Nostr notes by David de Groot

New fruit loaf. Single done this time. #breadPosting ...

2026-10-29T01:53:29Z

New fruit loaf.

Single done this time.

#breadPosting

Pumpkin scones! #baking #food ...

2026-10-26T03:14:05Z

Pumpkin scones!

#baking #food

Very damp parrots this morning. #bird #AustralianKingParrot ...

2026-10-22T00:42:24Z

Very damp parrots this morning.

#bird #AustralianKingParrot #WildOz #AustralianWildlife

Say hello to my little feathered friend. #AustralianKingParrot ...

2026-10-12T02:44:36Z

Say hello to my little feathered friend.

#AustralianKingParrot #bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #video

Yep, an Avan Aspire 555 series (ATM 1.9T) so well within spec, ...

2026-10-07T05:08:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…9929
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Yep, an Avan Aspire 555 series (ATM 1.9T) so well within spec, but obviously a big aerodynamic drag. However, day trips from camp won’t be towing, so we’ll make savings there.

It’s mostly about the range. We’re doing The Lap of Australia ...

2026-10-07T04:48:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…mpfp
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It’s mostly about the range. We’re doing The Lap of Australia next year, and there are parts of the NT in particular where the charging infrastructure just isn’t there (or we’d have gone full EV).

Speculaas and pecan biscuits. Three less than were baked. #baking ...

2026-10-04T02:12:34Z

Speculaas and pecan biscuits. Three less than were baked.

#baking #food

They don’t share well. ...

2026-10-02T01:45:03Z

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They don’t share well.

King Parrots on the veranda today. Four males in total, one is a ...

2026-10-02T01:35:44Z

King Parrots on the veranda today. Four males in total, one is a transitional juvenile.

#bird #AustralianKingParrot #video

1kg of strawberries yielded 4.5 jars of jam. Two plain ...

2026-10-02T00:22:04Z

1kg of strawberries yielded 4.5 jars of jam. Two plain strawberry, two strawberry with sloe gin, half jar is strawberry and Muscat.

#jam #food

Many hours later, I made it home. Sat around at work until I ...

2026-10-01T07:05:35Z

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Many hours later, I made it home. Sat around at work until I could got for a walk in a straight line without the world spinning. I deemed at that point, I was fairly safe to drive home.

I now have renewed the script for the triptans since I had taken the last one earlier today.

oh yeah, I'm popping a triptan. Hope that does it. Very much ...

2026-10-01T01:54:08Z

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oh yeah, I'm popping a triptan. Hope that does it.

Very much reminded of the Ford Prefect quote:

Ford Prefect: Preparing for hyperspace. It's rather unpleasantly like being drunk.
Arthur Dent: What's so wrong about being drunk?
Ford Prefect: Ask a glass of water.

Oh… headspins and spacey feeling… wonder If this is a ...

2026-10-01T01:46:49Z

Oh… headspins and spacey feeling… wonder If this is a migraine pre-cursor or something else.

There’s a strawberry farm stall at work today and it’s the ...

2026-09-30T04:00:57Z

There’s a strawberry farm stall at work today and it’s the time of day where they’re trying to clear their stock.

So I now have 1.5kg of pretty good looking strawberries (for $15).

#fruit #bargain

I found another slide scan with a different view of it. The ...

2026-09-08T00:06:52Z

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I found another slide scan with a different view of it. The slides are dated 1975-1976.

Can anyone ID this terminal? (Make and model preferably, year of ...

2026-09-07T05:15:11Z

Can anyone ID this terminal? (Make and model preferably, year of manufacture would be nice too).

#retrocomputing #terminal

Whoohoo late (very late) birthday pressie from the kidlets. #book ...

2026-09-06T06:54:18Z

Whoohoo late (very late) birthday pressie from the kidlets.

#book

Went out this arvo and while we were out we found some tiny ...

2026-08-29T08:52:14Z

Went out this arvo and while we were out we found some tiny pineapples. 🍍

Pineapples are recursive.

#plant #flora #fruit #pineapple #anana

Disaster! I've broken a bevel gear on my coffee grinder. ...

2026-08-16T21:26:43Z

Disaster! I've broken a bevel gear on my coffee grinder.

Luckily, there are spares available, but of course, I'm now awaiting Aust Post to get them to me before I die of coffee withdrawal.

Railway folk, what's this? It's been reused as a hinge ...

2026-08-15T07:44:02Z

Railway folk, what's this?

