30min Steam-Engine

Coming back from holiday this afternoon, Elias asked me to help him build a train… As I was working in the garden I immediately thought of a piece of haselnut tree as the Thomas-Style tank-engine. I drew the picture to check with Elias if that was what he wanted:   That was ok with him,…

L’étagère à Julie

En rénovant la buanderie je me suis retrouvé avec cette vieille étagère que l’on utilisait pour les chaussures. Plus de place et qu’en faire? Et la semaine passée j’ai réorganisé la chambre des enfants avec nouveau lit, nouvelles armoires, liquidation de la table à langer: tout à coup il y avait une place idéale pour…

My first brisket

Pour l’anniversaire d’Elias on a acheté un pavé de viande sur le retour du Langedoc. Je pense que c’était bien un “brisket” bien que les coupes de viande chez nous, aux USA, et en France sont bien différentes. Bref j’ai demandé du “bas du cou” et le morceau était bien impressionnant. Vu le temps de…

HiFi-Berry OpenHome

I’ve been looking for a while for a replacement to my squeeze-based digital home music system. Of course there is Sonos out there, but there are quite a few features I wish for that aren’t met by a proprietary system (also one of the reasons to leave squeeze-server and co). After playing around with my…

Christmas grill 2014

For Christmas this winter, I found a fantastic piece of meat, so it was the occasion for a cold outdoor grill-party. As a friend was there, with his camera, I feel it worthwhile to share the really well captured moments. Naturally also followed by some home-made dessert selection.

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