Marzipan, whipped cream, raspberry jam, sponge, almonds, buttercream. My once-a-year cake.
Category: Home Living
Seniors Tuesdays
On Tuesdays seniors get a 20% discount at Coastal Seafoods, probably the best seafood store in the Cities. I got to see their spiffy new digs for the first time and save on a nice piece of King Salmon which they deboned for me.
Floating
Sunday afternoon, recumbent on a sofa, a novel, a nap, under a silent speaker floating on the ceiling.
LEGO Mindstorms Warehouse Picker: Teardown
https://youtu.be/vsbbJ0vttZU Teardown The four modules stack on top of each other. Modules Up-down motor module. Rack and pinion, one servo motor, one touch sensor. Forward-backward motor module. Two linear actuators, one servo motor, one touch sensor. Left-right motor module. Rack and pinion, one servo motor, one touch sensor. EV3 computer brick. I wrote the program…… Continue reading LEGO Mindstorms Warehouse Picker: Teardown
Desperate Dan
Made a chicken pot pie inspired by comic book character, Desperate Dan. He appeared in a weekly Scottish comic paper, the Dandy, when I was a kid. His favorite meal was cow pie, a steak pie which always featured a pair of cow horns sticking out of the crust.
No-News Day
Today we’re blocking out all news media. It’s a good day to go for a long cycle ride, code in a language I’ve never used before, and to live vicariously through the protagonist in a novel.
Sausage and Cabbage on the Barbie
It’s Saturday. It’s sausage and cabbage. We always have sausage and cabbage on a Saturday. In colder months we do a braise
Using Airline Service Trolleys to Organize LEGO Parts
When we mapped out the floor plan for our apartment, we included a closet just off the den for hobby materials and practical stuff. Two rolling carts would sit against a wall: one cart would hold boxes of my LEGO Technics and Mindstorms parts, the other would hold my partner’s Architectural LEGO bricks. I investigated…… Continue reading Using Airline Service Trolleys to Organize LEGO Parts
Virtual Housecall
Didn’t have to walk far for a medical appointment.
Beans and Beano
Hot-soaked a large pot of dried beans as it towered above our Beano supply. I’ll freeze most of the beans.