It's been reused as a hinge bracket for a gate, but is it some sort of rail tie?

Day three of our Stanthorpe trip, where we see some camels, go to ...

2026-08-14T10:05:32Z

Day three of our Stanthorpe trip, where we see some camels, go to Girraween National Park, and encounter some mystery fish.

https://www.vikings.homeip.net/Lap/36.html

The current data centre craze is very monorail... ...

2026-07-30T11:50:06Z

The current data centre craze is very monorail...

34 freshly baked marmalade drops just out of the oven. #baking ...

2026-07-30T00:41:00Z

34 freshly baked marmalade drops just out of the oven.

#baking #biscuit

Same train (well there carriages) in 2021. ...

2026-07-26T09:22:34Z

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Same train (well there carriages) in 2021.

Fire is lit. Pizzas in about 4 hours time. ...

2026-07-17T22:59:11Z

Fire is lit. Pizzas in about 4 hours time.

ooh, we’re almost the same day (mine was yesterday)

2026-07-16T02:20:09Z

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ooh, we’re almost the same day (mine was yesterday)

New loaf, new technique. I made this one like croissants, but ...

2026-07-13T03:46:20Z

New loaf, new technique.

I made this one like croissants, but with less butter (brushed on each layer not actual layers of butter) and with cinnamon and brown sugar on each layer too. Three turns, which I think is 27 layers before rolling.

#breadPosting #bread #baking

it gives a ginger like hit before morphing in to another flavour.

2026-07-09T04:16:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…ml42
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it gives a ginger like hit before morphing in to another flavour.

These don’t look like much but the combination of speculaas ...

2026-07-09T02:14:27Z

These don’t look like much but the combination of speculaas spice, caraway seeds and roasted hazelnuts works so well.

#biscuit #baking

Conversation at lunch involved a bit of discussion around ...

2026-07-08T06:58:26Z

Conversation at lunch involved a bit of discussion around development I’d done for a specific team at work. Our new guy asked “What ide did you use?” (Pronouncing IDE as a word “ide”) which had me stumped for a sec.
I eventually clicked and answered Vim and then had to clarify as “a plain text editor”.

Kids these days…

#greybeard

There was one in Ipswich too, and my earliest memory of petrol ...

2026-07-01T12:08:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…d7mm
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There was one in Ipswich too, and my earliest memory of petrol prices comes from it (21¢/L iirc)

So what did I need all that butter for (well ok, some of that ...

2026-06-29T08:22:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…jhtc
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So what did I need all that butter for (well ok, some of that amount was lard in my case, because I could) ?

To make 15 empanadas of course! (I had leftover chilli con carne, so I used that as filling).

#baking #food

Once again, I beseech you all, put weights (in grams) in your ...

2026-06-29T04:24:59Z

Once again, I beseech you all, put weights (in grams) in your recipes!

14 Tablespoons of butter is not a sensible or reproducible amount.

#cooking

I haven’t been in the forge for a while (apart from small ...

2026-06-28T01:56:37Z

I haven’t been in the forge for a while (apart from small modifications to various household/automotive components), and since we have a new team member at work, I figured I’d get back in to it with our little mini prybars I give our team members, and a hook, because you can never have enough hooks.

#blacksmith #metalwork

New loaf. Milk bread this time. #breadPosting #bread ...

2026-06-11T03:14:26Z

New loaf. Milk bread this time.

#breadPosting #bread

Oh yeah! Batard out of the oven. It’ll cool a little before ...

2026-06-08T01:36:18Z

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Oh yeah! Batard out of the oven. It’ll cool a little before cutting and adding garlic butter.

#baking #breadPosting

All the #baking things on the go. A tray of almond shortbread ...

2026-06-08T00:36:12Z

All the #baking things on the go.

A tray of almond shortbread just out of the oven. Another garlic bread proofing on the bench, and pizza dough for tomorrow night in a bowl.

I should have made two garlic breads. However, I think I know ...

2026-06-07T07:45:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…shku
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I should have made two garlic breads.

However, I think I know what I'll be baking tomorrow. ;-)

Putting garlic in the dough was an excellent idea. 10/10 would do ...

2026-06-07T07:26:57Z

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Putting garlic in the dough was an excellent idea. 10/10 would do again.

If only I had a nice truffle brie, this loaf could be dinner. (it will be dinner, but as an accompaniment to a braised lamb shank ragú on gnocchi)

I’ve decided I need garlic bread to go with diner, so I did a ...

