Month: December 2016

I had never (successfully) made pita bread before today.

No, this is not a silver spork! OK, yes, technically this is a combination fork/spoon made of silver. But officially it is an “ice cream fork”. It seems that in the early 1900s ice cream was just too difficult to wrangle with an ordinary spoon.

(Yes, I am cheating: this photo is from yesterday, but it’s too good to pass up.)

There is no more impressive vegetable than the Romanesco, and none more appropriate to serve to a mathematician.

I can’t believe I heard this on the radio. The DJ must have had, um, some lengthy task to attend to.

Ferrous is ready to take a briefcase and head off for work, despite the late hour.

When I have had a long week and am feeling stressed, it’s nice that there’s a polar bear waiting at the house who will have a beer with me.

Ask any carpenter for a top 10 list of secrets for success, and on it will be “use a jig”. Here I am using two scraps of wood hot-glued together, with carefully measured holes, and clamped to a bookcase door. This simple jig means I measure once and drill 6 holes in exactly the right spot for the knobs.

Progress on the bookshelves today. I cut and installed all the fiddly little filler pieces that are needed because, with a 120 year old house, “square” and “level” are not to be expected. I also installed the last of the lights for the top bank.

The biggest part of what’s remaining is to install the crown molding. I also need to finish up the baseboard, add knobs to the doors, and — of course — fill these with books.