Time:
Like space but more personal and precious, although you are free to use it as you wish, it will force you to travel in only one direction. It will be fair to all equally but some will get less than others. Sharing time with someone is the greatest gift you can receive.
Author Archives: Olivier Dehon
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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Sous-Vide Temperatures
Some Temperatures for sous-vide cooking from a couple of books.
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Ski Racing !
Happy I can still race down a track…loved the family racing all together!
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Trivet 2
Made a new Trivet design, inspired from some Pinterest boards I had visited months ago… Laser cut from 3mm Bamboo, then glued together to make 9mm thick, then sanded to 2000 grit to give nice feel and sheen. The fit … Continue reading
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Handlebars
Made a complete project with my XCarve. It all started with a friend who was trying to repair a second-hand child bicycle trainer. The handlebar was broken and glue was never going to work. The part is not very complicated but … Continue reading
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Making a Stool with X-Carve
My first true design of something for the Xcarve. There has been a few mistakes along the way and still have not managed to get a final product from the machine yet… I am close. The router bits, feeds and speeds … Continue reading
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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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American Biscuit
Today for some reason, I had a very strong desire for American Biscuits…no idea why, but I certainly could not resist the urge to make some! Very simple if you have the right ingredients. Ingredients … Continue reading
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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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