Kitchen
Liqueur Calculator
A liqueur needs three things: high-proof alcohol, sweetness and water. How much of each depends on how strong and how sweet it should be. It …
庭 — a journal
Travel, nights under dark skies, and slowly fermenting vegetables.
Kitchen
Chole Masala
Chole masala, a dish from Punjab, needs tomatoes, plenty of well-browned onions and, above all, a good spice blend.
Kitchen
Invert Sugar
Invert sugar gets its name from its ability to rotate the plane of polarized light. During production, ordinary table sugar (sucrose) is …
Travel · Kurashiki · Einmal-Um-Shikoku 1/1
Hop on the Island
When one person – or two – sets out on a journey, there is plenty to tell. Our trip through Shikoku had been planned for a long time, and we …
2 places
Astrophotography
Sh2-126 – the Gecko in Lacerta
Tucked away in the small constellation of Lacerta, the Lizard, lies a sprawling cloud of hydrogen listed as number 126 in Stewart …
Astrophotography
Abell 85 — the Garlic Nebula
Abell 85, also known as CTB 1, is a large supernova remnant (SNR) located in the constellation Cassiopeia. The southern portion of the …
Astrophotography
M81 - Bode's Galaxy and the Cigar
Bode’s Galaxy (M81) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, named after German astronomer Johann Elert Bode, who …
Astrophotography
M 101 - Pinwheel Galaxy
The Pinwheel Galaxy is a classic spring target and is ideally placed from our location around the middle of April. These were the first …
Travel · Dolomites, Italy
Three Days in the Dolomites
Three days, one backpack, and more elevation gain than planned. The Dolomites in early summer – still snow on the ridges, but already …
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