2026-06-07T05:53:02Z

I’ve decided I need garlic bread to go with diner, so I did a quick batard in the pizza oven and made a pat of garlic butter.

It’ll be double garlic bread though, ‘cause there’s also garlic in the dough.

#breadPosting

There was a Steam Fair at Old Petrie Town this weekend, so this ...

2026-06-07T02:18:21Z

There was a Steam Fair at Old Petrie Town this weekend, so this morning we went to look at steam engines and related paraphernalia.

#steam

Anyone know how to read data from a Canon GP-E2 gps receiver on a ...

2026-05-20T06:18:43Z

Anyone know how to read data from a Canon GP-E2 gps receiver on a *nix platform (eg macOS 26, Linux, *BSD) ?

It is no longer supported by Canon, and thus the official software to read the NMEA records stored on it (via USB), doesn't recognise the device on macOS26.

(even though usbdiagnose sees it)

More giraffes. Did the optional safari tour (20 min drive through ...

2026-05-18T00:44:03Z

More giraffes. Did the optional safari tour (20 min drive through the safari enclosure).

These are very common on SE Qld weather alerts, mostly over ...

2026-05-16T10:43:57Z

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These are very common on SE Qld weather alerts, mostly over Spring and Summer.

They have painted silos. #CWNT #roadtrip #yalarbon ...

2026-05-09T05:32:03Z

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They have painted silos.

#CWNT #roadtrip #yalarbon

I’ve arrived in Yalarbon for the evening. A small park ...

2026-05-09T04:54:33Z

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I’ve arrived in Yalarbon for the evening. A small park ($25/night for a powered site) near the lagoon.

Apparently frogs in the loo is an issue. (No frogs sighted in this loo).

#CWNT #roadtrip

Stopping at Millmerran for lunch.

2026-05-09T02:54:12Z

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Stopping at Millmerran for lunch.

And in away! #caravan #roadtrip #CWNT ...

2026-05-08T23:27:30Z

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And in away!

#caravan #roadtrip #CWNT

Almost all packed for the trip ( ...

2026-05-08T22:45:20Z

Almost all packed for the trip ( http://www.vikings.homeip.net/Lap/17.html ). I have food and clothes and device charging things and cpap, etc so I think I’ve got the essentials (yes, I have the coffee making equipment).

Still to do: final caravan connections to the car; Check tyre pressures, etc.

New loaf. Decided to braid this one. #bread #breadPosting ...

2026-04-30T03:14:07Z

New loaf. Decided to braid this one.

#bread #breadPosting

Birders and birding adjacent folk, there’s a survey by some ...

2026-04-30T02:08:10Z

Birders and birding adjacent folk, there’s a survey by some researchers at work that wants your answers:

https://uniofqueensland.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8GHohveJCnBPLgy

Once again @npub1ulc…x3hg saves the day. This time with the ...

2026-04-29T23:09:52Z

Once again iFixit (npub1ulc…x3hg) saves the day. This time with the Canon GP-E2 teardown instructions: https://documents.cdn.ifixit.com/pdf/ifixit/guide_129816_en.pdf

The hotshoe plate was loose (three of four screws had worked themselves loose over the 10+ years I’ve had this device), and the guide showed me the crucial step of desoldering the ground pin to get the hotshoe off and be able to access the screws to tighten it down.

#repair

One of the least accessible road crossings in Brisbane. Huge ...

2026-04-23T22:13:40Z

One of the least accessible road crossings in Brisbane. Huge dropoff from the curb, island without ramps, big step on the other side.

#toowong #BNE

New loaf. Date, fig, apricot and pecan with cardamom, star anise ...

2026-04-23T05:20:33Z

New loaf.

Date, fig, apricot and pecan with cardamom, star anise and cinnamon.

#breadPosting #baking #bread

now wondering if I should check the .shop TLD

2026-04-22T02:16:43Z

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now wondering if I should check the .shop TLD

Lamb roast jaffle for lunch :-) ...

2026-04-20T02:22:17Z

Lamb roast jaffle for lunch :-)

Biscuits! Hot biscuits! 34 freshly baked sliced biscuits. #baking ...

2026-04-20T00:33:46Z

Biscuits! Hot biscuits!

34 freshly baked sliced biscuits.

#baking #food

Scones just out of the oven to go with the clotted cream I made ...

2026-04-19T03:40:57Z

Scones just out of the oven to go with the clotted cream I made yesterday.

#food

well the plan is to make scones tomorrow.

2026-04-18T08:21:12Z

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well the plan is to make scones tomorrow.

