Around half an hour ago, i took the dog out for its morning walk. My wife said: “Take your phone with you; it’s beautiful outside!” And she was…
Continue readingTube amplifiers for a hifi sound system. Please educate me.
Last Summer, I wrote here about my search for a vintage tuner/receiver/amp. And I ended up with a fine & restored Luxman receiver. I stumbled upon…
Continue readingPro cycling: The 2025 Spring Classics
Spring is in the air, so it’s time for the pro cycling Sping Classics. Here, a link to all events:…
Continue readingA new storks’ nest.
We co-sponsor a storks’ nest across the road. Before we bought the house, the previous owners cut a tree from the forest for the nest. Last January…
Continue readingThe Salt Path Movie
With Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs (Malfoy Sr in the HP movies)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ7RJCOm-c8
Continue readingPressure washer spin-off thread. A warning
I follow and contributed to the pressure washer thread and from there I started browsing a (Dutch) online marketplace. I found this:
Image:…
Continue readingWW II: ‘Europe’s Last Battlefield’.
I know that there’s an always an audience here for a WWII story that’s not widely known. A piece about Europe’s Last Battlefield. Where WWII not…
Continue reading14 m3 / 490 ft3 of wood for the burners. That kept me busy this week!
Late 2020, early 2021, I did a big clean-up in the forest. Time to repeat this. We had a major storm in Feb 2022 that caused a lot of damage, but…
Continue readingW@nkernomics (replace the @ for an ‘a’)
Highly recommended.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1Xn0EUrQg0
In UK theaters this year. Check their website for the agenda.
Continue readingFiring up a fireplace without a door – asking for a friend (really!)
My friend Don lives in New Mexico @ 1900m altitude (this could be useful info, but I don’t know how/why at this moment).
He moved into an…
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