is now directly … Continue reading

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Playing with Fidgets

Just discovered a new world of fun toys. They are called fidgets, essentially things that you play with when you feel very fidgety. They are toys that you can take with you everywhere and can use to put your mind … Continue reading

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Golf Gifts

My Dad is preparing for the 2017 edition of a golf tournament he organises in France every year. As Mum and Dad were over for a few days, we had the opportunity to “show-off” the capabilities of the: Digital Fabrication … Continue reading

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A few of the things I made for Xmas

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New Year’s Party

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Garage Led panel lights

Got a led panel light to put into the garage, I had one last area that I was not happy with the lighting. I decided to give a go with the LED panels. I used LedHut.co.uk and took a 1200X300 … Continue reading

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