This afternoon's cooking experiment is making Clotted Cream. ...

2026-04-18T06:58:10Z

This afternoon's cooking experiment is making Clotted Cream.

I've opted for the cheats way (on the stovetop), but finishing in the slow cooker for added flavour (imparted with time).

:pippin:

2026-04-12T21:22:26Z

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:pippin:

We have biscuits, I repeat, we have biscuits. ...

2026-04-11T00:42:37Z

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We have biscuits, I repeat, we have biscuits.

In other important countdown news, we’re currently sitting at ...

2026-04-11T00:38:52Z

In other important countdown news, we’re currently sitting at B-1m50s

(Time to biscuits that is)

pretty sure we had winter the other day (I wore trousers on ...

2026-04-09T10:10:53Z

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pretty sure we had winter the other day (I wore trousers on Saturday in Sydney).

blergh! Absolutely not. Nor liver. Both smell disgusting.

2026-04-09T05:30:21Z

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blergh! Absolutely not. Nor liver.

Both smell disgusting.

adjust? The clocks? Like manually?

2026-04-04T07:35:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…rz7x
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adjust? The clocks?

Like manually?

One of my friends’ cats has taken to sitting in the kitchen ...

2026-04-03T10:02:10Z

One of my friends’ cats has taken to sitting in the kitchen sink when the sun is coming through the window.

#cat

Today's #blog edition contains :robin: s ...

2026-04-03T07:46:30Z

Today's #blog edition contains :robin: s

http://www.vikings.homeip.net/Lap/14.html

yes we had it all the time on pancakes at home. Also sometimes on ...

2026-04-02T06:18:23Z

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yes we had it all the time on pancakes at home. Also sometimes on toast, crumpets, definitely on doughnuts.

This calls for a poll. @npub1cml…t379 just mentioned that ...

2026-04-02T00:26:13Z

This calls for a poll. Lea de Groot TZ+10 (npub1cml…t379) just mentioned that before she met me, she'd not come across Cinnamon Sugar.

Are you aware of, and/or use Cinnamon Sugar?

I am taking part in a hearing study at work aimed at people who ...

2026-03-24T07:22:38Z

I am taking part in a hearing study at work aimed at people who test as being able to hear fine, but still have trouble in crowded or noisy environments. For the past two weeks I've been taking samples of said environments and reporting back on how well I can follow a conversation.

Today, we're on to stage two, whereby I have hearing aides now for 2 to 4 weeks, and report back in the same type of environments.

So far, I've determined that the world is in fact, quite noisy. (when putting these on, I could hear my hair (or more accurately the aides brushing against my hair). In the office, I could hear the a/c vents (which are usually background noise that I just ignore). At home, the birds are somewhat louder (and so is that NAS doing a sync). And don't even get me started on the Corellas on the way to the carpark.

Cursed crossed buns. Although I was swayed by the Sticky Date ...

2026-03-24T07:14:48Z

Cursed crossed buns.

Although I was swayed by the Sticky Date ones.

#buns #food #cursedCrossedBuns

Current status: thirteen King Parrots on the veranda. ...

2026-03-22T21:37:26Z

Current status: thirteen King Parrots on the veranda.

Looking good. #pie #crumble #food ...

2026-03-22T09:27:13Z

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Looking good.

#pie #crumble #food

Only slightly darker than I’d planned for, so it likes like ...

2026-03-22T06:43:12Z

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Only slightly darker than I’d planned for, so it likes like we’re on a winner.

I’m doing this because A) I felt liked Apple crumble B) I ...

2026-03-22T06:05:57Z

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I’m doing this because

A) I felt liked Apple crumble

B) I wanted to see how it went in the cook master

C) adding to my caravan cooking repertoire (this cooker is going in the caravan)

Attempting an Apple Crumble Pie in the Cookmaster. I’m a little ...

2026-03-22T06:04:22Z

Attempting an Apple Crumble Pie in the Cookmaster. I’m a little concerned about how close the top element is to the crumble, but we’ll see.

#food #dessert

maybe they didn’t have enough regular rubbish this week to ...

2026-03-19T03:11:40Z

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maybe they didn’t have enough regular rubbish this week to bother?

I am of course reminded of the 2002 hit by Salmon Hater, 6.66 The ...

2026-03-18T02:19:46Z

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I am of course reminded of the 2002 hit by Salmon Hater, 6.66

The story of which is amusing:

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/doublej/music-reads/features/the-story-of-salmon-hater/101893336

#music #metal

The battery charge of the microBeast ;-) ...

