Author Archives: Olivier Dehon

Broke a Broom

I was washing the outside glass of the conservatory using a water hose attached to a broom…yes I know…I am not usually a fan of those Jerry Rigged setups…. Well, I am glad I did not fall from the roof, … Continue reading

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Avocado Growing

Wanted to add a new plant to my hydroponics experiments. I have had plenty of setbacks recently with my lack of attention to watering….! I really need to get moving on that Raspberry pi controlled watering system, it has been … Continue reading

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Tartiflette

This is definitely comfort food! (Please read again, this is not for anybody on a diet or anybody with high cholesterol…) It is a traditional French Savoie dish made with Reblochon cheese. I have not made this recipe many times … Continue reading

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Xmas Trees

I played with my laser cutter today and got into the Xmas spirit…made a couple of fun things below. 1 – An overlay screen for my Raspberry Pi frame… Need to code some sort of animation to play behind it … Continue reading

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Consecutive Conundrum

I built this last week. It is for my brother’s Xmas gift. It is a small game, where you need to put the pegs into the slots but the numbers cannot be connected to each-other if they are consecutive. It … Continue reading

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Quiet on a Sunday

Just 19 seconds of chillaxing…

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PIZERO

When I look at this magazine, it reminds me of the days I used to play with my TRS-80 from Tandy… You must visit this page if you want to get a bit nostalgic and code for a few minutes … Continue reading

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Cardamom plant

I purchased some cardamom plant a few months ago and have managed to keep it alive. It is doing well although some of the leaves are yellowing. It might be because I left the plant outside too long into the … Continue reading

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I feel more French than ever

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50g of what ?

    I just changed the pedals on my mountain bike, I thought I would get something lighter to help me go further and go up those hills with more elegance. I swapped the already light Haibike pedals for the … Continue reading

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The Singularity is Near

Well maybe not…

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CNC Router

It was a long time coming. I purchased this baby from the USA in the early spring ! I probably was one of the first few coming out of the Inventables team. It took me a while to build it … Continue reading

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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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Bike Maintenance (HUB)

As I was doing some maintenance of my bicycle, I tried to clean thoroughly the gears cassette. To remove it from the bike you need a special piece of metal that you can source from most bike shops called a … 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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Auntie Anne’s Pretzels

Need to try this.

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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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