Smiffi Surgubben @grumpysmiffy@aus.social

So I bought the album.

Joepie! Finished Memrise Dutch 2. Probably find Dutch 3 is exponentially harder...

New avi, because I don't look like the previous one.

Dusty sunset

I just like this picture. Shows the dust reasonably well, but sky is a bit too light.

Hmm, seems like Toot is broken in the attaching videos department, so here's a still, instead.

Books! An English/Czech dictionary, an English/Malay dictionary, a 1934 book on some rock carvings in Jena, a book on historic Gdansk, a couple of Polish almanacs (1969 and 1979) a Polish book on Business English, and one on letter-writing. Oh, and a Lithuanian/English dictionary, as I definitely want in on the Finno-Ugrics, and didn't have the heart to leave it there, sad and unloved.

I went to Moonta looking for some furnishings for my new second office/studio, and came away with a chicken, some sausages, two frozen gluten free pasties and some GF ravioli for Herself, and BOOKS.

@TechnicalKO My Machinery's Handbook, 1941, whilst they still covered the likes of forge work.

Fiddly connector is fiddly.

Brain out. Host body ready.

I need a nap, but I think I've found what I need to change. Take out the whole sign-up box, replace with a description of what's actually happening.

Nightcap? No thanks, I don't wear one! For me, it's trying to fit one round my CPAP gear. Will this work? We'll see. Goodnight!

I have read of what might reasonably be found in goulash, and made my choices. Stock comes from lamb shank, which also provides well-cooked meat, to supplement the browned lamb steak. Seasoning is paprika, onion powder (out of onions,) caraway, garlic, S&P. Bayleaves, a single potato as thickener (this will be a rice dish,) and tomato go in at the start. Cook 45 mins, add red cabbage, mild Fushimi chilli, Basmati rice, cook until done.

Image 1 - stamppot on meat, image 2 - cheese on stamppot. Now in oven to brown.

Stamppot, potato, carrot, lamb juices

Dinner is a sort of shepherd's pie analogue, lamb and tomato on the bottom, seasoned with black pepper, allspice, ginger, a potato/carrot stamppot on top of that, and topped with Spanish goat cheese.

Breakfasted, and asleep, after a cruel night. This is the last chronological image of our oldest, Garth, aka Daddy Dog, aka the Fluffy Puppy, which he always was. He would have been fifteen on the 1st of July.

Weakening in his rear end for some time, but still enjoying life, over the last few weeks, I had to get him unstuck a few times, as he couldn't always get up on his own, and had become fairly incontinent, so was sleeping on special absorbent mats...

Chicken, bacon, bok choi, beetroot, tomato risotto.

Because winter comfort food.

Xcode still going...