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A cheap set of scales and a cheap grinder. No matter. Grinder on scales and set tare. Add beans to desired weight and grind away!
It's not much faffing about and it means you get more consistent results.
And who could resist these oily Brazilian beans?!
A pilgrimage from Lancaster Castle to the memorial stone of the 15 Lancaster martyrs ended with Holy Mass.
From 1534 to 1791 it is was illegal to celebrate the Catholic Mass, be a priest, or follow Catholic faith in England. Punishments were brutal.
This is a portable altar stone, chalice and patten that would have been used in secret during this time of prohibition and persecution, being easy to hide or carry from place to place.
It was a tedious session at work. No vibe at all. Bored to death. Cleaned down and went for a walk at the end of the shift.
I was so drained that I couldn't be bothered to do anything imaginative for tea. So here's chips, with some nice tomato sauce and grated cheese with peas. Not well balanced but easy and comfortable. And great with a glass of wine and a silly vampire movie!
While fiddling with my phone I discovered that I sleep along this alignment.
Search for angel numbers, numerology, and i-ching and you will find out why I'm pleased with this.
It's Friday, so that means making soup for a crowd again.
Having made the base and added chopped mushrooms, it's made a bit more attractive by a minute or two with an immersion blender.
By midday my kitchen had reached this balmy temperature and the relative humidity had actually dropped to this number.
No bread-making today.
In case you are wondering why I don't turn a heater on, consider these numbers:
Household electricity prices (2024) in US $ per KWh
Italy 0.43
Ireland 0.41
Denmark 0.36
Belgium 0.35
Germany 0.35
United Kingdom 0.35
France 0.30
Australia 0.26
Kenya 0.26
Netherlands 0.25
Uruguay 0.23
Spain 0.21
United States 0.18
China 0.08
Russia 0.05
Saudi Arabia 0.05
Turkey 0.05
Venezuela 0.05
Qatar 0.03
I'm thinking of laying an extension cable to Doha for some cheap power!
I thought I'd try one of the YouTube air fryer recipes. This is for French apple cake. I forgot to include the milk in this shot.
2 eggs
50 g sugar
100 g plain flour
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp baking powder
50 ml milk
1 red apple, peeled and chopped
beat eggs and sugar till airy
add vanilla
combine flour, apple, milk, baking powder without knocking out the air
pour into a greased silicon dish
bake in air fryer for 30 mins at 160 deg C
turn out onto a rack to cool
decorate with icing sugar
Sunday lunch ... a time for friends and family to gather. Often the centrepiece is a joint of roast meat such as beef. lamb, or pork.
Today I made a spiced parsnip and carrot soup which was simple, affordable, and very satisfying.
Chop and sauté onions. garlic. celery, carrots, and add 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, 3 cm of chopped ginger, a couple of bay leaves and a good amount of sage. Chop the parsnips and add to the mix. Cook some more and then add the stock. I had some nice chicken stock today, but veggie stock would do.
Lid on and bring to pressure and cook for 15 minutes. Rest for a further 15, then serve with crusty bread.
This is a similar and the aspergillum rests inside, ready to sprinkle the faithful with holy water.
Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo, et mundabor:
Lavabis me, et super nivem dealbábor.
Provençal inspired chicken
After 6 hours on low in the crock pot.
Chicken wings
Shallots
Garlic
Tomatoes
Zucchini
Mushrooms
Parsley
Herbes de Provence
Stock
Wine
Pepper and salt
Like a ring of broken teeth the remains of an ancient oak protect it's progeny. Possibly grown from an acorn that fell into the still standing trunk of it's parent.
Using a reliable estimating tool from the Woodland Trust i would say this is about the same age as me. Which is to say not quite ancient or old enough for a bus pass but getting there 😁
I just read this graphic philosophy book over morning coffee. Possibly the best thing I've read all year.
The southern end of Morecambe Bay: Knott End-on-Sea. Look dead center on the horizon and you can make out the two power stations at Heysham.
There's not much here now, but up to the 1950s it was a popular holiday destination. Tastes change, and people seem to demand 'attractions' and warmer weather.
The butcher in the village has some awesome meat, much of it local. The cheesemonger was well-stocked. The hardware shop was full of all sorts of interesting things, and some were even useful. The breeze was sharp, even in July, so I found a charity shop and bought a nice sweater - and a load of photo printing paper, some bail jars and a barometer for my friend; an unexpected haul! Proceeds go to the local hospice, which is good. A pot of tea and a sandwich in Ralph's Cafe was just the restorative I needed. Too soon for fish and chips, tho' the chippy looked excellent. Tourism is not quite dead. What else is there to see, I wonder?
This afternoon's collection. There's no doubt this place is damp! Stone walls absorb nothing at all!
📷 Google Pixel 8 Pro - Telephoto Sensor (50MP) - Date Palm, Sousse, Tunisia - Throwback February 2025
Back from rehearsal, famished.
Raid the fridge ...
Bacon, lettuce, avocado, and tomato on wholemeal toast.
Ready in minutes.
Can't believe how lush those tomatoes are!
Mahlzeit 👍
Quick and easy to make.
I added broccoli to give some substance to the creamy mix.
Even better to taste if chilled.
ideal for a hot summer day.
I have installed MX Linux 25.1.1 'Infinity' on my Macbook Air from 2015. It took about 15 minutes from booting the USB stick to installation complete. I thought about keeping the original MacOS (Monterey) in a separate partition, but there was little point as I would never use it.
Everything works nicely, except the webcam. It needs its own specific driver that is not included with the install media; as it's something I will never use, it can stay dormant. It found my network printer without any issues.
Battery management is best addressed by installing tlp, which allows a few things to be fine tuned to achieve longer life away from the power socket. The best 'fix' is to reduce screen brightness as far as is comfortable.
There's no 'nightlight' on the XFCE installation, but installing sct and running it from the command line works nicely. I have added 2 icons to the desktop so I can run it manually for daytime and nightime use. Less automation means less power consumption!
Sound is as expected from the tiny speakers, but bluetooth connects to my external speakers nicely.
All the keys work properly, including media controls, and the keyboard backlight, too.
You can also see that I have installed Google Chrome (don't hate me; it's what I use) and made shortcuts to Mail, Calendar and, of course, Flickr. The icons are all in the system software.
For now, I am content.