Category Archives: Home Life

The Singularity is Near

Well maybe not…

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Digital Manufacturing – Embroidery

We are all makers at heart, building something from scratch is so much more rewarding than purchasing from the Internet. With recent technology enhancement, machines that would have been only available for big companies with deep pockets can be purchased … Continue reading

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Nice juices at Home

After 6.5 years since we have been back from the USA, Manu found the centrifuge machine we bought when we were in Westport ! Been making some very healthy juices with apples, pears, strawberries, bananas etc…. Very healthy for everybody … Continue reading

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Cycling in Corroy-Le-Grand

Went to Belgium during the weekend, spend some long overdue quality time with the family. On the Saturday we did a nice cycle ride (15.5km) in the countryside close to Corroy-le-Grand, which happens to be very very close to the … Continue reading

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Oli(ves) and Pancetta Cake

A very easy and very delicious recipe for a savoury cake. This one is made with black olives and pancetta(bacon). The hardest thing in this recipe is the oven time. Making sure it is cooked but still moist. That is … Continue reading

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Cycling with Manu

  We just went on a nice Cycle and Running ride in south of France close to Lyon.  

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Plants have been delivered

I ordered a few “cooks” plants at couple of months ago from a nursery : Plants for Presents, I had them delivered in a nice box and all the plants look good except the curry leaf plant which is really … Continue reading

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Bamix Mayonnaise

Simple Mayo Ingredients : 1 Egg / 300mml of oil (peanut or other vegetable) Salt / Pepper / Herbs (if wanted) 1 Tablespoon Vinegar / 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice 1 teaspoon Mustard How to Make : Mix all ingredients and … Continue reading

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Update on Hydroponics

Here is a few pictures of the current state of the plants in the garage. The Lemon balm has been growing quite well. However it seems to have lost most of its scent…very disappointing. I need to research the reason … Continue reading

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Preparing Hydroponics for 2015

I have been updating my Hydroponics setup for 2015. I have modified a little the hanging hooks and purchase a new set of propagation lights from Growell. I took some 4X T5 lights as it fits well with the wooden … Continue reading

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Couple of Cycle Ride

Went on a couple of cycling trips today, 15km this morning, then a 2 hours tennis game with Manu in the local tennis club ladder (we lost first set 6/7, 10/12 on tie-break but won second set 6/2, so net … Continue reading

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Nice Koi Fish

It is mid-winter in UK and temperature is hovering around Zero. Freezing during the night and slightly positive during the day. The water in the pond for the Koi carps is not freezing because it is well agitated by the … Continue reading

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Sunday Ride to burn fat

Today I really enjoyed a local 15km bicycle ride around the house. It is amazing what you can discover locally when you are on a bicycle. There is a lot of place that I would  never visit if I did … Continue reading

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Homopolar Motor

So simple to build but hours of fun to “shape” your own version of this little electric homopolar motor. You only need a AA battery, a few Neodymium magnets, and some copper wire. I ordered the magnets on Ebay and … Continue reading

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Aubergine Farcie

Here is another classic in the family. Always a winner with the kids, really nice with some french fries or a green salad. On the lower grill, the “extra” for a small meat loaf.     Ingredients : 500g Pork … Continue reading

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Tarte au Sucre – Traditional – Update 1

Today I made some good old “Tarte au sucre”, family tradition style. Here is the recipe from “Marraine de Quievrain“, collected in person on a piece of paper that was lying around on the day…about 14 years ago (sometime in … Continue reading

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Perfect Breakfast…

Nothing can beat a Sunday morning breakfast home made croissant and home made caramel au beurre sale…Happy Sunday.  

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A New Bicycle ! (update 3)

Yes but not just a simple bicycle, an amazing technology feast… It is an electric bike, but a mountain bike one… It is electric but it is not a motorbike, you must pedal and the electric motor will “Help”. The … Continue reading

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22 years in London, never getting bored of it !

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Posh lunch in London with the Prince’s trust

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