2026-03-18T00:19:57Z

The battery charge of the microBeast ;-)

Morning all from a sleepy little campground in Kilkivan, Qld. ...

2026-03-13T20:45:46Z

Morning all from a sleepy little campground in Kilkivan, Qld.

Yes, we're on our first test trip with the caravan.

http://www.vikings.homeip.net/Lap/09.html

#camping #caravan

Caramel & White choc hot cross bun Bread’n’Butter ...

2026-03-06T08:30:08Z

Caramel & White choc hot cross bun Bread’n’Butter pudding.

#food #dessert

I found where the mad scientists are on campus. ...

2026-03-05T21:28:10Z

I found where the mad scientists are on campus.

Very short gif animation from the shots I took tonight. ...

2026-03-03T11:51:30Z

Very short gif animation from the shots I took tonight.

#lunarEclipse #eclipse #moon #gif

Slack dinner tonight of fried halloumi with lemon and pepper on ...

2026-02-25T09:21:29Z

Slack dinner tonight of fried halloumi with lemon and pepper on brioche buns with spinach and rocket, and sun-dried tomato strips.

A light dinner you may think, but we've got leftover pear tart.

In case you're wondering THE standard in Baking Chocolate, is ...

2026-02-24T23:57:38Z

In case you're wondering THE standard in Baking Chocolate, is very expensive (5 x 91g packs): https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/AU/en/product/sial/nist2384

I made it to the end of 1300, but beyond that, I could decipher ...

2026-02-22T20:53:16Z

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I made it to the end of 1300, but beyond that, I could decipher no more.

Sometimes you look at place names and just have to wonder why? ...

2026-02-20T04:17:05Z

Sometimes you look at place names and just have to wonder why?

There’s got to be a story behind these island names.

yeah, something mine that. The screw tabs should line up with the ...

2026-02-19T04:40:28Z

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yeah, something mine that. The screw tabs should line up with the existing screws on a standard AU power dual socket plate. The holes on the top should allow a C13 plug to pass through, but not the AU 3 pin plug that will live under it.

Who’s good at 3D modeling here and would be willing to knock me ...

2026-02-19T02:32:44Z

Who’s good at 3D modeling here and would be willing to knock me up a model I can send to a printer?

I want to make some custom double power point covers that replace the existing fascia with a box to enclose the power plugs (AU 3 pin) to prevent random people unplugging them.

Something like this sketch.

Not a single Tesla in the charging bays this morning. Good to see ...

2026-02-09T21:29:56Z

Not a single Tesla in the charging bays this morning. Good to see some variety.

#EV

Australian friends, do any of you have a caravan and have had to ...

2026-02-08T09:38:17Z

Australian friends, do any of you have a caravan and have had to make a claim on your insurance?

If so, and you had a good experience, who did you insure with?

I ask because finding one that doesn't have a bunch of terrible reviews, or conversely a bunch of excellent reviews from people who have only signed up and never made a claim, is somewhat difficult.

#caravan #insurance #recommendations

Umm what??? ...

2026-02-05T06:54:23Z

Umm what???

As people get older, the chance of becoming a bird watcher ...

2026-01-29T10:34:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…x6cl
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As people get older, the chance of becoming a bird watcher increases. ;-)

This exact one to be precise. ...

2026-01-24T04:11:14Z

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This exact one to be precise.

The street down the road has an extra tall street sign because ...

2026-01-18T03:39:52Z

The street down the road has an extra tall street sign because people kept steeling the sign. One of the properties on the road is for sale and the owners put this decorative sign up on the new pole when they have an open house.

The street name, chosen by the family that subdivided their property to form this street, made it through council approval because they claimed it was a local indigenous word (or so the local legend goes). It isn't, afaik, and is totally just taking the piss.

Back on the #oldBook browsing… ...

2026-01-16T08:11:12Z

Back on the #oldBook browsing…

Tip of the day: Do not use your phone to photograph a stinkbug. ...

2026-01-05T22:28:42Z

Tip of the day:

Do not use your phone to photograph a stinkbug.

(says he with a rather smelly phone now)

Le due lasagne. Uno per cena, e uno per la mia figlia. ...

2026-01-02T07:26:51Z

Le due lasagne.

Uno per cena, e uno per la mia figlia.

Appelflappen for breakfast this morning. #food ...

2025-12-28T21:51:31Z

Appelflappen for breakfast this morning.

#food